Fursuit Festival

About the Festival

We are excited to bring back the Fursuit Festival, and we’ve moved it to a new day and time so that even more of our attendees can join in the fun! This year on Friday, after the Dealer’s Den closes, we will be launching with our giant group fursuit photo in the Main Ballroom at 6:30 SHARP and then fill both the main stage and second stage areas with tons of photo shoot areas and activities for everyone to enjoy! Here's how the evening will work:

Big Group Photo

Two Spacious Areas

Many Photo Stations

Open to Public

On Friday this year

Keeping You Safe

Lots of Activities

Take a Selfie

Info Stations

So Many Fans

Accessible Fursuit Lounges

No more lines

For any questions feel free to reach out to us at fursuiting@goblfc.org!

Take our Specialty Photo Shoot Survey!

We are excited to design the Fursuit Festival in a way that works for our fursuiters, so we would like your input to help us understand how best to schedule our specialty photo shoots! Please take a couple minutes to fill out our survey, and you might see your suggestions show up on the list of photo shoots and activities!

We’d love to also hear any other suggestions of activities or other things to add to the festivities!

Take our Specialty Group Survey!

Times & Location

The Fursuit Festival is taking place in the Grand Ballroom/Summit Pavilion. See Festival Map below.

NOTE: The schedule below may still change.

Giant Group Photoshoot

Fursuiters and handlers only.
Handlers please step aside when the photo is taken.

  • Friday 6–6:30PM @ Main Stage - Staging
  • Friday 6:30-6:35PM @ Main Stage - Photo Taken

Main Stage Hours

  • Friday 6-6:35PM - Suits & Handlers Only
  • Friday 6:35-9PM - Mingling and Activities (Open to Public)
  • Friday 6:45-8:45PM - Specialty Group Photoshoots

Second Stage Hours

  • Friday 6-9PM - Mingling and Activities (Open to Public)
  • Friday 6:45-8:45PM - Specialty Group Photoshoots

Specialty Group Photoshoots

Note: Click time blocks to see more information

Friday 6:45PM - Theme: Makers

Friday 7:00PM - Theme: Colors

Friday 7:15PM - Theme: Locations

Friday 7:30PM - Theme: Species

Friday 7:45PM - Theme: Makers

Friday 8:00PM - Theme: Colors

Friday 8:15PM - Theme: Types

Friday 8:30PM - Theme: Species

Friday 8:45PM - Theme: Makers

Sunday 2PM - MadeFurYou Fursuits

For any questions feel free to reach out to us at fursuiting@goblfc.org!

Fursuiter Rules

Remember that we are inviting the public to join the Fursuit Festival. Expect children to be present, and make sure your behavior and the appearance of your fursuit are appropriate for young children. We will turn you away from this event if your appearance is inappropriate for children. Please remember, you are going to be giving many people their first impression of the furry fandom. We are trusting you to represent the fandom in a positive light.

The primary focus of this event is photography, and photos will be taken frequently and by many people from all directions. Please keep this in mind when entering the Festival. If you don't want pictures taken of you or your fursuit, please consider other events on the convention schedule during this time.

The fursuit lounges will see very heavy use during the Festival. Please do use the lounges as needed, but please make room for others as soon as you can. Handlers, please consider waiting for your suiter just outside the lounge and checking on them every five minutes, to free up more lounge space for suiters.

There is no special giveaway for participating in the festival, so there is no need to line up, you just need to be in place for the photos you want to be in!

For any questions feel free to reach out to us at fursuiting@goblfc.org!