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Anthro New England (ANE) 2027 is scheduled for Jan 14-17, 2027 at Westin Boston Seaport District + Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. The announced theme is Sleepytime!. Guest of honor information lists Sean Chiplock, Snackpony, PrismPaws.
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Access, a digital conbook, a physical pocket guide and a badge
Adds priority badge pickup, 15 minutes early into the vendor hall, a T-shirt, a poster, a physical conbook and a character pin
Adds a private catered brunch, 30 minutes early into the vendor hall, preferential main-event lines, a pyjama set, a nightlight and 5% off the store
Capped at 75 and gone. Added early hotel booking, a light-up standee, two Birch Bar drink tickets and 10% off the store
Capped at 5 and gone. Added a custom badge with your fursona beside an ANE mascot, and 20% off the store
PATRON AND DONOR ARE BOTH SOLD OUT - 75 and 5 slots respectively - and their prices are not published, so they are recorded at 0 rather than guessed. Super-Sponsor disappears entirely once Early-Bird ends on 30 November; it has no standard-window price. Everything else runs in three dated windows and the recorded figures are the PRE-SALE rates, current until 31 August: Attendee then goes 90 and 95, Sponsor 170 and 175. Under-11s attend FREE and 11-to-17s pay 60, either of which includes free membership for up to two parents or guardians, with further minors in the same group at 35 each - weekend passes only, not day passes. A 14-to-17-year-old with a notarized consent form does not need a guardian present at all; under-14s do, at all times. Age is fixed at the first day of the convention, so turning 18 mid-con does not change the badge.
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2027
Jan 14-17
Theme
Sleepytime!
2026
Jan 15-18
Theme
It's a Western!
2025
Jan 16-19
Theme
Detective Log
2024
Jan 18-21
Theme
It's a Nor'Eastah!
2023
Jan 19-22
Theme
Trains!
2022
Jan 20-23
Theme
Back to the 90s
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ANE 2026 drew 7,284 attendees to the Westin Boston Seaport District with the "It's a Western!" theme, setting a record by a wide margin (+26.4% YoY). The convention raised $50,000 for Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Queer Scouts, with Sleepy Stag Suits, The Stupendium, and Rito Bandito as Guests of Honor.
The 2025 edition saw 5,761 attendees gather in Boston under the "Detective Log" theme. The event raised $40,000 for Wings of the Dawn and Queer Scouts, with Jaystor, GodBirdArt, and NonstopPup as Guests of Honor.
ANE 2024 brought 4,482 attendees to the Westin Boston Seaport District with the "It's a Nor'Eastah!" theme. The convention raised $30,000 for Youth on Fire and WINGS Wildlife.
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The 2027 two-hotel expansion (Westin + Omni Boston at the Seaport)
Following 7,284 attendees in 2026 (+26.4% YoY), Anthro New England announced on April 18, 2026 that ANE 2027 will officially become a two-hotel convention, partnering with the Omni Boston at the Seaport directly across Summer Street from the existing Westin host hotel.
Wings Wildlife + Queer Scouts: ANE's 2026 dual-charity model
ANE 2026 supported two beneficiaries side-by-side: Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (formerly Wings of the Dawn), an all-volunteer wildlife rehab and bird sanctuary in Henniker, NH, and Queer Scouts, a national peer-led LGBTQIA2S+ skill-share organization with a radical-accessibility mission.
Anthro New England, Inc.: the org behind the chairs
ANE is run by Anthro New England, Inc., a Massachusetts 501(c)(7) non-profit founded in 2014. The convention is chaired by Atlas and Flint (co-chairs since 2024) and governed by a seven-person board: Kat (President), Camille (Secretary), Foxar (Treasurer), Drahck, Flint, Smudge, and Wes.
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