SCHEDULE
Cincy VegFest 2025
June 7, 2025 Schedule
Pre-Event Schedule:
10:00 am-10:30 am: Kids Yoga with Annie Melzer
10:30 am-11:00 am: Live Children’s Music, Growing Sound with David Kisor
11:00 am-11:45 am: World Peace Yoga with Anna Ferguson + Live Music with Nicholas Radina
11:00 am-12:00 pm: Arts and Crafts for Kids sponsored by Clifton Cultural Arts Center
11:00 am-12:00 pm: VegFest VIP Early Access to Participating Vendors
Main Event Schedule:
12:00 pm-5:00 pm: VegFest Vendors Open!
12:00 pm-12:30 pm: TALK with Thomas Goodman of Plant Dining Partnerships (Tent, behind bandstand)
12:00 pm-2:00 pm: Arts and Crafts for Kids sponsored by Clifton Cultural Arts Center
12:15 pm-12:45 pm: Live Music, Soothing Instrumental with Nicholas Radina (Bandstand, front)
12:45 pm-1:15 pm: TALK with Naimah Sams of To Be Vegan and Black, Eating Plants is Black People Stuff (Tent, behind bandstand)
1:00 pm-2:00 pm: Live Music, Alternative Folk with Maria, etc. (Bandstand, front)
2:00 pm-2:15 pm: Raffle Drawing (Bandstand, front)
2:00 pm-2:30 pm: FOOD DEMO with Danielle Delaine of Herban Vegans (Tent, behind bandstand)
2:30 pm-3:30 pm: Live Music with Siri Imani featuring Aunty JoJo (Bandstand, front)
3:00 pm-4:00 pm: Vegan Chili Cook-Off presenting 2025 judges: Katherine Barrier of CityBeat, Alex Nager of Harmony Plant Fare, Alecia Petroze of Juniper Seed, and Sreeja (1st place winner of 2024 Cook-Off)
3:00 pm-3:10 pm: TALK with Wendy Lake founder of Red Oak Animal Rescue (Tent, behind bandstand)
3:15 pm-3:25 pm: TALK with Carrie Leary of League for Animal Welfare (Tent, behind bandstand)
3:30 pm-3:40 pm: TALK with Sawyer Kane of Foreverland Farm (Tent, behind bandstand)
3:45 pm-4:00 pm: Standup COMEDY with Emmy Buttrick, The Succubus of Satire (Tent, behind bandstand)
4:00 pm-4:45 pm: Live Music, Merging Soul, Roots, and Rock and Roll with MayaLou Banatwala (Bandstand, front)
4:15 pm-4:45 pm: FOOD DEMO with Ishmael Abdulrahman of Power Plant Catering and Bakery (Tent, behind bandstand)
4:45 pm-5:00 pm: Closing ~ Raffle Drawing + Announce Vegan Chili Cook-Off Winners (Bandstand, front)
Make sure to follow us on Facebook @cvegfest / Cincy VegFest for more updates.
VegFest VIP
- Hands-Free Cincy VegFest Waist/Sling Bag
- Pre-Event Access to Participating Vendors
- Vegan Chili Cook-Off Ticket
- Special VIP entrance + early access to Vegan Chili Cook-Off
- 20% Off Limited Edition Compassion Co. Cincy VegFest T-Shirt
- Coupons + Veg Vibes!
ENTER the 2025 Cincy VegFest RAFFLE for your chance to WIN the Clifton Bag or the Peace Bag!
The Clifton Bag
Gift certificates from participating merchants on the Ludlow Ave. business district in Clifton. Enjoy dinner, a movie, yoga, and more!
- Special Gift from Ludlow Wines
- $50 Gift Card to Ace Hardware
- $25 Gift Card to Lentz and Company
- $25 Gift Card to MAYA
- $25 Gift Card to The Hansa Guild
- $15 Gift Card to Sitwell’s Act II
- $15 Gift Card to The Whole Bowl
- $10 Gift Card to 272 Bakery (Brown Bear)
- 2 Movie Tickets to Esquire Theater
- Three Months Unlimited Yoga at World Peace Yoga
The Peace Bag
- Special Gift from Elora Spa
- Special Gift from Toko Baru
- $25 Gift Card to Lentz and Company
- $25 Gift Card to MAYA
- $15 Gift Card to Kilamajaro
- $15 Gift Card to 272 Bakery (Brown Bear)
- Acupuncture Consultation and Session with Donna Lynne Strong Brott
- Three Months Unlimited Yoga at World Peace Yoga
- Yoga Mat Bag
- World Peace Yoga by Anna Ferguson (digital book)
- The World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle (paperback book)
- Down to Earth Vegan Cooking by Susan Kline (paperback book)
- Good Vibes!
Vegan Chili Cook-Off 2025
Enter or get your taste ticket for the Vegan Chili Cook-Off.
Cincy VegFest 2020 Part I:
CLICK HERE to watch on Facebook.
CLICK HERE to watch on YouTube.
- World Peace Yoga with Anna Ferguson
- Yoga for Kids with Sarah Kass
- Kids Music with David Kisor
- Interview with Ruby Roth
- Words from our Exhibitors Hear from: Funny Girl Bacon, Sheryl Tischer of Juice Plus, Moylan Chiropractic, and Hummingbird Healing
- Herbal Tea Demo with Sarah Crisp
- Comedy sesh with Seán Mallory
- Music and Interview with DJ Cavem
- Words from our Exhibitors + Foreverland Farm Tour
- Talk on Deep Veganism, Animal Liberation, and Spiritual Awakening with Dr. Will Tuttle
- Music with Amy Ferguson
Cincy VegFest 2020 Part II:
CLICK HERE to watch on Facebook.
CLICK HERE to watch on YouTube.
- Interview with Will Tucker
- Music with Zach Freidhof
- Words from our Exhibitors
- Hear from: Harmony Plant Fare, Rollin’ Bowls, and Like Mom’s Only Vegan
- Interview with Afya Ibomu
- Music with Amy Ferguson
- Compassion and Yoga Connection with Anna Ferguson
- Music Infused Vegan Cooking Show with HuDost
- Closing Words
Click here for presenter pictures and info.
Press:
- 2025: On Local 12 with Jen Dalton
- 2025: Cincy VegFest, CityBeat
- 2024: On Local 12 with Jen Dalton
- 2024: Enjoy Plant-Based Food, a Vegan Chili Cook-Off and Yoga at the Annual Cincy VegFest, CityBeat
- 11 Things to do in Cincinnati This Weekend (June 9-11), CityBeat
- Top 10 Things to do in Cincinnati this Weekend: Food Frenzy Edition, Cincinnati.com – The Enquirer
- 10 Must Attend Vegan Events Happening This Summer, Veg-Out
- Cincy VegFest Celebrates Fruits and Vegetable + Vegan Chili Demo, Local 12, WKRC
- Celebrate All Things Plant-Fueled at the Cincy VegFest + Vegan Chili Cook-Off, CityBeat
- Local Plant-Based Foodies Can Rejoice at Cincy VegFest, CityBeat
- VegFest Celebrates “Plant-Based Living” (and Eating), CityBeat
