Manchester will host the Northern Vegan Festival this April, inviting more than 100 stalls to showcase their food, clothing and other vegan products.

The event, which will take place at the Manchester Suite at Manchester United Football Club, will also feature cookery demos, inspirational talks, interactive workshops and yoga classes.

Suitable for all ages (with under 16s going free) there are also children's activities running throughout the day.

As one of the UK's largest vegan festivals, it will take over the Stretford venue on Saturday April 6 between 10.30am and 4.30pm.

The Northern Vegan Festival is run entirely by volunteers, with all money raised from ticket sales going to support animal welfare charities.

It has been voted one of the UK's favourite vegan festivals, along with its partner event the Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival.

Confirmed food traders for this year include Vdogs, serving cooked-to-order vegan hotdogs; Home Kitchen with Indian vegan food platters and samosas; and Those Vegan Pizza Guys with freshly-cooked pizzas.

There will be charities raising awareness and selling merchandise, such as Sea Shepherd, a UK marine conservation charity.

There's also Baked by Neelu with gluten, dairy, soy free and vegan brownies and cakes, and Africa Al's with their West African cooking sauces and dips, all 100% vegan.

Fashion accessories will come from The Haze Shop, while Help Me Organics bring vegan lifestyle products such as candles, room sprays, massage oils and body scrubs.

VIP tickets are available, which include fast track entry and a goody bag full of vegan products, discounts and offers.

Tickets for the Northern Vegan Festival cost £3 plus a booking fee, with VIP tickets costing £15.