{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "version": "2026-09-08.1",
  "name": "Furry Convention Data Hub",
  "description": "A small, sourced reference dataset of furry convention editions, dates, locations, attendance and event status. Unknown figures remain explicit; this is not a complete convention census or attendance ranking.",
  "url": "https://mellozone.site/data/furry-conventions",
  "publisher": "Mello Zone Furry Community",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-08",
  "methodology": "https://mellozone.site/data/furry-conventions#methodology",
  "corrections": "https://mellozone.site/data/furry-conventions#corrections",
  "scope": "9 selected US convention editions from 2025–2026, including completed 2026 events and scheduled or postponed editions; not a representative sample or complete convention census.",
  "missingValues": "JSON null and empty CSV cells mean unknown or not applicable, not zero. See attendanceStatus and notes.",
  "verification": "verifiedAt records the UTC date an editor checked the cited organizer sources, not independent verification of the organizer's attendance count.",
  "reuse": "Credit Mello Zone Furry Community's compilation and the relevant organizer source, and include the version and access date. Third-party artwork, prose and trademarks are not licensed by this dataset.",
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "anthrocon-2025",
      "convention": "Anthrocon",
      "edition": 2025,
      "location": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US",
      "startDate": "2025-07-03",
      "endDate": "2025-07-06",
      "attendance": 18357,
      "attendanceStatus": "organizer-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "Historical edition. The organizer reports attendees, not fursuit-parade participants; the counting method is not specified in the cited wrap-up. Not a 2026 attendance figure.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Anthrocon 2025 convention wrap-up",
          "url": "https://www.anthrocon.org/news/anthrocon-2025-convention-wrap-up/",
          "fields": "Attendance and completed status; published July 18, 2025."
        },
        {
          "title": "Anthrocon history: 2025 edition",
          "url": "https://www.anthrocon.org/history/",
          "fields": "July 3–6, 2025 dates and Pittsburgh location."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "anthrocon-2026",
      "convention": "Anthrocon",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US",
      "startDate": "2026-07-02",
      "endDate": "2026-07-05",
      "attendance": 20618,
      "attendanceStatus": "organizer-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer's July 6 announcement labels the total as 20,618 attendees. The attendance counting method is not specified.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Anthrocon: 2026 closing statistics",
          "url": "https://t.me/Anthrocon/842",
          "fields": "2026 edition, organizer-reported attendance and completed status; published July 6, 2026."
        },
        {
          "title": "Anthrocon: announcement of the 2026 edition",
          "url": "https://www.anthrocon.org/news/anthrocon-2025-convention-wrap-up/",
          "fields": "Next year's convention section: July 2–5, 2026 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "anthro-new-england-2026",
      "convention": "Anthro New England",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Boston, Massachusetts, US",
      "startDate": "2026-01-15",
      "endDate": "2026-01-18",
      "attendance": 7284,
      "attendanceStatus": "organizer-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer reports 7,284 attendees separately from 848 fursuit-parade participants. The attendance counting method is not specified. Dates follow the edition-specific notice, not the site's current 2027 header.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "ANE 2026: A Telegram From Old West",
          "url": "https://www.anthronewengland.com/2026/03/18/ane-2026-telegram-from-old-west/",
          "fields": "2026 edition, Boston location, attendance and completed status; published March 18, 2026."
        },
        {
          "title": "Anthro New England: revised 2026 minor consent form (PDF)",
          "url": "https://www.anthronewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ANE_Minor_Consent_Form_2026-revised.pdf",
          "fields": "Page 1 specifies January 15–18, 2026 at the Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fur-the-more-2026",
      "convention": "Fur the ’More",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Baltimore, Maryland, US",
      "startDate": "2026-03-27",
      "endDate": "2026-03-29",
      "attendance": null,
      "attendanceStatus": "not-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer's closing-day notices confirm the event took place. No attendance total or counting method was found in the organizer sources checked; attendance remains unknown, not zero. The 2025 total is not reused for this edition.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Fur the More: official organizer profile",
          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/furthemore.org",
          "fields": "Profile description checked September 8: 2026 Homecoming, March 27–29, Lord Baltimore Hotel and Hotel Monaco, Baltimore, Maryland."
