Compassion Over Killing is proud to host the annual DC VegFest in the nation’s capital. The DC VegFest is FREE and open to everyone – as a nonprofit organization, we very much encourage and appreciate donations! Become a supporter today!

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Reasons to Attend

FREE admission
FREE food samples
The first 1,000 attendees receive a FREE tote bag full of samples and coupons!
More than 130 vendors
Beer garden
Live music
Cooking demonstrations
Presentations from renowned authors and celebrities
More than 15,000 attendees
Kids’ activity area
Since this is an outdoor event, leashed dogs are welcome! We have a Barking Lot so dogs can have shade and a drink

Attendees Are

Curious about veg-eating
Shoppers interested in new companies and products
Foodies who want to taste what’s fresh and new
DC locals looking for a fun and free thing to do
Health-conscious and fit
Committed to helping animals and the environment
Kids, parents, seniors, and students from across the DC Metro area and beyond!

2016 Speakers

Main Stage

Speakers

Leilani Munter

Race car driver and environmental activist

Jonathan Balcombe

Scientist, Author of “What a Fish Knows”

Dr. Stephen Neabore & Emily Kasmar, MS

Barnard Medical Center

Schedule

Day 1

24 Sep 2016

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Welcome to the DCVegFest!

11:20 am

Main Stage

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Torre Washington

The Advantage of the Vegan Athlete

11:30 am

Main Stage

Torre Washington

Elizabeth Kucinich

Eat Plants: Save your health and our planet

12:00 pm

Main Stage

Elizabeth Kucinich

Jonathan Balcombe

What a Fish Knows

12:30 pm

Main Stage

Jonathan Balcombe

Dustin Harder

Keeping it vegan while on the go cooking demo

1:00 pm

Main Stage

Dustin Harder

Leilani Munter

Never Underestimate a Vegan Hippie Chick with a Race Car

1:40 pm

Main Stage

Leilani Munter

Dr. Stephen Neabore & Emily Kasmar, MS

A New Model for Nutrition in Medicine

2:10 pm

Main Stage

Dr. Stephen Neabore & Emily Kasmar, MS

Tracye McQuirter

By Any Greens Necessary

2:40 pm

Main Stage

Tracye McQuirter

Greg Brown & Naijha Wright

Land of Kush cooking demo

2:55 pm

Main Stage

Greg Brown & Naijha Wright

Marco Antonio Regil

From Carnivore to Vegan / De Carnívoro a Vegano

3:35 pm

Main Stage

Marco Antonio Regil

Kids Zone

Speakers

Schedule

Day 1

24 Sep 2016

Teatro de la Luna

11:15 am

Kids Zone

Teatro de la Luna

YogaWorks

Yoga: YogaWorks

12:00 pm

Kids Zone

YogaWorks

StoryTelling

Storytelling: Cindy Daigle

1:00 pm

Kids Zone

StoryTelling

Elena Johnson

Cooking demo: Elena Johnson

1:30 pm

Kids Zone

Elena Johnson

Greg Brown & Naijha Wright

Ask a Vegan Parent panel

2:00 pm

Kids Zone

Greg Brown & Naijha Wright

Alan & Lindy Heymann

Brian Ottens

Maggie Neola, RD, LD

Child nutritionist: Maggie Neola, R.D. (Barnard Medical Center)

2:45 pm

Kids Zone

Maggie Neola, RD, LD

Norm Hogeland

Music: Norm Hogeland

3:15 pm

Kids Zone

Norm Hogeland

Music Tent

Performers

Schedule

Day 1

24 Sep 2016

Steve Gellman

Music By STEVE GELLMAN

11:00 am - 12:45 pm

Music Tent

Steve Gellman

Norm Hogeland

Music By Norm Hogeland

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Music Tent

Norm Hogeland

Buntopia

Music by Buntopia

2:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Music Tent

Buntopia

Location

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Intersection of N St. SE and First St. SE Washington, DC

Outdoors at Yards Park in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Lot H/I, across from Nationals Park

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By Metro: Navy Yard Station (Green line, Half and M St. Exit)

DC VegFest is located one block from the Navy Yard Metro station on the green line.

Board or transfer to the green line and get off at the Navy Yard station, exiting via the Half and M St. exit. Proceed along Half St. SE until you reach N St SE. Turn left onto N St. and proceed to First St. SE. The venue is located at the corner of First St. and N St. SE, directly across First St. from Nationals Park.

View the walking directions on Google Maps

By Car

DC VegFest is a three-minute drive from I-395/Southeast Freeway.

There is a surface parking lot on 4th St. SE south of Tingey St., and limited metered parking available within a three-block radius of the venue.

Due to limited parking availability, we recommend that people take public transit when possible.

Departing from most points south and west of DC

Take I-395 N across the Francis Case Memorial Bridge and ignore signs to exit on the right to continue along I-395. Instead, proceed forward and get off at the South Capitol St. exit. Merge onto South Capitol St. southbound and proceed three blocks before turning left onto M St. SE. Continue along M St. SE for 4 blocks, then turn right at First St. SE, continuing to the entrance of the festival at First St. SE and N St. SE.

Departing from most points north and east of DC

Take The Baltimore-Washington Parkway South, and continue south as the road becomes DC-295/Anacostia Freeway. Take exit 3-B onto South Capitol St. northbound, and proceed across the Frederick Douglass bridge. Turn right at N St. SE and proceed until you reach First St. SE.

By Bicycle

Yards Park has bike racks clustered throughout the park, located along Water St SE. Capital Bikeshare is also conveniently located at the corner of First St. and N St. SE and the corner of M St. and New Jersey Ave. SE.

Carrot Top Sponsors

Host Committee

Tracye McQuirter
Saurabh Dalal
Dennis & Elizabeth Kucinich
Sara Polon
Ellen Kassoff Gray

"Since attending DC VegFest, my boyfriend, who is neither vegan nor vegetarian, asks to visit some of the restaurants who were there."

"I am currently vegetarian, working on going vegan. DC VegFest opened me up to a few vegan options that will make it easier."

"I'd been on the fence about going vegan for a while. The community and information I saw at DC VegFest made me decide to finally make the jump from vegetarian to vegan." - Kristen

"I will no longer eat fish after visiting the Fish Feel exhibit at DC VegFest, and I will gradually incorporate more vegan choices into my diet."

"I was really enlightened by all of the vegan options available regarding both restaurants and foods at the grocery store. I had no idea there was so much selection out there, and the DC VegFest really highlighted an area that I don't know much about."

"My mother has since decided to adopt a vegetarian diet after attending DC VegFest. This is mainly based on how informative the event was and because she was exposed to all the different ways you can eat well, while being meat free."