WikiFur - User contributions [en]

Capital Furcon

2026-09-01T17:44:46Z

McChaffee: Addition of dance competition event.

{{Context}}
{{Infobox convention
| name = Capital Fur Con
| othernames = CFC
| logo = [[File:Cfc logo horizontal black.svg|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Oxon Hill, Maryland|Oxon Hill, Maryland]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://capitalfurcon.org/
| status = Proposed
| first = February 18-21, 2027
| final =
| organizer = ''[[Capital Furries Inc.]]''
| charity = NoVA Prism Center, Inc.<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-March 22. Retrieved March 23, 2026.</ref>
| resources =
}}
{{Capital Furcon}}
'''Capital Furcon''' ('''CFC''') is a proposed [[21+]] annual American [[furry convention]].

== History ==

The first Capital Fur Con is scheduled for February 18-21, 2027,<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/capitalfurcon.org/post/3mddp6dj7bs2j ''GOOOOOOD MORNING WASHINGTON DC!! AND LANDS FAR! AND LANDS AWAY!''] post on Capital Fur Con's [[BlueSky]] official account. Dated January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.</ref> at the [https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/wasgn-gaylord-national-resort-and-convention-center/overview/|Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center], Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA. This convention is advertised as a Washington D.C. convention and is located on the Maryland side of the Washington D.C. metro area.

On June 19, 2026, Capital Fur Con partnered with DC Fur Meet to host a karaoke event at Live K Karaoke in National Harbor. This event occurred at the same at that their staff were performing a site visit at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center and was covered on Flayrah.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/9600/capital-furcons-juneteenth ''Capital FurCon's Juneteenth''] story on Flayrah by EberraWolf. Dated June 24, 2026. Retrieved July 15, 2026.</ref>

== Mascot(s) ==

Capital Fur Con will feature a mascot election. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite character at registration.<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-March 22. Retrieved March 23, 2026.</ref>

Capital Fur Con's currently announced [[mascot]]s are a gryphon named Jet and a non-binary hyena named Thistle. <ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-April 20. Retrieved April 27, 2026.</ref>

== Programming and amenities ==
Capital Fur Con is planned to host several activities, of which the following have been confirmed<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-February 22. Retrieved February 25, 2026.</ref>:

* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Night Market]]
* [[Charity Auction]]
* [[Headless Lounge]]
* [[Game room|Game Room]]
* [[Panel]]s
* [[Musical performance|Musical Performances]]
* [[Rave]]s
* [[Furry dance|Dance Competition]]
* [[Fursuit photoshoot|Fursuit Photoshoot]]

== Staff ==
=== Board of Directors ===

* [[McChaffee]] - [[Convention Director and Founder]]
* [[Aurorakins]] - [[Vice Director]]
* [[Night]] - [[Associate Director]]
* [[Red Yeen]] - [[Associate Director]]
* [[HanIsAlive]] - [[Associate Director]]

===Department Heads===

* [[Holly Snep]] - Events and Programming
* [[McChaffee]] - Operations, Logistics & Accessibility
* [[SladeShark|Slade]] - Security & Safety
* [[Hiatus]] - Information Technologies
* [[Kaedo]] - Public Relations
* [[BagelBytes]] - Vendor Relations
* [[Aurorakins]] - A/V & Streaming
* [[HanIsAlive]] - A/V & Streaming
* [[Ralek]] - Arts, Publications & Merch

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2027 - [[Mark's Barks]]<ref>[https://x.com/CapitalFurCon/status/2088300762791329942 ''GoH Announcement''] post on Capital Fur Con's X official account. Dated August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.</ref>
* 2028 - TBD

== Themes ==

* 2027 - Launch!
* 2028 - TBD

== Charities ==

* 2027 - NoVA Prism Center, Inc.
* 2028 - 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;" | 2027
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
|
|-
! 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 ==

* [https://capitalfurcon.org/ Capital Furcon Website]
* [https://x.com/capitalfurcon Capital Furcon] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/capitalfurcon.org Capital Furcon] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://discord.gg/PFvyKjySXZ Capital Furcon] on [[Discord]]
* [https://instagram.com/capitalfurcon Capital Furcon] on [[Instagram]]

=== Convention directories ===

* [https://furrycons.com/event/27079/capital-fur-con-2027 Capital Furcon] on [https://furrycons.com/ FurryCons.com]
* [https://fancons.com/events/info/27079/capital-fur-con-2027 Capital Furcon] on [https://fancons.com/ Fancons.com]

{{con-stub}}

{{Conventions North America}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Proposed conventions]]
[[Category:Maryland]]
[[Category:2027 births]]

