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Vegan Camp Out
Location(s)Various
CountryUK
Years active2016 - present
Capacity12,000
ActivityMusic, comedy, activism, educational talks, yoga, food
Websitehttps://www.vegancampout.co.uk/

Vegan Camp Out is an annual camping festival in the UK featuring music, comedy, talks, health & wellbeing activities, and various workshops. 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. Most 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'.[2]

History

The festival was founded in 2016 by Jordan Martin, who co-manages the event with their sister, Claire Michalski.[3][4]

Vegan Campout Festival has received sponsorship from Viva! since 2017.[5]

2016

16-17 July 2016 - Riddings Wood Caravan and Camping Park, Derbyshire.[6]

The first Vegan Camp Out event. Around 400 people attended. Entertainment was provided by a DJ, and one food vendor was present.[7]

2017

17-19 August 2017 - National Watersports Centre, Nottingham.[7]

The first Vegan Campout event to receive sponsorship from Viva! The festival now included activism speakers, yoga workshops, live music and merchandise stalls. Multiple food vendors were hired and around 2,700 people attended.[7]

2018

17-19 August - Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[7]

Around 5,000 people attended.[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.[7]

Around 7,500 people attended.[7]

Main acts included Earthling Ed, Matt Pritchard, Shikari Sound System, and Akala.[7]

2020 (cancelled)

Main festival

Due to take place: 21-23 August 2020 - Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[8]

Festival organisers initially held off from cancelling the 2020 festival despite the COVID-19 lockdown regulations, due to speculation within the events industry that restrictions may have been eased by the time the festival was due to take place. The event was eventually cancelled on 08 June 2020.[9] A crowdfunding campaign was launched to help mitigate financial losses incurred by the cancellation of the 2020 event.[10]

'Back to Basics'

Due to take place: 25-26 September 2020 - Riddings Wood Caravan and Camping Park Derbyshire[8]

Following the cancelation of the main event, organisers announced they would be holding a smaller version of the festival, 'Back to Basics', with a lower attendance capacity of 1,000 and without stages for live entertainment.[8] This followed updated restrictions which permitted licences to be granted for large organised gatherings under certain conditions, although social distancing regulations still applied and immediate groups were still limited to ‘bubbles’ of no more than 6 people. After the coming under public scrutiny, the licence application was subsequently withdrawn under pressure after around 50 objections were raised by local residents of the Amber Valley area, including Derbyshire County Council’s public health advisor.[8] The council then used emergency powers to block from the application from being resubmitted.[11]

Most of the planned line-up was postponed to the next year.[12]

2021

20-22 August 2021 - Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire.[7]

Around 11,750 people attended. The 'food line-up' had expanded to include 45 different vendors.[7]

Main acts included Russell Brand, BOSH!, Chris Packham, Joey Carbstrong, Benjamin Zephaniah, P Money, and Cosmic Skeptic.[7]

2022

15-18 July 2022 - Stanford Hall, Leicestershire.[7]

Around 12,000 people attended.[7]

Main acts included Earthling Ed, Evanna Lynch, Simon Amstell, Lucy Watson, JME, Gaz Oakley, and Bimini Bon-Boulash.[7]

The festival took place during a heatwave and a lack of water supply became an issue throughout the weekend.[13][14]

2023 - UK

28-31 July 2023 - Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire.[15]

Main acts included Romesh Ranganathan, Bosh!, Joey Carbstrong, Sam Ryder, Patrick Baboumian, Jody Marsh, and Tash Peterson.[15]

Cosmic Skeptic was originally listed as one of the main acts, but was subsequently dropped after releasing a statement renouncing veganism and affirming that they had stopped cutting animal products from their diet.[16][17][18]

Some criticism was received after reports of vandalism in the local area - specifically, graffiti with the words 'go vegan' appearing in multiple places around Bicester.[19]

2023 - Australia

24-26 November, Darkinjung / Glenworth Valley, New South Wales.[1]

Main acts included Earthling Ed, Ali Tabrizi, Patrick Baboumian, Nimai Delgado, and Tash Peterson.[1]

2024

26-29 July 2024 - Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire.[20]

Main acts to include Chris Packham, Earthling Ed, Lee Mack, Michael Greger, Simon Amstell, Kate Nash, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Lucy Watson.[20]

Miscellaneous

Michalski is the founder of Vegan Founded, a "nonprofit, community interest company", which provides a service to certify people and businesses (as opposed to individual products) as being 100 per cent vegan.[21]

During his speech at Vegan Camp Out 2023, Martin, who is of mixed race and previously identified as Muslim, criticized certain aspects within Islam, particularly focusing on issues related to the treatment of women and attitudes towards homosexuality. He also discussed themes of race and 'non-white privilege' as they intersect with cancel culture and societal dynamics.[22]

Martin's comments sparked debate within the vegan community and broader public discourse. Supporters viewed his remarks as advocating for human rights and free speech, while critics raised concerns about potential oversimplifications and generalizations about Islam and race. The speech highlighted ongoing discussions about cultural sensitivity and the ethical responsibilities of public advocacy within the context of promoting veganism and environmental sustainability.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vegan Camp Out Australia – Australia's first and largest Vegan camping festival!". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ "Vegan Camp Out | Vegan Camping Festival | England". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ "Vegan festival to return to Newark this year, hoping to host 10,000 people". Newark Advertiser. 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "Claire Michalski". London 2022 VegfestUK. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. ^ "Vegan Camp Out - Official Facebook Post - Viva! partnership announcement". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ^ "The Official UK Vegan Camp Out". The Vegan Society. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Vegan Camp Out | Previous Years". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  8. ^ a b c d "Controversial vegan music festival cancelled due to Covid-19". Derbyshire Live. 2020-09-15. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  9. ^ clairemichalski1 (2020-06-08). "Event Postponed To 2021". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Michalski, Claire (2020-06-21). "Save Vegan Camp Out and Receive Rewards!". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  11. ^ "Coronavirus: Call for law change after vegan festival blocked". 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  12. ^ "Vegan Camp Out | Line-up". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  13. ^ "Vegan Camp Out - Official Facebook Post - 16 July 2022". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  14. ^ "Vegan Camp Out - Official Facebook Post - 18 July 2022". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  15. ^ a b Out, Vegan Camp (2022-11-06). "Here it is... Vegan Camp Out 2023!". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  16. ^ Dodhiya, Mohsina (2022-11-07). "Who is headlining Vegan Camp Out 2023? Here's the complete line-up". Totally Vegan Buzz. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  17. ^ Cockshaw, Rory (2023-02-23). "Is Veganism Healthy? A Response to Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic)". Viva! The Vegan Charity. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  18. ^ Out, Vegan Camp (2022-06-12). "𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 Vegan Camp Out 2022 🎉". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  19. ^ "'Vegan graffiti' appears across town following festival". Oxford Mail. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  20. ^ a b "Vegan Camp Out | Line-up". vegancampout. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  21. ^ "Vegan Founded | Certifying Real Vegan Businesses". Vegan Founded. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  22. ^ Vegan Camp Out (2023-10-09). Jordan Martin (Vegan Camp Out Founder) on Cancel Culture 🌶. Retrieved 2024-07-06 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Consistent_Target228 (2023-07-13). "Has anyone else had issues with VCO?". r/veganuk. Retrieved 2024-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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