Furlandia

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{{Infobox convention
|name= Furlandia
|othernames =
|logo= [[File:FurlandiaLogoKitsumi500px.png|225px]]
|caption= Logo by [[Kitsumi]]
|subject= [[Furry]]
|location= {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[W:Oregon|Oregon]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}
|url= https://furlandia.org/
|status= Ongoing
|first= May 10-12, 2013
|final=
|organizer=[[Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International]] (RAIn)
|charity= Various
|resources= {{con resources}}
}}
{{Furlandia}}
'''Furlandia''' is an annual American [[furry convention]].

== Overview and history ==

Furlandia, first held over May 10-12, 2013, was founded in 2013 by a group of [[fur]]s from the Portland area, prompted by the local [[furry community]]'s desire for a [[convention]] of their own going back several years.

The effort to organize the first year was headed in large part by [[Atso Fox]], [[Triss Winterdusk]], [[Saph]], and [[GEAR Con]] founder and [[Rose City Steampunk Film Festival]] director [[Stephen Couchman]].

Furlandia was later moved to the [[W:Memorial Day|Memorial Day weekend]].

=== Joining RAIn ===

Furlandia organizers had been in talks with '''Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[board of directors]] for several months before the decision was made to join their organization. The process was completed in early 2014, and then the president of RAIn, [[Gene Armstrong]], was brought on as [[co-chair]] for the 2014 convention.

Furlandia (and [[RainFurrest]] ['''RF'''] until its cancellation) were both produced by RAIn in 2014 and 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Furlandia was RAIn's sole convention-level event, being joined by [[RustyCon]] and [[SpokAnthro]] for 2019. Since 2020, Furlandia has once again become RAIn's sole convention-level event.

== Mascot(s) ==

Furlandia rotates [[mascot]]s each year.

* 2013 - ???
* 2014 - ???
* 2015 - ???
* 2014 - ???
* 2015 - ???
* 2016 - ???
* 2017 - ???
* 2018 - ???
* 2019 - ???
* 2020 - Cancelled ([[COVID-19 pandemic]])
* 2021 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2022 - ???
* 2023 - ???
* 2024 - ???
* 2025 - ???
* 2026 - ???
* 2027 - TBA
* 2028 - TBA

== Typical programming==

* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Art Show]]s (General and [[adult|Mature]])
* [[Art Show auction]]
* [[Charity auction]]
* [[Fursuit parade]]
* [[Dance parties]]

== Leadership and staff ==
=== Chairman ===

* 2013 - [[Atso Fox]]
* 2014 - [[Triss Winterdusk]]
* 2015 - [[Lumio Draco]]
* 2016 - '''Lumio Draco'''
* 2017 - '''Lumio Draco'''
* 2018 - [[Demi Gargoyle]]
* 2019 - '''Demi Gargoyle'''
* 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2021 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2022 - [[Saph]]
* 2023 - [[Rhys]]
* 2024 - [[Gene Armstrong]]
* 2025 - [[Jess]]
* 2026 - [[Cheetaro]]
* 2027 - [[Cheetaro]]
* 2028 - (TBA)

=== General staff ===

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

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2013 - [[Furry artist]]s [[Tojo the Thief]] and [[Soki]]
* 2014 - [[Fursuiter]] [[NitroShep]] and [[artist]] [[Kacey Miyagami]]
* 2015 - Artist [[Kitsumi]] and fursuiter/[[fursuit maker]] [[Ognas]]
* 2016 - Furry artist [[Fablefire]], [[illustrator]]/[[writer]] [[Diana Vick]], [[Zavian]], and [[DJ K3rb3ros]]
* 2017 - Furry artist [[Etuix]], [[Onnanoko]], artist/fursuit maker [[Temperance (Canada)|Temperance]], pro [[musiciam]] [[Fox Amoore]], [[furry musician]] [[Pepper Coyote]], and [[Jumpiicat]]
* 2018 - Artist [[WerePuppy]], fursuiter/[[YouTuber]] [[Majira Strawberry]], [[Fursuit maker]]s ''[[Mischief Makers]]'', and [[Gary Bell]]
* 2019 - [[Frances "Yote" McKeever]], [[Frances Pauli]], [[DJ Trishy]], fursuiter/YouTuber [[Taebyn]], and musician/[[comedian]] [[Bucktown_Tiger|Bucktown]].
* 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2021 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2022 - ???
* 2023 - ???
* 2024 - Fursuiter [[Laminar Fox]]
* 2025 - Fursuiter/[[Dancefur]] [[IBOLT]], [[videographer]] [[GrAypAwW]]
* 2026 - [[Furry writer]] [[Kyell Gold]], Voice Actor Jonah Scott, Voice Actor Griffin Puatu
* 2027 - (TBA)
* 2028 - (TBA)

