Anthrocon Charity Bucket Brigade Sign-Ups Now Open!

Fursuiters who would like to participate directly in the fundraising for PEARL Parrot Rescue at Anthrocon may now register for 1-hour Bucket Brigade time slots. To receive the sign-up link, contact [email protected] with (1) your contact information and (2) the attendee/fursuit badge name you will be wearing when you participate.

Charity Auction/Raffle Donations Needed For 2019 Fundraising!

As you may have heard, Anthrocon’s selected charity this year is PEARL Parrot Rescue. While cash donations made at the convention are great, the plurality of funds are raised via donations of artwork and merchandise to our Charity Auction and Raffle. We’re looking for popular items and unique craftwork that will make people say, “I want that!”

Hotel Opening: Anthrocon 2019 Report

Yesterday, we opened general hotel reservations, and that resulted in a huge rush of members booking hotel rooms. 1,000 rooms were booked in the first 15 minutes! This was completely expected, and we kept track of how things played out on social media, and also took a survey of members who booked hotel rooms to see how things went. In this post, we’re going to share what we learned based on those survey results and Twitter activity.

Anthrocon 2019 Fursuit-Friendly Cruises

Anthrocon 2019 Fursuit-Friendly Cruises In conjunction with the Gateway Clipper Fleet, Anthrocon is once again offering two Fursuit-Friendly Cruises. An Afternoon cruise will be offered on Thursday, July 4th. A Sunset cruise will be offered on Friday, July 5th. Boarding will take place at the Convention Center Riverfront Plaza . Ticket prices will be $19.99 each and space will be limited. A complimentary bottle of water will be offered to all passengers and long straws will be supplied for use by fursuiters. The boats have both open decks and closed air conditioned decks so the cruises will be sailing rain or shine. You do not need a con badge to board the cruise. However, you will need your cruise tickets for boarding, whether it be in hard copy or electronic format. Thursday, July 4th Afternoon Fursuit-Friendly Cruise Sailing on the Gateway Clipper Fleet Princess Boarding begins at 1:00 PM EDT Thursday July 4th Ship sails at 1:30 PM EDT Returns to the dock at 2:30 PM EDT Capacity: 200 Friday, July 5th Sunset Fursuit-Friendly Cruise Sailing on the Gateway Clipper Fleet Princess Boarding begins at 7:30 PM EDT Friday July 5th Ship sails at 8:00 PM EDT Sunset at 8:53 PM EDT Returns to the dock at 9:00 PM EDT Capacity: 200 Don’t wait, click here to buy your tickets today!

What To Expect When Hotels Open

NOTE: Hotel opening will be delayed 1 hour, to 12 Noon EST. Treacherous weather in Pittsburgh is making it difficult for Visit Pittsburgh Housing Services employees to get to work, and we are not about to put them at risk trying to hurry into the office. We apologize if this inconveniences anyone, but we need to have to the Visit Pittsburgh staff on hand to help keep things running smoothly for everyone.

Suites Are Now Available In The Pittsburgh Westin

This will be a very short post, but we wanted to announce that suites are now available in the Pittsburgh Westin. Please fill out this form to get started. There is far more demand than supply, so we cannot guarantee a suite will be available. Good luck to all!

Announcing Our 2019 Charity: PEARL Parrot Rescue

Anthrocon is pleased to announce that PEARL Parrot Rescue will be our beneficiary for 2019’s charity efforts. The following is a summary from PEARL Parrot Rescue that summarizes their mission and efforts:

Anthrocon 2019 Dealers Room : Moving to Curation!

For 2019, the Anthrocon Dealers Room will be selected by curation. I know folks will have quite a bit of questions about the process! We’ll break it down into the core questions: What, Why, How, Who, and When. What does curation mean? The Dealers who will be approved will be no longer selected by a First-Come First-Serve (FCFS) process. Instead, they will be selected based on various merits of their Dealership. It’s also referred to often as a “juried” or “judged” system.

Anthrocon 2018 Wrapup!

There’s no question about it, Anthrocon 2018 was an amazing success in downtown Pittsburgh this year! Eight Thousand Four Hundred and Seven of you made Pittsburgh a little brighter this weekend. We raised over $42,051 for our charity, South Hills Pet Rescue. 1,980 of you participated in the Annual Fursuit Parade and got to showcase Anthrocon to all to Pittsburgh! For one weekend, we made Pittsburgh just a little brighter and friendlier. Crime dropped. We played Asteroids. Cops loved us.

Hotel Room Reservations Close on June 12th!

Need a hotel room for Anthrocon? All double rooms are sold out except for Marriott and Wyndham Grand. Room blocks close on June 12th, reserve your hotel room now!