VegFest Barcelona

VegFest Barcelona is the flagship public event of AnimaNaturalis, one of Spain and Latin America's oldest animal-rights NGOs, founded in 2003. The festival exists as a fundraiser for AnimaNaturalis's ongoing campaigns, and it shows: expect a stronger activist tone than you'll find at purely gastronomic fairs, with speakers from sanctuaries, investigators behind undercover farm footage, and organisations working on live animal transport, bullfighting abolition and fur bans.

For 2026 the festival moves into winter: the first-ever VegFest Barcelona Winter Edition runs on 19–20 December 2026 at Nau Bostik, a converted glue factory in the La Sagrera district that now serves as an arts, social and cultural space. Opening hours are Saturday 10:30–21:30 and Sunday 10:30–19:30. It is a vegan festival with a winter theme rather than a classic Christmas market, but with food trucks, gift-friendly vegan brands and a December date, it is the closest thing Barcelona has to a plant-based Advent market.

Tickets are cheap and the proceeds fund AnimaNaturalis campaigns: advance tickets start at €5 for one day and €9 for both days, a little more at the door, and under-12s enter free (they still need a ticket). Expect 100% plant-based food trucks, live music, talks with sign-language interpretation, cooking shows, vegan brands, NGOs and sanctuaries such as Santuario Gaia, Fundación El Hogar and DeGats.

Kids are welcomed with face painting, storytelling and art workshops. Adults can take on the festival's running spicy-food challenge or drop into wellness and yoga sessions. Nau Bostik is reachable by metro (La Sagrera on L1/L5/L9N/L10N, roughly a 10-minute walk) and by bus, and parts of the Rec Comtal urban-garden project sit nearby if you want to extend the day.

Practical tips: buy tickets in advance, it is cheaper and previous editions have sold out the Saturday session. December evenings in Barcelona are mild but damp, so bring a layer for the courtyard, and plan the talks for the morning before the food trucks get busy.