Furrydelphia

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Furrydelphia
Furrydelphia logo
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Location
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Status Ongoing
First iteration August 17-20, 2017
Organizer(s) Furrydelphia, Inc.
Subject Furry

Furrydelphia is a furry convention that was held in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA from 2017 to 2021 and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2022 and 2023.

Furrydelphia is owned and operated by Furrydelphia, Inc., which is organized as a 501(c)(3) charity.[1]

2017[edit]

Furrydelphia2017Logo.jpg

The first Furrydelphia was held over August 17-20, 2017,[2] at the DoubleTree hotel in King of Prussia.[2]

The convention theme was "Heist of the Century", and the guests of honor were Lady Rain and Space Cat Creations.

Furrydelphia 2017 saw 718 attendees, including 127 fursuiters in the fursuit parade.[3] The convention's charity was the Bella-Reed Pit Bull Rescue, for which was raised $4,260.[3]

Staff[edit]

The senior staff of Furrydelphia 2017 were:

Controversy[edit]

Prior to the convention, Furrydelphia staff saw "a staggeringly high number of people speak out[citation needed] against the attendance of certain individuals who identified with particular hate groups.[who?] For the general safety of all other attendees",[4] with evidence of "violent threatening behavior from a few specific individuals." In the interest of public safety, and to create a "safe, enjoyable, and family-friendly environment" for other attendees, these individuals were not permitted to attend the convention.[4]

2018[edit]

Furrydelphia2018Logo.jpg

The second Furrydelphia was held over August 10-12, 2018,[5] at the DoubleTree Valley Forge in King of Prussia.[5]

The convention theme was "Rocky's Roastery: The Furry Cafe".[5] and the guest of honor was Hyena Agenda.

Furrydelphia 2018 saw 903 attendees. The convention's charity was the Bella-Reed Pit Bull Rescue, for which was raised $5,300.

Staff[edit]

The senior staff of Furrydelphia 2018 were:

2019[edit]

Furrydelphia 2019: Celtic Knights

The third Furrydelphia was held August 16-18, 2019,[6] at the Valley Forge Casino Resort Radisson Hotel with guests of honor Rukis and Kyell Gold. The charity continues to be Bella-Reed Pit Bull Rescue.

Furrydelphia 2019 saw 1332 attendees.[7]

2020[edit]

Virtual Furrydelphia 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person venue for Furrydelphia 2020 was postponed, however, an online instance of the convention was formed, dubbed "Furrydelphia Virtualcon: Stay-At-Home". Features included chatrooms on Discord and Telegram, a Twitch livestream, and a VRChat world of the convention center.

2021[edit]

Furrydelphia 2021: Galactic Fleet

The fourth Furrydelphia was to be held in 2020, but was postponed to August 12-15, 2021 at the Valley Forge Casino Resort.

Furrydelphia 2021 saw 1554 attendees.

2022[edit]

The fifth Furrydelphia was held on August 26-28, 2022 at a new location, Sheraton Downtown Philadelphia. The theme was "Galatic Fleet" which was originally the 2020 theme before COVID-19. It was attended by 2281 with $9063.29 going to charity. [8]

Attendance[edit]

FD's attendance has increased yearly, however their second-order growth is lacking in recent times.

Convention year Attendance Percentage change
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%

.*Estimated

References[edit]

  1. "About Us" on the Furrydelphia website. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tweet on the Furrydelphia account on Twitter. Dated November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tweet on the Furrydelphia account on Twitter. Dated August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Tweet on the Furrydelphia account on Twitter. Dated August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tweet on the Furrydelphia account on Twitter. Dated January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  6. "Everyone, we are pleased to announce our new partnership with the Valley Forge Casino Resort Radisson Hotel, our continuing partnership with the @BellaReedPBR, and our guests of honor @rukiscroax and @KyellGold. We can't wait to bring you all together on August 16-18, 2019!" - Furrydelphia, Twitter (October 30, 2018)
  7. https://twitter.com/Furrydelphia/status/1164706318827106304 on the Furrydelphia twitter. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  8. https://twitter.com/Furrydelphia/status/1564721265331638275?t=oWkSay6oucVTGYALoEo0Uw&s=19 Furrydelphia tweet 8-30-2022

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