AnthrOhio is an Ohio furry convention held at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, tracing its origins to a 40-person picnic event in 2003 under the name Morphicon. It set a record with 3,902 attendees in 2026 and raised $18,119 for W.A.G.S. 4 Kids. The next edition, "Island Getaway," returns to the Hilton Columbus Downtown on May 21 to 23, 2027.
AnthrOhio 2027 runs May 21 to 23 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown under the "Island Getaway" theme, with Pirate Artisans announced as Guest of Honor. After a record-setting 2026, the convention returns to its usual late-spring slot in downtown Columbus. Watch the official site at anthrohio.org and the AnthrOhio Bluesky for registration, charity, and programming announcements.
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AnthrOhio 2026 set a record with 3,902 attendees (+53% YoY) under the "Rock You Like A Furricane" theme. Guests of Honor: Manick, Cosmik, Rhubarb. The convention raised $18,119 for W.A.G.S. 4 Kids, an Ohio service-dog non-profit, debuted the "Exhibitors Row" meet-and-greet platform for newer regional conventions, and worked around a Hilton-tower opening delay that pushed Thursday-Friday programming into other rooms until Saturday.
AnthrOhio 2025 ran April 18-20 in Columbus under the "Of Fae and Fur" theme, with Houndsaint as Guest of Honor. The organizer's 2023-2025 charity recap confirms Ohio Nature Education as the beneficiary, but does not publish an edition-level 2025 attendance or charity total.
AnthrOhio 2024 hosted 1,950 attendees at its Columbus venue under the "Purranormal" theme, raising $8,371.72 for Ohio Nature Education and marking steady growth for the long-running Ohio convention.
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2027
May 21-23
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Island Getaway
2026
May 22-24
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Rock You Like A Furricane
2025
Apr 18-20
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Of Fae and Fur
2024
May 24-26
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Purranormal
2023
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2022
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W.A.G.S. 4 Kids and the Cell Dog Program
AnthrOhio''s 2026 charity is W.A.G.S. 4 Kids (Working Animals Giving Service for Kids), a 2004-founded Ohio non-profit that places mobility, autism, and psychiatric service dogs with children across 38 northeast and central Ohio counties.
Exhibitor's Row, the 2026 platform for fellow conventions
AnthrOhio 2026 debuted Exhibitor''s Row, a first-of-its-kind on-site space where the con invites other furry conventions to set up tables, meet attendees, and pitch their events face-to-face. It runs in the lower lobby of Tower 401: Friday noon-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-4pm.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation: on-site rapid HIV testing and harm reduction
AnthrOhio 2026 partnered with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to run a full on-site sexual-health and harm-reduction station: rapid HIV testing, PrEP/PEP information, and Narcan.
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