Anchorage VegFest

10/30/2025

09/26/2025

The 5th Annual VegFest is happening TOMORROW!!! We have an amazing lineup of expert speakers, vendors, community wellness family, cooking demos and some yummy vegan food!!

Still time to purchase your tickets via
CenterTix.com
Tickets will be available for purchase day of as well!!

See you all tomorrow Saturday, September 27 10:00am - 4:00pm!!! 💚

09/26/2025

📣Vendor announcement

We’re excited to welcome back Jen Perkins, RN, of Escape Drip Spa () to Anchorage VegFest 2025!

Escape Drip Spa, located in South Anchorage, specializes in IV vitamin hydration therapies and wellness services designed to boost energy, support recovery, and promote overall well-being.

🌟 VegFest-Exclusive Specials 🌟
Take advantage of special event pricing only available at Anchorage VegFest:
💧 IV Therapies
Myers Cocktail: $99 (Reg. $199)
NAD+ 50mg Injections: $49
NAD+ IV (100mg): $99
Glow UP IV (Glutathione): $99
Daxxify (peptide neurotoxin) – Smooths lines on forehead, brows, crow’s feet: $849 (6–9 months of smoothness!)

Introductory Muscle Injections
Vitamin D3 (7,500 IU): $25
Vitamin B12: $25

This is a wonderful opportunity to experience IV therapies at an incredible price while supporting your wellness journey. Don’t miss it!

The 5th Annual Anchorage VegFest is TOMORROW Saturday, September 27!

We can’t wait to welcome you all for a day filled with health, learning, and community.

• Immerse yourself in a day of wellness and connection
• Discover valuable local resources and meet inspiring vendors
• Join community wellness classes & cooking demos
• Enjoy delicious vegan food
•Hear from our amazing lineup of expert speakers

There’s still time to get your tickets!
👉 Purchase now at CenterTix.com or grab yours at the door tomorrow.

Let’s come together to celebrate, learn, and build a healthier, more compassionate future for all beings.

🗓️ Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am – 4:00pm
📍 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

We’ll see you tomorrow at Anchorage VegFest 2025!

09/25/2025

🌱 New Vendor Spotlight: .ak

We’re excited to welcome OsteoStrong to Anchorage VegFest!

Did you know that starting around age 30, we naturally lose about 1% of our bone mass every year?

Osteoporosis often called the “silent disease” progresses without symptoms, and many don’t realize their bones are weakening until it’s too late.

That’s where OsteoStrong steps in. Their unique process, called osteogenic loading, is a safe and effective way to help the body rebuild and strengthen the skeletal system. And here’s the best part anyone with bones can benefit!

The benefits speak for themselves:
✔ Improved balance
✔ Increased strength
✔ Greater stability and resilience

Stop by their booth at VegFest to learn more about how OsteoStrong can help you build a stronger foundation for lifelong health and wellness.

We are TWO days away from the 5th Annual Anchorage VegFest 🥒🫐🥕🥦🍅🥔

Reclaim Your Health: How Plants Reverse Chronic Disease

So many of us are navigating the challenges of chronic disease whether personally or through loved ones.

The good news is that a plant-based lifestyle has the power to prevent, and in many cases even reverse, these conditions.

Anchorage VegFest 2025 is a unique opportunity to hear directly from leading experts and gain practical tools that can help you feel your best and support lifelong health.

✨ This year we have an incredible lineup of speakers you won’t want to miss:

Speakers:
Dr Klaper - Physician, Educator and Speaker on whole food, plant-based health.

Jane & Ann Esselstyn -
Virtual Cooking Demo:
Walk through a day of eating with nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!

Dr Markian Babij - Naturopathic Oncologist specializing in integrative and preventive care.

🎟️TICKETS ON SALE
VIA CENTERTIX.COM 🎟️
https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

🗓️ Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am - 4:00pm
📍 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

09/23/2025

📣Vendor Spotlight: Arctic Harvest

We’re excited to welcome back to Anchorage VegFest!

They’ve joined us before, and we’re so glad to have them return as part of our community.

Arctic Harvest is a farm share subscription service that makes it easy to access fresh, local food from right here in Alaska.
By partnering with over 30 farmers across the state, Arctic Harvest connects households with seasonal produce and grains.

Their mission is to support Alaska’s farmers while helping families eat healthier, fresher, and more sustainably.

Stop by their booth at VegFest to learn more about their subscriptions and how you can be part of Alaska’s growing local food movement!

Join us at the 5th Annual Anchorage VegFest 🥒🫐🥕🥦🍅🥔

Reclaim Your Health: How Plants Reverse Chronic Disease

So many of us are navigating the challenges of chronic disease whether personally or through loved ones.

