Great American Meatout

On (or around) March 20 the first day of spring, thousands of caring people in all 50 US states and two dozen other countries host informative and educational Meatout events. Activities include colorful 'lifestivals,' street theater, lectures, public dinners, feed-ins, cooking demos, food samplings, leafleting, information tables and more.

The occasion is Meatout, the world's largest and oldest annual grassroots diet education campaign. Every spring, thousands of Meatout supporters educate their communities and ask their friends, families, and neighbors to pledge to "kick the meat habit (at least for a day) and explore a vegan diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains."

Texas VegFest

Join us for the fourth Texas VegFest on Saturday April 4, 2015, from 11 AM to 6 PM. The festival will take place at beautiful Fiesta Gardens on Lady Bird Lake. Visit our vendor, speaker, sponsors, and event info tabs at the top of the page for more information. Entrance to the event is free to the public. Local and national sponsors and vendors, educational lectures, cooking demonstrations, community outreach, a featured nonprofit, youth activities, fantastic food, craft beer, and live music are just a few of the activities Texas VegFest offers for everyone to enjoy!

Richmond Vegetarian Festival

The Richmond Vegetarian Festival is a fun and free annual festival in Richmond, Virginia. It has been held every year since 2003 and is 100% organized by volunteers. One of Richmond's great outdoor summer festivals, it's a lot of fun no matter your interest or background - there's something for everyone! Lots of great vendors that showcase the resources available in the local area, a ton of great live music, speakers, food demonstrations, and of course some of the best food you'll ever taste. All for free - can't beat it for a fun summer day. Whether or not you're vegetarian - it's fun for everyone! Among the crowd of 10,000 to 12,000 that come out every year, the majority are non-vegetarians.

Rainbow Family of Living Light Gathering

Come share the spirit of peace, love and truth in the Cathedral of Nature. This is an absolutely free and non-commercial event depending upon your participation and support. No money is exchanged except contributions given freely to the Magic Hat. Our bank council maintains open books for inspection. Bring truth, love and happiness. Bring large pots and pans, water containers, food-grade 5 gal. buckets, tarps and tents, and bulk food and organic produce for our communal KITCHENS. Bring your best friends. Bring instruments and make home grown MUSIC. Bring TOOLS such as shovels, picks, buckets, rope, hatchets, axes, hoedads (great for digging latrines!), etc. Bring your children and fun supplies, and prepare for shared, creative and magical CHILDCARE. Bring LARGE SHELTERS and tarps if you have them. Most of all, bring your SELF. We are a tribe of volunteers and the work in making each gathering happen and cleaning up afterward is shared by all of us. On paper, gatherings are vegetarian and the kitchens are supposed to serve vegan food, but occasionally some meals served at the festival are not vegetarian.

Vegan Summerfest

This not-to be missed event on the picturesque 650-acre campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA is an extravaganza of lectures, common meals & networking with vegetarian activists. Features:

• Animal rights and compassionate living Earth stewardship Exercise and fitness Opportunities to Meet Others of Like Mind (Hundreds of attendees - all ages) Social gatherings for everyone: singles, couples and families Great Natural-Food Vegan Meals (Prepared under the direction of award-winning chefs)
• Many organic ingredients

Past presenters have included: Maribeth Abrams, George Eisman, RD, Michael Greger, MD, Vance Lehmkuhl, Howard Lyman, Milton Mills, MD., Victoria Moran, and Jo Stepaniak, MSed

Vegan Earth Day March

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Veggie Fest 2024

One of the largest annual vegetarian food and lifestyle festivals in North America! Find us this year on the beautiful green lawns of Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. Bring your friends and family, bring your appetite and curiosity, bring your smiles and those dancing feet.

American Vegan Society Garden Party

Malaga, NJ

Featuring live music, speakers, and membership meeting.

Boston Veg Food Festival

The annual Boston Veg Food Festival is a full day of fun, good food, and learning! It brings together exhibitors of vegetarian natural foods from across the country and locally, offering free food sampling and "show special" discounts. It provides a welcoming environment in which to explore a wide variety of delicious, healthy, and readily available vegetarian foods.

The Festival is a resource for vegetarians and for anyone wanting to include a greater variety of healthy and delicious foods in their diets. Our past Festivals have each attracted thousands of attendees who come from all over the Northeast and beyond.

The Boston Vegetarian Food Festival has featured:

• free food sampling grocery and natural foods store exhibits food manufacturers and produce exhibits cooking demonstrations by noted chefs top national speakers educational exhibits show discount shopping registered dietitian consultants children's activities restaurants
• exhibitors of other products and services supporting a vegetarian way of life

Annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest

The event, presented by Florida Voices for Animals, will feature local restaurants with vegetarian and vegan food; Films, live music and entertainment; fun and games for kids; healthy-living and eco-friendly exhibitors; info on local nonprofits; animal adoptions; cooking demonstrations; and well-known national and local guest speakers.

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