Saturday, 31 October—Sunday, 1 November

The state’s celebration of all things meat- and dairy-free, the Vegan Festival, is set to take over Murlawirrapurka Rymill Park this weekend – albeit with a slightly tweaked program.

There will 60 market stalls peddling totally vegan food and drinks, such as Forage Supply Co, Nagev and Francesco’s Cicchetti, as well as kiosks selling vegan cleaning products and apparel.

This will be accompanied by a part-livestreamed and part-in-person bill of events, spanning cooking demonstrations, kids’ activities, live music performances and debates.

Highlights include online personality Zacchary Bird speaking live from Melbourne for a segment called ‘I can’t believe that’s vegan’, as well as CEO of Animal Liberation NSW Lynda Stoner joining animal rights activist Andy Meddick to discuss what they’ve learnt about the ethical diet over the decades.

Australian sprinter Morgan Mitchell, who featured on vegan sporting documentary The Game Changers, will speak about pushing her body to its physical limit as a vegan athlete, and will be joined by a panel of other sportspeople.

To slow the spread of COVID-19, washing your hands, practicing social distancing and using card to pay is encouraged.

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