Welcome to the VegFest Exhibitor page!
Important Notice: VegFest 2007 Has Sold Out of Exhibitor Space
The information below is for informational purposes only.
We hope you can join us in this great event.
Although Benson High School is our biggest VegFest venue to date, we may have to limit the number of exhibitors due to the finite space in the exhibit hall. Our top priority will be to accommodate our sponsors, food exhibitors, and exhibitors of products and services directly related to the Northwest VEG mission, including nonprofit groups. Applications for exhibitors of unrelated products may be temporarily held until we determine space availability.
Vegfest 2007 has sold out of Exhibitor spce, and is not accepting any more Sponsor/Exhibitor applications, however if you have questions about our sponsorhip and exhibitor options you can view the instructions below:- Download the Sponsor/Exhibitor Application.
52 Kb PDF Document - Send your completed application to VegFest, c/o Jill Schatz, 533 NW Miller Road, Portland, OR 97229
Questions? Contact Robert Cheeke at PortlandVegFest@yahoo.com or call Robert at (541) 231-6269 or leave a message for him at (503) 224-7380.
Because many vegans are expected to attend VegFest, we ask that all food and other products being exhibited or sold at VegFest be vegan - no honey. whey, eggs, or other animal products.
Here is additional information for our plans for VegFest 2007:
Portland VegFest is presented by Northwest VEG. |  |
Mission:
VegFest celebrates and promotes sustainable, compassionate and healthy food choices and lifestyles. This low-cost, fun event welcomes everyone; with our uplifting atmosphere and positive approach to nurturing the world and building community, VegFest connects organizations, businesses and educators with the local public (and each other)!
Event History:
This is Northwest VEG's 3rd year with this event; it has grown from 250+ attendees in 2005 to 1000+ in 2006, and up to 2500 in 2007.
Event Specifications:
- Friday night Keynote Lecture May 11 featuring T Colin Campbell, Ph.D., Author of The China Study
- Saturday Fair, 10 am - 6 pm May 12, 2007
- Top national speakers and chefs including John Robbins, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., and Jonathan Balcombe
- Space for 70+ Exhibitors
- Family-Friendly
- Dates: May 11-12, 2007
Audience:
- Inclusive to everyone, emphasis on young adults and families
- Up to 2500 anticipated attendance
Venue:
Benson High School, 546 NE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97232 map- Full kitchen, large exhibition hall, auditorium for 1600, and breakout rooms
- Centrally located, with good public transportation
Promotion: Our marketing campaign includes:
- Ads in multiple newspapers and magazines
- Radio interviews
- Calendar listings in multiple websites, newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters
- E-mail networking
- Leafleting, tabling, and posted flyers
- Fabulous word of mouth from the successes of the past 2 years
- Work with media to be featured in area newspaper articles.
Proposed Event Feature Categories:
- Keynote speaker
- Additional speakers; experts and authors
- Bookstore
- Food exhibitors/product sampling
- Exhibitor sales, including Restaurant area
- Classes and workshops
- Cooking demos
- Family Activities
- Non-food business exhibitors
- Nonprofit organization exhibitors
- Post event: video streaming and podcasts from the event
Other Possible Features:
- Entertainment
- Humane Education Display
- Tables staffed with people specifically to answer health, nutrition, fitness questions (supplementing speaker/author tables and nonprofits providing this information)
