Golden State Fur Con (GSFC) is a furry convention held at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, serving the Southern California furry community. The 2025 edition drew 1,942 attendees and raised over $10,000 for charity, with programming that leans into LA's urban culture, including late-night events such as Night Markets and drag shows.
Golden State Fur Con returns to the Hilton Los Angeles Airport on April 2-4, 2027 with the Furries Off-Broadway theme. The dates and theme appear on the official site and in the convention's Bluesky announcement. Registration for 2027 is open. A Weekend badge is $60, rising to $65 on January 1, 2027 and $70 on April 1, 2027. Sponsor is $250 (shirt, lanyard, pin, conbook and special gift, on sale until February 28, 2027) and Patron is $350 (all Sponsor perks plus the Patron meal, on sale until January 31, 2027). Day badges are $40 Friday, $50 Saturday and $40 Sunday, and go on sale online closer to the convention. Children aged 5-15 pay $20 and must stay with an adult, under-5s are free, and attendees aged 16-17 need a signed parent or guardian waiver. The 2027 hotel block has not been published yet.
Based at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport (LAX), about half a mile from the international airport, the convention ran March 13-15, 2026 with its "Airplane!" theme. The 2026 edition drew 1,896 attendees and raised $6,205 for Wonky Hearts Animal Haven, with Guests of Honor Chompthreads and Scribbles Art Collective.
GSFC designs its programming to match its urban environment. Following previous iterations like "Urban LA" and "Back to the 80s," attendees can expect themed programming that draws on LA's talent pool, featuring performance art, dance competitions, and fursuit theatricals.
A notable part of GSFC's programming is its focus on nightlife. Recognizing that standard convention schedules do not always fit the LA setting, the convention runs late-night events like Night Markets and drag shows.
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All three days.
All three days, plus a shirt, lanyard, pin, conbook and special gift. Sales close on 28 February 2027.
All Sponsor perks, plus the Patron meal and a special gift. Sales close on 31 January 2027.
Must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
Must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
The Weekend badge is $60 now, $65 from 1 January 2027 and $70 from 1 April 2027. Day badges go on sale online closer to the convention, after pre-registration closes, and badges bought at the convention cost more. Sponsor and Patron are not sold at the convention. Attendees aged 16-17 buy a regular badge and need a signed parent or guardian waiver, with the parent or guardian present at badge pickup. Listed prices may not include taxes and fees, and refunds are not offered.
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Golden State Fur Con 2025 drew 1,942 attendees and raised $10,140 for Wonky Hearts Animal Haven, plus $2,013 in a separate fundraiser for Eaton Wildfire Relief. Guests of Honor included Jackaloo, Poe Productions, and Spottacus.
Golden State Fur Con 2024 ran April 5-7 at the Hilton LAX under the Back to the 80s theme, drew 1,929 attendees, raised $10,000 for Forever Wild, and featured Arden Wolfsky, Delicious Disguises, and Kosperry as Guests of Honor.
Golden State Fur Con 2023 ran April 7-9 at Hilton LAX under the Tropical Getaways theme. GSFC's official history lists 1,815 attendees, $11,073 raised for Forever Wild, and Fursnickety and HuskyCo Fursuits as Guests of Honor.
Golden State Fur Con 2022 ran April 8-10 at Hilton LAX under the Studio 50-Fur theme. GSFC's official history lists 1,758 attendees, $15,000 raised for Forever Wild, and Vito Fox and Mystic Fox Draws as Guests of Honor. The convention changed hands to Anthro Events Inc. partway through 2022.
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2027
Apr 2-4
Theme
Furries Off-Broadway
2026
Mar 13-15
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Airplane!
2025
Mar 28-30
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Urban LA
2024
Apr 5-7
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Back to the 80s
2023
Apr 7-9
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Tropical Getaways
2022
Apr 8-10
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Studio 50-Fur
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Floor Wars: a 16-bracket improv battle next to the choreographed Dance Comp
GSFC runs two parallel dance formats in 2026, an unusual depth at sub-2,000-attendee regional cons. The choreographed Dance Competition requires original choreography, paws + head minimum, solo capped at 2:00 and groups at 3:00, with judged prelims. Sitting beside it is Floor Wars, a 16-spot single-elimination improv bracket explicitly cross-linked from the Dance Comp page: "This contest is for choreographed dances. Want to do an improvised dance? Take a look at Floor Wars!"
Founded 2019 in Irvine, then transferred mid-2022 to the AnthroEvents 501(c)(3)
GSFC's lineage is split across two organisations. The first edition ran April 19-21, 2019 at the Hilton Irvine Orange County Airport Hotel under an original organising company with the "Roaring Twenties" theme, drawing 1,230 attendees and 232 fursuiters and donating $11,242 to canid conservation. After a COVID gap, mid-2022 the convention was formally transferred to Anthro Events Inc. (AEI), the same 501(c)(3) non-profit that runs DenFur, AquatiFur, Painted Desert Fur Con, Furpocalypse, and Furrydelphia.
Tier ladder cascade with rolling deadlines, single-day pricing by weekday
GSFC's 2026 tier ladder was structured as a calendar cascade rather than a flat list: Patron $350 closed January 30, Sponsor $250 closed February 13 and a discounted Weekend Pre-Reg at $80 closed February 27, after which the standard Weekend badge cost $90 and single-day badges sold at $50 Sunday / $60 Friday / $70 Saturday, with Saturday priced highest. The Hilton LAX group block opened at $184/night (excluding 2.4% state + 14% occupancy tax) and was due to close February 19, 2026. The 2027 ladder keeps the cascade but starts lower: the Weekend badge is $60, rising to $65 on January 1 and $70 on April 1, 2027, with Patron closing January 31 and Sponsor February 28.
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