Vegan Camp Out
| Vegan Camp Out | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location(s) | Various |
| Country | UK |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Activity | Music, comedy, activism, educational talks, yoga, food |
| Website | https://vegancampout.co.uk |
Vegan Camp Out is an annual camping festival in the UK featuring music, comedy, talks, health & wellbeing activities, and various workshops. It promotes itself as the 'UK's biggest vegan event' and 'World's most talked about vegan event' and has been voted 'UK's best vegan event' since 2019. Launched in 2016, Vegan Camp Out has been held at various different venues in the UK, and an additional festival weekend also ran in Australia in 2023.[1]
The festival focuses on veganism, environmentalism and animal rights. Performers are publicly vegan, typically including prominent influencers, activists, comedians, and musicians. A variety of all-vegan food vendors is a central feature to the event, the list of vendors usually being billed as a 'food line-up' which is promoted as the 'biggest selection of vegan food in UK history'. They also claim to be one of the very cheapest 4 day camping festivals in the country.
History
The festival was founded in 2016 by Jordan Martin.[2]
Vegan Camp Out Festival has received sponsorship from Viva! since 2017.[3]
2016
16–17 July 2016 – Riddings Wood Caravan and Camping Park, Derbyshire.[4]
The first Vegan Camp Out event. Around 400 people attended. Entertainment was provided by a DJ, and one food vendor was present.[5]
2017
17–19 August 2017 – National Watersports Centre, Nottingham.[6]
The first Vegan Camp Out event to receive sponsorship from Viva![3]
2018
17–19 August – Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[7]
Main acts included Simon Amstell, Jme, Macka B, Neal Barnard, Melanie Joy, and Heather Mills.[7]
2019
30 August – 01 September – Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[8]
Around 7,500 people attended.[9]
Main acts included Earthling Ed, Matt Pritchard, Shikari Sound System, and Akala.
2020 (cancelled)
Due to take place: 21–23 August 2020 – Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[10]
Most of the planned line-up was postponed to the next year.[11]
2021
20–22 August 2021 – Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[9]
Around 11,750 people attended.[9]
Main acts included Russell Brand, Chris Packham, Benjamin Zephaniah, P Money.[9]
2022
15–18 July 2022 – Stanford Hall, Leicestershire.[12]
Around 12,000 people attended.[13]
Main acts included Earthling Ed, Evanna Lynch, Simon Amstell, Lucy Watson, JME, Gaz Oakley, and Bimini Bon-Boulash.[5]
The festival took place during a heatwave (hitting 37 degrees on the final day). The water cut off for several hours due to the heatwave, for which the organisers apologised on their official Facebook page.
2023 – UK
28–31 July 2023 – Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire.[13]
Around 13,000 people attended.
Main acts included Romesh Ranganathan, Bosh!, Joey Carbstrong, Sam Ryder, and Tash Peterson.[13]
2023 – Australia
24–26 November, Darkinjung / Glenworth Valley, New South Wales.[1]
Around 1,500 people attended.
Main acts included Earthling Ed, Ali Tabrizi, Patrik Baboumian, Nimai Delgado, and Tash Peterson.[1]
2024
26–29 July 2024 – Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire.[14]
Around 12,000 people attended.
Main acts included Chris Packham, Earthling Ed, Lee Mack, Michael Greger, Simon Amstell, Kate Nash.[15]
Festival founder Jordan Martin did his first talk at the event all about 'Cancel Culture', religion and debunking misinformation about the event.[16]
2025
Organisers announced the event would take place the last weekend of August at Bygrave Woods, Hertfordshire. Organisers announced many changes for the 9th edition of Vegan Camp Out such as an extra day, a reduced capacity of 7,500 people, a new venue with trees/shade/woodland, later afterparties and brand new area 'The Jungle' which will host 39 different genre DJ sets making it the 'most varied genre DJ area of any UK event'.[17]
References
- ^ a b c "World's largest vegan camp-out at Glenworth Valley". Central Coast News. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Vegan festival to return to Newark this year, hoping to host 10,000 people". Newark Advertiser. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ a b "'Vegan graffiti' appears across town following festival". Oxford Mail. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "The Official UK Vegan Camp Out". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b Macdonald, Joanna (2022-02-25). "Vegan Camp Out 2022 Going Ahead As Covid Restrictions End". Plant Based News. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "UK Vegan Camp-Out 2017, Riddings, Derbyshire". Animal Aid. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b Smith, Kat (2018-04-28). "Vegan 'Carnage' Director and Comedian Simon Amstell Headlining UK's Vegan Camp Out". LIVEKINDLY. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Farm charity criticised for hosting 'sinister' vegan event". www.farminguk.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b c d "Vegan festival to return to Newark this year, hoping to host 10,000 people". Newark Advertiser. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Controversial vegan music festival cancelled due to Covid-19". Derbyshire Live. 2020-09-15. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Vegan Camp Out | Line-up". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Edmonds, Lizzie (2023-08-01). "Sam Ryder performs at festival with swollen eye after surgery to remove lump". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Sam Ryder to headline 'world's largest vegan camping festival'". Oxford Mail. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Vegan Camp Out Festival". Festival Calendar UK. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "Vegan Camp Out festival to return to Bicester with celebrity appearances". Oxford Mail. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Vegan Camp Out (2023-10-09). Jordan Martin (Vegan Camp Out Founder) on Cancel Culture 🌶. Retrieved 2024-11-09 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Popular vegan festival will NOT return to Oxfordshire town next year". Oxford Mail. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-11-06.