The Vegan Halal Cart, known for its gyros and lion’s mane sandwiches, will be one of the many vendors at VegFeast 2025. Credit: Dave Decker
With the unfortunate closures of local vegan restaurants happening across Tampa Bay (RIP Golden Dinosaurs and 3 Dot), the arrival of St. Petersburg’s annual plant-based foodie fest is quite welcome.

VegFeast and its handful of vegan vendors returns to Good Intentions on Saturday, March 22 from noon-4 p.m. There’s no cover to attend the block party at 1900 1st Ave. S, but make sure to have the funds to patronize the event’s multiple food and drink pop-ups and food trucks.

The resurgence of March’s vegan party in St. Pete is not to be confused with the Tampa Bay Vegfest that happens across the bridge each year.

VegFeast’s vendor list includes Indie Flea favorite Gabby Bakes (which sells out at pretty much every event it pops up at), Nah Dogs, Caribbean-Southern food truck Seasoned Green, Tampa’s beloved Vegan Halal Cart, Orlando-based comfort food spot Karelyn’s Vegan and organic juice vendor Real Rootz. And for fans of the recently-closed Gulfport favorite Golden Dinosaurs, the vegan deli will be present at VegFeast 2025, presumably slinging its sorely-missed plant-based sandwiches and handhelds.

In addition to VegFeast’s savory and sweet food vendors, Look Alive Coffee will also provide caffeinated beverages and host Good Intentions will offer a full brunch spread inside its 1st Ave. N restaurant. Brunch favorites at the popular vegan bar and restaurant include stuffed French Toast, shakshuka, avocado toast and a variety of omelets.

2025’s VegFeast is the sixth annual installment of the vegan block party, which was launched in 2019 by Nah Dogs and Good Intentions co-owners Jenny and Jeff Howe.

Head to @vegfeast_ on Instagram for the latest details on the 2025 rendition of St. Pete’s VegFeast.

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This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2025.

Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...