Howloween

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174.95.77.179: /* Attendance */ Added percent Change for Attendance, Vendor count, and fursuit parade count

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Howloween
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| logo = [[File:NIA.png|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|can|[[W:Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond, British Columbia]], [[W:Canada|Canada]]}}
| url = https://www.howloween.ca
| status = Ongoing
| first =
| final =
| organizer =
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
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'''Howloween''' is an annual [[W:Halloween|Halloween]]-themed Canadian [[furry mini convention]].

== Overview ==

Originally a [[furmeet]] held annually around Halloween at the [[Best Western Coquitlam Inn & Convention Centre]] from 2003-2006, it was then moved to the [http://www.compasspointinn.com/ Compass Point Inn] from 2008-2010, and took residence at [https://www.executivehotels.net/burnabyhotel/ The Executive Hotel & Conference Centre] in [[wikipedia:Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby, British Columbia]] from 2011-2021. In 2022, the event moved to the [http://www.executivehotels.net/vancouver-airport-hotel/ Executive Airport Plaza Hotel] in [[wikipedia:Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]], [[wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]].

The event includes furry themed games, panels, competitions, entertainment, an Artist Alley, and a dance, with the event catering to an all-ages target audience.

A previous tradition of the event was an unofficial after-party involving [[Fursuit bowling]] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20111103234415/http://www.revs.ca/revs-burnaby/ Revs Bowling Centre] in [[wikipedia:Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby]], [[wikipedia:British Columbia|British Columbia]].

== Mascot(s) ==

Howloween's official [[mascot]] is a (???).

== Programming and amenities ==

* [[Opening ceremonies|Opening]] and [[closing ceremonies]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Art Show]]s (General and [[Adult|Mature]])
* [[Art Show auction]]
* [[Charity auction]]
* [[Fursuit parade]]
* [[Game room]]
* [[Internet room]]
* [[Photoshoot]]
* [[Social dance]]

== Leadership and staff==
=== Board of Directors ===

* [[???]] - [[Chairman]]

=== General staff ===

* [[???]] - [[Registration]]

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2002/2022 - No Guests of Honor
* 2023 - [[Fursuiter]] [[Aphinity]], with [[furry artist]] [[ShadowsMyst]] as '''Community Spotlight'''{{clarify}}
* 2024 - [[Fursuit making company]] ''[[Apoxon]]''
* 2025 - [[Fursuit maker]] and fursuiter [[Satire The Sheep]]
* 2026 - TBA
* 2027 - TBA

==Themes==

* 2002 - N/A
* 2003 - (???)
* 2004 - (???)
* 2005 - '''''Are you lost?'''''
* 2006 - (???)
* 2007 - (???)
* 2008 - '''''The Resurrection'''''
* 2009 - (???)
* 2010 - '''''Luck'''''
* 2011 - '''''Ghosts and Spirits'''''
* 2012 - '''''Terror at Sea'''''
* 2013 - ''[[Alien|Alien Abduction]]''
* 2014 - '''''Mad Science'''''
* 2015 - '''''Giant Monster Attack'''''
* 2016 - '''''Zombies'''''
* 2017 - ''[[Werewolves]]''
* 2018 - ''[[Vampire|Vampires]]''
* 2019 - (???)
* 2020 - '''''Pandemic''''' (Cancelled [COVID-19 pandemic]. Moved online)
* 2021 - '''''Creature Carnival'''''
* 2022 - '''''Cursed Toys and Objects'''''
* 2023 - '''''The Nightmare BeFUR Christmas'''''
* 2024 - '''''The Bork Collective'''''
* 2025 - '''''Silver Screams!'''''
* 2026 - '''''Project: CHIMERA'''''
* 2027 - TBA

==Charities==

* 2002 - N/A
* 2003 - N/A
* 2004 - (???) (???)
* 2005 - (???) (???)
* 2006 - (???) (???)
* 2007 - (???) (???)
* 2008 - (???) (???)
* 2009 - (???) (???)
* 2010 - (???) (???)
* 2011 - (???) (???)
* 2012 - (???) (???)
* 2013 - (???) (???)
* 2014 - (???) (???)
* 2015 - (???) (???)
* 2016 - (???) (???)
* 2017 - (???) (???)
* 2018 - (???) (???)
* 2019 - (???) (???)
* 2020 - (Cancelled [COVID-19 pandemic]. Moved online)
* 2021 - (???) (???)
* 2022 - (???) (???)
* 2023 - (???) (???)
* 2024 - (???) (???)
* 2025 - (???) (???)
* 2026 - TBA (TBD)
* 2027 - TBA (TBD)

==Attendance==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Con year
! scope="col" | PreReg
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Vendors
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Artists
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuiters
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Fursuit parade
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2002
| ?
| N/A
| 10
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| Furmeet format
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2003
| ?
| ?
| 32
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Convention format, Hosted at the<br>Best Western Coquitlam Inn & Convention Centre
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2004
| ?
| ?
| 53
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2005
| ?
| ?
| 74
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2006
| ?
| ?
| 119
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2007
| ?
| ?
| 60
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2008
| ?
| ?
| 160
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Hosted at the Compass Point Inn
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2009
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2010
| ?
| ?
| 151
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2011
| ?
| ?
| 183
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| Hosted at The Executive Hotel & Conference Centre
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2012
| ?
| ?
| 182
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2013
| ?
| ?
| 202
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2014
| ?
| ?
| 259
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2015
| ?
| ?
| 278
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2016
| ?
| ?
| 319
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2017
| ?
| ?
| 367
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2018
| ?
| ?
| 357
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2019
| 150
| ?
| 373
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2020
| N/A
| N/A
| 250'''¹'''
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic). Moved online.
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2021
| ?
| ?
| 291
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |2022
| ?
| ?
| 428
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 112
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2023
| ?
| ?
| 702
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 160
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2024
| ?
| ?
| 1020
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2025
| ?
| ?
| 1544
| 51.37%
| 33
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 351
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2026
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2027
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|}

'''1.''' - Unique online attendees<br>
'''?.''' - Data not recorded/not available

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== See also ==

* [[Furloween]] - American Halloween-themed convention

==External links==

* [https://www.bcfurries.com/forum/index.php?board=66.0 Howloween] on the [[BC Furry Community Board]]
* [https://twitter.com/HowloweenCanada Howloween] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/howloween.ca Howloween] on [[BlueSky]]
* [https://t.me/HowloweenCanada Howloween] on [[Telegram]]
* [https://discord.com/invite/q7Ew2BsGQ6 Howloween] on [[Discord]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/howloweencanada Howloween] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://www.tiktok.com/@howloween.canada Howloween] on [[TikTok]]

* {{con resources}}

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