Red Deer Mini Con

Red Deer Mini Con (promoted as "A Night at the Crimson Stag") was an 18+ furry convention held in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It has grown from a one-day Halloween event to 145 attendees in 2018. It is led by Jake Tiggy (Mark Jacobsen), who had previous experience running events for the Northern Alberta Mascot Performers from February 2013.

2015
Red Deer Mini Con 2015 took place October 31 at the Ramada Red Deer Hotel, with fursuit bowling at Heritage Lanes, swimming, a pizza dinner, a trip to the Zed Haunted House, card games and drinking. The event was led by Jake Tiggy while Snicks made preparations for the weekend and Lone Tiggs ran registration and created badges. It cost $20 per person, and attracted 25 attendees, including eight fursuiters.

2016
Red Deer Mini Con 2016 took place October 28-29 at the Ramada Inn. New events included a visit to trampoline park Jump 360 (for an additional price) and a raffle, to which $30 sponsors got six tickets.

2017
Red Deer Mini Con 2017 took place October 27-28 at the Baymont Inn and Suites. Events included Friday night bowling and a trampoline park; there was also a mini ball pit brought by Bearpaw Blackwuff. Sponsors had access to a steak dinner with the guest of honour, Rocketeer Rabbit, and the mysterious "Tiggs It Up" event (possibly involving Lone Tiggs and a small bottle of vodka). There were 41 fursuiters.

2018
Red Deer Mini Con 2018 took place October 26-27 at the Baymont Inn and Suites. Events included a fursuit fashion show a pool party, a light display, and return of the ball pit. Norsewolf Creations had a dealers table for fursuit parts and one pre-made red lion which sold at the event. There were 145 attendees, including 45 fursuiters.

2019
Red Deer Mini Con 2019 is scheduled for October 25-27 at the Baymont by Wyndham Red Deer (the same location as 2018, just renamed). Events are to include Saturday-morning cartoons at the cereal bar, panels on commissions, macro characters, a sponsor taco diner, video show, fursuit parade, raffle and dance, as well as the regular Friday-night bowling and haunted house on Saturday. Theron Eindridi and WildValfreya of Norsewolf Creations are to be guests of honour. At-door registration is $30 and the event is 18+. The website was provided by QB89Dragon.

2020
Due to COVID, the convention did not operate this year.

2021
On July 27th, 2021, the official Red Deer Mini Con twitter account posted a notice of farewell[/a], indicating the convention would not be returning.