Central Florida Veg Fest is back, bigger and better than ever at Orlando Festival Park
- Alastair Mac
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Central Florida Veg Fest is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities!
Central Florida Veg Fest is back, bigger and better than ever! It will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm at Orlando Festival Park.
The first Veg Fest took place at Lake Lily in Maitland in 2005, and the second through sixth at Loch Haven Park from 2007 to 2011. This is the fourteenth year at Orlando Festival Park. The return of this extremely successful event has been eagerly anticipated!
This year's event will include a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos, and includes new products and ideas from hundreds of healthy living and eco-friendly vendors and contributors.
There will be non-profits, fun and games for kids, dog and cat adoptions, restaurant booths, plus live music and entertainment.
Central Florida Veg Fest will draw both committed vegans and those who want to learn more about veganism and the varied products and services that support a veg-friendly and an eco-friendly way of life.
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.
All money raised at Central Florida Veg Fest will be used for local vegan education and outreach.
Speakers include:
JL Fields "Aging with Compassion and Purpose" JL Fields
Ellen Jaffe Jones, "Plant-Based Longevity--45 Years Running Strong!" The Veg Coach
Samaniji Chaitanya Pragyaji, "Beyond Veganism--A Jain Way of Life" Jain Vishwa Bharati
Special guest VeganEvan, VeganEvan's Mission
The host of Veg Fest is Shannon Blair of Solutionary Species. Shannon is president of the nonprofit Solutionary Species, and one of the co-founders of Animal Activism Mentorship, a free program for anyone wanting to learn how to better advocate for animals.
Shannon is the East Coast Campaign Manager for Million Dollar Vegan, Director of Parenting & Activism for APlantBasedDiet.org, and is also a Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Educator!
Central Florida Veg Fest is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities at Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando on October 25, 2025 from 10 am - 6 pm.
Admission is FREE! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Veg Fest, now in its 20th year, is one of the biggest and best vegan festivals in the country!
Parking for attendees is $5 per vehicle at the west side of Festival Park. From N. Primrose Drive, head east on E. Livingston Street to the parking entrance at the midpoint of the park on the right.
Attendees are encouraged to carpool or ride a bike to the free bike valet off Festival Way.
For more information visit www.CFVegFest.org.
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