Great place to get your vegan vibe on. Things here are NOT cheap so prepare to spend some money. Dumplings run up to $25 just for 3 pieces... which is pretty absurd... Lots of tents/booths selling fan fare, t shirts, candles, soaps etc. Definitely come thru and check it out at least once, especially if you're already in the area! read more

Vegan Faire - Festivals Near Me - Anaheim, California

Arrived around 4 pm, and man was it hard to find parking, and make your way through a crowd. This was worse than Disneyland in peak season, seriously! Lol kids running wildly, I'm thinking their parents dropped them off and left. Also if you should know it was, Shoulder to shoulder rubbing with strangers. Long long long lines around and hour in. Curious if the crowd died down later in the night ? Since it was 4-10pm The free music was fun, and set the mood. I love that healthy junk promotes wellness for all. What a fun market faire type of event! A lot of vendors from previous years and photos were NOT here. Since this was my first year attending I was specifically looking for a few that looks delicious with hopes let down. Supposedly some of them come from Nor Cal and other places. I do really appreciate all of the vendors being pretty friendly, and most of all vegan. Prices were okay, the dip dots soy icecream was very overpriced. Pizza slices were also up the wazoo. Ended up eating inside of healthy junk per usual. Thought they'd have more than brauts outside, was hoping for some creative dishes... Overall; worth it if you're okay with crowds, little seating a lot of standing. Hot sun, but plenty of options to cool down with drinks or indoor places to eat at instead on the downtown area. This was a fun way to try new places though, and just a very cool event ! read more

While the Meateater BF is away, the Vegan goes out to play! Vegan Faire was the perfect excuse to spend some much needed girl-time with long-time-vegetarian-turned-recent-vegan friend :) Although this event would've received 5-stars from me if the restroom situation was much better. A single stall bathroom for each gender in the parking garage and one extra porta potty is not gonna cut it. Surprisingly, the wait time was only 10 minutes considering the amount of people that attended this event. In fact, across the board I discovered that the food lines were not as bad as I've experienced at other vegan events I've attended. This is my fourth FREE vegan event in the past four months and Vegan Faire definitely had the shortest lines. Last year's Vegan Faire lines were way worse than this year. Last year I only got to experience the following food vendors: - Jackfruit Tacos from Plant Food For People http://bit.ly/2aUVMVF - Banh Mi Falafel & Garlic Fries from Falasophy http://bit.ly/2aFD4Dx - Vegan Ice Cream from Divine Dips http://bit.ly/2arFJho This year, I got to check out: - Mango Chili Lime Agua Fresca from Calafia Farms http://bit.ly/2aDxD8E - Crabless Cakes from Gardein http://bit.ly/2arGAP0 - Jalapeño Cilantro Lime Kombucha from Fermensch http://bit.ly/2akkUFp - Just Crumbs by Kelly's Croutons http://bit.ly/2aJFwqU - Vegan Clamless Chowder from TGI Vegan http://bit.ly/2aBxDEx - Deviled Vegan Egg from Jaycelab http://bit.ly/2aHDt9L - Causa Rellena from Jaycelab http://bit.ly/2aFDWYQ - Matcha Green Tea Blondie by Charlie's Brownies http://bit.ly/2aDx1A3 - Vegan Dots http://bit.ly/2aBxDV9 - Corn Dog from Vegan Pizza http://bit.ly/2arH47O - CuppyCake Kabobs from Baby Love Sweetery http://bit.ly/2aapad2 My friend scored the very last Causa Rellena at Jaycelab. When she picked it up, the tower of potatoes, vegan chicken salad, soft boiled vegan egg and avocado caught the attention of several onlookers. Many approached her with "OMG, what is that!?!" to which she responded "sorry, this was the last one." Here's how awesomely-awesome my friend is. She offered bites of the dish to those onlookers. Such a generous heart :) Parking is easy peasy. There are two parking structures and a shopping plaza with additional lot nearby. I also love that the event starts in the late afternoon so that the weather starts to cool in the early evening. There's also tall buildings that provide lots of shade. Fairly easy to find a spot to sit and eat as well which is another surprise. Looking forward to next year! :) read more

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Super yummy food!! Me and my friend became vegan a few months ago and this place has been on our list ever since. Service was good and the vibes were nice as well! We'll definitely have it again soon. read more

