VegFest is returning. What you need to know, from vendors to tickets
RI VegFest is just more than a week away. Tickets are on sale for the fully vegan festival, an annual event showcasing plant-based foods, beverages, artists, makers and businesses. It will be held at the WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St., Providence, on Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4.
Tickets are on sale now at rivegfest.com but are likely to sell out and may not be available at the door.
More than 85 local and national vegan/vegan-friendly brands from Rhode Island and 10 other states will be there. Attendees will be able to shop vegan products, eat, drink and learn more about a plant-based lifestyle and compassionate living from regional and national nonprofit organizations.
Vendors include Plant City, PiANTA Vegan Restaurant, JA Patty, Basil & Bunny, SoCo Vedge, Foglia, Harvest Kitchen, Aura's Chocolate Bars, Fully Rooted, New Harvest Coffee Roasters, Hometown Poke and Cafe, and Celebrated bakery, all from Rhode Island. Little Loaf Bakeshop from New York, Nourish Vegan Artisan Cheese from Vermont and Lion’s Den Vegetarian Restaurant in Connecticut will also be in attendance. The full line-up can be found on the RI VegFest website.
Vendors are being announced weekly on RI VegFest’s Instagram (@rivegfest) leading up to the event, along with some fun giveaways.
“As a vegan of over 25 years, I am excited to see vegan options become more widely available in Rhode Island and around the country,” says RI VegFest’s founder, Robin Dionne. This is the fourth annual event.
RI VegFest has partnered with local compost processor, Bootstrap Compost, to help ensure that as much waste as possible will be diverted from the landfill and transformed into usable soil. The event will use as many fully compostable products as possible.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Providence to host annual RI VegFest for plant-based food Feb. 3-4