The good news is that a plant-based lifestyle has the power to prevent, and in many cases even reverse, these conditions.

Anchorage VegFest 2025 is a unique opportunity to hear directly from leading experts and gain practical tools that can help you feel your best and support lifelong health.

✨ This year we have an incredible lineup of speakers you won’t want to miss:

Speakers:
Dr Klaper - Physician, Educator and Speaker on whole food, plant-based health.

Jane & Ann Esselstyn -
Virtual Cooking Demo:
Walk through a day of eating with nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!

Dr Markian Babij - Naturopathic Oncologist specializing in integrative and preventive care.

🎟️TICKETS ON SALE
VIA CENTERTIX.COM 🎟️
https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

🗓️ Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am - 4:00pm
📍 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

09/23/2025

📣Meet Our New Vendor: ACAT (Alaska Community Action on Toxics)

We’re so excited to welcome ACAT to Anchorage VegFest this year! ACAT is a powerhouse nonprofit working across Alaska to protect health, environment, and justice.

They believe everyone has a right to clean air, clean water, and toxic-free food. Their work includes research, education, organizing, and advocating to reduce harmful chemical exposure in our communities.

One of ACAT’s newest initiatives is Plastic Free 907, a coalition focused on reducing plastic pollution throughout Anchorage. They’re aiming to curb the harmful impacts of single-use plastics and toxic chemicals used in plastic production, recycle more of the plastics we already have, and educate the public about better alternatives.

Learn what you can do in your own home or neighborhood to reduce plastic and toxic exposures.

Join us at the 5th Annual Anchorage VegFest 🥒🫐🥕🥦🍅🥔

Reclaim Your Health: How Plants Reverse Chronic Disease

So many of us are navigating the challenges of chronic disease whether personally or through loved ones.

The good news is that a plant-based lifestyle has the power to prevent, and in many cases even reverse, these conditions.

Anchorage VegFest 2025 is a unique opportunity to hear directly from leading experts and gain practical tools that can help you feel your best and support lifelong health.

✨ This year we have an incredible lineup of speakers you won’t want to miss:

Speakers:
Dr Klaper - Physician, Educator and Speaker on whole food, plant-based health.

Jane & Ann Esselstyn -
Virtual Cooking Demo:
Walk through a day of eating with nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!

Dr Markian Babij - Naturopathic Oncologist specializing in integrative and preventive care.

🎟️TICKETS ON SALE
VIA CENTERTIX.COM 🎟️
https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

🗓️ Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am - 4:00pm
📍 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

09/18/2025

📣Cooking Demo Spotlight!

We’re excited to welcome Chef Annie Ciszak to Anchorage VegFest 2025!

Annie will be doing a live cooking demo where she’ll show you how to whip up a creamy, plant-based mayo and a delicious, potato salad that’s easy to recreate in your own kitchen.

Annie, originally from Buffalo, NY, has called Alaska home for over 20 years.

A silversmith by trade, compulsive knitter, and passionate home cook, she recently placed 5th as a quarterfinalist in the top 1% of all competitors in the 2025 Favorite Chef competition.

From her cozy kitchen lovingly known as the Westwood Hipster Homestead she teaches canning and sourdough classes, rescues animals, collects treasures, and champions all things hand- and home-made.

Join us at the 5th Annual Anchorage VegFest 🥒🫐🥕🥦🍅🥔

Reclaim Your Health: How Plants Reverse Chronic Disease

So many of us are navigating the challenges of chronic disease whether personally or through loved ones.

The good news is that a plant-based lifestyle has the power to prevent, and in many cases even reverse, these conditions.

Anchorage VegFest 2025 is a unique opportunity to hear directly from leading experts and gain practical tools that can help you feel your best and support lifelong health.

✨ This year we have an incredible lineup of speakers you won’t want to miss:

Speakers:
Dr Klaper - Physician, Educator and Speaker on whole food, plant-based health.

Jane & Ann Esselstyn -
Virtual Cooking Demo:
Walk through a day of eating with nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!

Dr Markian Babij - Naturopathic Oncologist specializing in integrative and preventive care.

🎟️TICKETS ON SALE
VIA CENTERTIX.COM 🎟️
https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

🗓️ Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am - 4:00pm
📍 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

09/17/2025

VegFest is designed to be an immersive experience, offering activities that nurture both body and mind throughout the day.

A Huge Thank .yogaak our sponsors for our community wellness classes a husband and wife duo dedicated to inspiring and uplifting the community.

Their philosophy is a beautiful reminder that we are never just one thing we are the moon and the sun, the feminine and the masculine, the shadows and the light.

