- International Vegan Festivals were initiated by Kirsten Jungsberg of Denmark (the only person to have attended all 10 festivals so far!), and are held whenever anyone has the courage enough to organize one.. There have been 10 so far, since the beginning of the 1980s.

The Festivals are a combination of conference and holiday for vegans of all ages and nationalities.

This is a list of all the International Vegan Festivals to date. And a posting about up and coming new ones. (Each one has a link to more details about the specific event):

1. July 12-19, 1981 - Himmerlandsgaarden, Hadsund, Denmark, organized by Kirsten Jungsberg.
2. Aug 03-10, 1985 - Martinus Holidaycenter, Klint, Denmark, organized by Kirsten Jungsberg.
3. July 16-23, 1987 - Bringhausen, Germany, organized by Hans Peters.
4. Aug 07-13, 1989 - Nordhem Vegan Youth Hostel, Sweden, organized by Vegan Society Sweden.
5. July 21-28, 1990 - Hengelo, Holland, organized by the Dutch Vegan Society.
6. Aug 01-08, 1992 - Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, UK, organized by Barbara Gamsa-Jackson.
7. Jul 17-24, 1993 - Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain, organized by Francisco Martin.
8. Aug 06-13, 1995 - San Diego, California USA, organized by Julia Hope and VUNA.
9. Dec 25-Jan 1 1999 - Continental Guest House Hepburn Springs Australia, organized by Zalan Glen
10. Jul 30-Aug 5, 2006 - Folk High School Diget, Skagen Denmark, organized by Kirsten Jungsberg.

    SCHEDULED FUTURE INTERNATIONAL VEGAN FESTIVALS

11. Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, 2007 - Next Festival - Murdeshwar, Karnataka, India.
12. 2009 - Brazil, Rio di Janeiro.