Central Florida Veg Fest 2007 was a great success! Look for updates as Veg Fest 2008 is planned. It will be held Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Loch Haven Park. Also please join us for Central Florida Earth Day in April 2008.

Central Florida Veg Fest is back--bigger and better than ever! It will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at beautiful Loch Haven Park in Orlando. The first Veg Fest took place at Lake Lily in Maitland in October 2005.  The return of that extremely successful event has been eagerly anticipated!

Join us for an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and events. There will be so many fun and interesting things going on that you will want to stay the whole day. Admission is FREE! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event.

Veg Fest gives you an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy a diverse cross-section of vegetarian cuisine and lifestyle. Discover new products and ideas from over 100 vendors 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.

This website will be continually updated as additional sponsors, vendors, restaurants, speakers, musicians, etc. are added. Please check back often for all the exciting changes! If you would like to be one of those participants, or if you can help us in preparation for Veg Fest and/or on the day of the event, we invite you to contact us now at info@CFVegFest.org.

Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Loch Haven Park (click here for a map of the park)
900 East Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803

Central Florida Veg Fest takes place in October (in honor of World Farm Animals Day) in or around Orlando, FL. The themes of Veg Fest include health and wellness, vegetarian cuisine, the environment, animal welfare and rights, and community-building activism.

Veg Fest features the following components:

   * Sessions: Enjoy free sessions throughout the duration of Veg Fest, including speakers, entertainment, food preparation demonstrations, yoga, and kid's activities. Please see Schedule for a complete outline of activities.

   * Consumer expo and information fest: Businesses and organizations staff their own vendor tables at the fest. If you are interested in exhibiting at this year's Veg Fest, please see Vendors to download our Vendor Package. Deadline for applications is September 30, 2007. We encourage any company or group to make a promotional donation of veg and veg-related products and services to Veg Fest.

   * Vegetarian food: Food concessions offer a variety of reasonably priced vegetarian meals to visitors at the fest. Central Florida-area restaurants, natural markets, caterers, and organizations operate the food concessions. Meals served represent a range of ethno-cultural backgrounds (e.g., American, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Thai, etc.)

The goals of Veg Fest are to:

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

  * Proactively promote vegetarianism in a non-judgmental way.

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