:Furry convention

Furry conventions started in mid-1986 with parties at popular science fiction conventions, such as Westercon and BayCon in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over time, these parties split off into conventions of their own, starting with ConFurence 0 in 1989.{{cite news|author=Patten, Fred|url=http://www.flayrah.com/4117/retrospective-illustrated-chronology-furry-fandom-1966-1996|title=Retrospective: An Illustrated Chronology of Furry Fandom, 1966–1996|publisher=Flayrah|date=15 July 2012|access-date=15 July 2012}} Attendance at furry conventions has been growing, with the number of conventions, total attendance of all conventions and maximum size of a single convention all doubling over the period 2000–2006.Timeline of furry conventions with attendance numbers, derived in part from the Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet{{Promotion inline|date=May 2024}}

Furry conventions sometimes start out as furmeets, where groups of local fans meet at a regular location, often on a scheduled basis. As the local community grows, these groups may put on events that attract dealer attention or significant fan activity and which become recognized as fully-fledged conventions. Other conventions spring up in the wake of discontinued events; for example, Califur was founded in 2004 following the final ConFurence in 2003, in order to keep a furry convention in the Los Angeles Basin.{{cite web| url= http://www.califur.com/about.php|title=Califur III — About Us|author=Califur|access-date=25 November 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070723044413/http://www.califur.com/about.php |archive-date = 23 July 2007|url-status=dead}}{{Promotion inline|date=May 2024}}

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Convention programming includes presentations, panels, workshops and tutorials on anthropomorphic culture, from literature, fiction and art to science, technology and spirituality. The convention will often provide space for stand-up comedy routines by entertainers like Uncle Kage and Alkali Bismuth; filk music, many kinds of gaming, and roleplaying sessions, as well as numerous puppeteering and performing arts events.{{cite web|url=http://www.anthrocon.org/events|title=Events at Anthrocon|author=Anthrocon|date=29 March 2006|access-date=25 November 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2007/events.php|title=Further Confusion - 2007 Events|author=Further Confusion|access-date=25 November 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125180259/http://www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2007/events.php|archive-date=25 November 2006}} A unifying theme is common for larger events.Parry, Laurence "GreenReaper". Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007, Wikinews, 6 February 2007. Retrieved on 19 May 2007.

Most conventions will feature some kind of an art show, in which artists' work is displayed, often for direct purchase or auction during the convention. There will often be a "Dealers' Den" where art and comic book distributors and other merchants can sell their wares for a fee, and an Artists' Alley where individual artists are given space for no fee or a token fee, usually on the condition that they sell only their own work.{{cite web|url=http://www.anthrocon.org/alley|title=Anthrocon Artists' Alley|author=Anthrocon|access-date=25 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917224122/http://www.anthrocon.org/alley|archive-date=17 September 2006|url-status=dead}} Artists may also trade art between each other using sketchbooks. Erotic art is typically allowed if kept separate from other pieces, and shown only to adult attendees; a few conventions are rated strictly PG-13 but furry conventions are usually for all ages.{{Cite book |last1=Bronner |first1=Simon J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SoCeCwAAQBAJ&dq=furry+fandom+2010&pg=PA274 |title=Youth Cultures in America [2 volumes] |last2=Clark |first2=Cindy Dell |date=2016-03-21 |publisher=ABC-Clio |isbn=978-1-4408-3392-2 |pages=276 |language=en-US}}

Individual transactions are relatively small (usually around US$10–$50 for sketches or badges, $10–$200 for auction pieces), but the total can approach US$100,000 at the largest events (excluding professional dealers).$82.581.35 at Anthrocon 2006 ({{cite web|title=Anthrocon, Inc. Form 990 for 2006-2007|url=http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/232/232967019/232967019_200612_990O.pdf|author=Conway, Samuel|date=17 May 2007|access-date=28 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216042354/http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/232/232967019/232967019_200612_990O.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2008}}, attachment 1)

