A two day event filled with vegan speakers and vendors to learn and have fun! Below are a few video clips and photos from last years festival! Read more...

Free Screening: A Prayer For Compassion & live Q&A with the director, Thomas Wade Jackson. 7/8/19 at 6pm-7:45pm. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – Morrison Regional Branch. Address: 7015 Morrison Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28211. Community Room. Read more...

Come and be immersed in the most incredible speakers with endless opportunities to connect with your tribe! Our venue features amenities that include a swimming, hiking and great spaces for yoga and field sports. All registrations include access to every activity, meals and entertainment. There’s a lot packed into this amazing weekend in Black Mountain, only a few minutes outside Asheville, North Carolina. Come join us for a weekend like no other! Read more...

The 8th annual Charlotte Vegfest is coming up on Saturday, September 7th, 2019! Hosted at The Park Expo & Conference Center, this all-vegan event is FREE, family-friendly, and sure to showcase your favorite veg-friendly businesses. Read more...

Come see how easy it is to find healthy plant-based foods in Raleigh, North Carolina. Find local sources of eco-friendly and cruelty-free products. Learn about the science behind the benefits of a plant-based diet. Featuring expert speakers, cooking demos, vendors, and animal rescues – with entertainment and activities for the whole family! THANKS For Helping Us Obtain An Accurate Headcount For Our BIG Annual Event! Our Goal Is To Be Zero Waste So It’s Important We Prepare Properly For The Crowd 🙂 You Will Not Need A Ticket For Admission To Our FREE Annual Event. ***Our Goal Is To Be A Zero Waste Event! *** Please help us obtain an accurate headcount by obtaining a FREE paperless ticket here via the “Registration/Tickets” link. Read more...

Join director Thomas Wade Jackson, Producer Victoria Moran, and more from the cast of A Prayer for Compassion for a panel discussion and Q&A via Zoom, hosted by Dr. Sailesh Rao. https://aprayerforcompassion-paneldiscussion.eventbrite.com Watch A Prayer for Compassion (via Amazon) anytime before the event. Then join us via Zoom at either 9-11am PDT or 3-5pm PDT on Saturday, May 23, 2020 for a panel discussion with the cast of the documentary and a chance to ask questions. This event is a part of the Climate Healers Series – How To HEAL in 21 Days: https://www.climatehealers.org/21days Read more...

We are excited to announce that Asheville Veganfest 2020 is now open to vendors! It’s June 13 for Education at the YMI Theater and June 14 for the festival in Pack Square so save the dates!! Want to be a vendor? Contact us! Read more...

We are indoors this year so don’t worry about the weather. There will be food trucks outside plus the blood mobile will be back because donating blood saves lives. We will have live music on Foster Street too! Speakers will be inside the Durham Convention Center again this year. Again for this year, we are collecting a $10 donation with half going to Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge. Everyone is welcome at our events so please do not let the donation keep you away. Check out our website for which vendors will be joining us, www.trianglevegfest.com (updates coming soon). Our website also has info about our Saturday presenters and our other events. We’re closing part of Foster Street again. We will have vendors outside, inside, and cooking demos will be in the main lobby of the Armory. Our cooking demo chefs will have a microphone this year to help with the ambient noise. You can purchase a Skip the line this year for $25. You’ll get into the event first, a special goodie bag filled with items only Skip the Line purchasers will get. Limited to 100 people. We also have a room reserved in the Durham Convention Center (across the street) for our speakers. No stairs. Line up to be announced soon! The first 200 people will get a goodie bag filled with coupons and samples. Don’t be late. Read more...

We had a great talk with Dr. Campbell and he shared he wanted to come back and share about information that everyone needs to hear. It’s going to be incredible and he gave us an idea in our last live (watch it if you want to know more before we go live on 1/29). Dr. Campbell will share about nutrition and more plus you’ll be able to ask questions and interact with us over the course of the presentation. This is truly a can’t miss event, and if you do, definitely catch it on the #replay Read more...

