The community is invited to gather for two days of fun, food, Between the Bridges Art Festival, the 7 Bridges Marathon and festivities to celebrate a cruelty-free lifestyle, a cleaner environment and a healthier planet on Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16. The goal of the event is to educate the public about the benefits of adopting plant-based choices and to promote vegan-friendly businesses and organizations’ resources in the Chattanooga area and beyond.
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to enjoy plant-based culinary delights, samples and
giveaways from vendors such as Superieur Electrolytes, Imagine Vegan Cafe, local favorite, Plant
Powered Cafe and Vuture Food out of California. Over 35 vendors will bring a variety of
animal-friendly wellness and beauty products, apparel, health services, educational resources and
more. An up-to-date vendor list can be found on the event Facebook page or our website,
chattanoogavegfest.com.
Last year the Between the Bridges Art Festival was on Saturday, and this year they are back as a
collaborating partner. 7 Bridges Marathon will be on Sunday with the opportunity to run a 5K,10K,
half or full marathon.
“Joining forces with Between the Bridges Art Festival and 7 Bridges Marathon has been a wonderful partnership,” Helene Greenberg, executive director of Triangle Vegfest said. “So many people get to experience all our events because we joined forces to bring all three of our events together for one incredible weekend.”
Officials said, "We appreciate our sponsors, New Terra Compost and Superieur Electrolytes for their continued support of this year’s festival. This event wouldn’t be happening if not for the 7 Bridges Marathon, our collaborative partner for the event."
“Last year our collaboration worked out so well that we knew we wanted to do it again and have Between the Bridges Art Festival as part of the weekend too,” said Jay Nevans of Scenic City Multisport, the team behind the 7 Bridges Marathon.
An added element to the festival is encouraging composting and recycling. Sponsor, New Terra
Compost will help do just that. "The legacy of a fun weekend will be fun memories and compost,
not another section in the landfill! NewTerra Compost is excited to be helping VegFest reduce the
footprint of this event on the environment by composting organic material collected from attendees
and vendors. Attendees will only be given compostable or recyclable materials from vendors. We are happy to be helping make this possible and hope that it serves as an example for other events in the Chattanooga area. Thank you Vegfest for your commitment to sustainability," officials said.
NewTerra Compost is a local company with the mission of keeping organic material out of the landfill. They work with restaurants, schools, businesses, events and homes in the Chattanooga area to make composting easy and accessible.
Officials said, "We will have live music at the festival on Saturday and a DJ will spin the tunes on Sunday, along with our Family Fun Zone for the children to enjoy the day playing with our life sized games, corn hole and free face painting."
Chattanooga Vegfest will take place, rain or shine, from noon-5 p.m. on both days. The event is
outdoors at Coolidge Park on the lawn, not far from the carousel.
Admission is free, with a suggested $10 donation, but you can enter the fundraising raffle to win
awesome prizes from sponsors along with a VIP option for $25 online or at the festival. The VIP
ticket includes a goodie bag of samples, coupons, discount codes and more.
All are welcome to the events and no one is ever turned away. Festival-goers, please BYOB (bring your own bags or bottles). Composting is encouraged and recycling bins will be available for non-compostable items.
For more information and to make a donation, visit chattanoogavegfest.com or vegfestexpos.com.