FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Richmond VegFest 2024 will be held on Saturday, October 5th from 12pm – 6pm in Byrd Park. In your GPS, you can put in “Dogwood Dell” to find the festival area.
Free parking will be available in the Dogwood Dell parking lot. You can park along many, but not all, streets in Byrd Park too.
Yes! Richmond VegFest is a free event. At the festival entrance we’ll be accepting voluntary donations and you can also donate online here. Richmond VegFest vendors will be charging individually for food and non-food product sales.
The festival will continue as planned in the event of light to moderate rain. However, if there is severe weather, the event will be postponed to the rain date on Sunday, October 6th from 12pm – 6pm in Byrd Park.
You can find our list of vendors for Richmond VegFest 2024 here.
You can view our festival map here.
Printed programs will be handed out at the festival. You can view and download an online version of this year’s program here.
Yes, well-behaved, leashed and vaccinated dogs are welcome to join. Please clean up after your compansions!
Yes, We have a free water station and encourage you to bring your reusable water bottle to fill.
Yes. Our Kids Patch area will have many activities including arts and crafts, face painting and more.
Yes. Everything served and sold at Richmond VegFest will be 100% vegan.
We have dozens of unique food vendors and each food vendor is responsible for developing their own menu for the festival. Everything sold and served at the festival is required to be 100% vegan. We often don’t get their menus in advance of the festival so we encourage you to explore the full list of food vendors to see which may best cater to your needs.
We will have an accessible parking area near the Dogwood Dell parking area in addition to one accessible porta potty and an accessible viewing area of the Main Stage.
Interested individuals can sign up for a volunteer slot here. Volunteers receive $5 in Veggie Bucks to spend at the festival and a free volunteer t-shirt. Volunteers that bring an old Richmond VegFest volunteer t-shirt will receive $10 in Veggie Bucks.
Our 2024 Richmond VegFest entertainment application has closed.
Our 2024 Richmond VegFest vendor application has closed.
Thank you for supporting Richmond VegFest, your impact is invaluable. You can make a donation here.
Thank you for supporting Richmond VegFest, your impact is invaluable. You can learn more about becoming a sponsor here.