Capital Furcon

2026-08-14T16:46:19Z

McChaffee: Guest of Honor Announcement - Mark's Barks

{{Context}}
{{Infobox convention
| name = Capital Fur Con
| othernames = CFC
| logo = [[File:Cfc logo horizontal black.svg|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Oxon Hill, Maryland|Oxon Hill, Maryland]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://capitalfurcon.org/
| status = Proposed
| first = February 18-21, 2027
| final =
| organizer = ''[[Capital Furries Inc.]]''
| charity = NoVA Prism Center, Inc.<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-March 22. Retrieved March 23, 2026.</ref>
| resources =
}}
{{Capital Furcon}}
'''Capital Furcon''' ('''CFC''') is a proposed [[21+]] annual American [[furry convention]].

== History ==

The first Capital Fur Con is scheduled for February 18-21, 2027,<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/capitalfurcon.org/post/3mddp6dj7bs2j ''GOOOOOOD MORNING WASHINGTON DC!! AND LANDS FAR! AND LANDS AWAY!''] post on Capital Fur Con's [[BlueSky]] official account. Dated January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.</ref> at the [https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/wasgn-gaylord-national-resort-and-convention-center/overview/|Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center], Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA. This convention is advertised as a Washington D.C. convention and is located on the Maryland side of the Washington D.C. metro area.

On June 19, 2026, Capital Fur Con partnered with DC Fur Meet to host a karaoke event at Live K Karaoke in National Harbor. This event occurred at the same at that their staff were performing a site visit at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center and was covered on Flayrah.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/9600/capital-furcons-juneteenth ''Capital FurCon's Juneteenth''] story on Flayrah by EberraWolf. Dated June 24, 2026. Retrieved July 15, 2026.</ref>

== Mascot(s) ==

Capital Fur Con will feature a mascot election. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite character at registration.<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-March 22. Retrieved March 23, 2026.</ref>

Capital Fur Con's currently announced [[mascot]]s are a gryphon named Jet and a non-binary hyena named Thistle. <ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-April 20. Retrieved April 27, 2026.</ref>

== Programming and amenities ==
Capital Fur Con is planned to host several activities, of which the following have been confirmed<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-February 22. Retrieved February 25, 2026.</ref>:

* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Night Market]]
* [[Charity Auction]]
* [[Headless Lounge]]
* [[Game room|Game Room]]
* [[Panel]]s
* [[Musical performance|Musical Performances]]
* [[Rave]]s
* [[Fursuit photoshoot|Fursuit Photoshoot]]

== Staff ==
=== Board of Directors ===

* [[McChaffee]] - [[Convention Director and Founder]]
* [[Aurorakins]] - [[Vice Director]]
* [[Night]] - [[Associate Director]]
* [[Red Yeen]] - [[Associate Director]]
* [[HanIsAlive]] - [[Associate Director]]

===Department Heads===

* [[Holly Snep]] - Events and Programming
* [[McChaffee]] - Operations, Logistics & Accessibility
* [[SladeShark|Slade]] - Security & Safety
* [[Hiatus]] - Information Technologies
* [[Kaedo]] - Public Relations
* [[BagelBytes]] - Vendor Relations
* [[Aurorakins]] - A/V & Streaming
* [[HanIsAlive]] - A/V & Streaming
* [[Ralek]] - Arts, Publications & Merch

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2027 - [[Mark's Barks]]<ref>[https://x.com/CapitalFurCon/status/2088300762791329942 ''GoH Announcement''] post on Capital Fur Con's X official account. Dated August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.</ref>
* 2028 - TBD

== Themes ==

* 2027 - Launch!
* 2028 - TBD

== Charities ==

* 2027 - NoVA Prism Center, Inc.
* 2028 - 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;" | 2027
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
|
|-
! 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 ==

* [https://capitalfurcon.org/ Capital Furcon Website]
* [https://x.com/capitalfurcon Capital Furcon] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/capitalfurcon.org Capital Furcon] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://discord.gg/PFvyKjySXZ Capital Furcon] on [[Discord]]
* [https://instagram.com/capitalfurcon Capital Furcon] on [[Instagram]]

=== Convention directories ===

* [https://furrycons.com/event/27079/capital-fur-con-2027 Capital Furcon] on [https://furrycons.com/ FurryCons.com]
* [https://fancons.com/events/info/27079/capital-fur-con-2027 Capital Furcon] on [https://fancons.com/ Fancons.com]

{{con-stub}}

{{Conventions North America}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Proposed conventions]]
[[Category:Maryland]]
[[Category:2027 births]]

Capital Furcon

2026-07-15T14:01:55Z

McChaffee: New Info and Misc Updates

{{Context}}
{{Infobox convention
| name = Capital Fur Con
| othernames = CFC
| logo = [[File:Cfc logo horizontal black.svg|225px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Oxon Hill, Maryland|Oxon Hill, Maryland]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://capitalfurcon.org/
| status = Proposed
| first = February 18-21, 2027
| final =
| organizer = ''[[Capital Furries Inc.]]''
| charity = NoVA Prism Center, Inc.<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-March 22. Retrieved March 23, 2026.</ref>
| resources =
}}
{{Capital Furcon}}
'''Capital Furcon''' ('''CFC''') is a proposed [[21+]] annual American [[furry convention]].