Major conventions tend to have a rave on at least one evening. Often there is a "fursuit-friendly" dance prior to the main event, with raised lighting and slower music to offset fursuiters' reduced vision and mobility. The use of glowsticks and illuminated poi are popular once the lights are dimmed.{{cite news|url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2004-07-08/cb2.shtml|title=Animal Magnetism|author=Kates, Tasha|publisher=Philadelphia City Paper|date=8 July 2004|access-date=25 November 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011204905/http://citypaper.net/articles/2004-07-08/cb2.shtml|archive-date=11 October 2006}} A furry convention is also an opportunity to socialize, and private parties for subgroups of the fandom are common.{{cite news |author=Phillips |first=Bianca |date=16 September 2005 |title=My Furry Weekend {{!}} Each year, Memphis is host to a convention of furry people. Here's one woman's story of life behind the mask. |work=Memphis Flyer |publisher=Contemporary Media, Inc. |url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10121 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105042454/http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10121 |archive-date=2007-01-05}}

Conventions with significant numbers of fursuiters may offer an event known as the furry games, furry races, or critterlympics. These focus on feats of dexterity suited to multiple players in teams, such as dragging a sled filled with plush toys or other fursuiters around a marked track, or racing back and forth while tethered to one another with a hula hoop.

Some conventions have established charity auctions, which (in the US) usually raise several thousand dollars for the convention's yearly charity, typically a wildlife refuge, nature reserve, animal shelter, sanctuary or rescue group.{{cite web|url=http://www.anthroarts.org/activities.html|title=AAE, Inc. - What we do|author=Anthropomorphic Arts and Education|access-date=26 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054941/http://www.anthroarts.org/activities.html|archive-date=30 April 2009|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |author1=Harris |first=Brian, Anthrocon charity auction director |date=2006-03-28 |title=Anthrocon Charity Auction FAQ |url=http://www.anthrocon.org/charity |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829184853/http://www.anthrocon.org/charity |archive-date=2006-08-29 |access-date=2006-08-29 |website=Anthrocon.org}} Organizers may also donate from the convention's own funds. In total, furry conventions raised over US$50,000 for charity in 2006,Anthrocon: [http://www.anthrocon.org/topic/charity-summary $8407] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709181459/http://www.anthrocon.org/topic/charity-summary |date=9 July 2017 }}; Further Confusion: [http://www.anthroarts.org/activities.html $15000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430054941/http://www.anthroarts.org/activities.html |date=30 April 2009 }}; Midwest FurFest: $13049; Morphicon: [https://web.archive.org/web/20060720105911/http://morphicon.org/2006/charity.htm $556]; Mephit FurMeet: $12121; FurFright: $1631 - see WikiFur's timeline of charity donations for other years with Further Confusion and Anthrocon raising over US$60,000 throughout their history.

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Attendees include artists and dealers offering products and services for sale to fans, and those who wish to buy them. Others come for the programming, or to meet friends or other furry fans in general. Many attend for all of these reasons. Some later publish a con report detailing their experiences.

Attendees of major conventions receive a bag with the convention book (or conbook), a lavishly illustrated volume featuring themed artwork, fiction and articles submitted by members and the Guests of Honor, along with a description of the event's programming, staff, rules, guests and any charity being supported by the convention.{{cite web |author=Anthrocon |date=2006-03-29 |title=Anthrocon Convention Book Submission Guidelines |url=http://www.anthrocon.org/faq/conbook |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207112947/http://www.anthrocon.org/faq/conbook |archive-date=2016-02-07 |access-date=2006-11-25}}Anthrocon 2006 convention book Local restaurant information and a combination pocket schedule and map may also be included. Sponsors often receive additional items such as T-shirts, pins or ribbons, as well as faster registration badge pick-up and on-site meals (some conventions provide a con suite with basic refreshments for all members).{{cite web|url=http://www.anthrocon.org/registration|title=Anthrocon Registration|author=Anthrocon|date=29 March 2006|access-date=25 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112015638/http://www.anthrocon.org/registration|archive-date=12 January 2007|url-status=dead}} They may also be displayed prominently in convention publications.