I've been coming to Vegan Faire since the beginning. It's nice to see so many people interested in plant-based victuals and other products, but the downside of that is the huge crowd and ridiculous wait times. We parked in the municipal garage next to the police station (just a couple of blocks east of the event) because there was no getting near the garage behind the Promenade. We certainly appreciated the variety of food that was on sale at the Faire, but once we decided upon a place to try, we wound up waiting an hour to place our order and another hour for it to be ready. Oh, yeah, don't get me started on the bathroom lines. Three Port-O-Potties? Really? Healthy Junk, if you're reading this, may I make a friendly suggestion? Take advantage of your huge success and hold the Faire at a location that can accommodate more vendors and attendees. You know better than I do how veganism is becoming more mainstream. Eat Drink Vegan started in a little parking lot, and it's now held at the Rose Bowl! Don't you want to reach more people? I think you're ready for the big time. If you decide to come, my advice is to get there really early or really late to avoid the lines. Take advantage of the bathrooms at Vons right off W. Oak Street (behind the Promenade). Come on, Healthy Junk. I know you're better than this. You have a great opportunity here. Please don't blow it. read more

This was my first time going, and it was pretty fun to see how much you can do with soy lol. It's a night market style layout with several vendors and a live band. No entry fee, and there is validated parking in the structure. In order to get validated, you have to take your ticket to Healthy Junk and have them stamp it. My favorites were vegan jerky, "chicken" wings, and vegan croutons. I also tried an acai bowl, which was average. A nice place to hangout, but it's a bit crowded in terms of lines and parking. Probably not as bad as other concurrent events like OC fair. read more

First time coming here (came from central California) and was overjoyed to see so many vegans and vegan curious people attending. I also enjoyed the event layout and variety of vegan food available. read more

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I'm not a fan of Healthy Junk anymore, but I needed to check out their Vegan Faire. I was mainly interested in the food vendors and I was very impressed by the number of options there. A lot of them offered free samples too. Our first stop was at Clean South. The line was really long but it was worth trying. I got the combo with buffalo wings, mac and cheese and potato salad ($15). I wasn't impressed by the mac and cheese but everything else was great. Next, we stopped at Good Town Doughnuts and picked up the box of mini donuts ($12), which was delicious. Our last stop was at The Naughty Cookie. They have the BEST vegan cookies that I have ever tried. We got the chocolate chip cookie and s'mores cookie ($7). I'm already looking forward to next year. Hope to see even more food vendors. Tip: come early for free parking. Parking spots were almost all filled up at the start of the event. read more

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Awesome vegan event created by Healthy Junk in Anaheim. And best of all, it was free.99!! Unlike these other vegan events that wanna charge $30 just to go in.... Vegan Beer Fest, I'm looking at you! lol There was music, clothes, beauty products, and of course food!! Unfortunately I was only able to stay for like 20 minutes when they first opened bc of work, but I still had a chance to check out a few of the booths. I got my favs from Plant Food for People: a torta ($7) and the boat ($4), and a matcha green tea ice cream cone ($5) from Divine Dips. I was also able to snag a few samples and coupons from Gardein, Califia Farms, & Follow Your Heart. I also just haaaad to get the cutest shirt from @vegetaryn that says "Lettuce Eat Plants" ($25) ^.^ Other booths I saw were Southern Fried Vegan, My Vegan Gold, Vegan Pizza, Doomies, Falasophy, Best Gumbo in the Hood, & Life is Sweet OC, just to name a few. If you didn't make it today, be sure to check it out next year. I know I definitely will be requesting the day off in advance next year! read more

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Admission - Free! Samples - Free! Parking - Free parking in the structure! Long lines - NO! Great vendors - YES! Great people - YES! Great food - HECK YES! This is one of the best fairs I have been to. It was not crowded so it did not take long to get food. Doomies was there with their Big Macs! There were other vendors that sold clothing, beauty products, jewelry, and other products from local businesses. I highly support that! The location is perfect, on the streets outside Healthy Junk or Junk Bar so you could enjoy their food and drink as well. There was dancing, raffle giveaways, yoga, what a fun filled event. I can't wait for the next event, see you next year! read more

Vegan Faire - Enjoying our big macs! - Festivals Near Me - Anaheim, California

Highly rewarding. I now commend Yelp for listing events. The faire was in City Center Anaheim, lined by beautiful classic buildings, shops, and eateries. Although Vegan "One Love" was the theme, this faire not only offered an education about Vegan food, but it was also attended by a variety of people. Yippies, Vegan Indians and Asians, and basically every race who appreciates Vegan food. Reggae music filled the air. People danced. Hand-made crafts were sold that supported leather options like backpacks from Paris made from faux leather to jewelry made from bicycle parts and pants made from recycled plastic bottles that felt like stretchy cotton. Look into other events sponsored by this group. Orange County has a thriving egalitarian community of world conscious people. It really felt like there was "One Love" in the air! read more

First time attending Vegan Faire! It was not what I expected. The food was decent but the amount they charge for vegan food is RIDICULOUS. Most of the vendors are located in OC. So why would I spend my money on food that are ridiculously inflated? It was definitely a good experience. I didn't realize there were so many vegan stores located in Orange County. I love that so many people attended this event, I've never seen so many vegans/vegetarians in my life! It's great that many are adopting this lifestyle or simply just wanting to eat healthy. Hopefully next year the food will be more affordable. I'm sure it'll encourage curious non vegetarians to try it out. read more

