Kyoto Vegan Gourmet Festival (京都ビーガングルメ祭り)

The Kyoto Vegan Gourmet Festival offers free admission with more than a dozen vegan stalls serving everything from burgers to traditional Japanese sweets, and foreigners can walk right in. It is a festive, tasting-menu-style way to sample Kyoto's plant-based scene in one place. Ingredient labels are in Japanese, so knowing basic ingredient terms or going with a knowledgeable companion helps.