Fans may wear a full or partial fursuit or another costume to express their identity and entertain others, though typically less than 15% of attendees bring a costume, and few of these wear them all the time.At Midwest FurFest 2006, [https://archive.today/20120710192635/http://community.livejournal.com/midwest_furfest/51697.html 213 of 1441 attendees participated in the Fursuit Parade] (post by registration coordinator on 20 November 2006), while 353 of 2,849 wore suits at Anthrocon 2007 Others may wear accessories such as ears or a tail, particularly outside the main convention area. Nearly all will wear one or more custom convention badges featuring a depiction of their fursona, some with attached ribbons providing an indicator of social status, such as a notice of affiliation, or sponsorship of the convention. Sales of such accessories form a part of the commerce at furry conventions.

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Furry conventions are usually run and staffed by volunteers,{{cite web|url=http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_07_08.html#013689 |title=Report from Pittsburgh |author=Evanier, Mark |date=8 July 2007 |access-date=28 July 2007 |author-link=Mark Evanier |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812180830/http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_07_08.html#013691 |archive-date=12 August 2007 }} though venues may require certain activities to be contracted out. Event funding typically relies on convention registrations.[http://guidestar.org/ Guidestar.org] - see Anthrocon, Anthropomorphic Arts and Education, Midwest Furry Fandom and the Oklahoma Association of Anthropomorphic Arts Many of the larger conventions are incorporated as non-profit organizations, usually to achieve tax-exempt status and safeguard the organizers' personal assets - in the US, some are 501(c)(3) charities, while others are registered as recreational clubs. The largest events may require up to a hundred volunteers, not including gofers. Volunteers are thanked for their participation during the closing ceremonies, which are usually well-attended, and often receive T-shirts or other benefits.

Most furry conventions take place over a weekend, with events scheduled between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. Saturday is typically the busiest day, as most fans must return home on Sunday. One-day passes are sometimes sold at a reduced price.

Reasons for this include:

• Most fans would have to take a vacation from work or study to attend an event held during the workweek.
• Transportation costs are often lower for weekend travelers.
• Hotels have few business travelers during the weekend, making it much easier to reserve a block of rooms and secure space for programming at a reduced price.
• Many fans are students and have little discretionary income, so hotel and convention fees are important factors.{{cite web |author=University of California, Davis {{!}} Department of Psychology |date=5 May 2007 |title=Furry Survey Results |url=http://studyf3.livejournal.com/1383.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001231432/http://studyf3.livejournal.com/1383.html |archive-date=2011-10-01 |access-date=5 May 2007 |website=Livejournal}}{{cite web|url=http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/News:UC_Davis_posts_furry_survey_results|title=UC Davis posts furry survey results|author=Parry, Laurence "GreenReaper"|publisher=WikiFur News|date=5 May 2007|access-date=5 May 2007}}

As a given convention expands in growth over the years, increased demand for programming often results in events scheduled late into the night. Convention activities may also be extended to Thursday and early Friday for early arrivals. Unofficial activities are frequently coordinated by groups of people on Sunday evening and Monday morning, usually open to anyone who wishes to join, and may include bowling, bar hopping, visits to arcades, shopping malls, theme parks, zoos, dinner or morning brunch.

{{Update section|reason=All the sources in this section are over a decade old|date=November 2021}}Image:KageTalksToReportersAC2006.jpg talks to KDKA-TV reporters outside Anthrocon 2006.]]

One public misconception, popularized by the CSI episode "Fur and Loathing", is that furry conventions are places for people to dress up as animals and perform sexual acts with each other.{{cite news |author=Belser |first=Ann |date=18 June 2006 |title=All about 'furry fandom' at confab {{!}} Attendees feel the draw is often misunderstood |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |publisher=PG Publishing Co. |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06169/699273-51.stm |url-status=unfit |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622075526/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06169/699273-51.stm |archive-date=2006-06-22}} In an article about furries, Vanity Fair described some hotel guests as "stunned", with some calling convention-goers "freaks", "blatant homosexuals", and various derogatory terms. Some U.S. Army personnel present during the same convention described attendees as "a little unusual" and "people that have problems", while others considered the event "something nice to bring kids to."{{Cite web |last1=Gurley |first1=George |date=2007-10-03 |title=Pleasures of the Fur {{!}} Welcome to the world of "furries": the thousands of Americans who've gotten in touch with their inner raccoon, or wolf, or fox. Judging from the Midwest FurFest, this is no hobby. It's sex; it's religion; it's a whole new way of life. |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2001/03/furries200103 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208220659/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2001/03/furries200103 |archive-date=8 February 2015 |access-date=2023-07-19 |work=Vanity Fair}}

