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The 12th annual Central Florida Veg Fest will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando. Also please join us for the 13th annual Central Florida Earth Day on April 21, 2018 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Both events are organized by Vegetarians of Central Florida.

Watch this page for continual updates on Central Florida Veg Fest. Lots of exciting things will be happening leading up to October 28!

Veg Fest is a FREE event! Rain or shine! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, and smoke-free event. So far hundreds of sponsors, vendors, and contributors have committed to participating in Veg Fest, with more signing up every day!
Veg Fest is a FREE event! Rain or shine! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. So far hundreds of sponsors, vendors, and contributors have committed to participating in Veg Fest, with more signing up every day!

Central Florida Veg Fest is organized by Vegetarians of Central Florida. Vegetarians of Central Florida also organizes Central Florida Earth Day and hosts regular events. For more information, please join VegCF on Meetup and Facebook. Please go to the VegCF website for more information about the group and its events. Please RSVP for Central Florida Veg Fest on Meetup and Facebook. Also please join us on the Veg Fest Facebook community page. Please check out the Other Events page for great events before and after the festival on October 28 at Festival Park.

Veg Fest Features

Veg Fest special guest and Jungle Sponsor IBEX Puppetry’s interactive Endangered Species Parade engages people of all ages in a fun, upbeat discussion about conservation. Families learn about the native Florida environment as they build their very own endangered animal and pollinator puppets. Their Musical Garden allows participants to explore the roles we humans play in the rhythm of the earth that surrounds us. Then everyone is invited to march in any of their four parades, featuring their colorful IBEX Puppetry kites, flags, and puppets. Meet us for a day of celebration and learning dedicated to the health and healing of our planet! For the Ibex schedule of activities, go to the Activities page.

Meet Your Hosts!

Veg Fest is hosted by Jenna Bardroff and Kevin Layton of Forest Sponsor Solutionary Events and Julie Watkins of Garden Sponsor The Girls Gone Green.

Solutionary Events is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to creating a healthy, compassionate, and regenerative world through leading educational and socially responsible vegan events all throughout the state of Florida and beyond. Events include festivals, walks/races, workshops, concerts, school programs, summer camps, beach/park cleanups, film screenings, and other educational outreach events. Learn more about their mission at www.solutionaryevents.com or learn about their festivals at www.solutionaryfestival.org.

Like Solutionary Events, The Girls Gone Green also coordinate many amazing vegan, eco-friendly events throughout the year, including Northeast Florida Veg Fest and No Meat March! Learn more at www.thegirlsgonegreen.com.

​Jenna added new design to the Veg Fest website this year. To ask about events or web development services, contact Jenna at jenna.bardroff@solutionaryspecies.org or 941-730-4745.

Promotions
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in the Fall Event Guide and other upcoming issues of Jungle Sponsor Orlando Weekly, and online promotions on their website. A two-page Veg Fest event info guide will be in the October 25 issue.
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in the September and October issues of Garden Sponsor Natural Awakenings Magazine.​
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in Watermark.
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in Orlando Sentinel.
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions on Yelp.
Thanks to all of our media sponsors and vendors for promoting Veg Fest!

Thank You To:

Thanks to Garden Sponsor Sir Speedy, the official printer of Veg Fest, for printing Veg Fest promotional materials.
Veg Fest 2017 T-shirts are available for $10.00 and Veg Fest 2017 bags are available for $5.00 at the event. Also get vintage Central Florida Veg Fest and Central Florida Earth Day T-shirts and bags. Thanks to Melissa McHenry of Jungle Sponsor Orlando Weekly for designing the terrific Veg Fest artwork.
Thanks to Anthony Rouhana of The Anthologists for coordinating the musical entertainment at Veg Fest.

Travel

If you want to avoid driving by taking LYNX or a bike to Veg Fest, go to the Travel page.

Lodging

If you need a place to stay for the event, official Veg Fest hotel Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Orlando is your best bet with reduced rates for Veg Fest attendees. Go to the Lodging page for more info.
Vegetarians of Central Florida is holding a vegan food drive at Veg Fest for our friends and neighbors in need. Please bring non-perishable, vegan food to Veg Fest Central.

Vegetarians of Central Florida supports other great Florida vegan festivals!

Next up is the 13th annual Central Florida Earth Day on April 21, 2018 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Stay tuned for more details.