Furry Siesta
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| Furry Siesta | |
|---|---|
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| Other names | n/a |
| Location | |
| Website | |
| Status | Ongoing |
| First iteration | July 31 - August 1, 2015. |
| Subject | Furry |
| Resources | Photos, videos, reports: Furry Siesta resources |
Furry Siesta is a two-day sister event to Furry Fiesta.
History[edit]
Furry Siesta was originally advertised as a large furmeet rather than a convention, and did not feature panels, ceremonies, Artist Alley, or a Dealer's Den.[1] Furry Siesta 2018 was the first year to feature scheduled events, an organized fursuit parade, as well as a small Dealer's Den and Artist Alley marking the event's transition from large furmeet to a mini-con.
Furry Siesta 2015 was held at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison Hotel from 31 July-1 August 2015.[1]
The 2015 event saw about 306 attendees.[2] During the event, other groups had booked the other halls in the hotel, one of which was attended by the Prime Minister Of Uganda, Ruhakana Rugunda.[3]
- In December 2015, a tweet[4] suggested that it was being considered as a regular event. This was confirmed in February 2016.[5]
Events by year[edit]
- Furry Siesta 2016 was held at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Near Galleria-Addison Hotel on July 15th - July 16th, 2016 and had an attendance of 442.[6]
- Furry Siesta 2017 was held over August 4-5, 2017,[7] this time at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas.[7] Attendance was 329.[8]
- Furry Siesta 2018 was held over July 20-21, 2018,[9] at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas in Richardson, Texas[9] and had an attendance of 575,[10] with 114 in the fursuit parade.[11]
- Furry Siesta 2019 was held over July 19-20, 2019, again at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas[12], and had an attendance of 755.[13] The theme was "Escape to Paradise".
- Furry Siesta 2021 was held over August 27-29, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Reunion Tower, and had an attendance of 985
- Furry Siesta 2022 was held over July 15-17, 2022, again at the Hyatt Regency Reunion Tower, and had an attendance of 1215. The theme was "The Truth is Out There".
- Furry Siesta 2023 was again held at the Hyatt Regency Reunion Tower, over August 4-6, 2023. The total attendance was 1766. The theme was "Crystal Frequencies".
- Furry Siesta 2024 was held again at the Hyatt Regency Reunion Tower, over August 16-18, 2024. The total attendance was 2208. The theme was "Walk on the Wild Side". This was the first year Siesta had a charity, Society of Play. $855.01 was raised through several events such as the drag show and an auction at Closing Ceremonies.
- Furry Siesta 2025 will be held in 2025. The theme will be Angels and Demons.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Furry Siesta homepage
- ↑ Tweet on the Furry Siesta Twitter account. Dated August 2, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Tweet by Path. Dated August 2, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Tweet on the Furry Siesta Twitter account. Dated September 30, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ Tweet on the Furry Siesta Twitter account. Dated February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Tweet on the Furry Siesta Twitter account. Dated July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Furry Siesta 2017 website. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Tweet on the Furry Siesta Twitter account. Dated August 12, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tweet on the Furry Siesta Twitter account. Dated October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ "#FurrySiesta 2018 had 575 attendees! That's 246 more than 2017!" - Furry Siesta, Twitter (July 22, 2018)
- ↑ "The inaugural #FurrySiesta fursuit parade went amazing! We had 114 total suiters participate." - Furry Siesta, Twitter (July 21, 2018)
- ↑ Furry Siesta 2019 website. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ↑ "755 attendees made this con possible this year. That's 180 more than last year!" - Furry Siesta, Twitter (July 20, 2019)
External links[edit]
- Furry Siesta on X
- Discussion of FurrySiesta 2015 [7:13 onwards] on KnotCast (Episode 289 - Moist Places; 9 August 2015)