In 2014, Midwest FurFest was disrupted by a chlorine gas attack which left 19 attendees hospitalized. The investigation by Rosemont Police revealed that the attack was most likely an intentional act of crime against the furry fandom.{{Cite news |last1=Chachkevitch |first1=Alexandra |last2=Ziezulewicz |first2=Geoff |date=2014-12-07 |title='Furry' convention disrupted as 'intentional' gas incident sends 19 to hospitals |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831180122/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html |archive-date=2019-08-31}} Robert "Magnus Diridian" Sojkowski, an infamous member of the furry fandom, was a prime suspect in the case. He had his home raided and was questioned by the FBI multiple times following the attack, but he was not charged.{{cite web |title=Magnus Diridian asked for an interview, so we talked about an attack on a convention. |url=https://dogpatch.press/2018/01/22/magnus-diridian-interview/ |website=Dogpatch Press |date=22 January 2018}}{{cite web |title=DEBUNKING: The Asheville bomb arrest, Confederate Fursuiter, and Midwest Furfest attack |url=https://dogpatch.press/2022/07/11/debunking-asheville-furfest-attack/ |website=Dogpatch Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224220224/https://dogpatch.press/2022/07/11/debunking-asheville-furfest-attack/ |archive-date=24 December 2024 |date=11 July 2022 |url-status=live}}{{Cite podcast |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pawstikas/id1739333983 |title=Pawstikas |website=Fur & Loathing |publisher=Brazen |host=Nicky Woolf |date=2024-05-20}} The perpetrator was never identified and the case remains cold as of 2024.{{cite web |last1=Swann |first1=Jennifer |title=CSI Fur Fest: The Unsolved Case of the Gas Attack at a Furry Convention |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-mystery-of-who-launched-the-chlorine-gas-attack-at-a-midwest-furry-convention/ |website=VICE |access-date=24 December 2024 |date=11 February 2016}}{{Cite podcast |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chimera/id1739333983 |title=Chimera |website=Fur & Loathing |publisher=Brazen |host=Nicky Woolf |date=2024-06-17}}

In May 2024, a true crime podcast series hosted by journalist Nicky Woolf, Fur & Loathing, was released about Woolf's investigations into the 2014 Midwest FurFest attack and attempts to uncover the identity of the attacker. Woolf interviewed the witnesses of the attack and the suspects, including Sojkowski, who remains the prime suspect of the attack.

