Central Florida Veg Fest

Please join us for the 19th annual Central Florida Veg Fest, one of the LARGEST and LONGEST-RUNNING vegan festivals in the WORLD!

​​Presented by Vegetarians of Central Florida

Central Florida Veg Fest is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities! It will take place at beautiful Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando on October 26, 2024 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Veg Fest, now in its 19th year, is one of the biggest and best vegan festivals in the country!

Central Florida Veg Fest will draw both committed vegans and those who want to learn more about how veg-living enhances our health, the planet, and its inhabitants. Come enjoy a diverse cross-section of vegan cuisines and lifestyles. Discover new products and ideas from over 200 vendors and 100 contributors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos. Not a vegetarian? Whether you're looking for new ideas to add color and variety to your meals or you're a "seasoned" vegetarian interested in expanding your knowledge of nutritious and ethical foods, this is the place for you. 

Enjoy speakers, food preparation demonstrations, a veggie kids zone, an animal haven, an artist corner, music on an acoustic stage, lots of other activities, and many veg-friendly vendors. There are so many fun and interesting things happening at Veg Fest you will want to stay all day. And so much delicious vegan food that you can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with plenty of snacks in between!

Speakers include:​​​​​

Special guest VeganEvan, VeganEvan's Mission

The Themes of Veg Fest Include:

Vegan Cuisine 

Health & Wellness 

Environment 

Animal Welfare & Rights 

Community-Building

The Goals of Veg Fest are to:​

Support all vegans and people who are on the road to becoming vegans, regardless of their motivation

Proactively promote veganism in a non-judgmental way

Help empower people to make positive changes in the way they eat and live

Full Schedule

Speakers (Sponsored by Vegetarians of Central Florida and presented by Solutionary Species)

11:00 a.m. Steven August, The Vegan Heretic, "How to Advocate Veganism to Christians"

1:00 p.m. Jessica Malki, "Preventative Health Through Whole Foods Plant-Based Diets and the Ethics of Our Food System"

3:00 p.m. Timaree Hagenburger, The Nutrition Professor, "Filling Up, Not Filling Out: Food Volume & Body Weight"

Food Preparation Demonstrations (Sponsored by Vegetarians of Central Florida and presented by Solutionary Species)

12:00 p.m. Chef Brian Manowitz, Vegan Black Metal Chef, "Dark Noodle Stirfry Divine"

2:00 p.m. Chef David Tran, Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association, "Famous Summer Rolls and Homemade Mayonnaise"

4:00 p.m. Chef Shannon Blair, Solutionary Species, "Eat Like a Solutionary"

Music (Sponsored by Rahoe Productions & Representation and presented by The Anthologists)

11:00 a.m. Glass Spouses: Gothic folk husband and wife duo

​12:00 p.m. Ramas: Songwriter with clever lyrics and cleverer loops

1:00 p.m. Brian + Hannah: Neo-soul and alternative jazz

2:00 p.m. John David Williams: Singer, songwriter, musical shape-shifter

3:00 p.m. Kristin Grice: Singer-songwriter with soul, grit, and heart

4:00 p.m. Justin Alcaraz: Raw, rustic, indie-acoustic

​5:00 p.m. Brian Brown: Fingerstyle acoustic guitar

Entertainment (Presented by Vanja Dance)

10:45 a.m.  Legacy Middle School Dance Team: Dance

11:45 a.m. Vanja Dance: Belly dance

12:45 p.m. Edgez Dance:

1:45 p.m. The Dramatic SLP: Hula hoops

2:45 p.m. RIF Elite Academy:

3:45 p.m. Lake Como Dance Team: Jazz

4:45 p.m. Hsin Hung-I Chuan School of Tai Chi and Qigong: Tai chi

Mind Body Spirit (Presented by Warrior ONE)

10:30 a.m. Flow Yoga

11:00 a.m. Meditation

11:30 a.m. Flow Yoga

12:00 p.m. Meditation

12:30 p.m. Flow Yoga

1:00 p.m. Meditation

1:30 p.m. Flow Yoga

2:00 p.m. Meditation

2:30 p.m. Flow Yoga

3:00 p.m. Meditation

3:30 p.m. Flow Yoga

4:00 p.m. Meditation

4:30 p.m. Flow Yoga