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| Eurofurence | |
|---|---|
 Fursuiters at Eurofurence 2014 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Furry |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Congress Center |
| Locations | Hamburg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°33′42.47″N9°59′9.36″E / 53.5617972°N 9.9859333°E /53.5617972; 9.9859333 |
| Country | Germany |
| Inaugurated | 30 June 1995 (1995-06-30) |
| Attendance |  6712 (2025) |
| Organised by | Eurofurence e.V. |
| Website | www |
Eurofurence (commonly abbreviatedEF) is afurry convention, initially held in changing places inEurope every year, but staying in Germany since 2004. It was originally started in 1995 as a private gathering by nineteen Europeanfurry fans who met on the Internet. Attendance has been steadily rising since then, to 6,712 at Eurofurence 29 (held in 2025), making it the largest furry convention outside theUnited States and eighth largest worldwide.[1] The name of the convention derives from its then-contemporary American counterpartConFurence, emphasising the European nature of the gathering.
Since the year 2000, Eurofurence is no longer organized by individual persons but rather by the GermanVereinEurofurence e.V., which serves as an administrative body for the convention.
Contrary to most American furry conventions, Eurofurence traditionally took place atyouth hostels. In 2007, Eurofurence was first held at a hotel (theHotel Ringberg inSuhl).
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Below is a table of statistics regarding each year Eurofurence has been held. Since 1999 (possibly except for 6 and 9), the convention has had at least one guest of honour yearly. Since 2002, the convention has had a "theme" every year, with T-shirt designs and venue "dressing" to reflect the theme.
| Convention | Dates | Location | Attendance[‡ 1] | Theme | Guest(s) of Honour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofurence 1 | 30 June–3 July 1995 | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 19 | N/A | N/A |
| Eurofurence 2 | 18–22 July 1996 | Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden | 35 | ||
| Eurofurence 3 | 21–24 August 1997 | Bodstedt,Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany[2] | 59 | ||
| Eurofurence 4 | 1–5 August 1998 | Heeze,North Brabant, Netherlands | 94 | ||
| Eurofurence 5 | 22–25 July 1999 | Berlin, Germany | 112 | Lisanne Norman, author of theSholan Alliance series of books | |
| Eurofurence 6 | 10–13 August 2000 | Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany | 160 | Unknown | |
| Eurofurence 7 | 22–25 July 2001 | Kirchen (Sieg), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | 230 | Lisanne Norman; Lee "Chairo" Strom, Fursuiter, Puppeteer, and member of theFurther Confusion organising team since 2003; Mark Merlino, co-founder ofConFurence, the original Furry Convention | |
| Eurofurence 8 | 15–18 August 2002 | Oberbernhards, Hesse, Germany | 260 | The F.I.A. (Furry Intelligence Agency) | Dr Samuel "Uncle Kage" Conway, Chairman ofAnthrocon |
| Eurofurence 9 | 21–24 August 2003 | Samopše,Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic | 165 | Cunning Little Vixens | Dr Samuel "Uncle Kage" Conway, Chairman ofAnthrocon |
| Eurofurence 10[a] | 26–29 August 2004 | Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 295 | EFX : The Movie | Timothy Albee, Creator of Kaze: Ghost Warrior |
| Eurofurence XI | 21–24 July 2005 | Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany | 380 | Songs of the Old Ages | Heather Alexander, Celtic Folk/World Rock Musician |
| Eurofurence 12 | 23–27 August 2006 | 405 | The Hounds of Blackwhite Castle | Dark Natasha, furry artist, winner ofBest Anthropomorphic Published Illustration at theUrsa Major Awards in 2002 | |
| Eurofurence 13 | 5–9 September 2007 | Suhl, Thuringia, Germany[3][4][5] | 585 | The Unlucky Thirteen | Lance Ikegawa, costume designer andSteve Gallacci, Creator ofAlbedo.[b]Alexander James Adams appeared as musical guest.[‡ 2] |
| Eurofurence 14 | 27–31 August 2008 | 777 | From Dusk till Dawn | Watts Martin, writer and fanzine editor/publisher, andSteve Gallacci.[‡ 3] | |
| Eurofurence 15 | 26–30 August 2009 | 955 | 1001 Arabian Nights | Jimmy Chin, furry artist and fursuiter | |
| Eurofurence 16 | 1–5 September 2010 | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 973 | Serengeti | Stan Sakai, comic author, creator ofUsagi Yojimbo |
| Eurofurence 17 | 17–21 August 2011 | 1,066 | Kung Fur Hustle | Jim Martin, a distinguished Puppeteer | |
| Eurofurence 18 | 29 August–2 September 2012 | 1,278 | Animalia Romana | Peter S. Beagle, novel and fantasy fiction author, creator ofThe Last Unicorn[‡ 4] | |
| Eurofurence 19 | 21–25 August 2013 | 1,376 | Aloha Hawaii! | Warrick Brownlow-Pike,Andy Heath and Iestyn Evans from the BBC comedy "Mongrels"[‡ 5] | |
| Eurofurence 20 | 20–24 August 2014 | Berlin, Germany | 2,015 | CSI Berlin[‡ 6] | Kyell Gold,Ursula Vernon, Sofawolf Press and Sardyuon[‡ 7] |
| Eurofurence 21 | 19–23 August 2015 | 2,095 | Greenhouse World[‡ 8] | Rhubarb the Bear and Cosmik[‡ 9] | |
| Eurofurence 22 | 17–21 August 2016 | 2,573 | Back to the 80s[‡ 10] | Dorothy Hearst,[‡ 11] Author ofThe Wolf Chronicles book trilogy | |
| Eurofurence 23 | 16–20 August 2017 | 2,853 | Ancient Egypt[‡ 12] | Pepper Coyote (Musician) and Clockwork Creature (costume and design studio)[‡ 13] | |
| Eurofurence 24 | 22–26 August 2018 | 2,911 | Aviators - Conquer the Sky[‡ 14] | Joaquin Baldwin (Animator, photographer)[‡ 15] | |
| Eurofurence 25 | 14–18 August 2019 | 3,414 | Fractures in Time[‡ 16] | Claudya 'AlectorFencer' Schmidt,[‡ 17] Author ofMyre | |
| Eurofurence 26 | 24–28 August 2022 (Originally 19–23 August 2020[‡ 18]) | 3,495 | Welcome to Tortuga[‡ 19] | Fox Amoore and JoJoe[‡ 20] | |
| Eurofurence 27 | 3–7 September 2023 | Hamburg, Germany | 3,408 | Black Magic[‡ 21] | Pechschwinge[‡ 22] |
| Eurofurence 28 | 18–21 September 2024 | 5,241 | Cyberpunk[‡ 23] | Iris Schleuss[‡ 24] | |
| Eurofurence 29 | 3–6 September 2025 | 6,712 | Space Expedition — Outer Space Adventures[‡ 25] | Nomax[‡ 26] | |
| Eurofurence 30 | 19-23 August 2026 | TBD | Fantastic Furry Festival[‡ 27] |
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