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Vape Meets
Anyone venturing onto the Vapefest website will be greeted with the following message: “Retune your browser in February for an exciting announcement ” I’ll make no bones about it: I love Vapefest. I can’t begin to fathom all of the hard work that must go into arranging an event that becomes exponentially more popular.
One of the main drawbacks of the vaping world is that so much of our interaction is online. We buy and sell through websites while posting memes on forums yet mini-meets are always great fun, just like the big one in August. But this year we are going to have even more opportunities to get together.
On the 25th of this month groups of vapers will be standing outside BBC buildings to mark the first year since people tried to raise the profile of vaping in the news. It was due to take place on the 11th but moved following the recent tragic events in France. You can discover further details on the Facebook events page.
Come May and there’s Vape Jam being held at London Olympia on the 8th and 9th. Still waiting for the list of vendors confirmed so far but all of the 300 free tickets were snapped up quickly. The event is being organised by Amir Saeed and Maria Borissova. Time will tell if vapers used to going to Vapefest for free are willing to pay up to £75 for entry.
The following month brings the Ecig Expo to Harrogate on June 27th. It’s free to get in on Saturday for members of the public with a trade-only session on the Sunday. I’ve never been to Harrogate so this one is already marked up on my calendar.
Will we be gathering in Shropshire again for Vapefest 2015 come August? Will it be at the Showground? Will there be camping? How many sore heads will there be the day after the night before? If past years are anything to go by then people will be leaving VF15 with bags loaded with new juices to try and new vaping kit to play with. Plus, of course, memories of a cracking weekend with friends and like-minded people.
Rounding up the year is Tabexpo in London, running from 20th-23rd October. Primarily a tobacco industry event; Smok, Kanger, Hangsen, Kamry and a number of other Chinese manufacturers will be in attendance – it will be interesting to see what they are pitching by way of vaping products to Big T.
Also, mini-meets will be dotted about around the country. It’s going to be a great year for vapers who like to get out, about and share a drink or two. Where are you planning on going?
