We were at Vegan Planet in Vienna - the vegan mega event in Austria!

We were at Vegan Planet 2022 in Vienna last weekend - I'll tell you all about what there was to experience in this blog post today!

As a colourful team of veggies and meat eaters, we set off this year for the third time to a vegan.at event. 🚶🏻‍♂️Das The first time we were at Veganmania in Vöcklabruck, the second time at the Veggie Planet in Linz (click here for the blog post) and now the superlative event for 2022: Vegan Planet 2022 in Vienna at the MAK. 🌎

Whether veggie, part-time veggie, full-blooded vegan or meat-eater who wants to eat more consciously - the event offered something for everyone. Admittedly: We dedicated ourselves to food during our stay. Our aim was to try as much as possible and be inspired by the recipe ideas. 🍛

Anyone who still thinks that „plant-based“ means greens and salad 🥬 had the opportunity to question this view several times at Vegan Planet - everything was there - but hardly any classic „greens“ 🌱.

You can find out what it was like for us and what dishes we tucked into in the article below!

What is Vegan Planet

The organisers formulate the introduction very aptly with the following sentences:

Our popular fair for a plant-based lifestyle makes the hearts of our visitors beat faster. As you stroll through the aisles, you will discover the latest trends: delicious, sustainable snacks, sweet and savoury, street food and drinks, natural cosmetics and fair clothing. Vegan Planet is also the perfect opportunity to pick up the first Christmas presents for your loved ones!

Who is the organiser

The event was organised by vegan.at

The „Vegan Society“ association now comprises a team of around 20 members. It deals with important topics such as environmental and climate protection and, of course, vegan nutrition. With various events such as Veganmania, Veggie Planet in Linz and Vegan Planet in Vienna, they create incredibly great events for people to get information or inspiration. We have already reported on the Veggie Planet in Linz!

„The Vegan Society is a very active and successful environmental protection organisation with a focus on nutrition. We inspire people for climate-friendly nutrition and food production that tastes good, is fun and at the same time good for health and animals,“ is how the organisers describe themselves with one sentence on their website.

At this point, a big compliment to the organisation for the great and extremely successful event in Vienna! It shows that you are on the right track and that you are inspiring an insane number of people - keep it up!

What did Vegan Planet have to offer?

I will now add a few of my favourites of the exhibitors & restaurateurs on - The complete list of exhibitors can be found on the Vegan Planet website.

Exhibitor

• bettilicious - Vegan and sugar-free snacks
• cultured - vegan cheese factory from the Wachau region
• Date bear - healthy snacking
• The plantation - vegan Leberkäs alternative Gustl
• Gold leaf - Pies, roast pork fat & loin
• Jablonski - The world's best grammel dumplings! Hot tip!
• Lini's Bites - Vegan and gluten-free confectionery
• Mr Currywurst - mega currywurst and potato pops. Hot tip!
• NomNom by Melli - vegan cakes and pastries. Hot tip!
• Napfényes - Hungarian delicacies
• Simply-V - vegan luxury products
• Our soya house - Tofu varieties
• Vegablum - vegan honey varieties

These are my hot tips! We have tried them all and can absolutely recommend these foods and restaurateurs with a clear conscience.

Speaker

The following speakers were represented on the two days - unfortunately we had a very tight schedule and did not manage to attend lectures and workshops (we had a total of 6 hours travelling time to and from the event)

• Cookery show: theveganallrounder: There are tacos! - The popular street food in vegan

• Reading: Tobias Leeneart: „How to create a vegan world“

• Cookery show: Hank Ge

• Lush – Workshop

• Interview: Freediver Herbert Nitsch

• Panel discussion: V-Entrepreneurs

• Lecture: Anna Lena-Knapp - State nutritional guidelines - do they still fulfil today's requirements?

• Cookery show: Balkan Vegan

• Lecture: Professional mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Approach

Vegan Planet in Vienna took place this year at the MAK Vienna - opposite the Stadtpark and right next to the Stubentor underground station. 🚇

Thanks to our climate ticket, travelling by public transport is the obvious choice. This proved to be extremely relaxed and stress-free this time too. Especially as I was able to deal with the installation of our Mastodon server on the train. (Offtopic)

We took the WestBahn to Vienna Westbahnhof. If you don't have a climate ticket, you can with the WestBahn and the WestSuperPreis tickets, you can always buy cheap tickets (example: Wels - Vienna for €4.99)

We took the U3 underground line from Vienna Westbahnhof to Stubentor and were at the venue in just a few minutes - without having to change trains. Totally uncomplicated and perfect for country people like us.

Tickets and admission

For a small contribution towards expenses of €10 (reduced) or €15 (regular), you can pay in cash at the cash desk on site. a ticket to Vegan Planet.

No.

Not just a ticket. But the opportunity to attend a wonderful and superbly organised event. 

My impression of Vegan Planet 2022 in Vienna

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you once again for the great event, the excellent organisation and the well-thought-out mix of exhibitors, caterers and presentations. You create added value for everyone - not just vegans. 💚

We enjoyed being there and are already looking forward to the next time with you! 

Our experience was a great one - why? Because we filled our stomachs! 🤣

We tried, tested and savoured so much that we could hardly move. It was brilliant. Starting with the Currywurst and the world's best fries and as a supplement Potato pops from Mr Currywurst. Then we tried Köfte from the Hanselmann. In the meantime, each of us ate a portion of Grammel dumplings with sauerkraut from Jablonski. For dessert we had Dates, Lini's Bites, bettilicious and much more - as you can see, there were quite a few calories involved and I don't regret a single one of them!

We also let our shopping frenzy flare up and took our bags home full to bursting. 🤑

My conclusion: In contrast to the other great events Veganmania and Veggie Planet in Linz this event was much bigger and more varied. All three events were very successful and definitely worth a visit.