06/15/2026
Many thanks to everyone who made the 2026 an amazing event! 🙌 From our attendees, volunteers, presenters, and musicians, to our vendors, sponsors, and of course, Mother Nature—thank you! ☀️💕☮️🎸🌱🎉
🌈 Attendees: Thank you for bringing your uplifting energy, contributing to the community vibe, and supporting our vendors!
🖐 Volunteers: Your time and dedication are deeply valued. This event is only possible because of YOU!
👩🍳 Presenters: Thank you to Donna Lynne Strong Brott for organizing the Walk for Compassion, Marni Kreucher for guiding the Wild Edible Foods Walk, and Da'Ves Malone for the amazing vegan chickin' and waffles demo. You inspire change inside and out! 🧘♀️ Plus, a special shout-out to Laila Aladimi of World Peace Yoga for guiding the kids' yoga practice.
🤘 Musicians: You rock! Thanks for keeping us singing and dancing all day long: David Kisor, Nicholas Radina, TaNtrum Necolis, Maria etc., Siri Imani, and MayaLou Banatwala! 🎸🎤
🥘 Vendors & Exhibitors: All of you onsite work so hard! Thank you for putting yourselves out there and serving the community. You truly make this event a gift! 🎁 Special thanks to Compassion Co. for collaborating on our limited-edition VegFest T-shirt! 👕
🎛 Behind the Scenes: Deep appreciation to Jay Reynolds for running sound, Patrick Borders for being our stellar event emcee, and Kevin Williams for capturing the magic on video and photos! 📸🙏
🌶 4th Annual : Shout-out to our incredible contestants and our judges: Alex Nager of Harmony Plant Fare, and former winners Jordan Brant and Kaylie Randolph!
Congrats to the winners:
🥇 1st Place & People’s Choice: Brittany
🥈 2nd Place: Zoe
🥉 3rd Place: Loy
🏙️ Raffle & Prize Donors: Big thanks to the amazing local businesses that contributed to our raffle and chili cook-off prizes: Ace Hardware, Clifton Natural Foods, Dewey's Pizza, Elora Spa, Esquire Theater, Harmony Plant Fare, Kilimanjaro, Lentz and Company, Loving Hut, Ludlow Wines, MAYA, The Hansa Guild, The Whole Bowl, Toko Baru, 272 Bakery (Brown Bear), Upside Brew, Rafael Petro (Thai Massage), and World Peace Yoga. 🎟️✨
🖼 Kids' Corner: Thanks to the Clifton Cultural Arts Center for providing a wonderful Arts and Crafts area for the kids! 🎨👦👧
🙏 Sponsors: Boundless gratitude to our 2026 sponsors who help us bring this event together year after year: Clifton Business Association, Clifton Community Fund, Cincinnati Parks, V-Grants, and World Peace Yoga Cincinnati. 🏢🌳
🗞️ Media: A final shout-out to the local media outlets that covered this year's event: Jen Dalton of Local 12 and the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thank you for helping us spread the word! 📺📰