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{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Anthro New England|place=Boston, Massachusetts|country=United States|date=16–19 January 2025|theme=A Staggering Case|description=Founded in 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, originally at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, it currently takes place at the Boston Park Plaza. Anthro New England became the 9th largest furry convention in 2018, with 2,050 attendees.|references={{cite web |last1=Rousseau |first1=Morgan |title=Boston furry convention 2018 bonds anthropomorphic adorers |url=https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/boston/boston-furry-convention-2018-photos |website=Metro Magazine |access-date=30 June 2018|date=26 February 2018 }}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Anthrocon|place=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|country=United States|date=4–7 July 2024|theme=AnthroCoaster!|description=Founded in 1997 in Albany, New York and moved to Philadelphia two years later. It currently takes place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, where it has been every year since 2006, and is the second-largest furry convention to-date behind Midwest Furfest, with over 7,000 attendees annually since 2016.|references={{Cite news|last=Brandolph |first=Adam |title=Furry Convention $3 Million Cash Cow for City Businesses |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=28 June 2008 |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_575023.html |access-date=7 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414201132/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_575023.html |archive-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Biggest Little Fur Con|place=Reno, Nevada|country=United States|date=14–17 October 2024|theme=TBA|description=Founded in 2013, hosted at the Grand Sierra Resort. Currently the 3rd most attended furry convention behind Anthrocon and Midwest Furfest, drawing over 5,000 attendees in 2017.|references={{cite web|title=Biggest Little Fur Con Draws Thousands to Reno|url=http://thisisreno.com/2017/06/photos-biggest-little-fur-con-draws-thousands-reno/|website=This is Reno|access-date=19 June 2017|date=6 June 2017}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=CanFURence|place=Ottawa, Ontario|country=Canada|date=2–4 August 2024|theme=As Seen on TV!|description=First held in late 2016 as a spiritual successor to Ottawa's previous furry convention, C-ACE, in 2007. It is the second largest furry convention in the Ontario province, after Furnal Equinox in Toronto, drawing over 568 attendees in 2019.|references={{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-furry-conference-2016-1.3848464 |title='Furry family' gathers in Ottawa at CanFURence |website=CBC |language=en |access-date=3 February 2019 }}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Eurofurence|place=Hamburg|country=Germany|date=18–21 September 2024|theme=Cyberpunk|description=Founded in 1995, this European convention has been held in Germany for seventeen of its twenty years, the latter of which making the furry convention the longest-running active convention. Other hosted countries are Sweden, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. Managed by Eurofurence e.V., Eurofurence 23 drew over 2,500 attendees.|references={{cite news|url=http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/eurofurence-convention-in-berlin-2000-furries-treffen-sich-im-estrel,10809148,28186310.html|title=2000 Furries treffen sich im Estrel|language=de}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/furrie-invasion-2000-fans-attended-eurofeurence-in-berlin-to-celebrate-their-love-of-anthropomorphic-animals-9689926.html|title=Furrie invasion: 2000 fans attended Eurofeurence in Berlin to|date=26 August 2014|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=19 November 2022}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Furrydelphia|place=King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|country=United States|date=8–11 August 2024|theme=Galactic Fleet|description=Founded in 2017 in the Philadelphia area. It was held at Valley Forge Casino Resort until 2022, when the convention moved to the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown.|references={{Cite web |url=https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia/furrydelphia-inside-phillys-first-furries-convention |title=Furrydelphia: Inside Philly's first furries convention |last=Hepler |first=Cassie |website=www.metro.us |access-date=28 January 2019|date=21 August 2017}}{{Cite tweet |user=Furrydelphia |number=1449164386455769091 |title=Tonight we are thrilled to announce our new venue in the heart of Philly. We can't wait to see you all August 25–28 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown!}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=FurDU (Furry Down Under)|place=Surfers Paradise, Queensland|country=Australia|date=19–21 April 2024|theme=Space!|description=Currently the largest furry convention in Australia, the convention is known for its beach culture due to being only metres from the shore. Since 2013 the convention has been held at the Mantra on View, attendance reached capacity in 2019 with 850 attendees.|references={{Cite web |url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/furries-from-italy-russia-singapore-spend-weekend-on-the-gold-coast-dressing-as-animals/news-story/72d85095208819afe6df42d210c6ab93 |title='Furries' Take Over Surfers Paradise |last=Perets|first=Annie |website=www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au |access-date=17 January 2020|date=2 June 2019}}{{subscription required|date=January 2020}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Furry Fiesta|place=Dallas, Texas|country=United States|date=14–17 March 2024|theme=Singularity Point|description=One of two furry conventions in the Texas area. In its inaugural year, the convention sponsored the Center for Animal Research and Education (CARE). 2017's event drew over 3,000 attendees and raised over $25,000 for CARE.|references={{cite news |first=Robert |last=Wilonsky |work=Dallas Observer |title=Plan Ahead: Hell Hath No Furry Like the Crowne Plaza Come February |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/12/plan_ahead_hell_hath_no_furry.php |date=28 December 2009 |access-date=16 November 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004125055/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2009/12/plan_ahead_hell_hath_no_furry.php |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=Costumed critters show their wild side at Furry Fiesta convention |author=Eric Aasen |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20100219-Costumed-critters-show-their-wild-side-3237.ece |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |date=20 February 2010 |access-date=5 May 2012}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Furry Migration|place=Minneapolis, Minnesota|country=United States|date=6–8 September 2024|theme=Lost in Time!|description=Founded in 2013 and first held in 2014 at the Ramada Minneapolis Airport Hotel. It is currently held at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.|references={{Cite web |url=http://www.citypages.com/arts/meet-the-furries-of-furry-migration-where-being-weird-is-a-good-thing-video-7621725 |title=Meet the furries of Furry Migration where being weird is a good thing [Video] |last=Craine |first=Tatiana |website=City Pages |access-date=28 January 2019}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Furry Weekend Atlanta|place=Atlanta, Georgia|country=United States|date=9–12 May 2024|theme=Furry University 2|description=Furry Weekend Atlanta has united furries from around the world since 2004. It is one of the largest furry conventions, drawing just over 1,500 attendees in 2011.