Vegan Faire - Vegan chicken from Vega nation - Festivals Near Me - Anaheim, California

This was a pretty unique fun experience with many food vendor's as well as other vendor's selling their vegan product's plus live shows. I came around 5pm and it was packed, the line's for the food where ridiculously long BUT I am very patient with these sort of thing's so I didn't mind. My child and nephew enjoyed their time here too so that is a huge plus. (They did get irritable in the line, but later where just fine and dandy) Towrds the end I was able to find an awesome delicious hot sauce spot (INFINITY SAUCE) and definitely bought me some of those. Highly recommend them. Advice for myself and anyone looking forward to another one of these events: Maybe next year I will come as soon as it starts to be able to try more food vendor's and sweets. Seriously line's are looooong. Lol. read more

Vegan Faire - New Tesla on display. Nice - Festivals Near Me - Anaheim, California

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I'm not sure what I expected, but it wasn't what it could be. So, I get the 'heathy junk' theme, but the food available was just technically vegan. Healthy though? Not so much. There's a bunch of food trucks, a few stands with some samples, and booths with vegan apparel etc... From someone who can't really have much soy or corn and wants more vegetables included in food, this wasn't the event for me. It would be great if people had a better idea through this event of what healthy vegan food really is. Hopefully it's better next year. read more

The food and ambiance was great. We arrived at about 6 and found parking fairly quickly across the street from the fair. Lines were wayyyy too long for some of the vendors. And the prices were pretty high. I would recommend coming here for the variety of options. read more

My mom and I aren't vegan, but we saw a street fair while driving and decided to check it out. The event was too hot, and there wasn't any shade or breeze. The sweat was running within half and hour and we had to leave. However, before we left, we tried some yummy falafel, some fake fried fish (that was actually pretty good), and some coupons for veggie meats at our local markets. read more

It was my first time attending after adopting my new vegan lifestyle and it was great experience! I was amazed of how many people were there. The ambient was very nice, the atmosphere was pleasant and there was a great variety of food stands to chose from. Looking forward to the next vegan faire read more

Vegan Faire - Festivals Near Me - Anaheim, California

We are arrives at 3:30 for a 4 o'clock start to this fair... It was the best decision ever. It was so easy to drive around and find parking. A couple of hours later when he went back to our car, the traffic situation was so bad, I don't know how anybody found parking. I wish there were a few more road signs to direct us to free parking. Inside the fair, the food variety was tremendous! As always, it's a little pricey, but very unique eating experiences. Most of the vendors except credit card which is great. I'm not from around here so this is just a day trip for me. But I imagine that if you are from the area this would be a really fun annual trip. read more

Vegan Faire - Before the crazy crowd - Festivals Near Me - Anaheim, California

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Awesome place,kinda makes it easy to cheat on your diet.....friendly service,long lines though but worth the wait. It's not your average Doughnut so expect to pay a little more,but you'll be satisfied. read more

I loved every aspect of this event from the compassion, to the kindness, live music, to animal liberation gear etc.. The only part I would've change is having either more space for the food trucks, or more employees to make the lines faster for attendees. There were limited places to get food (all delicious and worth it) but extremely long lines. I would gladly go again, and would like to see more of these events! read more

Vegan Faire is located in downtown Anaheim ! The jalapeño burger and watermelon juice are so amazing!

Best day ever food was amazing though some of the prices from some venders were literally way too pricy the food was great and atmosphere was so welcomed and perfect. This was my first time actually here and I can say it was such a wonderful experience I can't wait till next year! read more

Free samples from Gardein and follow Your Heart. Great tacos by Plant Food for People! Friendly staff at all the booths, and friendly attendees. Overall great event and worth the drive from Hollywood :) read more

They obviously need more food vendors with over 30+ customers waiting in line at each vendor. Was very disappointed drove far to get there but could not get food due to the long wait. But, it gets better. Trying to get out of the parking garage was a big joke. We parked on the 4th floor took us 45 minutes to exit the garage. The parking garage should have opened up more than just one lane to exit. It was the worse experience ever! Very poorly planned event. Will never go back! I would give it a negative star if I could. Grrrrr! read more

I went to the faire on saturday and was disappointed. All the food lines were too long i waited about 45mins in line for pulled soy bbq and mac&cheese and i was not impressed in addition to it being expensive. But the vendors were all very nice and the entertainment was entertaining. I wish the space wasnt so limited it was too crowded to walk. But at least the crowd was entertaining. Not sure i will visit again. read more

Beautiful event. Very nice to see so many vegans and also non vegans trying out vegan goodies. There are such great vibes there and I can't wait for next year. read more

YAY great event! great VEGAN food and great entertainment! I hope you have this every year