VegFest is coming to OKC

Oklahoma City plays host to its inaugural VegFestOKC on Sept. 8 at Myriad Botanical Gardens, free to the public. VegFest is a nationwide event that began in 1991 and has now been held in more than 30 states.

Featuring 50-plus vendors and exhibitors, food trucks and thousands of festivalgoers, vegans and non-vegans alike will experience plant-based eating’s many flavors and benefits.

Keynote speakers and fitness leaders include:

• Dr. Jimmy Conway, orthopedic surgeon and Plant Based OKC founder.

• Dale Spoonsmore, urban farmer and From Seed to Spoon app creator.

• Zak Shelton, thirdgeneration Texas cattle rancher turned vegan entrepreneur.

• Dr. Amit Gumman, of Harmony Healing and Nutraceuticals.

• Audrey Price, with Higher Ground Running.

• Shannon Stephens, Yoga medicine teacher with Soul Yoga.

• Miranda Chisolm, with Hidden Dragon Yoga.

• Jon Pennington, with Four Star Fitness.

There will be fun for the kids, too. They will learn to plant seeds and take them home to grow, there will be a photo booth, face painting, on-site pet adoptions, and Oliver and Friends Animal Sanctuary will be there with their piglets. For more information and the schedule, go to www.vegfestokc.com and @vegfestokc.