This Weekend: 2016 DC VegFest
Organized by Compassion Over Killing, the annual DC VegFest is back on September 24 from 11am-6pm at the Yards Park (adjacent to Nationals Stadium).
With more than 100 vendors and exhibitors this year, a few festival favorites will be returning such as Vegan Treats, Dr. Bronner’s soap makers, Craft Kombucha, and Daiya. Lookout for Savory Gal, a new vendor to the Fest that will be selling small batches of flavorful chutney.
This year also brought some new speakers to the festival which include:
– Leilani Münter, professional race car driver and environmental activist
– Marco Antonio Regil, actor and television host
– Elizabeth Kucinich, policy consultant at the Plant-Based Foods Association
– Torre Washington, award-winning vegan bodybuilder
– Jonathan Balcombe, animal behavior expert, and author of What a Fish Knows
Try to arrive early as the first 1000 attendees will receive a swag bag loaded with items from the sponsors.
Category: Announcements, health concious, Washington D.C.
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Talisha is from the Washington Metropolitan area. A lover of food, she enjoys a variety of cuisines. In addition to attempting to eat at every restaurant around the beltway, she enjoys International traveling, baking and spending time with her better half.Subscribe
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