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Richmond VegFest 2020 is Cancelled

We are sad to report that Richmond VegFest 2020 will not be taking place this year. ...As we're all aware, the COVID-19 numbers and health conditions have not improved lately and it has become obvious that there will almost certainly be no way of keeping everyone healthy and safe at a very large public festival this September. This will unfortunately be the first year since 2003 without a Richmond VegFest.



Since February, the decision of whether to continue to plan for VegFest or cancel was a key discussion for our planning team. Our primary concern of course was hosting a high-attendance outdoor event while keeping attendees, vendor, and volunteers safe. Initially and up until a month ago it was looking like there was a decent chance that the COVID-19 curve would continue to get better by September, allowing for a modified but somewhat normal event. So we continued to plan with cautious optimism. Unfortunately, the chance of a positive outcome started to take a nose-dive recently. The numbers in Virginia are holding steady but not showing the positive progress that they were once were, and the numbers in the U.S. have been getting dreadfully worse over the last few weeks. The signs became too much, so we felt we had to make the call to cancel.



It's disappointing. The Planning Team is going to immensely miss operating and participating in the Richmond VegFest this year - it has become such a fantastic part of our lives.



Thank you for your continued support. We are certainly looking forward to a traditional VegFest in September 2021.

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BUT STAY TUNED! We are working on an idea to run a Richmond VegFest event of some sort in early 2021. We will post dates and details as soon as we know for sure. Stay tuned here and on our Facebook page.

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