|references={{cite news |title=Furry Weekend Atlanta with Sara Underwood |author=Sara Underwood |url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/52092/Furry-Weekend-Atlanta-with-Sara-Underwood/ |newspaper=Attack of the Show! |date=30 March 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012 |archive-date=10 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310090805/http://www.g4tv.com/videos/52092/furry-weekend-atlanta-with-sara-underwood/ |url-status=dead }}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Further Confusion|place=San Jose, California|country=United States|date=16-20 January 2025|theme=Animal Business|description=Further Confusion is an annual 5-day furry convention. Started in 1999, it was built to be the bay area's flagship furry event. The 2020 event hosted 4,509 attendees and raised nearly $20,500 for the Billy DeFrank Center of Silicon Valley.|references={{cite web |first=Julia |last=Sulek |work=Mercury News |title=San Jose FurCon brings "Furries" and their animal costumes downtown |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/14/san-jose-furcon-brings-furries-and-their-animal-costumes-downtown/ |date=14 January 2018}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Megaplex|place=Orlando, Florida|country=United States|date=30 August–1 September 2024|theme=Terror At Typhon's Keep|description=Megaplex is an annual 3-day furry convention regularly held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida since 2023. Inaugurated in 2002 as "Pawpet Megaplex", it is the only furry convention held in the Sunshine State, drawing over 4,000 attendees and raising over $70,000 for charity in 2022.|references={{cite news|last1=Sangalang|first1=Jennifer|title=Unfurgettable: Megaplex in Orlando celebrates furry fandom|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2017/08/03/megaplex-orlando-furries/533389001/|access-date=7 August 2017|publisher=Florida Today|date=3 August 2017}}{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=EJ |title=Furries Now Have Serious Beef With Ron DeSantis |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/furries-beefing-ron-desantis-1234742107/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 25, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2023}}|url=http://megaplexcon.org/}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Mephit Furmeet|place=Olive Branch, Mississippi|country=United States|date=30 August–1 September 2024|theme=The Rawring 20's|description=One of the few furry conventions in the Southern United States. Occurring on Labor Day weekend in the greater Memphis area, this convention sponsors Tiger Haven as its convention charity. 2010 marked the first year that Mephit Furmeet was held in Olive Branch, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis.|references={{cite news |author=Phillips |first=Bianca |date=16 September 2005 |title=My Furry Weekend {{!}} Each year, Memphis is host to a convention of furry people. Here's one woman's story of life behind the mask. |work=Memphis Flyer |publisher=Contemporary Media, Inc. |url=http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10121 |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105042454/http://www.memphisflyer.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10121 |archive-date=2007-01-05}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Midwest FurFest|place=Rosemont, Illinois|country=United States|date=5–8 December 2024|theme=The Great FurFest Heist|description=A yearly convention in the Chicago metro area which started in 2000 as a spinoff of Duckon, a Chicago-based science fiction convention. In 2019, Midwest Furfest had a reported 11,019 attendees, making it the largest furry convention. In 2014, a chlorine bomb was set-off at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel where the convention was being held. This attack led to 19 people being hospitalized and the evacuation of the facility.|references={{cite news |title=Making fuzzy friends at Midwest FurFest |author=Jason Marck and Eilee Heikenen-Weiss |url=http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-12-14/making-fuzzy-friends-midwest-furfest-94888 |publisher=WBEZ |date=14 December 2011 |access-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117234515/http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-12-14/making-fuzzy-friends-midwest-furfest-94888 |archive-date=17 January 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html|title='Furry' convention disrupted as 'intentional' gas incident sends 19 to hospitals|date=7 December 2014 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Motor City Furry Con|place=Ypsilanti, Michigan|country=United States|date=5–7 April 2024|theme=The Lost World: Furrasic Park|description=Founded in 2013 in Metro Detroit after the discontinuation of another convention in the area, Furry Connection North. The convention attracts more than 1,000 furries to Detroit and has raised over {{USD|45000}} for Pets for Vets since its inaugural convention in 2014. In 2017, Pets for Vets ambassador Cheryl Wassus took her 1-year old dog to the convention in misunderstanding, an experience her son shared on Twitter.|references={{Cite web |url=http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/woman-takes-dog-to-furry-con-in-misunderstanding-raises-10k-for-pets-for-vets |title=Woman takes dog to Furry Con in misunderstanding, raises $10K for Pets for Vets |last=FOX |website=WJBK |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=28 January 2019}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=Super Furry Fusion|place=Shanghai|country=China|date=TBA 2024|theme=TBA|description=First held in 2018 with nearly 2,500 attendees, Super Furry Fusion is a semiannual furry convention held in Shanghai every summer and winter. |references={{Cite web |url=https://www.shine.cn/feature/lifestyle/2011169875/ |title=Pursuit of 'fursuit': animals as personas in trendy subculture |first=Feiran |last=Lu |newspaper=Shanghai Daily|date=16 November 2020|access-date=30 January 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://furrycons.com/event/12793/super-furry-fusion-2019 |title=Super Furry Fusion 2019 Information |website=FurryCons.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|name=VancouFur|place=Vancouver, BC, Canada|Country=Canada|date=7–10 March 2024|theme=Claws & Clockwork|description=VancouFur has been Vancouver's furry convention since 2012. It had its sixth furry convention on Canada's west coast in 2017, having raised over $3,000 for the local charity Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. The 2016 event was known for sharing the Executive Hotel with Syrian refugees.|references={{cite web|last1=Gilmer|first1=Marcus|title=Syrian refugees get warm welcome at Vancouver Furry convention|url=http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/syrian-refugees-get-warm-canadian-welcome-at-furry-convention-in-vancouver/|website=Mashable.com|publisher=Mashable, Inc.|access-date=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110540/http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/syrian-refugees-get-warm-canadian-welcome-at-furry-convention-in-vancouver/|archive-date=10 March 2016|date=9 March 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Eleftheriou-Smith|first1=Loulla-Mae|title=Syrian refugees in Canada got housed in same hotel as VancouFur furry convention and the children loved it|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/syrian-refugees-in-canada-got-housed-in-same-hotel-as-vancoufur-furry-convention-and-the-children-a6921341.html|website=Independent.co.uk|access-date=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311030911/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/syrian-refugees-in-canada-got-housed-in-same-hotel-as-vancoufur-furry-convention-and-the-children-a6921341.html|archive-date=11 March 2016|date=9 March 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Graham|first1=Chris|title=Syrian refugee children make some furry friends at Canada convention|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/12189576/Syrian-refugee-children-make-some-furry-friends-at-Canada-convention.html|website=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|access-date=17 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313143546/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/12189576/Syrian-refugee-children-make-some-furry-friends-at-Canada-convention.html|archive-date=13 March 2016|date=10 March 2016|url-status=live}}}}

