List of furry conventions

The Dealers Den at Anthrocon 2006; the fursuit parade is visible along the top. The artist of the works to the right is Susan Van Camp.

Samuel Conway talks to KDKA-TV reporters outside Anthrocon 2006

Furry conventions are organized gatherings of furries. Below is a list of current and discontinued furry conventions for which reliable sources have been provided.

Active events

Active events are annual conventions that have been held over the last 12 months, and those scheduled for the next 12 months, where at least one reliable news source has discussed the convention as a whole.

Attendee at Anthrocon 2008

Next/Last held	Name	Place	Theme
16-18 October 2015	Arizona Fur Con	Arizona, US	Furry Tales
16-18 October 2015	Arizona Fur Con` Founded in 2013 Phoenix and moved to Scottsdale in 2015. Arizona Fur Con had an attendance of 725 in 2015.
9–12 July 2015	Anthrocon	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US	Viking Invasion!
9–12 July 2015	Anthrocon` Founded in 1997 in Albany, New York and moved to Philadelphia two years later, Anthrocon is currently the largest furry convention in the world, with 6,389 attendees in 2015. It currently takes place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, where it has been every year since 2006.
3–5 June 2016	Califur	Pomona, California, United States	Renaissance and High Fantasy
3–5 June 2016	Califur` Founded in 2004, Califur is the furry convention successor to the first Furry convention Confurence held in 1989. With over 1,317 attendees, 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 guests at the convention from Los Angeles radio station KROQ's line up for Weenie Roast which happens at the same time of year.
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8–11 January 2015	Confurgence	Melbourne, Australia	The Dragon Dynasty
8–11 January 2015	Confurgence` (Formerly MiDFur) Beginning in 1999, a furry convention which takes place in Melbourne. The convention has social events, a dealers alley, a costume parade, a talent show and a gala ball. In 2010 it reached several hundred guests and raised $7771 for charity, and currently is the largest furry convention in Australia.
19–23 August 2015	Eurofurence	Berlin, Germany	Greenhouse World
19–23 August 2015	Eurofurence` Founded in 1995, this European convention has been held in Germany for seventeen of its twenty years. This unbroken span makes it the longest-running furry convention. Other hosted countries are Sweden, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. Managed by Eurofurence e.V., Eurofurence 20 hosted 2015 attendees and raised €21081 for Stiftung FLEDERMAUS in August 2014.
08-10 May 2015	Fur-Eh!	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	The Wild & Weird West!
08-10 May 2015	Fur-Eh!` Fur-Eh! is an annual Not-For-Profit convention hosted in Edmonton, Alberta. Features include dealer's den, fursuit games, fursuit parade, nightly dances, tabletop and video games and competitions, and a fursuit dance competition. Programming includes four dedicated tracks, including artistry, writing, fursuiting, and a "Go-Kart track".
13–15 March 2015	Furnal Equinox	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Furry Arcade!
13–15 March 2015	Furnal Equinox` Furnal Equinox has aimed to promote their goal of showcasing the best local talent and attracting worldwide furry names by inviting two Guests of Honour to the convention every year, one from Canada and one from outside of Canada. The conventions fills the need of a major hotel-based Furry convention in the Toronto area.
11–13 March 2016	Furry Fiesta	Dallas, Texas, US	Nights on the Bayou
11–13 March 2016	Furry Fiesta` The only furry convention in Texas area. In its inaugural year, the convention sponsored the Center for Animal Research and Education (CARE). Some of the features that Furry Fiesta will have are games, an art show, a dealers den.
31 March - 03 April 2016	Furry Weekend Atlanta	Atlanta, Georgia, US	Camp Furry Weekend
31 March - 03 April 2016	Furry Weekend Atlanta` Furry Weekend Atlanta has united furries from around the world for nine years. In 2012, Furry Weekend Atlanta had over 1900 attendees. Furry Weekend Atlanta has events for fursuiters, along with an art show and dealers.
18–20 March 2016	Fursonacon	Hampton, Virginia, United States	Superheroes VS Supervillians
18–20 March 2016	Fursonacon` Fursoncon is a multi-genre accepting Furry convention. It will be the first full featured Furry convention hosted in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Join us for our first year on March 18–20, 2016, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. We will be partnering with our fellow E.S.S.I. event ROFCON and get two conventions for the price of one.
08–10 April 2016	Fur the 'More	Tysons Corner, Virginia, US	Furries in the Office
08–10 April 2016	Fur the 'More` Fur the ‘More is an annual 3-day furry convention. Inaugurated in 2013, it was the first of its kind in the Maryland & Virginia Area. The 2016 event hosted 990 attendees and raised over $5000 for their charity.
15–19 January 2015	Further Confusion	San Jose, California, US	London Fog: A Victorian Murder Mystery
15–19 January 2015	Further Confusion` Since 1999, Further Confusion has become the third-largest convention in the world, with over 3,500 attendees. Educational seminars and panels, art, and socializing are some events which occur at Further Confusion.
28–31 August 2014	Mephit Furmeet	Olive Branch, Mississippi, US	"B" Movies
28–31 August 2014	Mephit Furmeet` One of the few furry conventions in the South. 2014 theme is B-movies. Mephit Furmeet has several convention events. Occurring on Labor Day weekend in the greater Memphis area, this convention sponsors Tiger Haven as its convention charity. 2010 marked the first year where Mephit Furmeet was held in Olive Branch MS. a suburb of Memphis. Con Web page http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
05–07 December 2014	Midwest FurFest	Rosemont, Illinois, US	Pirates of Lake Michigan
05–07 December 2014	Midwest FurFest` A yearly convention in the Chicago metro area which started in 2000 as a spinoff of Duckon, a Chicago-based science fiction convention. In 2009, Midwest Furfest celebrated its tenth convention, and had over 2,000 attendees who raised $12,799 for Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education for Wildlife. In 2013, Midwest Furfest had over 3,900 attendees, making it the second most attended furry convention, raising $28,000 for One Tail at a Time, a no-kill dog shelter. In December 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.
03–06 March 2016	NordicFuzzCon	Stockholm, Sweden	Atlantis: The Lost Paradise
03–06 March 2016	NordicFuzzCon` NordicFuzzCon is Scandinavia's largest furry convention, first held March 28th-31st, 2013 at Quality Hotel Winn Haninge in southern Stockholm, Sweden.
8–10 August 2014	Rocky Mountain Fur Con	Denver, Colorado, US	“14ers!” focusing on the beautiful mountain peaks of the Colorado Rockies over 14,000 feet.
8–10 August 2014	Rocky Mountain Fur Con` Rocky Mountain Fur Con is an annual furry convention that takes place in Denver, Colorado. It was founded in 2007.
5–8 March 2015	VancouFur	Vancouver, BC Canada	VancouFur 2015 Film Noir presents: Gangsters & Gumshoes.
5–8 March 2015	VancouFur` VancouFur is having its fourth furry convention on Canada's west coast in 2015. The theme for its fourth year is "VancouFur 2015 Film Noir presents: Gangsters & Gumshoes."
9–11 September 2016	Furry Migration	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	Quest for Shiny
9–11 September 2016	Furry Migration` Furry Migration is an annual furry convention that takes place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was first held on September 12–14, 2014 and is an event outreach of Minnesota Furs (MNFurs), a nonprofit organization created in 2012.

