The seeds of change for London’s vegan community were originally sowed in 2013 when VegFest London’s founder, Krista Kankula, attended the Niagara VegFest and Toronto Veg Food Fest and realized the Forest City needed one of its own.
Organized by a dedicated group of volunteers, VegFest London is an annual festival that prominently showcases vegan food, health, clothing and beauty products. The festival’s educational aims are further achieved through its noteworthy expert speaker panel, live cooking demonstrations and resource area. Londoners of all ages are welcome to attend.
Since our first event in 2014, VegFest London has welcomed more than 30,000 attendees, with our largest crowds ever of 7,500 people assembling at VegFest London 2016 & 2017.
Krista Kankula
After visiting Niagara VegFest and Toronto Veg Food Fest, Krista was inspired to bring a similar festival to London. Krista is the founder of the festival and served as the lead planner and chair from 2014-17 and was part of the committee from 2015-18.
Our thanks to each and every person who took the time to volunteer at the festival and dedicated their time and talents to the planning committee over the years.
Your behind-the-scenes support was essential to making the event come to life each year.
Joan Bongers - Admin Lead, Speaker Coordinator & Committee Member from 2015-18
Abby McCuaig - Social Media Lead & Committee Member from 2015-19
Amber Gionet - Committee Member from 2015-18
Melanie Gamsby - Admin, Speaker Coordinator & Committee Member from 2015-18
Brittany Bragg - Graphic Designer & Committee Member from 2015-17
Rose Cora Perry - Festival Emcee 2014-16, Committee Member 2015
Susan Campbell - Public Relations & Committee Member from 2017-19
Teresa Ford - Speaker Coordinator & Committee Member from 2017-19
Jay McIntosh - Vendor Coordinator & Committee Member from 2017-19
Matt Schwab - Admin. Assistant & Committee Member from 2017-19
Candice Hicks - Festival Chair & Committee Member from 2017-19
Kristen Houghton - Logistics Lead & Committee Member from 2018-19
Jay Houghton - Volunteer Lead & Committee Member from 2018-19
Amanda Dwyer - Social Media Lead & Committee Member 2018
Carol McLeod - Website Lead & Committee Member 2018
Jaclyn Carbone - Digital Content Creator & Committee Member 2019
Jackie Yaffa - Digital Content Creator & Committee Member 2019