Rain or Shine!

days till DC Vegfest!

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!


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!

2017 Speakers

Main Stage

2017 Speakers

Doron Petersan

Owner of Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats and FareWell, Cookbook Author

Kathy Stevens

Founder, Catskill Animal Sanctuary

David Carter

The 300 Pound Vegan, former NFL player

Miyoko Schinner

Chef, author, Founder/CEO of Miyoko’s Kitchen

Congressman Jamie Raskin

US Congressman

Eddie Garza

Senior Mgr. of Food & Nutrition, HSUS; Author of “¡Salud! Vegan Mexican Cookbook”

Dr. Ruby Lathon

Holistic Nutritionist & Wellness Expert

Grey

Rapper

Main Stage Schedule

Day 1
02 Sep 2017
Grey

Welcome to the DCVegFest!

11:30 am
Main Stage
Grey
Dr. Ruby Lathon

Natural Healing with Food

11:45 am
Main Stage
Dr. Ruby Lathon
Eddie Garza

¡Salud! Vegan Mexican cooking demo (Book signing to follow talk!)

12:15 pm
Main Stage
Eddie Garza
Grey

Thyme for Rhymes

12:50 pm
Main Stage
Grey
David Carter

Plant-Power: The 300-Pound Vegan

1:00 pm
Main Stage
David Carter
Miyoko Schinner

Artisan Vegan Cheese cooking demo (Book signing to follow talk!)

1:30 pm
Main Stage
Miyoko Schinner
Grey

Vegan Vocals: Turnip the Beet

2:05 pm
Main Stage
Grey
Kathy Stevens

Sanctuary Stories: What Animals Teach Us (Book signing to follow talk!)

2:15 pm
Main Stage
Kathy Stevens
Congressman Jamie Raskin

The Politics of Peace and Justice

2:45 pm
Main Stage
Congressman Jamie Raskin
Doron Petersan

Cooking Demo (Book signing to follow talk!)

3:15 pm
Main Stage
Doron Petersan
Grey

That’s a rap!

3:50 pm
Main Stage
Grey

CLOSING REMARKS!

4:10 pm
Main Stage

Kids Zone

2017 Speakers

Cindy Daigle

Children’s Story Time, VSDC Children’s Playgroup

Robyn Ringgold (Solar publishing)

Solar Publishing story time with Robyn

Simone de Lima

Story time with Simone

Alan & Lindy Heymann

Ask A Vegan Parent Panel

Brian Ottens

Ask A Vegan Parent Panel

Jessica Carter

Rice Cake Creations: Healthy Hands-On Cooking

YogaWorks

Yoga for Kids & Parents

Norm Hogeland

Musician

Kids Zone Schedule

Day 1
02 Sep 2017
YogaWorks

Yoga Works

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Kids Zone
YogaWorks
Robyn Ringgold (Solar publishing)

Solar Publishing story time with Robyn

12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Kids Zone
Robyn Ringgold (Solar publishing)
Jessica Carter

Hands on Cooking Demo with Jessica Carter

12:40 pm - 1:15 pm
Kids Zone
Jessica Carter
Alan & Lindy Heymann

Ask a Vegan Parent Panel

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Kids Zone
Alan & Lindy Heymann
Brian Ottens
Norm Hogeland

Music with Norm

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Kids Zone
Norm Hogeland
Cindy Daigle

Story time with Cindy

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Kids Zone
Cindy Daigle
YogaWorks

Yoga Works

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Kids Zone
YogaWorks
Simone de Lima

Story time with Simone

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Kids Zone
Simone de Lima

Music Tent

2017 Performers

Buntopia

Gary Loewenthal & Colleen Orozco

Steve Gellman

Musician

Norm Hogeland

Musician

Music Tent Schedule

Day 1
02 Sep 2017
Steve Gellman

Steve Gellman

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Music Tent
Steve Gellman
Buntopia

Buntopia

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Music Tent
Buntopia
Norm Hogeland

Norm Hogeland

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Music Tent
Norm Hogeland

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

 

View DC Vegfest Map 

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By Metro: Navy Yard Station (Green line)

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. The M St./New Jersey Ave exit is directly across from the venue, though either exit from the station is within walking distance to the festival.

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.

2017 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."