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Vegan Camp-Out is just like any other festival where a weekend of camping, great food and live music and entertainment are on offer. There's a lot going on in the Mind & Body Zone as well.

But at its core this summer event has a serious endeavour.

The event will be held at Newark Showground on August 30 to September 1 and visitors can choose to simply relax and soak up the atmosphere and entertainment or, if they so choose, engage with some of the international speakers as well.

But co-organiser Kate Louise Powell says the 'vibe is chilled': "This year will be the fourth annual Vegan Camp-Out.

"We realised that although there have been many day-long vegan events in the UK running for many years, there didn't seem to be such a thing as a weekend-long, camping/festival style vegan event, so it made sense to invent one."

"We wanted to create an event which had both light-hearted and serious elements: time for partying, music, and celebrating, mixed with plenty of serious topics being handled within the main talks and activism bootcamp.

"The event has grown massively since its conception in 2016, and we now have thousands and thousands of people travelling from all around the globe to attend."

The festival features two after parties with DJs and vendors selling a wide range of cuisine.



Kate continues: "Some of the highlights include exciting, renown international speakers doing often never-before-heard talks, plenty of live music acts spanning several genres, practical and informative workshops, fitness classes, two after parties with DJs, and more than two dozen plant-based food/beverage vendors selling almost every cuisine you could think of."

"We are a family-friendly event, and strive to make sure that people of all ages can come and have an amazing time, make awesome memories, and learn something new.

"The vibe is chilled, and with plenty of different things going on at the same time over the course of the Friday and Saturday, you can really make the event your own - whether you'd prefer to dedicate the weekend to learning about how to get involved with animal rights activism, or alternatively if you'd rather chill out and make the most of the various health and yoga classes going on in the Mind & Body Zone.

"Once you've entered the festival for the first time you're given a wristband, and can come and go as you please over the course of the event.

"This means you can come for just one day (Saturday is when most things are happening), bring your tent and pitch up from 2pm Friday to 2pm Sunday, or leave each night to go and sleep in a hotel, if camping isn't your thing."





"We aim to create a unique and atmospheric event where people can get inspired and educated, chill out with their friends and/or family, and let their hair down and party, all in one weekend."

Tickets: Adults £45, child £25, 0-3 year olds free. Available online.

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