Bewhiskered

2025-09-04T00:03:01Z

Zedd: Whisky and Cassie are our mascots. At the time of writing, BWS 2026 is still in the process of identifying our Guests of Honor

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Bewhiskered
| logo = [[File:Bewhiskered_logo_(2022).png|164px|Bewhiskered logo]]
| caption =
| subject = Convention
| location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
| url = https://www.bewhiskeredcon.org/
| status = Ongoing
| first = November 12-14, 2021
| final =
| organizer = NC Anthro Society (NCAS)
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
'''Bewhiskered''' ('''BWS''') is a [[furry]] [[convention]] held in [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]], USA. The venue as of 2022 is the [[Wikipedia:Marriott_Hotels_%26_Resorts|Marriott]] in [[Wikipedia:Research_Triangle_Park|Research Triangle Park]], [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. Bewhiskered is organized by the NC Anthro Society (NCAS)<ref>[https://ncanthrosociety.com/ NC Anthro Society website] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref>.

== History ==

* '''Bewhiskered 2020''' The inaugural Bewhiskered was scheduled for October 2-4, 2020 in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]].<ref>[https://furrycons.com/event/15502/bewhiskered-2020 Bewhiskered 2020 page on Furrycons.com] . Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref> The event was postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NCAnthroSociety/status/1274069443468034054 NCAS official Twitter post June 19, 2020] Retrieved 9/4/2022</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2021''' - The inaugural Bewhiskered was held on November 12-14, 2021 in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. The theme was "Blast Off!", echoing the theme of the inaugural year and also the 50th year anniversary of the Apollo space program.<ref>[https://2021.bewhiskeredcon.org/ bewhiskeredcon.org 2021 website] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref> Guests of Honor for 2021 were Chise (AKA sailorrooscout) and Eddie Bear (Eddiebear58).<ref>[https://2021.bewhiskeredcon.org/events/guests-of-honor Bewhiskered 2021 Guests of Honor] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2022''' - The second Bewhiskered took place on October 21-23, 2022, at the Marriott in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. The theme for 2022 is "A Furry Murder Mystery". <ref>[https://www.2022.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered 2022 website] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref>. Guests of Honor for 2022 included Marks Barks and Ursula Vernon.<ref>[https://www.2022.bewhiskeredcon.org/guest-of-honor Bewhiskered 2022 Guests of Honor] Retrieved September 4, 2022</ref> Attendance was 481.<ref>https://twitter.com/BewhiskeredCon/status/1584579902246117378</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2023''' - The third Bewhiskered occurred on December 28-31, 2023, at the Hilton Durham in [[Wikipedia:Durham,_North_Carolina|Durham]], [[Wikipedia:North Carolina|North Carolina]]. The theme for 2023 was "Furries on the High Seas". <ref>[https://www.2023.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered 2023 website] Retrieved July 19, 2023</ref> Attendance was 1,174.
* '''Bewhiskered 2025''' - The fourth Bewhiskered took place March 7-9, 2025 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, North Carolina. The theme for 2025 was "Prehistoria".<ref>[https://2025.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered 2025 website] Retrieved August 14, 2024</ref>
* '''Bewhiskered 2026''' - The fifth Bewhiskered is scheduled to take place April 2-5, 2026, at the Durham Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina. The theme is "Whisker World Arcade".<ref name="bws2026">[https://bsky.app/profile/bewhiskeredcon.org/post/3lvbvvurtlc2m Join Whisky and Cassie on April 2nd - 5th, 2026 for Bewhiskered 2026: Whisker World Arcade!] on Bluesky. Dated July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.</ref>

== Guests of Honor ==
* 2021 - [[Chise]] (AKA sailorrooscout) and [[Eddie Bear]] (Eddiebear58)
* 2022 - [[Marks Barks]] and [[Ursula Vernon]]
* 2023 - [[JD Puppy]] and [[Kaptain]]<ref>[https://accounts03366.wixsite.com/bws-2023/guest-of-honor Guests of Honor | 2023 Pirates]. Retrieved August 5, 2025.</ref>
* 2025 - [[w:Riley Black|Riley Black]] and [[TwilightSaint]]<ref>[https://accounts03366.wixsite.com/bws-2025/guest-of-honor Guest of Honor | 2025 Pre Historia]. Retrieved August 5, 2025.</ref>
* 2026 - TBD

== Themes ==
* 2020 - Canceled ([[COVID-19]])
* 2021 - '''''Blast Off!'''''
* 2022 - '''''A Furry Murder Mystery'''''
* 2023 - '''''Furries on the High Seas'''''
* 2025 - '''''Prehistoria'''''
* 2026 - '''''Whisker World Arcade'''''

==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.bewhiskeredcon.org/ Bewhiskered] official website
* [https://twitter.com/BewhiskeredCon Bewhiskered] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://furrycons.com/event/15502/bewhiskered] Bewhiskered page on FurryCons.com

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