A PRIDE & VEGFEST

The World’s First Pride & Vegfest!

WHEN: June 27, 2026 from 12-5pm

WHERE: 21 Fairground Road, Springfield VT 05156

WHAT: Vendors, Speakers, Food Demos, Music, Family Friendly, lots of FUN!

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This FREE event is organized by VINE Sanctuary, an LGBTQ+ led animal sanctuary in Springfield, VT.

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Email us! michelle@vinesanctuary.org

2026 VENDORS

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Michael Freed-Thall

Author Michael Freed-Thall will present The Queen of New York, a historical novel exploring courage, friendship, identity, and resistance across pivotal moments in twentieth-century American history. Through the intertwined stories of two women, the novel traces connections between immigrant struggles, labor organizing, women’s suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, and LGBTQ history.

Drawing from both historical research and personal family experiences in social justice movements, Michael will discuss the real-world events that inspired the novel, including the 1909 garment workers’ strike, the fight for women’s voting rights, the Nashville sit-ins of 1960, and the challenges faced by LGBTQ people in the mid-twentieth century. The session will include a reading from the book, historical context, and audience discussion.

All author net royalties from The Queen of New York benefit Outright Vermont, supporting LGBTQ youth and communities.

Regional Animal Advocacy Panel

Join advocates from Protect Our Wildlife, Western Mass Animal Rights Advocates, and New Hampshire Animal Rights League for a conversation about building effective animal protection movements at the local and regional level.

Representing organizations working on wildlife protection, animal rights advocacy, public education, and community organizing, panelists will share their experiences creating change for animals in their communities. Together, they will explore current challenges facing animals, successful advocacy strategies, and ways individuals can become involved in local efforts for justice and compassion.

Whether you’re new to advocacy or a longtime activist, this discussion offers an opportunity to learn from organizers working on the front lines of animal protection throughout New England.

Aaron Almanza

Aaron Almanza has been an LGBTQ+ activist since the early 90s. He is the Executive Director of the LGBT National Help Center which runs the national crisis prevention hotlines. He is a resident of Claremont NH and is found up and down the Connecticut River active with local Pride and LGBTQ+ community groups. Two of his side projects Qbar Upper Valley, a monthly queer gathering and Little Queery Free Book Bike are chances to build community and form connection. He recognizes that the current climate is scary and incredibly unpredictable but knows that the only way forward is together. He is a speaker, community leader, and helper when needed.