VegFest Colorado will be held at Auraria Campus this year! Join us July 29 & 30, 2023 outside on the beautiful Tivoli Quad, and inside the Turnhalle event space.

All attendees must have a wristband to enter. You can order your ticket online now at their lowest price here, or purchase them at the door. No entry will be permitted without a wristband. No refunds will be permitted.

If you need to replace your festival wristband for any reason, there will be a $5 fee for a new one, and you must trade in the old one to prevent re-use. If you lose your festival wristband, we will not be able to offer a replacement. You must get back in line to purchase a new wristband.

All wristband holders can enjoy entry into the festival for the day, free morning yoga (presale only), free water refills from Eldorado, access to all presentations with speakers from around the country (taking place inside Turnhalle), enjoy live music from multiple local artists, free samples given out by some of our vendors, free kid’s activity area, & free items from some of our sponsors!

Free morning yoga will be available to all presale ticket holders starting June 1, 2024.

Classes will be from 8:30am-9:30am both day with a predetermined local instructor. All levels are welcome!

Get your presale ticket here, and you will be alerted once yoga sign ups are available.

We strongly encourage carpooling, riding your bicycle, public transit, or renting bikes/scooters to help lower our carbon footprint from start to finish.

Biking: Denver and the surrounding suburbs are bicycle-friendly. You can take advantage of RTD bike and ride by bringing your bike on the light rail or buses. Read more about biking on campus.

Lime: We are working with Lime to offer promo codes to all presale ticket holders! Scoot or bike to & from the fest. Presale ticket holders, keep an eye out for your promo code to be emailed to you the week of the fest!

Public Transit: FREE for the last two years in July, and hoping for the same in 2024! There are many great public transit options to get right to this central event space!

Bus: 1, 16, 43, Train: N, Light Rail: D, W

Find your best option here!

Parking: Tivoli Garage at 9th Street and Auraria Parkway ($20/day), 7th Street Garage at Lawrence Way and 7th Street ($15/day), 5th Street Garage at 5th Street and Walnut Street ($15/day), All surface lots are $15/day, metered parking is also available but limited.

Yes. This is an indoor & outdoor event, and there is a large indoor area if you need to take shelter from weather, but the event will take place rain or shine.

Correct. There will be no animal products of any kind being sold/served/sampled.

Sunscreen, chapstick, small bags, cameras, empty cooler bags (recommended) & totes. VegFest will also have totes available for purchase at the VegFest tent if your hands get too full. All bags will be subject to search upon entry.

Items not allowed at the fest: NO Guns, Knives, or Weapons of any kind, No outside food/beverages, Air Horns, Aerosol Products, Drugs, Fireworks or other explosives, Glass Water Bottles, No bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters inside the festival grounds.

We encourage you to leave your pets at home as this is sure to be a hot & crowded event.

Only service animals are allowed inside the campus buildings.

We strongly encourage all other pets to be left at home as this will be a hot and crowded event.

VFCO is excited to be partnering with The Curtis Hotel this year! The Curtis is a 10 minute walk from door to festival entrance, and is a “unique place to stay in Denver where life is colorful and experience is anything but ordinary.” Please use this link for 15% off automatically applied to your stay for VegFest weekend!

Other options within a 10 minute walk of the festival grounds are:

Spring Hill Suites Marriott

Hotel Teatro

ADA Accessible ramps and elevators will be available on campus.

We will have ASL interpreters for all speaker presentations.

Accessible parking is available in nearly all lots on the Auraria Campus. Parking spaces are marked and reserved for vehicles that have a state-issued or campus-issued hangtag. See requirements below:

Permit lots and spaces: an Auraria-issued permit is required.

Daily-fee lots and garages: a state-issued hangtag for persons with disabilities is required.

All accessible parking on campus follows the standard Auraria Campus fee schedule. Daily-fee lots require payment at the time of parking.

For more ADA compliancy information, please reach out to the Auraria info desk at 303-556-6330.

There will be first-aid kits & electrolyte pouches located at the VegFest tents. Get relief from the sun under the tent or inside the two air conditioned rooms located inside the Turnhalle, drink plenty of water throughout the day, refill your water bottles at the Eldorado tent & inside by the restrooms, wear sunscreen, bring a community-minded attitude, alert an Auraria Campus Police Officer if you need help.

Please stay home if you feel any symptoms of illness or COVID-19, or if you are testing positive for COVID-19.

Most, if not all, vendors will be accepting cards & cash payment.

Lost & Found will be located at the VegFest tents outside. VegFest Colorado & Auraria Campus are not responsible for any lost or stolen items. We will do our best to reconnect you with your lost item if it is found!