== Themes ==

* 2013 - '''''Put a Tail on It'''''
* 2014 - '''''300 BCE: Furs of the Iron Age'''''
* 2015 - '''''Adventure on the High Seas'''''
* 2016 - '''''1850: Age of Industry'''''
* 2017 - '''''1929: Age of Prosperity'''''
* 2018 - '''''1957: Poodle Skirts and Duck Tails'''''
* 2019 - '''''1967: Summer of Fluff'''''
* 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2021 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2022 - N/A
* 2023 - '''''Your Character Here'''''
* 2024 - '''''Furries in Space'''''
* 2025 - '''''Time Machine'''''
* 2026 - '''''Wild Wild Furry West'''''
* 2027 - '''''Ready Furry One'''''
* 2028 - (TBA)

==Charities==

* 2013 - ''[http://www.pawteam.org/ Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team]'' ($1,000+)
* 2014 - (???) (???)
* 2015 - ''[http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid]'' (???)
* 2016 - ''[http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid]'' (???)
* 2017 - ''[http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid]'' (???)
* 2018 - ''[http://www.animalaidpdx.org/ Animal Aid]'' ( $3,419.36)
* 2019 - ''[http://www.chintiminiwildlife.org/ Chintimini Wildlife Center]'' (???)
* 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2021 - Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2022 - (???) (???)
* 2023 - N/A
* 2024 - ''[http://newavenues.org/ New Avenues For Youth]'' ($5,000)
* 2025 - N/A
* 2026 - ''[https://www.pixieproject.org/ Pixie Project]'' (TBA)
* 2027 - (TBA) (TBD)
* 2028 - (TBA) (TBD)

== Attendance ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Con year
! scope="col" | PreReg
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | % +/-
! scope="col" | Sponsors
! 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;" | 2013
| ?
| N/A
| 280<ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4629491 ''Congratulations!''] post on Furlandia's [[Fur Affinity]] account. Dated May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.</ref>
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| ?
| N/A
| 29<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42N1T7K5Q74 ''Furlandia 2013 - Fursuit Parade''] video post by [[zealotdemon5]] on [[YouTube]]. Dated May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 26,2015.</ref>
| N/A
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2014
| ?
| ?
| 348
| 24.29%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 64<ref>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/471038916003262465 ''@maxyote 348 attendees, a 30% increase over last year.''] post on Furlandia's [[Twitter|X]] account. Dated May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.</ref>
| 120.69%
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2015
| ?
| ?
| 463
| 33.05%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 112<ref>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/602933303365087232 ''Attention Furlandians! Total attending: 463. Total fursuiters: 112.''] post on Furlandia's X account. Dated May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.</ref>
| 75%
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2016
| ?
| ?
| 763
| 64.79%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 142<ref>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/737337832126062594 ''We broke all Furlandia records this year with attendance. ''] post on Furlandia's X account. Dated May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.</ref>
| 26.79%
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2017
| ?
| ?
| 975
| 27.79%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 200+<ref>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/869042339414765569 ''Thank you to EVERYONE who came to this year's convention and made it such a success! 975 attendees, and nearly 200 Fursuiters!''] post on Furlandia's X account. Dated May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.</ref>
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2018
| ?
| ?
| 1,133
| 16.20%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 250
| ?
| 250<ref>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/1001822980626792448 ''After catching up on our sleep, we wanted to thank each and every one of you for making 2018 the best Furlandia yet!''] post on Furlandia's X account. Dated May 30, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.</ref>
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2019
| ?
| ?
| 1,205<ref>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/1146241245020221440 ''Did we ever mention that we had over 1200 furries at Furlandia in 2019?''] post on Furlandia's X account. Dated July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.</ref>
| 6.35%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2020
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2021
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A
| Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2022
| ?
| ?
| 982
| -18.5%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2023
| ?
| ?
| 1,009<ref name=2024Summary>[https://x.com/Furlandia/status/1794902719729410151 "Furlandia 2024 achieved an attendance of 2060 people! That's double the 1009 from last year!! There were 350+ fursuiters in attendance this year!"] post on Furlandia's X account. Dated May 27, 2024. Retrieved ?.</ref>
| 10%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2024
| ?
| ?
| 2,060<ref name=2024Summary />
| 104.16%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 350+
| ?
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2025
| ?
| ?
| 2,724
| 32.23%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 394
| (???)
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2026
| 2,235
| ?
| 4,392
| 61.23%
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 525
| 33.25%
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2027
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | 2028
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|
|-
|}

'''?.''' - Data not recorded/not available<br>
'''N/A.''' - Data not applicable

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

== External links ==
{{flayrah|node1=4946|title1=Furlandia: Portland's first furry convention overshadowed by MTV controversy}}
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/user/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Fur Affinity]] (inactive)
* [https://www.facebook.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Facebook]] (inactive)
* [https://twitter.com/Furlandia Furlandia] on [[Twitter|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/furlandia.bsky.socia Furlandia] on [[BlueSky]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/furlandiapdx/ Furlandia] on [[Instagram]]
* [https://furlandiapdx.tumblr.com/ Furlandia] on [[Tumblr]]

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