Win Tickets ($250): Circle V Portland @ Castaway | Unforgettable Plant-Based Tasting Experience, Fundraiser

We are giving away a pair of tickets to Circle V Portland at Castaway on September 20. To win, comment below on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed September 14.

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From our sponsors:
Circle V Portland
Sunday, September 20, 2026
12pm-2:30pm / 3pm-5:30pm | $85-125 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets: veganizer.ticketspice.com

Castaway
1900 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Circle V Portland is back for its third year! Join us on Sunday, September 20 at Castaway for a one-of-a-kind walkaround tasting experience featuring creative and oftentimes unexpected chef collaborations, tasty bites from craft food makers, and sips from a dozen beverage producers.

Presented by Veganizer, this event is more than just a food and drink festival. Circle V Portland brings chefs, makers, and festival attendees together to cultivate community. We will be donating 10% of ticket sales to Equitable Giving Circle and Growing Gardens to support their commitment to building more equitable food systems and empowering our communities.

Restaurants
In classic Veganizer style, Circle V Portland is centered around collaboration. We’ve curated 10 teams (2 restaurants per team) to bring you an unforgettable vegan tasting experience.

Feral x Rascals (Santa Barbara, CA)
Mama Đút Foods x Rad Magic Subs
Alley Mezza x Mirisata
Mis Tacones x Plantissimo by No Bones Beach Club (Chicago, IL)
Obon Shokudo x Verdure
Cultured Kindness x Jade Rabbit
Adelleda x Norah
Boxcar Pizza x Buddy’s Steaks
La Casa de Mamá x Memento Mori Cafe
Ice Queen x Orange & Blossom

Food Makers
Bad Nutrition
Eleni’s Kitchen
La Porteña
Save Da Sea (Victoria, Canada)
Tofuna Fysh

Beverages
Bauman’s Cider
Fossil & Fawn
Henderson Ave Wines
Ricochet Wine Co. (McMinnville, OR)
RAM Cellars
SakéOne (Forest Grove, OR)
Wild Roots Spirits (Sisters, OR)

Non-Alcoholic
Arcoiris Elixir
The Celery
Dappled Tonic
Exquiste Creatures
Heck Brewing
Lolo Hops

Sponsors
Market of Choice (silver)
Earthly Gourmet (bronze)
Portland Mercury + Everout (media)
PDX Pipeline (media)
Asian American Town (community)
Jacobsen Salt Co. (in-kind)
Thaan Charcoal (in-kind)

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74 Comments

  1. Steven Ross on August 10, 2026 at 12:04 pm

    This Is Definitely Portland’s Coolest Vegan Fest!
    Please Pick Us! 💙♥️🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬🥬

  2. Chyanne on August 11, 2026 at 1:40 pm

    Plant based is the best based!

    • Jaid Eichmiller on August 14, 2026 at 12:39 pm

      I have been a lifelong vegan and I’d love to be able to attend!!

  3. J.N. on August 11, 2026 at 2:08 pm

    Yum!

  4. Dolores M on August 11, 2026 at 2:09 pm

    I would love to go, but it’s just not in the budget this year. I bet the food will be AMAZING again! Drooling just thinking about it 🥰

  5. Calin Benson on August 11, 2026 at 2:32 pm

    This would be a dream come true for me and my best friend to attend! Thank you for the opportunity !

  6. Matthew Light on August 11, 2026 at 2:39 pm

    Would love to go!

  7. Peter on August 11, 2026 at 7:22 pm

    Yes pls! Been veg since 1998, vegan for many of those years. Would love to go!

  8. JC on August 12, 2026 at 1:59 am

    I love the Veganizer events! So many of my favorites participating this year. I would be very happy to take my partner.

  9. Lory Owens on August 12, 2026 at 5:47 am

    I need to expand my vegan pallet, what a great way to do it.

  10. jaclyn on August 12, 2026 at 11:02 am

    all the best of portland’s vegan food all in one place?! sign me up!! i hope i win!

  11. Bradford Powell on August 12, 2026 at 11:14 am

    This would be so amazing. Please pick me…

  12. YC on August 13, 2026 at 6:32 pm

    Would love to try all the delicious vegan specials created for Circle V!