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{{furry-con-list-entry|discontinued=1|name=Califur|place=Pomona, California|country=United States|date=19–21 May 2017|description=Founded in 2004, Califur is the furry convention successor to the first furry convention Confurence held in 1989. With 1,393 attendees in 2017, Califur is the largest furry convention in Southern California. Located on the same grounds in Los Angeles as the Los Angeles County Fairplex, Califur has had many musical attendees at the convention from Los Angeles radio station KROQ's lineup for Weenie Roast which happens at the same time of year.|references={{cite web|title=KROQ Parties with the Furries at Califur Convention in Irvine|url=http://wxrt.cbslocal.com/2011/06/04/gallery-kroq-parties-with-the-furries-at-califur-convention-in-irvine/|access-date=29 June 2013}}{{cite web|title=CaliFur 2011: A Furry Convention|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/califur-2011-a-furry-convention-33476341/|access-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211022108/http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/califur-2011-a-furry-convention-33476341/|archive-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|discontinued=1|name=ConFurence|place=Burbank, California|country=United States|date=25–27 April 2003|description=The first exclusive furry convention since 1989, ConFurence was cancelled after holding its 15th edition in 2003. Chairman Darrel L. Exline said he could not continue to organize the event, as it took too much time, money, and energy and resulted in lost friendships.|references={{Cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/first-furry-convention-1989/ |title=Incredible Raw Footage From the World's First Furry Convention |date=16 October 2016 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en |access-date=8 February 2019}}}}

