The Nourished Festival Atlanta 2019: What To Expect and Details
Hey guys! Today, I’m announcing that I was asked to be an Atlanta blogger for the Nourished Festival! I’M SO EXCITED AHHH! Did I already say that I’m really excited?! Now you’re probably thinking, “Oh Valencia, what is the Nourished Festival? I’m not familiar with it.” Well, the Gluten Free Allergen Friendly Expos are now called Nourished Festivals. It’s going to take some getting used to, I know!
If you’re not familiar with either of the two names I just said and you’re still lost in the sauce, let me tell ya some more information! Haha! The Nourished Festivals - The Gluten Free, Allergy, and Special Diet Festival, previously known as the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expos, are the largest and fastest growing special diet consumer events in the US. These events started in 2007 (as the Gluten Free and Allergen Free Expo). They are professionally managed and have expanded to eight ten different cities throughout the US of A.
The Nourished Festivals welcomes needs of not only the Celiac and gluten-free community, but also those with gluten sensitivities, auto-immune/inflammatory diseases, and autism. There will be a number of exhibitors at the event such as Hello Fresh, Enjoy Life, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Bob’s Red Mill, Blue Diamond Nut Thins, one of my favorite brands, Path of Life (I’ve talked about them and have worked with them a few times on the blog), and many more to be able to sample products from! There will also be classes taught by chefs, doctors, public figures, etc., ranging from topics such as The Keto Metabolic Makeover class taught by Dr. David Jockers, Roadmap to Healing Autoimmune taught by Dr. Peter Kan, New Flavors! New Ideas! for Plant-Based Gluten Free, Vegan Baking taught by Chef Einat Mazor, and more!
With the transition from the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expos to the Nourished Festivals, there has been a rebrandation (yes that’s gonna be a word today) and they added some new zones to the event. In addition to their Gluten-Free and Nut-free sections, they are adding Paleo, Keto, and Plant-Based zones! YAY! My heart is SO full and SO happy that there will be even MORE options available for those with dietary restrictions as you all know that I’m a pescatarian with dairy allergies and I’m allergic to specific nuts!
Now let’s get to the event details! The Nourished Festival taking place in Atlanta, GA is happening on March 30 and March 31st, which is a Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 3:00 pm on both days. The venue for the Festival is the famous Cobb Galleria Centre. It’s going to be in Exhibit Hall D. The venue address is Two Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339.
The Nourished Festival is a great atmosphere to not only get a reusable tote filled with a bunch of goodies upon entrance (which is amazeballs), attend classes, and try new products, but it’s such a great event to meet other people and bloggers like myself who understand where you are coming from and live a life filled with dietary restrictions! They’ll understand your need to carry emergency Bendadryl and an EpiPen. They’ll understand why you can’t just pick off the cheese off your pizza if you have dairy allergies. They’ll just GET IT! This event is filled with such a community of accepting and welcoming people. I highly encourage you going!
If you’re interested in purchasing tickets, click here and....drum roll please....I have promo codes for my Life of a Vegaholic readers! GOOD NEWS RIGHT?! You guys are SO awesome and I wanted to help you guys out a bit because I REALLY want you guys to be able to come out to the Nourished Festival (I gotta get used to saying that lol). If you use promo code EARLYBIRD through 2/28 for 30% off.
After 2/28 up until 3/29, you can use promo code ADVANCE for 20% off.
This event is definitely the place to be at if you have any sort of dietary restrictions especially with the new zones they’ve introduced to the event!
I’m so excited about going to the Nourished Festival in Atlanta as an Atlanta blogger! Thank you to the Nourished Festival and the Gluten Free Mag for inviting me! I’ve been a blogger for the Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expo since 2014 and every year I’ve had so much fun and have gotten the chance to come across some new brands and reconnect with some of my favorite brands! I’m looking forward to seeing how the rebranding of these events works out and I’ll definitely post my usual roundup posts of my favorites and my experience at the event, so make sure you’re subscribed to the blog if you haven’t done that already.
You guys have to come on out to the Nourished Festival! If you see me at the festival, don’t be shy! Like come up to me and say hi! I love being able to talk with you guys and meet you guys! My Vegaholics inspire me so much and I really appreciate you all’s support for me and my little space on the interwebs! I will posting about the Nourished Festival on my Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages, so be sure to follow me on all of those sites. My handle is @CallMeValBarnes for everything :) Hope to see some of you all at the Nourished Festival and I’ll talk to you all in my next post. Bye guys :)