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Event Info
Mission:
VegFest celebrates and promotes sustainable, compassionate and healthy food choices and lifestyles. This low-cost, fun event welcomes everyone; with our uplifting atmosphere and positive approach to nurturing the world and building community, VegFest connects organizations, businesses and educators with the local public (and each other)!
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Event History:
In 2009, Northwest VEG will celebrate 5 years of VegFest, Portland's largest vegetarian festival!
Event Specifications:
- Saturday, 10 am - 8 pm, September 19, 2009
- Top speakers and chefs
- Space for 100+ Exhibitors
- Family-Friendly
- Live Music
- Free Food Samples
Admission
- The cost of the event is $5. Children 10 and under are free.
Click here to download and print this coupon for $1 off
Audience:
- Inclusive to everyone!
- 3500+ anticipated attendance
Venue:
Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK Blvd. Portland, OR 97232 map
- Large exhibition hall, and breakout rooms
- Centrally located
- Public transportation (MAX stop right outside)
Promotion: Our marketing campaign includes:
- Ads in multiple newspapers and magazines
- Radio interviews
- Calendar listings in multiple websites, newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters
- E-mail networking
- Leafleting, tabling, and posted fliers
- Fabulous word of mouth from the successes of the past 4 years
- Work with media to be featured in area newspaper articles
Event Feature Categories:
- Notable speakers, experts and authors to discuss topics in health and nutrition; environmentalism; and animal welfare and compassion
- Food exhibitors/product sampling
- Exhibitor sales, including restaurant area
- Classes for easy entry to a healthy plant-based diet
- Cooking demos
- Bookstore
- Family Activities
- Veg Lifestyle Product and Services exhibitors
- Non-profit organization exhibitors
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