{{furry-con-list-entry|discontinued=1|name=Confurgence|place=Melbourne|country=Australia|date=23–25 February 2018|description=Formed in 1999 as MiDFur and renamed as Confurgence in 2014, Confurgence is a furry convention which takes place in Melbourne. Since being cancelled in 2019, the convention is officially on hiatus.|references={{cite news |title=Up close and fursonal with the wild at heart |author=Stephanie Bunbury |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/up-close-and-fursonal-with-the-wild-at-heart-20120107-1pphk.html |newspaper=The Age |date=8 January 2012 |access-date=5 May 2012}}}}

{{Furry-con-list-entry|date=24–27 September 2015|name=RainFurrest|place=Hilton Seattle Airport and Conference Center, United States|description=Created to replace Conifur Northwest,  Rainfurrest was particularly notable for multiple repeated incidents and managerial failures.|references={{Cite book|last=Patten|first=Fred|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nkMODgAAQBAJ&q=Rainfurrest|title=Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989-2015|date=2017-02-03|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-2688-8|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Austin|first=Jessica Ruth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbQ8EAAAQBAJ&dq=Rainfurrest&pg=PA104|title=Fan Identities in the Furry Fandom|date=2021-08-26|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=978-1-5013-7542-2|language=en}}}}

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• [http://greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/ConventionMap.html Map of active furry conventions]
• List of furry convention resources at WikiFur
• [https://furrycons.com/ FurryCons.com]
• {{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_text_search-0=%22Furry%27%20Weekend%20In%20Memphis%20-%20Meet%20Brings%20Folks%20Dressed%20As%20Animals%20Together%22|title='Furry' Weekend In Memphis - Meet Brings Folks Dressed As Animals Together|author=Callahan, Jody|publisher=The Commercial Appeal|date=1 September 2003}}
• {{cite news|url=http://fursuit.timduru.org/dirlist/InTheNews/200409_Tribnet_Conifur/|title=Conventional fur for all|author=Kremer, Lisa|publisher=The News Tribune|date=28 September 2004}}
• {{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/92d94ba6-24e4-11d8-81c6-08209b00dd01,id=050820000743.html|title=Of All Things: All The Rage in the US|author=Fried, Jennifer|work=Financial Times Weekend Magazine|date=20 August 2005|access-date=15 December 2007|archive-date=3 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303161951/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/92d94ba6-24e4-11d8-81c6-08209b00dd01,id=050820000743.html|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_458482.html|title=It's a furry weekend|author=Kurutz, Daveen Rae|publisher=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=17 June 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060702091113/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_458482.html|archive-date=2 July 2006}}
• {{cite news|url=http://www.freies-wort.de/nachrichten/thueringen/seite2thueringenfw/art2437,704639 |author=Frank Hommel |title=Mit 'nem Tiger im Fahrstuhl |work=Freies Wort |page=2 |date=8 September 2007 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228045023/http://www.freies-wort.de/nachrichten/thueringen/seite2thueringenfw/art2437%2C704639 |archive-date=28 February 2009 }}
• {{cite news|url=http://www.freies-wort.de/nachrichten/regional/suhl/suhllokal/art2440,704802 |title=Rollenspiele abseits des wirklichen Lebens |work=Freies Wort |page=13 |date=8 September 2007 |author=Heike Hüchtemann |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707050817/http://www.freies-wort.de/nachrichten/regional/suhl/suhllokal/art2440%2C704802 |archive-date=7 July 2009 }}
• {{cite news|work=Thüringer Allgemeine|title=Eine Welt für sich|date=8 September 2007|author=Staff writer|language=de}}
• {{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-19-hospitalized-thousands-evacuated-in-gas-leak-at-rosemont-hotel-20141207-story.html|title='Furry' convention disrupted as 'intentional' gas incident sends 19 to hospitals|first1=Alexandra|last1=Chachkevitch|first2=Geoff|last2=Ziezulewicz|date=7 December 2014|work=Chicago Tribune}}

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