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In 2008, Anthrocon became the first furry convention to have an attendance exceeding 3,000 members, the official count reaching 3,390. [6] In 2009, attendance rose 11% to 3,776, and the Fursuit Parade count jumped to 640—a 41% increase. [5]: 18 [7] [8] Anthrocon 2009 brought approximately $3 million to the Pittsburgh economy. [9]
Anthro New England (ANE) is a furry convention that is held annually in the Greater Boston area of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.It was first held in 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but moved into Boston in 2018 at the Boston Park Plaza.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Formal gathering of members of the furry fandom The Dealers Den and fursuit parade at Anthrocon 2006 A furry convention (also furry con or fur con) is a formal gathering of members of the furry fandom – people who are interested in the concept of fictional non-human animal characters ...
Another convention, Further Confusion, held in San Jose each January, closely follows Anthrocon in scale and attendance. $470,000 was raised in conventions for charity from 2000 to 2009. [33] As of December 2022, Midwest FurFest is the world's largest furry convention. [34] [35] [36] It had a self-reported 2019 attendance of 11,019. [37]
Conway dissuades members of the fandom, and Anthrocon membership in particular, from responding to the mass media and news media, due in part to sensationalist coverage like the 2001 Vanity Fair article in which he was quoted. [32] In 2003 he said his standard response to the media was: "Anthrocon is a private event held on private property.
Fursuit making is a growing industry, with new costume makers who handcraft custom suits entering the market every week. [5] A few dozen of these makers are highly respected and command prices up to $4,500 or more for a full suit, [ 2 ] while there are several hundred more who charge less, usually between $600 and $1,000.
Further Confusion, or Furcon, is an annual furry convention held in San Jose, California, each January, celebrating the anthropomorphics genre or furry fandom, including charitable benefits, educational seminars, art shows, panels and general social activities.
The term "fursona" is a portmanteau of the words "furry" and "persona". [1] The term was first used in 1997. [2]According to Fred Patten, it was common for attendants to use their real names or nicknames at ConFurence (world's first furry convention) in 1989.