The awesome folks responsible for putting on Veggie Conquest, an amateur vegan cooking competition in New York, are throwing a Halloween bash in NYC! All proceeds from the party benefit Mercy for Animals. Check out the details below:

Local Vegans To Scare Up Tasty Tricks and Treats in the Big Apple
Veggie Conquest Halloween Bash, Costume Contest and Vegan Candy Competition to Benefit Mercy For Animals

Emceed by Michael Parrish Dudell, from Ecorazzi.com, Vegdaily.com and Live a Damn radio, and with musical stylings by DJ Lil Ray, the Veggie Conquest Halloween party promises to be a frighteningly good time for vegans, vegetarians, omnivores, raw foodists, flirts, fruitarians, and whatever-other-tarians alike.

Guests are encouraged to strut their most creative Halloween attire and enter the costume contest. To enter the candy-making contest, clever confectioners must make at least 200 pieces of delicious vegan candy. Both competitions are open to amateurs, professionals and everyone in between.

What started as a potluck dinner party idea by Veggie Conquest founder Jessica Mahady, a vegan foodie with an Iron Chef obsession, has grown into a vegan-subculture-phenomena in New York City. Each of the five Veggie Conquest cooking competitions have sold out—the last one in just 10 minutes. The incredibly popular Veggie Prom held earlier this year was attended by more than 160 people.

“Veggie Conquest is all about food, fun and flavor! And the Halloween party is a chance for veggie and veg-curious ghouls and guys to demystify vegan treats while supporting an organization dedicated to ending the horrors of factory farming” says Mahady.

Mercy For Animals is a national, non-profit animal protection organization that strives to be a voice for animals through proactive consumer education and advertising campaigns, research and undercover investigations, rescues, working with news media, and grassroots activism. With offices in Chicago, Columbus, Dallas and New York City, MFA works to create a society where animals are treated with the respect and compassion they so rightly deserve.

Tickets for Veggie Conquest Halloween are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Guest must be 21 or over to attend. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.veggieconquest.com/halloween.
 
Thanks Veggie Conquest! This sounds so fun! I am the Halloween scrooge, but this sounds like the perfect way to spend it. I'm not a fan of the bad candy we give kids, so I always dreamed of a groovy event like this. One day when I have kids, I would like to have a Halloween party where plant-based, cruelty-free deliciousness was everywhere, and it was just a fun party. What are you doing for Halloween?