Biggest Little Fur Con

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Biggest Little Fur Con
Biggest Little Fur Con
Other names {{{othernames}}}
Location
Website
Status Ongoing
First iteration May 3-5, 2013
Organizer(s) Reno Area Anthropomorphic Arts and Recreation
Subject Furry
Resources Photos, videos, reports: Biggest Little Fur Con resources
Biggest Little Fur Con (edit)
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Biggest Little Fur Con 2013
Biggest Little Fur Con 2014
Biggest Little Fur Con 2015
Biggest Little Fur Con 2016
Biggest Little Fur Con 2017
Biggest Little Fur Con 2018
Biggest Little Fur Con 2019
Biggest Little Fur Con 2020
Biggest Little Fur Con 2021
Biggest Little Fur Con 2022
Biggest Little Fur Con 2023

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Visitor Statistics

Biggest Little Fur Con (BLFC) is a furry convention which takes place in Reno, Nevada, USA, that is run by Reno Area Anthropomorphic Arts and Recreations (RAAAR), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.[1] It is the spiritual successor to PawFur.[1]

History[edit]

The first BLFC was held May 3-5, 2013. It had an attendance of just over 700.

The second BLFC was held March 28-30, 2014. Attendance shot up to 1442, including 465 in the fursuit parade. It showed a record 105% growth to become the 7th-largest fur con by attendance at that date. This broke the 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th year con attendance record.

The third BLFC was held May 14-17, 2015, and saw 2443 attendees, along with $34,000 raised for charity.

The fourth BLFC was held May 12-15, 2016 with around 3651 attendees, along with $36,000 raised for charity.

BLFC 2017 was held June 1-4, 2017, and attracted 5138 attendees, (becoming the 3rd largest convention in the United States, behind Anthrocon), and raised an estimated $40,000 for their charity.

On May 20th, 2022, it was announced in a public meeting that BLFC's host organization had transitioned from a 501(c)7 to a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization effective September 10, 2021.

In December 2023, it was announced[citation needed] that the venue not only would continue to be hosted in October but would also be during the weekdays (Monday to Thursday), which concerned some working furries.[citation needed]

COVID-19 postponements and virtual events[edit]

BLFC 2020 was originally scheduled to take place from April 30 to May 3, 2020, [2], but due to concerns with the upcoming COVID-19 pandemic it was later announced that BLFC 2020 would be postponed until October 29 to November 1 that same year.[3]

In July 2020, BLFC announced that the 2020 convention would be canceled as "the COVID-19 situation in the US [has not reached] a point where large gatherings could safely occur, and attendees could safely travel."[4] It was simultaneously announced that BLFC 2021 would take place from June 3 to June 6, 2021, and that in-block hotel reservations and registrations would automatically carry over to the next year.

In March 2021, it was announced that BLFC would have to once more reschedule the convention to "4th Quarter 2021" with specific dates not being provided at the time.[5] Four days later, BLFC announced that the 2021 convention would take place October 21 to 24, 2021.[6]

On March 31, 2021, BLFC tweeted multiple teaser videos shortly before announcing Virtual BLFC (VBLFC), a virtual event intended to be a stand-in for the physical convention originally scheduled to be in June. VBLFC took place from July 9 to 11, 2021[7] primarily in NeosVR, with VRChat worlds also available, a Discord server, and a livestream] of the event. VBLFC 2021 saw 1,218 total registered attendees and raised $635 in donations for Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary. [8].

BLFC 2021 took place as scheduled in October with vaccination and masking requirements and other precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.[9]

Themes[edit]

BLFC has had the following con themes throughout the years:

  • 2013 - Roaring Twenties
  • 2014 - 80s Pop Culture
  • 2015 - BLFCorp Utopia
  • 2016 - BLFCorp Rebellion
  • 2017 - Attack of the Juggernauts
  • 2018 - A Musical Tail
  • 2019 - Curse of Coeurasa
  • 2021 - Neo Reno
  • 2022 - Error: Theme Not Found
  • 2023 - A sequel to 2019's Curse of Coeurasa theme.[10]
  • 2024 - TBD

Charities[edit]

BLFC typically hosts several charity events during the convention to encourage attendees to donate and help raise money for that year's charity.

In 2013, BLFC partnered with the Nevada Humane Society, a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter local to Reno and Carson City, Nevada. The con was able to raise and donate $3,000.[11]

From 2014 to present, BLFC has worked with Save Haven Wildlife Sanctuary to raise over $200,000 combined from all years. Save Haven is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center located in Imlay, Nevada.

Statistics[edit]

Biggest Little Fur Con Attendance and Charity
Year Fursuiters Attendees Charity
2023 ? 4124[12] $28,069.69[13]
2022 2275 5234[14] $20,011.05[15]
2021 2394 4741[16] $21,420.69[17]
2019 2364 5692 $32,249
2018 1300 ** 5435 $30,146
2017 1000 ** 5138 $43,600
2016 900 ** 3651 $36,500
2015 707 2443 $34,000
2014 465 1442 $16,650
2013 186 704 $3,000
* Fursuiter numbers are as counted in the group photo.

** 2016-2018 are estimates.

Attendance Charity

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "About BLFC" on the About page on the Biggest Little Fur Con website. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted August 20, 2019.
  3. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted March 14, 2020.
  4. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted July 24, 2020.
  5. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted March 11, 2021.
  6. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted March 15, 2021.
  7. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted March 31, 2021.
  8. VBLFC Twitter, posted July 15, 2021
  9. Biggest Little Fur Con on Twitter, posted August 12, 2021.
  10. "BLFC 2022 - Closing Ceremonies" on YouTube. Retrieved ?.
  11. "Charity" from BLFC's 2018 website archive. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  12. https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1730661706215444739
  13. https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1720244817274310689
  14. https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1542583758771130369
  15. https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1533627304873558021
  16. https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1459614031270973440
  17. https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1459268565614280705

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