The NorthWest Vegan Festival held in Manchester at the beginning of May was fantastic! About 2,000 people walked in through the doors, and having spoken to the various stall holders, people handing out leaflets, free food, and raffle tickets.
The organizers, Realfood, estimate that about forty percent of the people who attended were not vegans, but interested meat eaters and veggies. If they can get between six and eight hundred people to come and have a look at what veganism has to offer then they must be doing something right!
This was the first ever free vegan festival, and not having to pay to enter seems to have really encouraged people to see what was going on. That and the free butties, of course!
According to people taking pictures and filming on the day, the rooms had about four to five hundred people milling around for the best part of the day. (Photos on the Realfood web site shortly). Realfood commented, "To those of you who were there, hope you had as good a day as we did. To those who couldn't make it, see you at the next one!"
Realfood (0845 458 0146, nwvf@realfood.org.uk) http://www.veganfestivals.org.uk
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