International Vegetarian and Vegan Festivals Calendar

There are vegetarian and vegan festivals in many countries. Now you can visit a new town or country, enjoy every meal, make new friends, and have a fantastic time! (last updated 17 January 2011)

The Viva! Incredible Veggie Show, Cambridge, England, 4 February 2012

Saturday 10.30am-4.30pm at Cambridge Guildhall, 3 Parsons Court, Wheeler Street, Cambridge CB2 3QB. Free entry. Everything you ever wanted to know about going, being or staying veggie/vegan. A great family day out, there will be food tastings, cookery demonstrations, talks, free diet and health advice, stalls, beauty products, books, vegan food products, information and campaign news.
www.viva.org.uk/vegetarian-vegan-roadshow-2011/cambridge.html

Veggie Valentine Fair, Croydon, England 11 February 2012

Saturday 10.30-17.30 at United Reform Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon CR0 5PL. Train: East Croydon 1 minute walk. Admission free. Discover a range of vegan and Fairtrade beauty, health and wellbeing gifts and products to spoil your loved ones at Valentines. Stalls include 100%Pure (BUAV cruelty free cosmetics made from fruit and vegetables) Indigo Wild Zum oils and soaps, Pacifica Perfumes, Wild Olive herbal and mineral bath soaps and salts, and many more. All tea/coffee monies raised will go to the charities Animal Aid and Macmillan Cancer Care. www.veggievalentine.co.uk

Brighton VegFest, England, 17-18 March 2012

Saturday and Sunday 11.00-18.00 at the Hove Centre, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 4AH. Admission free. brighton.vegfest.co.uk

West Lancashire Vegan Fair, Lancaster, England, 12 May 2012

Saturday 11.00 at the Lancaster Quaker Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, next to the train station. 40+ stalls, talks, lots of vegan food, a children's area, an aftershow with bands and much more to be announced. Facebook: West Lancashire Vegan Fair 2012 in Lancaster
To book a stall, make queries or offer to help on the day, email: westlancsveganfair(at)gmail.com
To plan your weekend or holiday in the very vegan-friendly, beautiful north-west, get a copy of Vegetarian North of England, which includes 15 pages on Lancashire and 40 pages on the nearby Lake District.

Bristol VegFest, England, 25-27 May 2012

Friday 14.00-20.00, Sat 11.00-20.00, Sun 11.00-20.00 at the Amphitheatre and Waterfront Square, central Bristol. Admission free. bristol.vegfest.co.uk

Toronto Veggie Pride Parade, 2 June 2012

Saturday. veggieprideparade.ca

Twin Cities Veg Fest, Minneapolis, USA, 14 July 2012

Saturday 10.00-17.00 at at Coffman Memorial Union on the east bank of University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus. An introduction into the raw/vegan lifestyle with over 60 exhibitors, food, lectures and demo's by top rawfood chefs. Free admission. www.tcvegfest.com and Facebook: TC Veg Fest

2012: IVU World Vegetarian Congress, San Francisco, USA, 5-11 October

County Fair Building in the Golden Gate Park. Hosted by SF Vegetarian Society. Includes the huge annual VegFest in Golden Gate Park Sat 6 and Sun 7, this time with more international speakers. SFVS have been holding a VegFest at this time for many years. www.ivu.org/congress/2012 and www.sfvs.org

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