Anthro New England

Anthro New England (ANE) is a furry convention that is held in the Greater Boston area of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was first held in 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but moved to the Boston Park Plaza in 2018 and has been held in Boston annually since then. For 2023, Anthro New England is now being held at the Westin Boston Seaport Hotel.[1] The 2021 event was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is among the largest furry conventions held in the United States.

Anthro New England
StatusActive
GenreFurry
VenueWestin Boston Seaport Hotel
Location(s)Boston, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2015
Most recent2023
Attendance3,548 in 2023
Organized byAnthro New England, Inc.
Websiteanthronewengland.com

History

Anthro New England was organized in 2014 in order to host a furry convention in Greater Boston.[2] Their first event was held from February 27 to March 1, 2015, at the Hotel Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3] During the first convention, 165 people took part in the fursuit parade.[3] Another furry convention, the Maltese FurCon, had been held at the Hilton Hotel at Logan International Airport in 2014,[4][5] but despite plans to host another event in 2015,[6] the event was ultimately canceled.[7] By 2018, Anthro New England had become one of the largest annual furry conventions,[2] with the 2019 event attracting over 2,000 attendees.[8]

Anthro New England by year
Year Dates Location Attendance[9] Charity[9] Theme Guests of Honor[10]
2015 February 27 – March 1 Hotel Regency Cambridge

(Cambridge, Massachusetts)

 757 $10,000 The American Revolution: Boston Strong Vallhund (Illustrator)

Fivel (Illustrator)

2016 January 21–24 Hyatt Regency Cambridge

(Cambridge, Massachusetts)

 965 $11,000 Sportsball! Kittiara (Illustrator)

Pac Rat (Illustrator)

2017 January 19–22 Hyatt Regency Cambridge

(Cambridge, Massachusetts)

 1,384 $15,000 For Science! Riley / Waywardmutt (Illustrator)

Lady Rain (Illustrator)

2018 February 23–25 Boston Park Plaza

(Boston, Massachusetts)

 2,050 $21,000 To the Sea! NowAndLater (Illustrator)

Rabbit Valley Comics (Furry Literature Retailer)

2019 February 22–24 Boston Park Plaza

(Boston, Massachusetts)

 2,251 $22,500 Attack of the Were-Con! Meesh (Illustrator)

Enro the Mutt (Illustrator)

2020 February 20–23 Boston Park Plaza

(Boston, Massachusetts)

 2,570 $25,700 The Roaring Twenties! BooBun (Illustrator)

Pulex (Illustrator)

2021 February 19–21 In-person event canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[note 1]
2022 February 17–20 Boston Park Plaza

(Boston, Massachusetts)

 2,353 $27,000 Back to the 90's! NightlineZ (Illustrator)

Chise (Senior Vaccine R&D Specialist)

The Creators of "Circles" (Creators)

2023 January 20–22 Westin Boston Seaport Hotel

(Boston, Massachusetts)

 3,548 TBA Trains! Braeburned (Illustrator)

Tonya Song (Musician)

Hearth Fox (Illustrator)

Notes
  1. While the in-person event was canceled, a virtual convention experience was held during the planned dates over Minecraft. The virtual event attracted 688 unique accounts and raised $750 for charity.[11]

References
  1. "Hotel & Location". Anthro New England. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. Rousseau, Morgan (February 26, 2018). "Boston furry convention 2018 bonds anthropomorphic adorers". Metro. Metro International. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. Patten, Fred (2017). Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989–2015. Foreword by Kathleen C. Gerbasi. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 16–18. ISBN 978-1-4766-6381-4.
  4. Annear, Steve (January 17, 2014). "The City Is Going to Experience a 'Furry' Invasion". Boston. Metrocorp. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. Rousseau, Morgan (August 3, 2014). "Furry fever: Boston furry convention sheds light on far-out fandom". Metro. Metro International. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  6. "Furry Convention Returns to Boston Area for Second Year". Boston. Metrocorp. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  7. @MalteseFurCon (June 30, 2015). "It is with great sadness that we must announce that Maltese Fur-Con 2015 is canceled". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  8. Rowlings, Angela (February 24, 2019). "Gallery: Anthro New England 2019". Boston Herald. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  9. "About ANE". Anthro New England. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  10. "Guests of Honor". Anthro New England. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  11. Remy (July 6, 2021). "Welcome back, Anthro New England!". Anthro New England. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

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