PAWCon

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PAWCon
PAWCon logo
PAWCon
Other names {{{othernames}}}
Location San Jose, California, USA
Website
Status Ongoing
First iteration November 14-16, 2014
Organizer(s) Pacific Anthropomorphics League

PAWCon (known before 2017 as Pacific Anthro[pomorphics] Weekend'[1] and PacAnthro) is a furry convention in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA.

History[edit]

2014[edit]

Pacific Anthro Weekend 2014 took place from November 14-16, 2014,[2] at the San José Airport Garden Hotel in San Jose, California. The event featured a main stage (which had the Fursuit Dance Competition, Fursuit Games and an open cash bar during the dances), gaming lounge and semi-quiet social area, Dealers Den, and a photoshoot.

The Guests of Honor were fursuiter and DJ Neon Bunny, as well as Bucker Fuskyote, Cohn Jonner, Raid Zero, and Ikkuma.[3]

There were 213 attendees[4] and about 45 fursuiters at the photoshoot.[5]

2015[edit]

PacificAnthroWeekend2015.jpg

Pacific Anthro Weekend 2015 was held over October 30 - November 1, 2015,[6] at the DoubleTree San Jose. The theme was "Survival of the Furriest".[7]

The guests of honor were Pepper Coyote and WhiteyFawkes.[8] The convention saw 310 attendees (including 10 dealers), and $2,325 was raised for the con's charity, Wildlife Companions.[9]

2016[edit]

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Pacific Anthro Weekend 2016 took place over November 4-7, 2016,[10] at the DoubleTree San Jose. The theme was "Paw Force: Fur a Better Tomorrow".

PAW 2016 saw 438 attendees.[11] The Guests of Honor were Andrew and Sean Rabbitt of Rabbit Valley, and artist Marci McAdam.[12] This year's charity was Rocket Dog Rescue.[13]

2017[edit]

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PAWCon 2017[14] took place over November 3-5, 2017,[15] at the DoubleTree San Jose. The space-based theme was "To Sirius and Beyond".

PAW 2017 saw 555 attendees and raised $4,385 for WildCare Bay Area.[16]

2018[edit]

PAWCon 2018 took place over November 2-4, 2018 at the DoubleTree San Jose.[17] The theme was "The Game Is A'Paw!: A Weekend of Mystery".[17] There were 723 attendees.[18]

2019[edit]

PAWCon 2019: A PAWHistoric Adventure took place over November 1-3, 2019 at the DoubleTree San Jose.[19] There were 864 attendees.[20]

2020[edit]

PAWCon 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21]

2021[edit]

PAWCon 2021: The Home Furont took place over November 5-7, 2021 at the DoubleTree San Jose. There were 652 attendees.[22]

PAWCon 2022 Banner

2022[edit]

PAWCon 2022: Pawston Paradise took place over November 4-6, 2022 at the San Jose DoubleTree hotel.[23] There were 926 attendees.[24]

2023[edit]

PAWCon 2023: Tu-deer England took place November 3-5, 2023 at the DoubleTree San Jose.[25] There were 1455 attendees,[26] and $11,000 was raised for the convention charity, Street Dog Coalition.[27]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Pacific Anthro Weekend flier uploaded by Chipfox (13 November 2014)
  2. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  3. Guests and DJs on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend website. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  5. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  6. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2015 website. Retrieved September 7, 2015. Archived November 14, 2016.
  8. Guests of Honor on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2015 website. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  9. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  10. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 6, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  12. Guests of Honor on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2016 website. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  13. Charity on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend 2016 website. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  14. To Sirius and Beyond - PAWCon 2017 Nov 3-5 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  15. Telegram chat title. Dated 19 March, 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  16. Tweet on the Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend account on Twitter. Dated November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Pacific Anthropomorphics Weekend's profile on Twitter. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  18. "PAWCon 2017 = 555 PAWCon 2018 = 723 !!!" - Pac Anthro League, Twitter (November 4, 2018)
  19. PAWCon 2019 website (retrieved January 29, 2019)
  20. Tweet - Pac Anthro League, Twitter (November 3, 2019)
  21. Tweet - PAWCon, Twitter (May 27, 2020)
  22. Tweet - PAWCon, Twitter (November 7, 2021)
  23. PAWCon 2020 website - hotel webpage says DoubleTree (and image on homepage says "San Jose Doubletree"). Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  24. Tweet - PAWCon, Twitter (November 6, 2022)
  25. Tweet announcing PAWCon 2023 theme, dates, and venue - PAWCon, Twitter. Posted November 6, 2022
  26. Tweet announcing PAWCon 2023 attendance - PAWCon, Twitter. Posted November 5, 2023
  27. Tweet announcing PAWCon 2023 charity fundraising results - PAWCon, Twitter. Posted November 5, 2023

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