== History ==

The first Capital Fur Con is scheduled for February 18-21, 2027,<ref>[https://bsky.app/profile/capitalfurcon.org/post/3mddp6dj7bs2j ''GOOOOOOD MORNING WASHINGTON DC!! AND LANDS FAR! AND LANDS AWAY!''] post on Capital Fur Con's [[BlueSky]] official account. Dated January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.</ref> at the [https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/wasgn-gaylord-national-resort-and-convention-center/overview/|Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center], Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA. This convention is advertised as a Washington D.C. convention and is located on the Maryland side of the Washington D.C. metro area.

On June 19, 2026, Capital Fur Con partnered with DC Fur Meet to host a karaoke event at Live K Karaoke in National Harbor. This event occurred at the same at that their staff were performing a site visit at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center and was covered on Flayrah.<ref>[https://www.flayrah.com/9600/capital-furcons-juneteenth ''Capital FurCon's Juneteenth''] story on Flayrah by EberraWolf. Dated June 24, 2026. Retrieved July 15, 2026.</ref>

== Mascot(s) ==

Capital Fur Con will feature a mascot election. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite character at registration.<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-March 22. Retrieved March 23, 2026.</ref>

Capital Fur Con's currently announced [[mascot]]s are a gryphon named Jet and a non-binary hyena named Thistle. <ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-April 20. Retrieved April 27, 2026.</ref>

== Programming and amenities ==
Capital Fur Con is planned to host several activities, of which the following have been confirmed<ref>[https://capitalfurcon.org/news ''Capital Furcon News and Announcements''] posts on Capital Fur Con's official website. Dated January 26-February 22. Retrieved February 25, 2026.</ref>:

* [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]
* [[Artists' Alley]]
* [[Dealers' Den]]
* [[Night Market]]
* [[Charity Auction]]
* [[Headless Lounge]]
* [[Game room|Game Room]]
* [[Panel]]s
* [[Musical performance|Musical Performances]]
* [[Rave]]s
* [[Fursuit photoshoot|Fursuit Photoshoot]]

== Staff ==
=== Board of Directors ===

* [[McChaffee]] - [[Convention Director and Founder]]
* [[Aurorakins]] - [[Vice Director]]
* [[Night]] - [[Associate Director]]
* [[Red Yeen]] - [[Associate Director]]
* [[HanIsAlive]] - [[Associate Director]]

===Department Heads===

* [[Holly Snep]] - Events and Programming
* [[McChaffee]] - Operations, Logistics & Accessibility
* [[SladeShark|Slade]] - Security & Safety
* [[Hiatus]] - Information Technologies
* [[Kaedo]] - Public Relations
* [[BagelBytes]] - Vendor Relations
* [[Aurorakins]] - A/V & Streaming
* [[HanIsAlive]] - A/V & Streaming
* [[Ralek]] - Arts, Publications & Merch

== Guests of Honor ==

* 2027 - TBA
* 2028 - TBD

== Themes ==

* 2027 - Launch!
* 2028 - TBD

== Charities ==

* 2027 - NoVA Prism Center, Inc.
* 2028 - 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;" | 2027
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
| TBD
| N/A
|
|-
! 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 ==

* [https://capitalfurcon.org/ Capital Furcon Website]
* [https://x.com/capitalfurcon Capital Furcon] on [[X (social media)|X]]
* [https://bsky.app/profile/capitalfurcon.org Capital Furcon] on [[Bluesky]]
* [https://discord.gg/PFvyKjySXZ Capital Furcon] on [[Discord]]
* [https://instagram.com/capitalfurcon Capital Furcon] on [[Instagram]]

=== Convention directories ===

* [https://furrycons.com/event/27079/capital-fur-con-2027 Capital Furcon] on [https://furrycons.com/ FurryCons.com]
* [https://fancons.com/events/info/27079/capital-fur-con-2027 Capital Furcon] on [https://fancons.com/ Fancons.com]

{{con-stub}}

{{Conventions North America}}
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Proposed conventions]]
[[Category:Maryland]]
[[Category:2027 births]]