Discontinued events

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Last held	Name	Place
25–27 April 2003	ConFurence	Burbank, California, US
25–27 April 2003	ConFurence` The first exclusive furry convention since 1989, ConFurence was cancelled after holding its 15th edition in 2003 because its chairman, Darrel L. Exline, could not afford to run it anymore as organizing it took too much time, money, energy and also resulted in lost friendships.
21–23 October 2005	Conifur Northwest	SeaTac, Washington, US
21–23 October 2005	Conifur Northwest` The main furry convention for the Pacific Northwest since 1998, Conifur was cancelled in 2006 after its prior hotel was demolished in preparation for the Link Light Rail station at SeaTac Airport, which itself was a replacement after the Best Western in Fife, Washington took the convention's reservation for 2005, then quietly converted to the Emerald Queen Casino without refunding the convention. The convention had highest attendance in 2005 with 525 attendees. Conifur has been replaced by All Fur Fun in Spokane, and RainFurrest in the Seattle area.

See also

• Anthropomorphism
• Furry convention
• Furry fandom

External links

• Map of active furry conventions
• List of furry convention resources at WikiFur
• Timeline of furry conventions with attendance numbers at WikiFur, derived in part from the Anthropomorphic Fandom Convention Information Sheet
• Furry conventions at DMOZ