Portland VegFest '12 Rocks the Convention Center!
On September 22 and 23 more than 6,300 people from the Pacific Northwest and well beyond flooded through the Portland VegFest doors and devoured hundreds of food samples, shopped with our veg-savvy exhibitors, attended cooking demos from celebrity chefs like The Jazzy Vegetarian's Laura Theodore, and listened to inspiring talks from Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr. Mark Messina, Ruth Heidrich, Ph.D., and so much more!
We are so thankful for our generous sponsors, 120+ amazing exhibitors and product donors, more than 400 dedicated volunteers, and the thousands of you who discovered and celebrated the wonderful benefits of plant-based food. We couldn't do it without you! Be sure to mark your calendars for Portland VegFest 2013 on September 21 & 22!
Did you become a veggie-eating zombie at our Flesh is For Zombies photo booth? Check out these pictures and many more on our Facebook page. And please be sure to share pictures that you personally took of this amazing community event.
We would also like to take a moment to once again thank all the Portland VegFest 2012 sponsors - KBOO RADIO, THE OREGONIAN,and DAVE’S KILLER BREAD; as well as Book Publishing Co., Daiya, Field Roast Grain Meat Co., Gardein, Toby’s Family Foods/Genesis Juice, Kelso Photography, Mary’s Gone Crackers, Pacific Natural Foods, ReDirect Guide, Sweet Lemon Vegan Bistro, Tasty Bite and Taza Chocolate. If you are interested in sponsoring Portland VegFest 2013, please contact vegfest@nwveg.org
Portland VegFest 2012
Oregon's largest plant-based food event!
Saturday & Sunday
September 22 & 23
10am-6pm
Oregon Convention Center - Exhibit Hall A
777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd., Portland
$6 admission/day, kids 10 and under free
Click here to download a $1-off coupon
Advance tickets available through TicketsWest. Use code "VegFest2012" to received $1 discount.
Bring your own bag to collect samples and info! Souvenir cloth bags will be available for $3 each.
VegFest celebrates and promotes sustainable, compassionate and healthy food choices and lifestyles. This low-cost, fun and food-filled event welcomes everyone! VegFest features:
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Free samples of hundreds of different foods!
Delicious main dishes, decadent desserts and chocolates, fresh organic produce, veggie burgers, non-dairy cheeses, milks and ice creams; fruit smoothies and juices, hummus, whole grain breads and gluten-free crackers, tofu spreads and dips, nut and seed butters, energy bars and on-the-go snacks, raw snacks and treats, and so much more! - Speakers including Dr Caldwell Esselstyn
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Ask the Experts
- Family Activities and a Flesh is For Zombies photo booth!
- Restaurants
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Film Screenings of Forks Over Knives and Vegucated
Portland VegFest will need 300+ volunteers to make it an even greater success than last year. Want to help out with VegFest 2012? Please email volunteer@nwveg.org