Eugene VeganFest
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Lane Events Center
What if there was a way for you to help dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease your risk for chronic degenerative diseases, and help drastically drop the chance of the next pandemic…all while helping to end the suffering of millions of animals? Come and learn how at the Eugene VeganFest!
The Eugene VeganFest is a celebration of compassionate and sustainable living in Eugene, Oregon with fantastic food, innovative vendors, and inspiring speakers. Join us for a fantastic day where you can learn about how you can curb climate change, save animals from suffering, and help your body thrive. We will have dozens of local vendors featuring delicious plant-based food and drink, non-profits doing wonderful work in the community, animal sanctuaries that rescue animals in need, eco products that help change the world, and more. There will also be two rooms of informative presentations. The Impact Room will feature a variety of topics on the ethical and environmental reasons to be vegan and the Vitality Room will focus on the health and nutritional benefits of a plant-based diet.
Everyone is welcome! Veg-curious, pre-vegans, dabblers, hard-cores, and even heck-no-I-could-never-be-vegans. Let’s create a just, compassionate, climate-secure world; join us for a delicious celebration of compassion.
FAMILIES WITH KIDS: Children under 12 are admitted for free and we are creating a fun kids area with interactive crafts and activities. Bring the whole family!
Be sure to watch the videos of our 2025 line up of speakers in the Impact Room and Vitality Room.
Check out our list of 2026 participating vendors and sponsors here.
Any questions not answered by this website, please email: hope@compassionate-living.org
The Eugene VeganFest is a safe and supportive space. We will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment.
This is an alcohol and drug-free event.
VITALITY ROOM FEATURED SPEAKER
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Sense and Non-sense in Plant Based Nutrition
with Michael Klaper MD
Dr. Micael Klaper is a gifted clinician, internationally-recognized teacher and speaker on diet and health. In addition to his clinical practice and private consultations with patients, he’s a passionate and devoted educator of physicians and other healthcare professionals about the importance of nutrition in clinical practice and integrative medicine.
He’s also the author of Vegan Nutrition; Pure and Simple and has produced numerous videos, webinars and dozens of articles for both scientific journals and the popular press. As a source of inspiration advocating plant-based diets and the end of animal cruelty worldwide, Dr. Klaper contributed to the making of 2 PBS television programs, Food for Thought and the award-winning movie, Diet for a New America.
Dr. Klaper’s website is: www.doctorklaper.com
IMPACT ROOM FEATURED SPEAKER
12:00 – 12:45 pm
Vegan Made Easy: Practical Tips for Going Vegan
with Dr. Joanne Kong
Dr. Joanne Kong’s presentation will provide practical tips and know-how for those on their plant-based journey. A wide range of topics will be covered, including ways to make the transition, stocking your vegan kitchen, meal-planning, shopping, understanding food labels, plus advice on navigating social challenges, travel, and eating out. Beyond diet, other lifestyle aspects of vegan living will be explored as well. Joanne’s newly-released book, Vegan Made Easy: Practical Tips for Going Vegan, will be available for sale today!
Vegan advocate Dr. Joanne Kong has spoken throughout the United States, including talks at numerous vegfests, conferences, high schools, and universities. Her highly-praised TEDx talk, The Power of Plant-Based Eating, at over 1,000,000 views on YouTube, is placed on numerous websites internationally. Dr. Kong is the editor of Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers, released in 2021 by Lantern Publishing & Media. She also appears in the major documentary, Eating Our Way to Extinction, and as a critically-acclaimed concert pianist incorporates the arts into her animal advocacy with benefit concerts for animal sanctuaries, as well as unique Strands of Compassion events presented by VEGAN VIRTUOSI, a duo with cellist Dr. Christoph Wagner. Her new book, Vegan Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Plant-Based Living, is available for sale at today’s Eugene Veganfest! Dr. Kong’s website is www.vegansmakeadifference.com
OUR POSTER ART ARTIST:
Weronika Kolinska is a Polish illustrator and designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Her work centers around themes of animal rights, environmentalism, and love of the natural world. She aims to portray animals as individuals, with their own unique character traits. She specializes in designing t-shirts and loves working with clients who share her beliefs! Learn more about her work here.
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Eugene VeganFest is a project of Compassionate Living.
Compassionate Living is a community-based 501c3 non-profit organization working to not only relieve the suffering of farmed animals, but to help build a more sustainable, just, and non-violent world, one where human and nonhuman animals can all prosper in peace and well being. Your tax deductible donation helps us continue our work for a more compassionate, healthy, and sustainable future.
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