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Vegetarian Culinary Festival inPoznań,Poland, 2019
This is a list ofvegetarian and vegan festivals which are held around the world to promoteveganism and/orvegetarianism among the public and to support and link individuals and organizations that practice, promote or endorse veganism or vegetarianism. Many of these events are alsofood festivals and/ormusic festivals and can also containedutainment.
Wiesbaden (2011–2020). 10 editions of VeggieWorld have been held in Wiesbaden from 2011 to 2020, with the last attracting 13,000 visitors.[19] The next edition is scheduled to take place in 2021 inFrankfurt.[19]
Other festivals:
The Vegan Summerfest (German:Veganes Sommerfest) is a three-day vegan food festival that takes place on theAlexanderplatz in Berlin, co-organised byProVeg International, Berlin Vegan and theAlbert Schweitzer Foundation. The 2019 edition featured around 100 information and selling stands.[20]
Ever since around 2016, VegFest Pilipinas, was held in the Philippines as the country's first large vegan event,[25] and was established to present alternatives to the country's more dominantly meat based food economy, which ever since has been held annually, and has been tagged as the biggest vegan festival in Asia.[26][27][25]
InPoland, the Otwarte Klatki ('Open Cages') association organisesVeganmania festivals in several different cities.[28] Veganmania in Poland has been held in eight major cities, with the 2019 Łódź edition attracting over 3,000 visitors.[29]
Aarau.Veganmania in Switzerland has been organised bySwissveg since 2011. The 2016 edition attracted 5,000 visitors, making it the largest of all vegan festivals in Switzerland. Previous editions were held inWinterthur, but due to a lack of space to accommodate the attendees, the organisation chose to move the festival to Aarau.[30][31]
Gossau, St. Gallen. The Gossau Veganmania, organised by Swissveg, was held first in 2017, then featuring 60 stands.[32]
The Vegan Life Festival is the largest and most influential vegan event in Greece, organized by Vegan Life NGO.[34] It debuted in Athens in 2016, expanded to Thessaloniki in 2017, and made its way to Chania in 2019. Over the years, it has grown into one of Europe's most significant vegan festivals. In 2019, the Athens edition drew an astounding 35,000 visitors in just two days, a milestone that was surpassed in 2021 with a record-breaking 38,000 attendees.
The festival's mission is to promote veganism by offering a diverse and engaging program that includes inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, children's activities, art exhibitions, and the largest showcase of vegan products and services in Greece.
Since 2024, the Vegan Life Festival proudly operates under the auspices of the Municipality of Athens, further cementing its status as a key event in the city's cultural and ethical landscape.
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