Bali's Annual Festival You Should Attend To Join The Earth Team!

Get all the vegan goodness! Meat free, dairy free, guilt free!

Since 2015, every year during the first week of October, Bali Vegan Festival celebrates vegan lifestyle in the heart of Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. And the best way to celebrate that is through the goodness of healthy, tasty foods! Right next to Paradiso Ubud, you can find one of the leading vegan restaurants in Bali, Earth Cafe. It offers an extensive vegan menu, from raw food to local-style cuisine. All of the dishes are made from locally produced organic ingredients. And the price ranges from around 35,000 IDR (approximately 3 USD) to 100,000 IDR (approximately 7.5 USD). If you are not familiar with the vegan lingo on the menu, you can always ask the waiters.

The restaurant is divided into two areas. One is located on the same floor as Paradiso’s main entrance, right next to the raw bar where they display all the vegan desserts. Sit by the window to enjoy the sunshine as the afternoon comes.

And the other area is located upstairs, with more open space looking across Ubud’s terrain. During lunch hour, this place can get a little busy, so if you’re looking for a quiet sustenance time, it’s best to visit the place before 12:00 pm or after 2:00 pm.

For more options, head on to the soccer field which is around 10 minutes away on foot from the restaurant. During the festival, there are food markets with free entrance where several tents and food stalls are ready to spoil you with their best produce and products. Make sure you have some cash and change with you before you come here. Also, the weather can be unpredictable in Ubud. Since the food market is located at an open area, it’s best to prepare your attire for either sun or rain.

Join the talks and workshops given by world-renowned people!

For three whole days, there are plenty of talks, workshops, and other indoor activities you can join. They vary from cooking classes, talks with activists or successful vegan entrepreneurs, to movie screenings. To attend all of these with unlimited access, you need to get the unlimited pass. For the 2017 event, an unlimited pass cost 1,700,000 IDR (approximately 125 USD) per person, and a one-day pass cost 600,000 IDR (approximately 44 USD) per day per person. Prices may be different for next year’s event.

The event starts at 9:00 am and ends around 8:30 pm. And the activities are spread throughout the days at several venues around the area: Paradiso Ubud, Taksu Bali, and the Ubud soccer field. All of the venues can be reached on foot. Information regarding the schedule, venue, and changes can be retrieved at the information desk at Paradiso’s entrance. Or you can ask anyone with crew t-shirts posted to help you at every venue.

During the 2017 Bali Vegan Festival, the filmmaker of Cowspiracy and What the Health, Kip Andersen, was one of the key-note speakers. Besides him, James Aspey, Fullyraw Kristina, and Frank Ferrante were also on the exclusive list.

Full tummy, healthy body and soul!

Your tummy is not the only thing well fed during this Bali Vegan Festival. While your mind also gets the privilege from those insightful talks and workshops, your body gets the benefit from the yoga sessions. With the unlimited pass, you can join the exclusive yoga sessions at Taksu or Paradiso. However, free entrance to sessions are also available at the soccer field.

This event caters to your wellbeing preferences, whether you are still a beginner or already experienced in high-level yoga. All of the information for the sessions is available on the event’s website, brochures, and the information desk. Make sure you read them before you join any session. Each session goes for one hour. The venue is open fifteen minutes prior to the session and will be closed ten minutes into the session. So, be there on time!

The sessions with the unlimited pass are held in an indoor venue, and yoga mats are provided for you to use. Plus, you don’t need to bring any water because it is available at every venue. As for the free entrance sessions at the soccer field, you need to bring your own mat and other sustenance you may need.