Browse 71 conventions and 32 events currently listed in the United States (USA), across 83 cities. Each listing links to its own guide with the dates, venue, and details we have documented.
Currently listed
United States
Directory data updated Sep 12, 2026
Multi-day gatherings
Currently listed convention guides for trips, weekend events, and larger fandom gatherings. Open a guide for the selected edition's dates, venue, and the convention's own links.
Local meetups and recurring gatherings
Currently listed furdances, furmeets, walks, club nights, and other recurring events that can be easier to attend than a full convention weekend.
Country at a glance
A compact view of the country's documented convention footprint. The figures below describe FurryGuides' published records, not a claim that every convention in United States is listed.
Convention profiles
71
Published guides in this country
Dated editions
376
Convention-year records with dates
Years represented
29
Years with at least one dated record
2026 dated cons
66
Profiles with a dated record this year; 9 more than 2025
Timeline
Each bar shows the number of published convention profiles with a dated edition record in United States for that year.
Showing the 8 most recent of 29 documented years.
Each bar shows the number of published convention profiles with a dated edition record in United States for that year.
| Year | Convention profiles with a dated record |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 57 |
| 2026 | 66 |
| 2027 | 35 |
| 2028 | 1 |
| 2029 | 1 |
Audience signal
Largest reported figure
20,618
attendees · 2026 edition
Reported by Anthrocon.
Largest conventions
59 convention profiles have a numeric attendance figure available.
Growth
Each bar sums the attendance figures conventions in United States reported for editions in that year. Down 24,725 versus 2025.
Showing the 8 most recent of 30 documented years. Totals reflect what conventions published for each year - reporting coverage varies, so a taller bar can also mean more conventions reported.
| Year | Reported attendance total | Reporting conventions |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 500 | 1 |
| 1998 | 600 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1536 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1601 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1968 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2459 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2986 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4098 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4481 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4918 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5731 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6966 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8462 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9754 | 7 |
| 2011 | 10577 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12916 | 7 |
| 2013 | 16550 | 11 |
| 2014 | 21660 | 14 |
| 2015 | 27286 | 15 |
| 2016 | 37310 | 16 |
| 2017 | 42763 | 19 |
| 2018 | 57415 | 22 |
| 2019 | 60305 | 22 |
| 2020 | 14412 | 5 |
| 2021 | 28315 | 12 |
| 2022 | 66717 | 20 |
| 2023 | 91570 | 25 |
| 2024 | 120388 | 32 |
| 2025 | 165611 | 54 |
| 2026 | 140886 | 36 |