PAWCon
| PAWCon | |
|---|---|
 PAWCon | |
| Location | San Jose, California, USA |
| Website | |
| Status | Ongoing |
| First iteration | November 14-16, 2014 |
| Organizer(s) | Pacific Anthropomorphics League |
PAWCon (known before 2017 as Pacific Anthro[pomorphics] Weekend'[1] and PacAnthro) is a furry convention in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA.
Contents
History
2014
Pacific Anthro Weekend 2014 took place from November 14-16, 2014,[2] at the San José Airport Garden Hotel in San Jose, California. The event featured a main stage (which had the Fursuit Dance Competition, Fursuit Games and an open cash bar during the dances), gaming lounge and semi-quiet social area, Dealers Den, and a photoshoot.
The Guests of Honor were fursuiter and DJ Neon Bunny, as well as Bucker Fuskyote, Cohn Jonner, Raid Zero, and Ikkuma.[3]
There were 213 attendees[4] and about 45 fursuiters at the photoshoot.[5]
2015
Pacific Anthro Weekend 2015 was held over October 30 - November 1, 2015,[6] at the DoubleTree San Jose. The theme was "Survival of the Furriest".[7]
The guests of honor were Pepper Coyote and WhiteyFawkes.[8] The convention saw 310 attendees (including 10 dealers), and $2,325 was raised for the con's charity, Wildlife Companions.[9]
2016
Pacific Anthro Weekend 2016 took place over November 4-7, 2016,[10] at the DoubleTree San Jose. The theme was "Paw Force: Fur a Better Tomorrow".
PAW 2016 saw 438 attendees.[11] The Guests of Honor were Andrew and Sean Rabbitt of Rabbit Valley, and artist Marci McAdam.[12] This year's charity was Rocket Dog Rescue.[13]
2017
PAWCon 2017[14] took place over November 3-5, 2017,[15] at the DoubleTree San Jose. The space-based theme was "To Sirius and Beyond".
PAW 2017 saw 555 attendees and raised $4,385 for WildCare Bay Area.[16]
2018
PAWCon 2018 took place over November 2-4, 2018 at the DoubleTree San Jose.[17] The theme was "The Game Is A'Paw!: A Weekend of Mystery".[17] There were 723 attendees.[18]
2019
PAWCon 2019: A PAWHistoric Adventure took place over November 1-3, 2019 at the DoubleTree San Jose.[19] There were 864 attendees.[20]
2020
PAWCon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]
2021
PAWCon 2021: The Home Furont took place over November 5-7, 2021 at the DoubleTree San Jose. There were 652 attendees.[22]
2022
PAWCon 2022: Pawston Paradise took place over November 4-6, 2022 at the San Jose DoubleTree hotel.[23] There were 926 attendees.[24]
Gallery
Fursuiters' fursuit photo (Pacific Anthro Weekend 2014)
Fursuiters posing (Pacific Anthro Weekend 2014)
References
- ↑ Pacific Anthro Weekend flier uploaded by Chipfox (13 November 2014)
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ↑ Guests and DJs on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend website. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2015 website. Retrieved September 7, 2015. Archived November 14, 2016.
- ↑ Guests of Honor on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2015 website. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ Guests of Honor on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2016 website. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ Charity on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2016 website. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ To Sirius and Beyond - PAWCon 2017 Nov 3-5 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ↑ Telegram chat title. Dated 19 March, 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend's profile on Twitter. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ "PAWCon 2017 = 555 PAWCon 2018 = 723 !!!" - Pac Anthro League, Twitter (November 4, 2018)
- ↑ PAWCon 2019 website (retrieved January 29, 2019)
- ↑ Tweet - Pac Anthro League, Twitter (November 3, 2019)
- ↑ Tweet - PAWCon, Twitter (May 27, 2020)
- ↑ Tweet - PAWCon, Twitter (November 7, 2021)
- ↑ PAWCon 2020 website - hotel webpage says DoubleTree (and image on homepage says "San Jose Doubletree"). Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ↑ Tweet - PAWCon, Twitter (November 6, 2022)
External links
- Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend official website
- Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend on Facebook
- Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend on Twitter
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