  13. Dana R on August 13, 2026 at 9:49 pm

    Pretty please . This looks so fun and amazing vendors to support.

  14. Casandra Konicek on August 14, 2026 at 7:02 am

    It’s such a unique fest! Super cool to try one of a kind collabs from a lot of my favorite restaurants/chefs!

  15. Cory Dunn on August 14, 2026 at 7:30 am

    Such an amazing day of vegan eats!

  16. Nicholas on August 14, 2026 at 9:01 am

    Just another vegan demon who’d be thrilled to win.

  17. Kelly on August 14, 2026 at 9:04 am

    I’ve never attended one of these mouth watering Veganizers and am salivating at the thought of winning tix to it! 🤤

  18. Madeline on August 14, 2026 at 10:32 am

    Sounds great!

  19. Laura F on August 14, 2026 at 11:53 am

    Would love to go since those restaurant combinations look amazing!

  20. Lise on August 15, 2026 at 2:44 pm

    The perfect night out with my vegan friend!

  21. Brittany on August 15, 2026 at 8:01 pm

    Would love some vegan food inspo to bring home!

  22. Jessi on August 15, 2026 at 10:02 pm

    Wow! Looks amazing! Would love to be able to join and connect more with Veganizer community 💕

  23. Nina on August 17, 2026 at 12:39 pm

    I’d love to take my partner, who has been vegan for almost a year now!

  24. Sache on August 18, 2026 at 2:22 pm

    This sounds like so much fun.

  25. Lisa Kendall on August 18, 2026 at 2:45 pm

    So much fun and a great way to discover new foods, restaurants, and local chefs.

    Party of the season!

  26. Pam on August 20, 2026 at 3:54 pm

    Yes would LOVE to go to this!!!!!!!

  27. Sunny ☀️ on August 21, 2026 at 11:53 am

    Let-US 🥬 😋

  28. Connor Schneider on August 23, 2026 at 11:58 am

    Looks so cool

  29. Melissa Lesniak on August 23, 2026 at 6:18 pm

    Would be honored to attend this event- what an unbelievable lineup! 🌱 🥗 🍅

  30. Jake on August 24, 2026 at 1:33 pm

    I’d love to win tickets for me and my partner. I’m plant-based and she’s trying to go more in that direction and I think it would be great for both of us. 🙏

  31. Evelyn Anne Storms on August 24, 2026 at 6:45 pm

    I would love to see all the new and exciting things that are being done with plant-based ingredients! Cant wait to try tofuna fysh!

  32. k on August 24, 2026 at 9:24 pm

    veggies

  33. Mindy on August 25, 2026 at 8:55 am

    Vegan food is the best, would love to go to this and try amazing food!

  34. Sam on August 25, 2026 at 3:52 pm

    omg this would be a DREAM

  35. Jennifer Riddle on August 26, 2026 at 10:47 am

    Would love to learn more about vegan food 🙂 and this is the perfect event to do so!

  36. Katie Chirhart on August 26, 2026 at 12:17 pm

    I’d love to see all of the collaborations from these chefs!

  37. felix s on August 28, 2026 at 12:09 pm

    i am a sucker for vegan food & would love to be able to support everyone in one place (:

  38. k on August 28, 2026 at 6:04 pm

    looks delicious

  39. cherie on August 28, 2026 at 9:12 pm

    so many of my favorite foods

  40. Jamie on August 31, 2026 at 3:58 pm

    Yum

  41. Shaw Nickless on September 1, 2026 at 2:08 pm

    Awesome vegan food and supporting a great cause?? I would love to be able to attend this!

  42. Kayla harmon on September 1, 2026 at 2:10 pm

    Im a big foodie and this would be a huge treat!

  43. Ana on September 1, 2026 at 3:24 pm

    I’d love to go because I’m always down to discover new food and try things I probably wouldn’t order on my own!

  44. Sue on September 1, 2026 at 4:55 pm

    Would love to taste test some amazing things!

