Dartford Vegan Festival

by | Jan 31, 2026 | Dartford News, What's On?, Where to go locally | 0 comments

Vegan Events UK, organiser of vegan festivals around the UK, is pleased to announce that it is bringing its popular event to Dartford for the first time in 2026. Dartford Vegan Festival will take place at The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford on Sunday 14th June 2026. This special plant-powered celebration will feature plant-based foods and drinks, cruelty-free beauty,
skincare, home wares and gifts, and talks, demonstrations, workshops and information on a vegan lifestyle.


At Dartford Vegan Festival you can discover world street food, ethical brands, and the vegan community in one incredible day. The festival features over 60 fantastic vegan stalls, including a wide range of vegan food vendors offering delicious plant-based cuisine. There are sweet treats, with scrumptious vegan cakes, refreshing drinks to quench your thirst and free samples, so you can try before you buy! As well as food, there are sustainable fashion and ethical clothing stalls, cruelty-free beauty that is kind to both you and animals, plant-based health tips to boost your wellbeing and inspiring talks and demos where you can learn from vegan experts.


The festival will offer a one-stop destination where you can discover amazing plant-based products, support small family-
run businesses and charities, and see just how delicious, accessible, and varied vegan living can be. Join us at our exciting new Dartford Vegan Festival and explore the vibrant world of compassionate living. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian, or want to find out more about plant-based living or a vegan lifestyle, or simply want to enjoy a great day out, everyone is welcome.


Over 10 years, these festivals have featured hundreds of traders nationwide specialising in ethical and sustainable vegan products. From vegan food and delicious cakes to sustainable fashion and animal welfare charities – they offer something special, showcasing the best of their products. These amazing plant-powered celebrations feature a thriving community of like-minded businesses and organisations in a marketplace that makes a real difference.


So if you are looking for a vegan space with no need for label-checking, lots of new products and delicious food that you simply cannot buy at the supermarket, you’ve come to the right place! Dartford Vegan Festival will feature a wide range of stalls offering a huge selection of cooked foods, pies, cakes, chocolates, sandwiches and salads, beauty and skincare products, candles, cheeses, jewellery, crafts, healthy treats, sweet treats, clothing, drinks, juices, smoothies, charity merchandise, free samples and more!

Every visitor will receive a free 200g pack of Clearspring organic silken tofu on the door. It’s ideal for those cooking for
one, trying tofu for the first time, or simply looking to add a boost of plant-based protein to meals. 

This is the website link: https://www.veganeventsuk.co.uk/cus-events/dartford-vegan-festival This will show the talks and stalls. There are some listed on there already but it will fill up more as we get more people signing up. 

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