Santa Cruz VegFest

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Santa Cruz VegFest VegFest brings the local community together to celebrate and learn about a plant-based, cruelty-free, and environmentally-sustainable lifestyle.

Join Little Hill Sanctuary and Santa Cruz Vegfest in collaboration with Santa Cruz Vegans and Santa Cruz Animal Activist...
10/13/2026

Join Little Hill Sanctuary and Santa Cruz Vegfest in collaboration with Santa Cruz Vegans and Santa Cruz Animal Activists this Friday, October 16th at UCSC for The Anti Vivisection Alliance 4th annual World Anti Vivisection Protest.

This is an incredible opportunity to come together with The Anti Vivisection Alliance and more than 50 cities all around the world to stand up against animal testing and make our voices heard for the animals suffering right now inside laboratories.

Everyone is welcome. We will meet at Quarry Plaza at UCSC at 2pm on Friday, October 16th. We will have some signs and materials available but please feel free to get creative and bring your own. We hope to see you there!

Not local?

Join at these participating cities:

Canada:
Toronto, Ontario
Calgary, Alberta
Montreal, Quebec
Quebec City, Quebec
Edmonton, Alberta
Charlottetown, PEI
Victoria, BC
Vancouver, BC
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Europe:
Stockholm, Sweden
MalmΓΆ, Sweden
Uppsala, Sweden
Swansea, Wales
Prague, Czech Republic
London, England
New Castle, England
Saltburn, England
Tranent, Scotland
Manchester, England
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Birmingham, England
Liverpool, England
Lille, France
Palma, Spain
GyΕ‘r, Hungary
Bremen, Germany
Athens, Greece

USA:
Davis, California
Miami, Florida
Buffalo, New York
Des Moines, Iowa
Santa Cruz, California
Topeka, Kansas
Gainesville, Florida
Princeton, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Los Angeles, California
Seattle, Washington
Boston, Massachusetts
New York City, New York
Boulder, Colorado
Gresham, Oregon

Australia/New Zealand:
Brisbane, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Melbourne, Australia

South America:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SΓ£o Paulo, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Huancayo, Peru

Central/Middle America:
Mexico City, Mexico

Africa:
Port Louis, Mauritius
Mbale, Uganda

West Asia/Europe:
Istanbul, Turkey
Ankara, Turkeys

East Asia:
Nagoya, Japan
Osaka, Japan

https://facebook.com/events/s/santa-cruz-anti-vivisection-wo/1356916186318303/

Last day for Open Farm Tour tickets!!Put on your boots and spend an afternoon with the pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, and...
10/08/2026

Last day for Open Farm Tour tickets!!

Put on your boots and spend an afternoon with the pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, and turkeys who call Little Hill Sanctuary home this Sunday, October 11 for our annual Open Farm Tour! This is a limited event, with just 45 tickets in all, so the animals remain relaxed and every guest gets real time with them so if you want to attend do not hesitate!

🎟️ https://openfarmtour.org/

Put on your boots and spend an afternoon with the pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, and turkeys who call Little Hill Sanctua...
10/06/2026

Put on your boots and spend an afternoon with the pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, and turkeys who call Little Hill Sanctuary home this Sunday, October 11 for our annual Open Farm Tour!! This is a limited event, with just 45 tickets in all, so the animals remain relaxed and every guest gets real time with them so if you want to attend do not hesitate!

🎟️ https://openfarmtour.org/

πŸ“£πŸŽŸοΈ  Tickets for the Santa Cruz Mac Down are officially available!Join us on Saturday, October 24, at the Santa Cruz Por...
10/02/2026

πŸ“£πŸŽŸοΈ Tickets for the Santa Cruz Mac Down are officially available!

Join us on Saturday, October 24, at the Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall, for an afternoon dedicated to everyone's favorite comfort food, mac and cheese! But it's all vegan 😍

Competing chefs will be serving up their best creations, and you'll get to taste them all and vote for your favorite one. Bring your friends, bring your family, and yes... bring anyone who still thinks vegan mac and cheese can't compete. πŸ˜‰

A vendor market will also be open from 12–2 PM, with more local food, treats, and goodies to explore while you’re there.

πŸ“£ Grab your tickets before they're gone!

Not vegan? No problem! Use code TRYVEGAN at checkout to get $3 off your ticket. πŸ§€

➑️ Head over to tinyurl.com/SCMacDown and click on TICKETS, or find them on Eventbrite!

The SC Mac Down is presented in partnership with Santa Cruz VegFest and Little Hill Sanctuary ❀️


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10/02/2026

Check out the Monterey Vegan Chef Challenge the entire month of October.πŸ’š

Every year, 70 billion cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, goats, sheep, and other sentient land animals are killed around th...
10/02/2026

Every year, 70 billion cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, goats, sheep, and other sentient land animals are killed around the world in factory farms.

World Farm Animal Day has been celebrated since 1983 to mourn and memorialize the lives of farmed animals lost to animal agriculture.

This year, please honor their lives by making a difference. There are so many ways to support farmed animals and educate others on the atrocities they endure in the food system. Watch a vegan documentary, attend a vigil,
plan a protest, or make a donation to one of the many farm sanctuaries throughout the world. And always leave animals off your plate.

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In collaboration with our friends at Vegan Outreach, Little Hill Sanctuary and Santa Cruz VegFest are helping to organiz...
09/30/2026

In collaboration with our friends at Vegan Outreach, Little Hill Sanctuary and Santa Cruz VegFest are helping to organize the first ever The Monterey Vegan Chef Challenge.πŸ’š The challenge kicks off tomorrow and goes throughout the entire month of October. Check out some of the all new vegan items at the restaurants involved and vote for your favorite!!







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πŸ₯³ Another chef is joining the Santa Cruz Mac Down!Please welcome Chef Olga of V&V Delicious Crepe to the competition! We...
09/28/2026

πŸ₯³ Another chef is joining the Santa Cruz Mac Down!

Please welcome Chef Olga of V&V Delicious Crepe to the competition! We’re so happy toted to have another talented local stepping up to the mac & cheese challenge! πŸ§€πŸ’š

And the Mac Down is more than a competition: there will also be vendors to explore throughout the event, so come hungry and plan to stick around!

πŸ“ Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall
πŸ“… Saturday, October 24
πŸ•› Competition kicks off at 12 PM

🎟️ Tickets go on sale October 1 on Eventbrite! Visit tinyurl.com/SCMacDown for more info and the full chef lineup.

Presented in partnership with Santa Cruz VegFest and Little Hill Sanctuary.

09/28/2026

Monterey Vegan Chef Challenge kicks off this week through the month of October!!

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