This weekend’s two-day SoCal Vegfest at Orange Coast College is the largest vegan food festival of its kind in Southern California.

Festivities include lectures on how to cook plant-based cuisine, cruelty-free food, samples of vegan delicacies, a children’s area, a Halloween costume contest and a quit zone for meditation and yoga.

This year’s event is expected to draw 15,000 people.

Speakers slated to appear include well-known vegan health authors and animal rights activists.