They used to sometimes call the Milk District “the Almond Milk District” — it made a lot more sense when the available dining options were about 50 percent vegan, before the bar and restaurant boom of the past couple of years. But one day of the year it gets back to its veg-friendly roots, and that’s Veg Fest day.
The long-running, much-beloved festival is open and welcoming to all, from the hardest-core militant PETA/Earth First member to your dairy farm-raised grandma who’s not quite sure about this “Vega” thing you bring up every Thanksgiving, and both of them will have a great day out, too.
It’s free to attend and wander Orlando Festival Park and enjoy games, presentations and cooking demos; there are more than 200 vendors with innovative products if you’ve got cash to spend. Maybe Grandma needs a tea towel reminding her “It’s pronounced vee-gan”?
10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Orlando Festival Park, East Robinson Street and North Primrose Drive, cfvegfest.org, free.
Orlando Festival Park
East Robinson Street and North Primrose Drive, Orlando, FL
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This article appears in Oct 25-31, 2023.
