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World Vegan Day celebrations start early again this year! Don't miss the 7th West Midlands Vegan Festival on Sat 25th October!
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Venue
The Wolves Civic, North Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1RQ
(10 mins from bus/train st)
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Entertainment in Wulfrun Hall
In the Wulfrun Hall (lower ground floor) there'll be a variety of music throughout the day from the following performers. There'll also be approx 30 stalls, including an all vegan licensed bar, operated by Pitfield Beers, brewers of organic, vegan real ale & cider. Catering in the Wulfrun Hall will be provided by St Best Caribbean Caterers, Home Kitchen (Wolverhampton) and Veggies. And there'll be lots of seating where you can enjoy your meals/drink whilst listening to the live music.
Please note: the following times are subject to change:
10.30am - Vegan Vampires - Fiddle and guitar playing plant powered dance music from English, Celtic and East European traditions.
11.15am - Ross Mayhew - solo musician with songs of 'Vegan Revolution' www.rossmayhew.co.uk
12 noon - FreeStar
- a socio politically spiritually conscious hip hop lyricist from Nottingham England. Mártin is a vegan and animal rights activist and very vocal of his lifestyle and with the majority of his lyrical content aims to bring awareness of animal and human rights.
www.freestar.org.uk
12.45pm - Tillie Hollis-Leick - acoustic singer songwriter from Nottingham
1.30pm - Gareth Evans - Manchester based Acoustic Singer/songwriter (Indie/pop) www.garethevansmusic.com
2.15pm - Lonely Joe Parker - band with songs about love, loss and modern life www.lonelyjoeparker.com
3pm - Anja McCloskey - a half-German, half-American folk singer and accordionist www.anjamccloskey.co.uk
3.45pm - Kye Oram - a solo acoustic performer, with a lot of fire, and a lot of ideology in my songs www.soundcloud.com/killers-riches
4.30pm - Tim Barford - on his day, Tim from VegfestUK fame sounds like a cross between Ian Brown and Gomez. On a bad day, he can empty a hall in minutes. Not good enough to write his own songs, Tim borrows from an extensive back catalogue of other peoples material and puts his own interpretation on them with guitar and occasional vocals. Lets hope its a good day...!
5.15pm - Mobius Loop - experimental folk band with a core dynamic of 5 multi-instrumentalists www.youtube.com/mobiusloopmusic
When the festival ends, please don't rush home, stay for our after party! We'll have our own room, there'll be DJ providing the entertainment, a great range of vegan drinks available and catering will be provided by Veggies Catering Campaign
From 7pm - 11pm at The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Market Street, WV1 3AE - only 5 minutes walk from the Wolves Civic.
We hope to see you there!
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| Many thanks to our sponsors |
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Why Vegan?
People choose the vegan lifestyle for various reasons, including:
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Ethical Treats!
A unique, online and mobile confectionery shop, which sells all your favourite vegan goodies! It's run by volunteers, with all profits ploughed into grassroots vegan outreach, including this festival!!
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Event Organisers
The festival is organised by Midlands Vegan Campaigns, a small group of dedicated volunteers.
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