VegOttawa Association

08/15/2026

Yesterday we had the pleasure of co-hosting a second Welcome Breakfast with the Centretown Community Health Centre! Our team of awesome volunteers made over 50 breakfast sandwiches: tofu egg patties, homemade tempeh bacon, Violife cheddar cheese, sliced ripe tomatoes and Hellman's vegan mayo, served on toasted whole grain English muffins. These were served to the community centre's clients along with fresh fruit, tea, and coffee.

It was a great morning of connecting, giving back, and sharing food that is kind to animals, sustainable for our planet, and nourishing for our bodies. 💚

08/05/2026

Please consider helping out! Vegan, much-needed third place, and VegOttawa business partner! Various cool sponsor levels/options.

"And if you’d like to contribute in ways that don’t involve money, we’d love to hear from you, too! We’ll need helping hands for painting, gardening, moving, building, decorating, and more. Reach out at [email protected] if you’d like to get involved"

We’re moving to a new location this fall and we need your help to co-create an awesome, welcoming, and fully accessible 3rd space for everyone! Check out our crowdfunding campaign page for more details.

https://staja.ca/pages/level-up-crowdfunding-campaign

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07/30/2026

We had fun collaborating with the Centretown Community Health Centre earlier this month to host a Welcome Breakfast for seniors and new immigrants! We prepared a healthy pancake breakfast for over 30 people, with real Canadian maple syrup.

We topped off the morning with some songs on the guitar by Alan!

We look forward to part 2 in August. Thanks to the many volunteers who helped to make this happen. 💚

07/29/2026

Join us for an afternoon of food and fun at our Vegan BBQ on August 23rd!

This family-friendly event is the perfect chance to hang out with fellow vegans and veg-curious folks in Ottawa. Come find the VegOttawa banner in the north section of Vincent Massey Park :)

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/vegan-community-bbq

07/27/2026

What can we say except thank you?? Thank you to all sponsors, speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and volunteers who made the event what it was. We appreciated every moment, every conversation, every dollar, every bite, and every powerpoint slide.

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07/25/2026

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07/23/2026

For our final sponsor shout-out post, we want to give a big thank you to our second batch of in-kind sponsors for their generous contributions to VegOttawa Fest! 💚

A huge thank you to:

Pure Kitchen Ottawa, Panago Pizza, Gongfu Bao and Crazy D's Sparkling Prebiotic Soda for donating delicious food and drinks for our hardworking volunteers!

VeganSupply and Good Protein Shakes for donating giveaways for our speakers and the fitness competition!

And to Elephant Print for so generously giving us a discount on printing!

We are so appreciative of your support! We could not do this without your generosity.

07/22/2026

VegOttawa Fest is just 3 days away!! If you're interested in food, fashion, fun, learning, health and fitness, sustainability, animals, supporting local businesses, or connecting with community, this event is for you.

Some important reminders:
- Admission is free! (kindly consider donating at the door)
- Parking is free! (underground parking requires no registration)
- The first few hundred attendees will get to choose a door prize!
- Anyone interested in applying to be part of The Vegan Fashion Show's model casting call should apply ASAP! https://www.theveganfashionshow.org/apply

And, to get you really excited, here's our final vendor lineup and the event floor plan!!

07/21/2026

A huge thanks goes to two of our VegOttawa Fest 2026 Friends of Fest Sponsors: the Cat's Meow and Tucan Holistic!

The Cat's Meow Inn offers a cats-only, deluxe boarding and grooming service featuring luxury cage-free suites, and private, safe indoor/outdoor access. Servicing Ottawa, Perth, Kingston, Carleton Place, Smiths Falls and more, they give each cat in their individual attention every day to provide a loving, caring environment while their owners are out of town. The owners are both long-time vegans! catsmeowinn.com/

Tucan Holistic is a husband-and-wife team in Niagara Falls, inspired by their personal health journey and the search for truly clean food. With a holistic nutritionist at the core, they create gluten-free, plant-based, organic products using ingredients they trust. Their work is rooted in holistic living and regenerative farming, helping people feel better and stay connected to the earth. tucanholistic.com/

07/20/2026

VegOttawa Fest is on CTV! Check out our news clip to learn more about some of our amazing vendors and for a sneak peek at the products they're bringing to Fest!

Thank you so much for sharing our festival and a big thank you to The Human Reset Space, DODJIVI and Carib Lime (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584685686556) for joining us!

We’re looking forward to seeing these great exhibitors and many more, this Saturday July 25th at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. See you there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgdQbiS_vbc

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