VegKC's Annual Holiday Potluck 2025!
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VegKC Holiday Potluck 2025 🎄 at Dragon’s Cozy Cave!
Arrive around 5:00 PM with a tasty vegan dish to share and optionally a white elephant gift.
🍲 Holiday Dish ideas: roasted garlic mashed potatoes, corn pudding, cranberry sauce, baked lentil loaf, Scottish shortbread, focaccia, corn bread, dinner rolls with jam and apple butter, sweet potato casserole, apple pie, pecan pie, ginger cookies. Or bring any adventurous dish you would like to share. See what others are planning in the RSVPs.
Please read all event details before attending—thanks!
📍 The venue address is not listed publicly, please message a host 2-3 days before the event for directions.
👫 WHAT WILL WE DO?
For December, we will be enjoying a Yule or Holiday themed potluck, so bring your favorite holiday dish to share.
This will be a relaxed, casual gathering focused around sharing a delicious meal together. We usually dig in after about 30-60 minutes, or sooner if there are appetizers! In the meantime everyone can settle in to enjoy some good conversation and visit leisurely.
We typically share a vegan roast, and either stuffing or a green bean casserole. Jami also usually bakes pumpkin pie...hopefully with pumpkin from our garden this year.
🎁 We will have a "white elephant" gift exchange.
If you would like to participate:
- Please bring one gift valued at ~$15 to $25 for each person.
- Consider re-gifting something useful that others would appreciate and you no longer need. Helps keep it sustainable.
- Or pick up something fun you think others will enjoy.
We may follow dinner up with board games, a jigsaw puzzle, a movie, or something like Mario Kart, depending on the crowd...
🍲 WHAT DO I BRING?
- Yourself! Friends and family are welcome. This is a kid-friendly, alcohol-free event (as are most VegKC gatherings).
- A vegan dish (appetizer, main, side, or dessert) that serves about 8 people. One dish per 1–2 guests, including yourself.
-- Comment here with the dish you plan to bring.
-- All dishes must be strictly vegan (no dairy, eggs, honey, or animal products of any kind).
-- If you need ideas, there are a number of vegan recipe sites online - such as Gaz Oakley, The Minimalist Baker, or Nora Cooks. - Serving utensils for your dish, if needed.
Optional, helpful, fun, or nice to haves:
4. List of ingredients or a recipe link (great for allergies and curious cooks)
5. Beverage for yourself or to share.
6. A favorite boardgame (we also have a fair collection of fun games.)
7. A White Elephant Gift!
✓ We have an electric hot water kettle with teas available.
✓ We have enough dishes and utensils for about 25 people.
🏠 VENUE
The potluck is at Dragon’s Cozy Cave, a private residence with plenty of space to sprawl about and relax.
Please be respectful of the space so we can continue hosting future events here.
🐱 Venue Note: A clowder of kitties live here. Please close doors carefully to keep them safe. Hardtop floors help with allergies, but be aware if you're sensitive.
🚗 DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
The house is near I-29 and Barry Road, close to Zona Rosa, and about 20 minutes north of downtown KC and the River Market.
- Direct Message a host via Meetup a few days before the event for directions (click on a hosts name, then "Chat with [name]").
- Street parking is available in the neighborhood. Please keep driveways and fire hydrants clear and accessible.
🔑 ACCESSIBILITY
The venue is a split-level with stairs and no front railing, so it’s not wheelchair accessible. The space is in decent shape and undergoing gradual renovations.
✅ RSVP AND HEALTH GUIDELINES
- RSVP “Yes” only if you plan to attend, so everyone can plan accordingly. Include the dish you plan on bringing too!
- Please update your RSVP if your plans change.
- 🤧 Feeling sick or recently exposed? Please stay home to keep everyone healthy.
COST
- Free! VegKC events are intentionally free to keep them accessible.
- Optional: A small contribution toward annual costs is appreciated if you are able.