{"id":920205,"date":"2026-10-04T11:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920205\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:10:14","slug":"the-montreal-vegan-festival-continues-its-mission-to-make-veganism-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/920205\/","title":{"rendered":"The Montreal Vegan Festival continues its mission to make veganism more accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Vegan Festival returns on October 17 and 18 for its 13th edition at Windsor Station, with free admission.<\/p>\n<p>Two spokespeople for a doubly committed 13th Edition<br \/>This year, the Montreal Vegan Festival returns with a dynamic duo of spokespeople: \u00c9line Bonnin and \u00c9lise Desaulniers.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lieu-du-FVMTL-2026-Gare-Windsor-credit-photo_-Gare-Windsor-300x200.webp\" alt=\"Windsor Station\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\"  \/>Windsor Station<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9line, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/patateetcornichon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@patateetcornichon<\/a>, is a French-trained vegan chef. She shares recipes with her hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, through the Patate &amp; Cornichon app she created with her partner, and in her cookbooks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9lise Desaulniers is a writer, speaker and animal rights activist. A well-known voice in the vegan community, she has been advocating for animal rights for several years through her books and thought-provoking Substack columns, among other platforms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/etat-283x300.webp\" alt=\"\u00c9tat V\u00e9g\u00e9tal\" width=\"350\" height=\"371\"  \/>\u00c9tat V\u00e9g\u00e9tal<\/p>\n<p>A world of discoveries awaits<br \/>The Montreal Vegan Festival brings together a wide variety of discoveries under one roof: a diverse range of exhibitors, a food area offering meals to enjoy on site, talks led by experienced experts, including Olivier Bernard (Le Pharmachien) and Suzanne Zaccour, as well as cooking demonstrations featuring talented chefs, including Loounie, the spokesperson for last year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<p>Several new additions will also be part of this year\u2019s programming, offering even more ways for visitors to discover, learn and enjoy the Festival.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hazerlle-225x300.webp\" alt=\"Hazelle Chocolat\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\"  \/>Hazelle Chocolat<\/p>\n<p>An even more playful and festive experience<br \/>For its 13th edition, the Festival is putting an even greater emphasis on its playful and festive spirit. New attractions and themed areas will make their debut at Windsor Station, giving visitors even more reasons to stay and enjoy the experience throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Among the new additions, an artisan market will bring together local vegan artists, alongside a space dedicated to socially engaged creations, all with the goal of bringing the community together around art and shared values.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s just the beginning: several other surprises are in store throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival invites the public to discover the businesses and initiatives shaping Quebec\u2019s vegan landscape, while enjoying a diverse program of activities throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>October 17-18, 2026 from 10:00am to 6:00pm<br \/>Windsor Station<br \/>For more information, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.festivalveganedemontreal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.festivalveganedemontreal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Montreal Vegan Festival returns on October 17 and 18 for its 13th edition at Windsor Station, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":920206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,37309,589,2998,2338,316870],"class_list":["post-920205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-exposition","tag-festival","tag-food","tag-montreal","tag-windsor-station"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=920205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/920205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/920206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=920205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=920205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=920205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}