Kharcon
Kharcon (Харькон; sometimes transliterated Harkon or Kharkon) is a small semi-annual furry convention typically taking place in a rented guest house in Kharkiv, Ukraine, first occurring over 24-26 August 2012.[1] The event was founded by Ksanshie (ru) after a trip to WUFF.
Kharcon mixes features of a furmeet with a relaxacon, with social and board games and nightly visits to the on-site sauna and/or pool. There have also been tutorials on crafting paws and other handmade items[2] and trips to Feldman Ecopark, or (weather permitting) fursuit walks. Accommodation and food is included; usually brunch and dinner - often barbecue on Saturday - as well as fruit, and tea/coffee. It is is possible to attend as a non-residential guest for one or more days for small payments to cover food.
The event is limited to 40 participants in the house at one time[3] - including any potential guests - and has had a roughly consistent attendance since 2015, with 32 registered as of early August 2015,[4] 44 in March 2016,[5] and 28 in September 2018.[6] As of 13 December 2015, there had been 129 unique participants over the years.
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History[edit]
- Kharcon 1 (24-26 August 2012 - featured a popular trip to the Museum of Sexual Cultures of the World)
- Kharcon 2 (6-7 October 2012)
- Kharcon 3: Last weekend (14-16 December 2012)
- Kharcon 3.5 (8-10 February 2013)
- Kharcon 4: The Beginning of Paradise (8-10 March 2013)
- Kharcon 5 (24-26 August 2013 - potentially delayed due to Azov Furry 2013, an event which was to take place in Berdyansk[7])
- Kharcon 6 (11-13 October 2013)
- Kharcon 7 (6-8 December 2013)
- Kharcon 8.5 (31 January-2 February 2014)
- Kharcon 9 (8-10 March 2014)
- Kharcon 10 (24-26 October 2014[8])
- Kharcon 11 (7-9 March 2015;[9] may not have occurred as it is not listed in the history[10] and a news item for a March event states that it might be cancelled due to non-payment[11]])
- Kharcon 12 (16-18 October 2015)
- Kharcon 13 (18-20 March 2016)
- Kharcon 14 (14-16 October 2016)
- Kharcon 15 (initially 31 March-2 April 2017,[12] deferred to 14-16 October 2017 and then moved to Kiev[13])
- Kharcon 16 (13-15 October 2018, back in Kharkiv)
- Kharcon 17 (7-10 March 2019)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Харькон 1. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 2 August 2019.
- ↑ News: Update Announcement 8.5.0 ("patch notes" for Kharcon 8.5) - Kharcon.
- ↑ News: New World Order - Kharcon (presumably around December 10, 2015, archived 11 August 2019)
- ↑ Members - Kharcon - archived 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Members - Kharcon - archived 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Members - Kharcon - archived 3 September 2018.
- ↑ Kharcon or Berdyansk. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 8 August 2019.
- ↑ The lengthening of the period of events coincides with pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, including separatist resistance and violence in Kharkiv.
- ↑ Kharcon (archived 2 March 2015)
- ↑ Kharcon - How it was. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 7 September 2019.
- ↑ News: March Kharcon. Retrieved 30 March 2019, archived 11 August 2019.
- ↑ Kharcon (archived 15 January 2017)
- ↑ Kharcon (archived 27 July 2017)
External links[edit]
- Kharcon (down, archived October 2019 - official website (English translation)
- Kharcon on VK (invitation-only)