Strong Vegan Presence at The Wellness Show 2023

The 30th anniversary of The Wellness Show takes place February 11 & 12 at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) and I’m glad to be covering it for the fifth year since this blog’s inception! Founded in 1992 by Jeannette Savard, The Wellness Show is Vancouver’s premiere and longest-running healthy and holistic lifestyle showcase. This year’s show features over 150 exhibitors and 100 workshops, seminars and demonstrations.

Highlights include:

Exhibitors displaying products and information related to nutrition, health, wellness, natural beauty, anti-aging, health and wellness in the home, family health, mental well-being, green living, pet health, and complementary, traditional, and alternative health therapies
Live cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs
Three presentation stages: Cooking Demos, Women & Wellness, and Living Well
A full Pickleball court with demonstrations and the opportunity to try the sport for yourself
Traditional Medicinals Tea Lounge to relax and recharge
Nesters Market Organic Marketplace with more than 20 new products to sample
Prizes like vacations at the Kingfisher Resort, Nita Lake Lodge, or Long Beach Resort
Freebies and food samples galore!

Check out this throwback photo from the first show in 1992!

For those of you who live a vegan lifestyle, you’re in luck—the majority of show vendors are vegan! Here are just some of the highlights.

On the cooking stage

Lena Tashijian of Vegan Armenian Kitchen will make stuffed flatbread and a salad
Zuzanna and Nikki of Active Vegetarian will make superfood smoothies
Emillie Parrish of Fermenting for Foodies will make simple sauerkraut, mango chutney and turmeric ginger soda
Chef Cullin David of Calabash Bistro will make a veggie platter, including green seasoned potato, jerk roasted mushrooms, and berber cauliflower puree
Chef Randle of BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation will make toasted quinoa salad with roasted BC cranberry dressing

Beauty and body care vendors

Food vendors

Anita’s Organic Mill
Avafina Organics
Farming Karma Fruit Co
Haute Foods
Hey Brekky
Living Tree Foods
Mid-Day Squares (one of my fav vegan food brands, also in my book)
Nutrastat
Nuts for Cheese
Save da Sea
Wild Remedies
Viva Cacao
Yumy Candy

Earthsave Canada, a long-time charity that advocates for the move toward a plant-based diet for environmental sustainability, better health, and compassion toward animals, will also be at the show.

The Wellness Show opens 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday, February 11 and 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place in downtown Vancouver. Tickets are $12 at the door (cash only) or $2 off in advance online at TheWellnessShow.com. See you there!