Please join us for our SEVENTH Annual Vegan Mac and Cheese Cook Off on Sunday, March 19 from 4pm to 7pm!! This event benefits Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge and Triangle Vegfest. A few new things for this year: We are back in Carrboro this year at the Carrboro Century Center. We will be indoors and will pay attention to any issues with the pandemic that could impact the event. Join us for some great food and to raise money for two local nonprofits! Similar to previous events: Admission will be $20 ahead of the event and $30 the day of. We encourage you to purchase your tickets ahead of time so we can gauge how much everyone needs to cook. WE will limit the attendance to 300 people so there might not be tickets available the day of. If you arrive late for your session, we cannot guarantee there will be food left so make sure to arrive on time. You can choose one of three times: 4p-7p – you want to hang with us for the whole event. 4p-5:30p – join us for the first half 5:30p-7p – join us for the second half and learn who wins The sessions are to help with capacity at the venue and ensure everyone has a seat. We will have vendors at the event selling desserts and other savory food options and donating back from their sales to The Refuge and TVF. The chefs will be professionals! Let’s see who makes the best and if the previous years winners take home the prizes again! We will have a few amateur chefs as well competing . The DJ will be the same DJ from other TVF events. We will have guest judges! This year you’ll get a ballot and can circle your favorite and hand it in to cast your vote! One ballot per person given upon entering the event. $20/person (ahead) $30/person (door, if tickets available) $10 for kids 6-12 Free for the young ones 5 and under. We look forward to seeing you at the event! Are you a chef? Own a restaurant? Have your own business? Aspire to be a chef? $20 to enter the competition to compete to be the best in the Triangle! Rules are simple: create the best vegan mac n cheese you can and the top two will win a great prize. More detailed rules to be sent to each chef. Read more...

Join us for the 2023 Wilmington Vegfest to be held at Legion Sports Complex on the Backfield. You don’t want to miss this fun event. Mark your calendars and get your VIP or donate ahead of the festival. Ticket link coming soon! $25 – VIP tickets – enter the event 30 minutes early. Get a cool upgraded goody bag that is reusable with items different from the GA bags. Limited to 100. Get entered into our raffle and get 25 entries for each VIP Entry you purchase. Winners will be picked randomly after the festival and winners will be notified via email. Prize Packs TBD. This year we are doing a suggested donation for our festival. Please donate $5 or more or get a free ticket to help our vendors know how much to prepare ahead of the festival. This will be a FREE festival with a $5 (or more) suggested donation. Vendors can send an inquiry by going to vegfestexpos.com. Volunteers can sign up on that site as well. This is the weekend to be in Wilmington. Enjoy the Earth Day Festival on Saturday and Wilmington Vegfest on Sunday. *Food Trucks *Live Music *Family Fun Zone *Free Face Painting *Vegan Food *Shopping Come out and support our vendors and plan on enjoying the music too. Our Family Fun Zone is perfect for children of all ages and includes life sized games, coloring, basketball hoop game, and more! Read more...

Katya, member of team PlantBuilt will be competing against omnivores. Come hang and support her! It’s an all day event. Read more...

We started in Raleigh in 2014 and we are coming back in 2024! Yes, 10 years later. Join us at Moore Square on March 24 for Triangle SpringFest. You don’t want to miss this fun event. Mark your calendars and get your tickets, swag bags, VIP, VIP PLUS, and/or merch ahead of the festival. $5 Suggested donation ahead of the event or at the festival is requested. *Food Trucks *DJ and Emcee *Family Fun Zone *Free Face Painting *Vegan Food *Shopping *Fun Contests with prizes Come out and support our vendors and plan on enjoying the music too. Our Family Fun Zone is perfect for children of all ages and includes life sized games, coloring, and more! Read more...

Join us for the 2024 Wilmington Vegfest to be held again at Legion Sports Complex on the Backfield. Join us to celebrate Earth Day weekend. You don’t want to miss this fun event. Mark your calendars and get your tickets, swag bags, VIP, VIP PLUS, and/or merch ahead of the festival. Admission to the festival is $10 with limited $5 tickets ahead of the event and will go up to $15 at the door. This is the weekend to be in Wilmington. Enjoy the Earth Day Festival on Saturday and Wilmington Vegfest on Sunday. *Food Trucks *DJ and Emcee *Family Fun Zone *Free Face Painting *Vegan Food *Shopping *Yoga Class *Fun Contests with prizes Come out and support our vendors and plan on enjoying the music too. Our Family Fun Zone is perfect for children of all ages and includes life sized games, coloring, and more! Read more...

