Furrydelphia
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Furrydelphia | |
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Other names | FD |
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Website | |
Status | Ongoing |
First iteration | August 17-20, 2017 |
Organizer(s) | Furrydelphia, Inc. |
Charity | Bella Reed Pit Bull Rescue (2017 - 2023)
DanceSafe Philadelphia (2024) |
Subject | Furry |
Resources | Photos, videos, reports: Furrydelphia resources |
Furrydelphia is an annual furry convention that has been held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA since 2022.
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History[edit]
Furrydelphia was founded in late 2016 with its first event being held August 17-20, 2017 at the DoubleTree Valley Forge hotel in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and is the first furry convention to be held in the Philadelphia area since Anthrocon's relocation to Pittsburgh in 2006. The first Furrydelphia convention had a total attendance of 718, and has continued to grow yearly.[1]
In 2019, due to the increase in attendance, the convention moved to the Valley Forge Casino Resort where it would remain before relocating again to the downtown Philadelphia area in 2022 where it has remained since.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Furrydelphia was unable to host a physical convention and instead held a virtual event called Furrydelphia VirtualCon that was free to attend for all and included events like panels and DJ sets streamed live through Twitch, voice and text chat rooms set up on Telegram and Discord for attendees to socialize, and a mock up of the Valley Forge Casino Resort's hotel lobby for people to explore in virtual reality on VRChat.
The convention's most recent event, which took place August 8-11, 2024 had a total attendance of 2,802 and raised $11,560.69 for charity.
The convention's charity from 2017 until 2023 was Bella Reed Pitbull Rescue. As of the most recent Furrydelphia event, the convention's charity is now DanceSafe Philadelphia.
Furrydelphia is owned and operated by Furrydelphia, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization.[3]
Staff[edit]
The staff of Furrydelphia as of the 2024 convention are as follows:
Furrydelphia, Inc. Board of Directors[edit]
- Drayne - Chairman and Operations Director (2016-Present)
- Higgawits - Vice-Chairman, Hospitality Board Member (2016-Present)
- Yuukari - Board Secretary, Chief Technical Officer (2016-Present)
- Fray - Board Member At Large, Public Safety Director (2017-Present)
- Hyperion - Board Member At Large, General Manager (2019-Present), Staff Human Resources Lead
Department Staff[edit]
- Sora - Attendee Services Director
- Coltyn - Attendee Services Second-in-Command
- Jingles - Art & Design Director, Assistant General Manager
- Hyprfox - Audio/Video Director
- Orn - Board Gaming Director
- Osiris - Hospitality Director
- Yuuki Staff Human Resources Lead
- Rechner - Information Technology Director
- Cody - Information Technology Second-in-Command
- Bangaroo - Marketing Director
- Fawkes - Marketplace Director
- Sandy - Marketplace Second-in-Command
Retired Board Members[edit]
- Arlo† - Board Secretary (2019)
Attendance[edit]
Furrydelphia's attendance has increased yearly, however, their second-order growth has been lacking in recent times.
Convention year | Attendance | Percentage change |
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Furrydelphia 2017 | 718 | - |
Furrydelphia 2018 | 903 | 25.77% |
Furrydelphia 2019 | 1,332 | 47.51% |
Furrydelphia 2020 | - | - |
Furrydelphia 2021 | 1,554 | 16.67% |
Furrydelphia 2022 | 2,281 | 46.78% |
Furrydelphia 2023 | 2,510 | 10.04% |
Furrydelphia 2024 | 2,802 | 11.63% |
(*) Estimated
References[edit]
- ↑ Furrydelphia Historical Records. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Furrydelphia will be moving to the Sheraton Downtown in Philadelphia next year.". Posted August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ↑ "About Us" on the Furrydelphia website. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
External links[edit]
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