Lifestyle
Durham, NC August 8, 2024 On Sunday, September 15, 2024, the community will gather for a day of fun, food, and festivities to celebrate a cruelty-free lifestyle, a cleaner environment, and a healthier planet. The goal of the event is to educate the public about the benefits of adopting plant-based choices and to promote vegan-friendly businesses and organizations resources in the Triangle area and beyond. This event is produced by the group behind Vegfest Expos and Triangle Vegfest, a 501(c)3 nonprofit based out of Wake Forest, NC.
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to enjoy plant-based culinary delights, samples, and giveaways from vendors such as Sponsor Superieur Electrolytes, Dees Kitchen, plus a favorite local vegan food truck, Souls Kitchen, while listening to our DJ and our host MZ Jazzy, and the children play in our Family Fun Zone, which includes free face painting and life sized games. Over 50 vendors will bring a variety of animal-friendly wellness and beauty products, apparel, health services, educational resources, and more. An up-to-date vendor live map can be found on the event Facebook page or our website, vegfestexpos.com.
Our festival in Durham is always a highlight of our schedule, Executive Director, Helene Greenberg shares. We love Durham Central Park and that we partner with The Glass Jug during the festival too. They will have beer for sale and they are donating a percentage of sales back to our Presenting Sponsor.
Presenting Sponsor, Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge will be in attendance to share about their animal sanctuary located in Pittsboro, NC. Weve been presenting Triangle Vegfest since its inception in 2014, Founder and Animal Care Director, Lenore Braford shares, we love having the opportunity to engage with the attendees and share about our over 100 plus farmed animals.
Triangle Vegfest will take place, rain or shine, from 11am 5pm. The event is outdoors, with a covered section, at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham, NC.
Admission is free with a $5 suggested donation along with VIP and VIP PLUS options. For $25, you can get a VIP ticket and receive an upgraded goodie bag of samples, 25 entries into our raffle to win cool prizes from our sponsors, and first entry to the venue at 10:30am, giving an extra 30 minutes to shop and eat, our VIP PLUS is $35 and includes a reusable bag (unfilled and different from the VIP bags) and shirt. All are welcome to our events and no one is ever turned away. Festival-goers, please BYOB (Bring your own bags or bottles). Composting is encouraged and recycling bins will be available for non-compostable items. Water, provided by our water sponsor, Vital Flow Water Co, will be available for purchase ahead and at the festival. Help us reduce the amount of plastic by bringing your own bottle to fill for $3 or use our compostable cup for $5 and get unlimited alkaline water for the duration of the festival.
For more information and to make a donation, please visit:
Website: vegfestexpos.com
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Vegfest Expos
Contact: Helene Greenberg
984-233-6313
[email protected]