  45. Sarah Rice on September 1, 2026 at 5:14 pm

    Manifesting those free tickets like 🌱✨! I’m ready to eat my way through the vegan festival and call it “research.” 😂🥑🌮

  46. Sascha on September 1, 2026 at 6:23 pm

    I’m vegan and would love to experience this!

  47. Erin on September 1, 2026 at 7:21 pm

    We would love to go to this, and it’s my birthday weekend!!

  48. Connor Schneider on September 2, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    would love to take my gf to this

  49. Hannah Kerigan on September 4, 2026 at 10:28 am

    I’ve alwayssss wanted to go to a veg fest!

  50. Elaura on September 4, 2026 at 2:38 pm

    Vegan since January. Diving into a whole new way of living and this experience with my vegetarian friend who has been wanting to take the next step, would be an awesome start to fall and holiday season ahead.

  51. Karl Michael Jacobson on September 7, 2026 at 11:47 pm

    Yes, please and thank you

  52. mia on September 8, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    This is right up my sister’s alley, would love to surprise her for her birthday.

  53. samantha tanori on September 8, 2026 at 8:15 pm

    i love food…. pick me

  54. Benjamin on September 9, 2026 at 10:03 am

    this would be inspiring for us to try out new recipes

  55. Eff on September 10, 2026 at 12:25 am

    Would love to bring my friend to this, she’s had a hard year and could use a full belly! ☺️

  56. steadyplant on September 10, 2026 at 2:36 pm

    Great event-thanks for the chance at tix!

  57. Brig on September 10, 2026 at 2:49 pm

    Love me some good vegan eats and drinks.

  58. Jake on September 10, 2026 at 4:35 pm

    This would be awesome. Never been before this would be the best early bday present ever! My wife would love this.

  59. Lindsey Benfield on September 10, 2026 at 6:07 pm

    My partner and I are both vegan and would absolutely 🧡 to go to this big, fancy, shindig. We want to taste all the food and talk with all the amazing people helping put this together.

  60. Stephanie Michelle on September 10, 2026 at 8:51 pm

    I’d love the chance to taste my way through Circle V and discover just how creative vegan food can get! The unexpected chef collaborations sound especially fun. I love trying things I wouldn’t normally think to order, and getting to sample so many different foods and drinks in one afternoon sounds like an amazing adventure.

  61. Brittanie on September 10, 2026 at 10:14 pm

    I would love this!

  62. Scott Harada on September 11, 2026 at 6:41 am

    Would love to try all the collaborations!

  63. Nicole on September 11, 2026 at 8:45 am

    We would love to tickets to this. We wanted to go but the tickets were too steep for us. Thanks!

  64. Laz on September 11, 2026 at 7:33 pm

    omg so excited about the opportunity to win these tix!!! i’ve been vegan for nearly a decade & have never gotten to experience an event quite like this before!! i’ve fortunately been able to try many of these restaurants before — i would absolutely love to try the others & these amaaazing combos!

  65. V Lune on September 12, 2026 at 1:20 pm

    Animals are friends. ❤️

  66. Riss on September 12, 2026 at 1:36 pm

    It’s the yummiest, coolest, vegan event of the year!!

  67. Peyngu on September 12, 2026 at 3:17 pm

    I’ve been following the lineup for Circle V and it looks absolutely incredible. As a massive fan of plant-based culinary creativity, I’d love the chance to attend and support this amazing event!

  68. Alexandra on September 12, 2026 at 9:03 pm

    This sounds so fun! My partner is a huge foodie and I would love to attend this event with her!

  69. Emily Silverstein on September 13, 2026 at 12:44 pm

    So amazing to see the vegan community come together. Would love a chance to try all these creative collabs!

  70. Frothy on September 13, 2026 at 6:29 pm

    would looove the opportunity to take my girlfriend to this! we’ve been vegan for years & have yet to experience anything this cool

  71. Tina on September 14, 2026 at 4:53 pm

    Vegan curious!

  72. Bronwyn E on September 15, 2026 at 3:03 pm

    Love my veggies, sounds delicious

  73. Andi on September 17, 2026 at 10:23 am

    Yes please. I’m always up for trying new vegan foods.

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