Despite a heat wave, the 2024 Bluegrass VegFest was attended by thousands!

Thousands came out to enjoy delicious plant-based cuisine + 90 vendors in our indoor vegan marketplace! Plus we had incredible speakers, educational exhibits and fun stuff for the kiddos!

It takes a dang village to put this beast of an event on and we have many people to thank for making it happen! THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! You simply rock and we couldn't pull it off without you.

Bluegrass VegFest Board members, Melissa Atlas, Harry Kron and Doug Abel for various vital roles.

>Stephen Yates for coordinating vendors

>Patrick Messenger for coordinating volunteers

>Kay Sanders for postcard and poster distribution

>Loren Brown for soliciting Goodie Bag donations

>Manny Ledoux for providing technical support and coordinating the Food Truck area

>Squeeze Bot for fun live music!

>Reya Andrews for creating awesome activities for kids!

>Mark Dannels for managing the less-than-ideal parking situation at Mellwood!

And so many other wonderful volunteers who came out to set up the day before or who worked one of two long volunteer shifts on Saturday! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Below is a slideshow of some images by volunteers Kevin Sivakumar, Bill Svendsen and Tobias Johnson.