Veg Fest: Vegan comedy hits Brighton

Amazing hub of vegan food and entertainment at VegfestUK Brighton

A plethora of food, entertainment, laughter and inspiration awaits at VegfestUK Brighton on February 27th to 28th at the Brighton Centre, with the event showcasing many positive aspects of being vegan.

One of the biggest highlights of the show is the UK Vegan Comedy Festival, which after its popular debut at the same event in 2015, is coming back to the Sunday part of the event with aplomb. The comedy festival is headlined by Andrew O’Neill, Carl Donnelly and Jake Yapp, who are ably supported by quality acts such as Mike Kelson, Lou Sanders, Donal Coonan, Sonja Quita Doubleday, Alasdair Beckett-King, John Robb and Angie Belcher. Who says being vegan means depriving ourselves of humour and laughter?

The delicious VegfestUK cocktail also includes an absolute feast of sumptuous vegan food inspired by cuisines all over the world. Food varieties include pad thai, Caribbean plantains, American diners, Indian dosas and curries, vegan pizzas, vegan Chinese stir-fries and barbecues, vegan doner kebabs, vegan hot dogs, vegan fish and chips, on top of the traditional crowd-pleasers such as vegan cupcakes, vegan chocolates, fruit and vegetable smoothies and juices plus loads more from altogether over 200 stalls laden with special discounts!

There are many other activities at the event to keep everyone busy and happy, including dozens of talks, cookery demos, kids activities, a chill-out zone for teenagers, a corresponding one for the mature, live performances, a Hemp Expo on the benefits and uses of Hemp, on top of brand-new features such as the FxEctive Factor (a competition involving creative vegan advocacy), the Teachers Vegan Summit (discussing how to get veganism into schools), a Vegan Activists Summit (with useful ideas for vegan outreach in our communities) and more.

Advance tickets to the event are on sale at £7 per day and £10 for the whole weekend (plus small booking fees). They can be bought at www.brighton.vegfest.co.uk/admission

Kids under 16 get free entry