The Wicked Gluten Free Expo & Food Festival — America’s largest gluten-free food festival — returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA on Saturday, July 18, from 10am to 5pm. Organizers are calling this year’s edition the single largest gluten-free event in Pennsylvania history, with 110-plus vetted, celiac-safe vendors and roughly 5,000 attendees expected through the doors.

110+ Vendors, All Vetted and Celiac-Safe

Every single vendor at the Wicked Gluten Free Expo is individually vetted, gluten-free, and celiac-safe, with vegan and other allergen-sensitive options available throughout — that vetting is the actual value here, not just the scale. Local standouts include Skip’s Chicken, a dedicated gluten-free fried chicken truck, alongside A&A Soft Pretzels, The Happy Mixer Gluten Free Bakery, Harvest Seasonal Grill, Honey Bear Ice Cream, SouthHouse, Settantatre Pasta, Nutty Novelties, and Cynful Bliss.

National names and cult favorites round things out, including Make It GF — the pierogi maker that, per organizers, always sells out — plus Jovial Foods, Aleia’s Gluten Free Foods, Ugly’s Gluten Free Bakery, and Uncle Joey’s Cannoli. Live demonstrations run throughout the day, including Patrick Auger of Better Batter on gluten-free pizza and bread, Jules Shepard of gfJules on bread-making, and Jennifer Greenhill of the Aquafaba Test Kitchen on egg-free baking.

In honor of America’s 250th, the Wicked Gluten Free Expo opens at 10am sharp with a “Freedom from Gluten” cake-cutting ceremony, featuring a specially designed, celiac-safe cake from The Happy Mixer Gluten Free Bakery.

A Day Built Around More Than Just Food

Roughly 30 percent of Americans avoid gluten — nearly 9 million people across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland alone. For those specifically living with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivities, that number is closer to 3 million across the same four states.

“This event means that these people can come to find healthy and safe foods, enjoy a day of safe eating, find foods and products they will come to use all year round, and discover local restaurants and bakeries that will become their staples every month of the year,” said organizer Abby Helman Kelly. “It is also a day where the mental burden is lessened knowing we vet the vendors and their products, and that attendees are in a supportive atmosphere.”

That mental burden framing matters. For anyone managing celiac disease or a serious gluten sensitivity, a day where every single item is already safe to eat is a genuine relief, not just a fun outing. The event also connects attendees directly with real resources — Beyond Celiac, CHOP’s Celiac Center, and the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America will all be on-site. At the close of the day, leftover samples and packaged foods go to the Garden of Health Food Bank, a quiet, concrete act of community care built into the event itself.

Tickets for the Wicked Gluten Free Expo are on sale now at wickedglutenfree.com. Parking is complimentary. Whether you’re living with celiac disease, cooking for someone who is, or simply curious what a whole day of safe eating feels like, the Wicked Gluten Free Expo has built a genuinely welcoming place to spend a Saturday.

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