The 6th edition of the Basel Vegan Fair takes place on September 21 and 22, 2024, with dozens of food and product exhibitors selling their wares.

The Basel Vegan Fair

The Basel Vegan Fair is the largest event of its kind in Switzerland and it attracts around 5.000 visitors each year. Stalls for both companies selling animal-cruelty free foods, products and services and animal protection organisations set up their stalls in the 1.500 square metre event hall at Klybeck 610, ready for the thousands of visitors to come and browse.

As well as established brands and concepts, you can find the latest innovations in animal-free living at the fair, including many new meat-alternatives, animal-friendly cosmetics, organic vegan beers, cactus leaf handbags and leather alternative watch straps. Many of the new products are not yet available anywhere else in Switzerland!

There are also plenty of information stands, where you get ideas on how to improve your vegan lifestyle, as well as recipes, travel tips and more. Confirmed stallholders will be travelling from Germany, Italy, France, Spain, England and Finland for the event.

If you can't wait to get home and try out your new recipes and ingredients, there will also be food trucks on site, showing what amazing flavours can be made while remaining vegan.

Products on sale at the Basel Vegan Fair

There will be around 100 stalls at the fair, so far more to see than can be shown here, but here's just a selection of some of the products available:

• Sweet dishes and baked goods
• Organic hemp foods and CBD cosmetic items
• Delicious chocolate & pralines
• Refreshing drinks
• Spice mixes and sauces
• Jewellery
• Clothing
• Fashionable accessories
• A tattoo studio

Attending the Basel Vegan Fair

The Klybeck exhibtion hall is in the north part of Basel, with tram 8 stopping almost directly outside the hall entrance. This makes it easy to attend by public transport, even from other Swiss cities, as tram 8 also stops at Basel Central train station.

Tickets are available on the door for 10 Swiss francs. You can check out the Basel Vegan Fair website for full details of which exhibitors will be attending and how best to get there.