Vegfest is an annual vegetarian food festival held in numerous locations around the world including Seattle, Portland, Detroit, Austin, Texas, Salt Lake City, Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Jacksonville, Florida, Tampere and similar events in San Francisco, Toronto, Ottawa and St. Catharines. The festivals promote veganism and vegetarianism, healthy lifestyles, environmentalism, community spirit and animal rights.
Notable speakers/presenters:
- John Salley
- Tal Ronnen
- Rory Freedman
- Harry Pianko[2]
- Howard Lyman
- Jim Corcoran
- Dr. Joel Kahn
- Victoria Moran
- Nathen Runkle
- Jim McNellis
- Celeste Ivey
- Dr. Kerrie Saunders
- Olivia Neilson
- Gene Baur
- Dr. Michael Greger
- Brenda Davis, R.D
- Doug McNish
- George Vutetakis
- Jasmin Singer
- Carol Leifer