VegOttawa Fest 2026

VegOttawa Fest returns!

Join us for Ottawa’s largest celebration of vegan living.

📅 Saturday, July 25, 2026
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*
📍 Ottawa Conference and Event Centre
200 Coventry Road, Ottawa
🎟️ Free Admission (Donations appreciated.)

*The Vegan Fashion Show casting call runs until 6:00 p.m.

Festival Highlights

VegOttawa Fest is open to everyone, whether you are a long-time vegan or just veg-curious. Attendees will have the chance to:

  • Hear from inspiring leaders and experts in the vegan movement
  • Connect with vegan-friendly businesses and brands
  • Engage with community organizations
  • Sample a wide variety of delicious plant-based foods

Don’t miss this celebration of vegan living in Canada’s capital!

VegOttawa Fest 2026

Interested in sponsoring VegOttawa Fest 2026?

Our sponsors and partners are integral to making VegOttawa Fest possible, and accessible to a wide audience. Sponsorship is open to exhibitors as well as other businesses and non-profits interested in connecting with our unique audience. If you have a plant-based, vegan-friendly, health-focused, or eco-conscious brand or service, this is your chance to connect with a unique and passionate audience in Canada’s capital!

We are a 100% volunteer-run organization with a limited budget, and support from sponsors is instrumental in allowing us to host a successful, accessible, fun event for the Ottawa community. In addition to supporting a one-of-a-kind and high-impact event, sponsors also benefit from exposure to an engaged audience at competitive rates.

We also have opportunities for businesses to contribute in-kind donations such as gift cards, products, services, vouchers, coupons and more. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, we kindly invite you to review our 2026 Sponsor Package and to contact us via our email at fest@vegottawa.org.

Thank you for your interest in supporting this important community event!

2026 Sponsorship Package

2026 Sponsors

Our heartfelt thanks go to this year’s sponsors:

Title Sponsor

Champion Sponsors

Champion Sponsors

Featured Sponsors

Featured Sponsors

Friend of Fest Sponsors

Friend of Fest Sponsors

In-Kind Sponsors

In-Kind Sponsors

2026 Speakers

We’re thrilled to announce this year’s speaker line up! You can also download the full program to see our speaker’s bios.

Download Speakers PDF

2026 Exhibitors

The heart of VegOttawa Fest is the trade show, and we’re excited to confirm the following exhibitors for this year’s festival! New exhibitors are being added every week, so be sure to watch this space.

Want to participate in this year’s festival? It’s not too late! Please fill out our Exhibitor Application Form. Note that applications must be approved before being confirmed, and that our team of hardworking volunteers will get back to you about your application as soon as possible.

Questions? Email fest@vegottawa.org.

Note to exhibitors: Invoices related to VegOttawa Fest will only come from fest@vegottawa.org.

2026 Exhibitor Application Form

Volunteers

Planning and hosting a festival is no small feat! We are looking for  volunteers to help us run the event on July 25, which requires being available for at least one predetermined shift at the Fest venue and attending one (1) training session in the weeks prior. Interested? Sign up using our Day-of Volunteer Sign-Up Form. We look forward to hearing from you!

Volunteer Signup Form

We would also like to recognize this year’s volunteer festival planning committee for their hard work and contributions over the past 10 months:

  • Riana Topan and Alan Wong (Lead Organizers)
  • Shireen Bhullar
  • Rick Davegan
  • Bev Harrison
  • Hilary Killam (Ottawa Vegan Meetup Organizer)
  • Ashley Materi
  • Emma Murdock
  • Devansh Parikh
  • Beth Rohr
  • Sarah M. A. Suleman

Features & Activities

Fitness Competition – Who can do the most pushups, or the longest plank? Let’s find out! There are prizes for top performers, and prizes that anyone can win just for participating!

Enchanted Booth will be featuring their Digital Selfie Booth at the event, offering you a fun and interactive photo booth experience with instant digital sharing. Be sure to stop by and capture some memories throughout the event!

Attendee Bingo – Grab a bingo card at Guest Services on your way in and see if you can find people that match the bingo squares! 

Artist Alley – Check out some vegan-themed work by local artists and make a purchase. A portion of the proceeds from every sale will be donated to help animals.

Activities for Kids – We’ll have indoor games, colouring, face painting, balloon animals, and a special interactive workshop about chickens led by Secondhand Stories from 1:15 to 1:45 pm!

The Vegan Fashion Show Ottawa Model Casting Call – We’re excited to partner with The Vegan Fashion Show to recruit models for their upcoming fashion show in Ottawa. Candidates will take part in a fashion and advocacy presentation and have a chance to win vegan and cruelty-free prizes before auditioning! Apply to audition at https://www.theveganfashionshow.org/apply and ensure you’re on site from 4 to 6 pm.

Frequently Asked Questions

VegOttawa Fest is a one-day, indoor event featuring an exciting tradeshow, a full program of expert speakers, and family-friendly activities. It brings together a diverse crowd, from vegans and vegetarians to those who are veg-curious. It’s Ottawa’s only event of it’s kind, and it’s free to attend!

Similar veg fests take place in cities across Canada, and beyond, typically including a mix of food, education, shopping, and entertainment. They’re great places to explore new foods and products, learn about vegan living, and connect with your local community.

More people than ever are interested in veganism, and for good reason! It’s kinder to animals, better for our health, gentler on the planet, and budget-friendly. Recognizing these benefits, millions of people across Canada are actively changing their diets to prioritize plant-based foods. 

VegOttawa Fest provides an inclusive platform where the public can discover how easy it is to be vegan, supporting VegOttawa’s vision of a thriving, compassionate National Capital Region where vegan living is accessible, celebrated, and embraced.

There are no tickets required for VegOttawa Fest – you can simply show up! We recommend wearing comfortable shoes, bringing a reusable bag for your shopping, carrying a water bottle to stay hydrated, and arriving hungry! For regular updates, sign up for our newsletter (see below), or follow us on Instagram (@vegottawa).

The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre is easily accessible by transit, bike and car!

Transit: the venue is just a 10 minute walk from the Tremblay LRT station. It is also on bus route 9.

Bike: the venue is near the Rideau River Eastern Pathway, and has two bike racks outside the main door.

Vehicle: there is free underground parking at the venue, with no registration required. To park on the surface for free, please pre-register your vehicle here.

 

Arriving from Tremblay Station:


We revived VegOttawa Fest in 2025 after a hiatus stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, and our hope is to continue running the event annually and to eventually expand it to be over two days, as it was before 2020.

Thank you for your interest! Please email VegOttawa’s President at alan@vegottawa.org or our Festival Director at riana@vegottawa.org for media inquiries. You can also reach us through our social media channels.

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