CanFURence (CF) 2026 is scheduled for Aug 7-9, 2026 in Ottawa, Canada. The announced theme is MarOwOned. Guest of honor information lists Telekitnetic, Worms and Bones.
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The nearest airport is Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW), about 20 minutes south of downtown by taxi or rideshare. YOW has nonstop flights from major Canadian cities and several US destinations. VIA Rail serves Ottawa Station with direct trains from Toronto (about 4.5 hours) and Montreal (about 2 hours). The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre is located at 200 Coventry Road in the Overbrook neighborhood. OC Transpo buses serve the area, and the venue is accessible from the Tremblay O-Train station on the Confederation Line.
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The convention is held at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. Partner hotels with convention rates are announced closer to the event, typically in the surrounding area along the Confederation Line O-Train corridor. Downtown Ottawa hotels along Rideau Street and in the ByWard Market district put attendees within reach of the Fursuit Walkies routes and the city's restaurants and nightlife.
CanFURence 8 drew a record 1,602 attendees to Ottawa. The event raised $13,209.69 for Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue and featured Guests of Honour IronRaptor and Anubis Tenebrous.
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| Year | Dates | Theme | Attendance | Charity Raised | Guest(s) of Honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2027 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | None Announced |
2026 | Aug 7-9 | MarOwOned | TBA | TBA | Telekitnetic, Worms and Bones |
2025 | Aug 1-3 | Furries of the Wastes | 1,602 | $13,209.69(Holly's Haven Wildlife Rescue) | IronRaptor, Anubis Tenebrous |
2024 | Aug 2-4 | As Seen on TV! | 1,137 | $9,747.71(Ottawa Paw Pantry) | Grace Kraft, Aver the Dorbley |
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CanFURence 7 drew 1,137 attendees to Ottawa for its television-themed weekend. The event raised $9,747 for the Ottawa Paw Pantry and featured Guests of Honour Grace Kraft and Aver the Dorbley.
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3 quirks & policies that don't fit the highlights grid.
A dated, tiered hotel-booking cascade by registration tier
Most cons either open all rooms simultaneously or quietly slip a top-tier block to top sponsors. CanFURence runs the release as a published, dated cascade keyed to registration tier: Benefactor attendees got room codes April 17, Patron attendees April 19, and general attendees April 24, a one-week staggered window where each tier needs their registration paid before codes go out.
A separate GoH meal at each upper tier, not just one top-tier dinner
Most cons run a single Guest-of-Honour dinner gated to the top sponsorship tier. CanFURence runs three separate GoH meals, one bundled into each upper tier: a Super Sponsor Meal, a Patron Meal, and a Benefactor Meal, three distinct meal events with the GoH per weekend rather than one.
"Zookeepers" security and Ottawa's 11 PM bylaw cited by name
Security staff are called "Zookeepers", and the Security Policy explicitly cites the City of Ottawa''s 11 PM noise bylaw as the room-party music cutoff. Naming the municipal source rather than a generic "venue policy" makes the cutoff non-negotiable rather than discretionary.
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