They believe that healing and wholeness come from embracing all parts of ourselves the good and the challenging to truly feel balanced.
🔗 Learn more: www.lunawithsol.com

📌 Wellness Class Info:
Sign-Ups: In person at the event, first come, first served.

•What to Bring: We’ll have a few yoga mats available, but bringing your own is encouraged.

• What to Wear: Comfortable clothes you can move in.

All wellness classes are included in your VegFest ticket price — create your own schedule and make the most of your day!

Wellness Class Lineup
•Yin Yoga
Slow, grounding postures held for 5–7 minutes to increase joint flexibility, stretch connective tissue, and support mobility and injury prevention. We’ll use somatic breathing techniques to explore deeper layers of the body and foster repair and renewal.

•Yang Yoga
Mindful movement synced with breath, alignment-based hatha yoga, and intention setting. Expect standing and strength-building postures think warriors, sun salutations, and balancing with smooth transitions set to groovy beats.

•Solmatics
A HIIT-style exercise class with a yoga mindset! Build strength and stamina with bodyweight workouts, shake out stuck emotions, and finish with mindful reflection. It’s more than a workout it’s a work-in. (And yes, you might sweat!)

•Sound Bath
Experience deep relaxation through the power of sound. Sound immersion helps reduce stress, calm the nervous system, improve sleep, and restore balance. The vibrations literally “re-tune” the body, leaving you feeling lighter, more focused, and connected.

🎟️ Tickets On Sale Now!
https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

📅 Date: Saturday, September 27
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Alaska Center for the Performing Arts,

09/17/2025

📣Vendor Spotlight!

Frosty Fits is joining our amazing lineup of vendors for Anchorage VegFest 2025!

Frosty Fits is a sustainable second-hand shop with a curated mix of modern, vintage, and funky finds.

Come discover unique pieces, shop sustainably, and add some one-of-a-kind pieces to your wardrobe♻️

Join us at the 5th Annual Anchorage VegFest 🥒🫐🥕🥦🍅🥔

Reclaim Your Health: How Plants Reverse Chronic Disease

So many of us are navigating the challenges of chronic disease whether personally or through loved ones.

The good news is that a plant-based lifestyle has the power to prevent, and in many cases even reverse, these conditions.

Anchorage VegFest 2025 is a unique opportunity to hear directly from leading experts and gain practical tools that can help you feel your best and support lifelong health.

✨ This year we have an incredible lineup of speakers you won’t want to miss:

Speakers:
Dr Klaper - Physician, Educator and Speaker on whole food, plant-based health.

Jane & Ann Esselstyn -
Virtual Cooking Demo:
Walk through a day of eating with nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert!

Dr Markian Babij - Naturopathic Oncologist specializing in integrative and preventive care.

🎟️TICKETS ON SALE
VIA CENTERTIX.COM 🎟️
https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

🗓️ Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am - 4:00pm
📍 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

09/16/2025

Hey Anchorage VegFest!

👀 The wait is over, here it is your official speaker lineup for VegFest 2025!

We’ve got an incredible day planned with expert speakers sharing insights on plant-based nutrition, health, and living a compassionate lifestyle.

Check out the schedule, mark your calendar, and grab your tickets now — you won’t want to miss a single session!

🎟️ Tickets → https://centertix.com/events/anchorage-vegfest

Speakers:

•Dr. Michael Klaper – Physician, educator, and speaker on whole food, plant-based health.

Topic 1: “Can a Plant-based Diet Reverse Chronic Disease? Show Me the Science!” – Discover how clogged arteries, Type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases are being reversed through a whole food, plant-based diet.

Topic 2: “A Word From Mother Earth” + Q&A – Insights into why widespread adoption of plant-predominant eating is essential to healing both our society and our planet.

•Jane Esselstyn & Ann Esselstyn – Inspiring mother–daughter duo, authors of Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior and NYT bestselling cookbook authors.
Virtual Cooking Demo:
Walk through a delicious day of eating with nourishing plant-based recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert that will help you reclaim your health!

•Dr. Markian Babij, ND, FABNO – Naturopathic doctor specializing in integrative and preventive care.


Topic: “The 7 Roots of Wellness” – Explore how our disconnection from nature impacts health, and how food plays a role in restoring resilience, balance, and wellbeing.

•Winona Benson - National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Plant-Based Chef, and author of Nourishing Alaska.

Anchorage VegFest is a full day of expert speakers, cooking demos, wellness community classes, food samples, and vendors

Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, plant-curious, or simply looking for ways to improve your health, this is the perfect opportunity to explore, learn, and connect with community. 💚

📆 Saturday, September 27
⏰ 10:00am - 4:00pm
📍Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

🎟️TICKETS ON SALE
VIA CENTERTIX.COM 🎟️