        },
        {
          "title": "Fur the More: 2026 closing-day announcement",
          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/furthemore.org/post/3mia25wxpnk25",
          "fields": "Completed convention weekend and attendee feedback session; published March 29, 2026. No attendance total supplied."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fursquared-2026",
      "convention": "FurSquared",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US",
      "startDate": "2026-02-05",
      "endDate": "2026-02-08",
      "attendance": 2795,
      "attendanceStatus": "organizer-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer's February 10 recap reports 2,795 attendees for the Royal Tournament (RenFur) edition. The attendance counting method is not specified. Charity totals are separate and are not included in this dataset.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "FurSquared: Royal Tournament closing statistics",
          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/fursquared.com/post/3mejc5axg6u2q",
          "fields": "Organizer-reported attendance and completed status; published February 10, 2026."
        },
        {
          "title": "FurSquared: RenFur dates and location announcement",
          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/fursquared.com/post/3m7nsx6ee222j",
          "fields": "February 5–8 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; published December 10, 2025 for the following edition."
        },
        {
          "title": "FurSquared: 2026 edition weekend dates",
          "url": "https://attend.fursquared.com/vendors/f2-2026/dd/298",
          "fields": "Organizer's edition-specific vendor directory labels the full weekend February 5–8, 2026."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "furry-weekend-atlanta-2026",
      "convention": "Furry Weekend Atlanta",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Atlanta, Georgia, US",
      "startDate": "2026-05-07",
      "endDate": "2026-05-10",
      "attendance": 17301,
      "attendanceStatus": "organizer-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer thanks 17,301 attendees in its May 10 closing announcement; the counting method is not specified. The survival guide's closing-ceremony line says May 3, before its May 7 opening. The dated May 10 organizer notice confirms closing day instead; the conflicting guide line is not used as the end date.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Furry Weekend Atlanta: 2026 closing statistics",
          "url": "https://t.me/furryweekend/957",
          "fields": "2026 edition, organizer-reported attendance and completed status; published May 10, 2026."
        },
        {
          "title": "FWA 2026 official survival guide",
          "url": "https://furryweekend.com/FWA/FWA-2026-Surival-Guide/",
          "fields": "May 7, 2026 opening ceremony and Atlanta venue context. Its conflicting May 3 closing date is not used."
        },
        {
          "title": "Furry Weekend Atlanta: closing-day guest services notice",
          "url": "https://t.me/furryweekend/955",
          "fields": "May 10, 2026 notice identifies that day's closing ceremonies, supporting the end date."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mephit-fur-meet-2026",
      "convention": "Mephit Fur Meet",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Memphis area, US; replacement venue unconfirmed",
      "startDate": null,
      "endDate": null,
      "attendance": null,
      "attendanceStatus": "not-applicable",
      "status": "postponed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer postponed the 2026 event after a venue search in Tennessee and Mississippi. A hoped-for 2027 return is not a confirmed date or venue.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Mephit Fur Meet: organizer postponement notice",
          "url": "https://www.mephitfurmeet.org/",
          "fields": "Postponement, intended area, and lack of replacement dates or venue."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "michigan-anthro-weekend-2026",
      "convention": "Michigan Anthro Weekend",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Grand Rapids, Michigan, US",
      "startDate": "2026-10-02",
      "endDate": "2026-10-04",
      "attendance": null,
      "attendanceStatus": "not-reported",
      "status": "scheduled",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "Scheduled at the Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel. Attendance is not yet reported; a future date is not evidence that an event took place.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Michigan Anthro Weekend: official 2026 event page",
          "url": "https://michigananthroweekend.com/",
          "fields": "October 2–4, 2026 dates, Grand Rapids location and announced venue."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "texas-furry-fiesta-2026",
      "convention": "Texas Furry Fiesta",
      "edition": 2026,
      "location": "Dallas, Texas, US",
      "startDate": "2026-03-26",
      "endDate": "2026-03-29",
      "attendance": 9135,
      "attendanceStatus": "organizer-reported",
      "status": "completed",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-08",
      "notes": "The organizer reports 9,135 attendees using the edition's themed label 'crew members'. The counting method is not specified. The recap was posted March 30 UTC, still March 29 in Dallas; publication time is not an extra convention day.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Texas Furry Fiesta: 2026 closing statistics",
          "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/furryfiesta.org/post/3miahbj2jz32k",
          "fields": "2026 edition, organizer-reported attendance and completed status; published March 30, 2026 UTC."
        },
        {
          "title": "Texas Furry Fiesta: 2026 dates announcement",
          "url": "https://t.me/TexasFurryFiesta/896",
          "fields": "Announcement explicitly specifies March 26–29, 2026; published April 14, 2025 UTC."
        },
        {
          "title": "Texas Furry Fiesta: official convention website",
          "url": "https://www.furryfiesta.org/",
          "fields": "Dallas, Texas convention location and official organizer identity; current header describes the next edition, not the 2026 dates."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}