Join us for a special screening of the investigative documentary “Ma Ka Doodh: Uncovering A Nation’s Dairy Disaster” at the local library. This feature-length film dives deep into the untold stories behind India’s White Revolution, the world’s largest dairy production and development campaign. Follow Dr. Harsha Atmakuri as he travels over 20,000 kilometers across India, conducting nearly 100 interviews with notable figures such as Smt. Maneka Gandhi, Sri Acharya Prashant, and Padma Shri awardee Smt. Sudevi Mataji. The documentary explores the ethical, cultural, environmental, religious, economic, social, and political complexities of dairy consumption in India and reveals the direct link between the dairy industry and India’s status as one of the largest exporters of beef. Discover the negative impacts of the dairy industry on India’s bovine population, public health, environment, and culture, and explore sustainable and ethical solutions proposed in the film. The screening will be followed by a virtual Q&A session with the film’s director, offering an opportunity for an in-depth discussion about the documentary’s findings and its call to action for a more compassionate futur Read more...

We are bringing back a dedicated education day to Asheville Veganfest. Join us on October 5 starting at 11am at AB Tech Ferguson Theater. We will have limited vendors that will include food, drinks, desserts, and more. Our Educators: Chef Kev Sid Garza-Hilman Julia Apodaca Dr. Yolanda Wade Sports Panel – Sid and Robert Robert Cheeke Read more...

We’re excited to bring a VeganFest back to Asheville in 2024 and hope you’ll support our FREE festival by donating to our fundraiser. We’re bringing a very FUN Family Fun Zone, shopping, DJ and Emcee, and lots of incredible vegan food, and more to Pack Square Park for our Fall Edition!! You don’t want to miss this fun event. Mark your calendars and get your tickets, swag bags, VIP, VIP PLUS, and/or merch ahead of the festival. Vendors can sign up by going to https://www.eventeny.com/events/asheville-veganfest-11482/ Volunteers can sign up by going to https://www.eventeny.com/events/volunteer/application/… Donate & Purchase VIP and Swag and Merch: https://aftontickets.com/avf2024 Read more...

This has morphed into a fundraiser for WNC. We will have a music festival in addition to the food and shopping. Please get your tickets and come out to support our state. We will also collect supplies for WNC upon entry. An updated list of what is needed will be posted closer to the event. Want something new to do? Want access to vegan food included with your ticket? This is the event for you! Admission ticket (no food) – $15 Foodie Ticket (includes food) – $25 Foodie Ticket (includes food) for two – $40 Children (12 & under) can attend for free, but it does not include food. Our food vendors will offer a small sized dish that’s included with your ticket and you can purchase food too. You can purchase a ticket for entry that doesn’t include food. Vendors will be setting up so you can shop while you eat. Attendees will be asked to judge their favorite foods based on categories giving the food vendors bragging rights and prizes. It’s a different type of festival where you will not leave hungry and you’ll feel you received enough value for the food you will get to eat. Parking at the venue is free. Read more...

In this presentation, Forest will dive deep into the role of vegan nutrition in building muscle and shedding fat, drawing upon his extensive expertise and personal journey to provide practical insights and debunk common myths. Whether you’re a seasoned vegan athlete or new to plant-based living, don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the leading voices in vegan fitness and nutrition as Forest empowers you to achieve your fitness goals on a plant-based diet. Light food will be served at no charge. This is a free event. Limited seating is available. Forest Nash is a natural bodybuilding champion and online fitness and nutrition coach currently based in Melbourne, Australia. He is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, RP Certified Nutrition Coach, and holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. He is also a member of the Vegan Strong PlantBuilt team, the largest organization of competitive vegan strength and physique athletes in the world. Forest was raised as an ethical vegetarian from birth, and has been vegan since 2015. He specializes in using evidence-based training and whole-food plant-based nutrition to help people lose fat and build muscle in a healthy and sustainable way. Forest is passionate about breaking down stereotypes as a strong, fit vegan role model, and helping others to truly thrive and achieve their fitness goals on a plant-based diet. Read more...