2008-05-29 23:50:53 - 10,000 people head for ethical bargains and free stuff at the world's biggest vegan fayre, a food and music festival event on Bristol's harbourside waterfront 31st May and 1st June

Something for everyone at the 6th Bristol Vegan Fayre not just for vegans.

Whether you're a chocoholic, love to pamper yourself or treat your body as a temple, this year's food fair and reggae music festival in Bristol has ethical shopping bargains galore.

The festival, now the largest vegan event in the world, has special offers from over 100 popular high-street

names, specialist boutiques and health experts. What's more, the first 250 festival goers each day get a goody-bag crammed full of treats and freebies.

The Bristol Vegan Fayre, which runs across Friday 31 May and Saturday 1 June down at the Amphitheatre and Waterfront Square, has hundreds of shops and stalls, each with exclusive offers, such as:

 Free Vegan Society Animal-Free Shopping Guides (normally £4.99)
 Free bags and money off vouchers from Fresh & Wild;
 Half-price consultations with celebrity nutritionist, Yvonne Bishop-Weston;
 Buy one, get one free on Plamil Chocolate;
 Buy one, get one free on Jason organic health and beauty products;
 20% off Yaoh sun lotions;
 Free recycled soap tins from Lush;
 Free shoe-bags and eco-shopper books with Hempish trainers;
 15% off all Love Cow clothing;
 10% off all Yagga organic Italian foods;
 10% off Rock and Soul fair-trade jewellery and hair care products;
 Buy two get one free on all Natural Balance Foods.

In addition to fantastic shopping, Bristol Vegan Fayre will have amazing music from British reggae pioneers Aswad and Misty in Roots, stunning live act Dreadzone, and one of Bristol's biggest bands today, Babyhead.

Festival-goers will also be inspired by over 60 talks and demos on everything from environmental living to raw food cooking, and stare in awe at the Victorian Circus featuring Escapologist David Straitjacket and Contortionist Rubber Ritchie.

Tim Barford from organisers and successful local business, Yaoh Hemp Products, said; 'It doesn't matter what your diet is - the Bristol Vegan Fayre is for everyone. Whether you're a shopaholic after a bargain, a music fan who loves listening to good bands, or someone who just enjoys a decent festival, everyone's welcome to join the party!'

Guy Crichton, from vegan cheese makers Bute Island, sponsors of Bristol Vegan Fayre, said; 'From the moment the gates opened at last year's event, we were mobbed. We couldn't get the cheese cut up and put on the crackers fast enough, before the whole lot was whisked off into smiling hungry mouths. None of us expected it to be that busy, but what fun we had!'

Perhaps the biggest bargain at this year's Bristol Vegan Fayre is the entrance price - just £5 each day!

For more information about the festival, visit www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk.



Press and journalists seeking more information should contact Tim at Yoah Hemp Products on 0117 923 9053 or info@yaoh.co.uk, or Tony Bishop-Weston at Pea PR on 0871 288 4642 or 07944 068432.

Download the Show Specials Booklet here:
www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/forms/BVF08_Show_Specials.pdf

Download the Event Programme here:
www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk/forms/BVF08_Programme.pdf

Organised by Yaoh: www.yaoh.co.uk

Sponsored by Beanies', Bute Island, Plamil, Shakeaway, Suma, Infinity, Yagga and The Vegan Society.

Supported by DetoxYourWorld, Total Raw Food, Essential, VeggieSnow, Foods For Life, Community, Veggievision, Viva!, Amphora, Attwoolls, Marigold and The Spark.