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Lakeside Furs (LSF)

Achenkirch, Austria
July 2027
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Quick Facts 2027

When
Jul 4-11, 2027
Where
Achenkirch, Austria
Theme
To Be Announced
Status
Confirmed
Attendance 2025
70 attendees
Age
16+
  • Ages 16-17: must have a parental consent form

Did You Know?

  • *Founded in 2007 at Grundlsee in Upper Styria's Salzkammergut with 20 participants; the name dates from that era
  • *Minimum age is 16, not 18+ and not all-ages: 16-17 year olds need a parental consent form, and there is a template for it
  • *The whole Karlingerhof hostel is rented exclusively for the week, 23 rooms with private bathrooms, sports hall with climbing wall, panorama room, large garden, no civilian guests on-site

Lakeside Furs (LSF) 2027

Lakeside Furs (LSF) 2027 is scheduled for Jul 4-11, 2027 at Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen.

Lakeside Furs 2027

The next Lakeside Furs runs from 4 to 11 July 2027 at the Karlingerhof am Achensee in Achenkirch, a seven-night alpine retreat for its usual small group of about 70 participants. The 2027 theme has not been announced yet. Early registration opens on 27 December 2026 and new registrations open on 3 January 2027 at 20:00, and the organisers have already published dates for the year after as well: 9 to 16 July 2028.

What Are the Highlights of Lakeside Furs?

  • Week-long format: LSF runs longer than most regional furry events.
  • Nature-first identity: Swimming, hikes, sightseeing, and relaxed social time are central to the event.
  • Austrian retreat angle: It fills a niche that larger German-speaking cons do not.
  • Stable recurring brand: The event has been around long enough to build real history and multiple venue eras.

What Lakeside Furs looks like

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Schedule and programming for 2027 is not published yet.

Tickets and pricing

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How Do I Get to Lakeside Furs?

  • Flying: Innsbruck Airport (INN) and Munich Airport (MUC) are the most practical airport anchors depending on your route.
  • Rail and road: Tyrol is well connected by train, but the final leg into Achenkirch usually still needs planning.
  • Destination logistics: Because this is a week-long retreat event, travel planning matters more than it would for a two-day city con.
Where is Lakeside Furs (LSF)?
Achenkirch, Austria
Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen

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Coming soon: curated stays near Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen, Achenkirch, Austria.

  • Furvaria in Marxheim, Germany, 149 km away
  • Furgether 2027 | Upper Austria Furry Camp Convention Guide in Laussa, Austria, 211 km away

Where Should I Stay for Lakeside Furs?

  • Karlingerhof base: The recent Achenkirch editions use Karlingerhof, a group-housing setup near Lake Achensee.
  • Small-capacity feel: Third-party coverage pegged the venue around 69 people, which explains why the event feels intentionally intimate.
  • Longer stay math: Lakeside Furs is built around living on-site for the full week, not dropping in for one day.

Convention history

A year-by-year record of this convention.

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2028Upcoming editionJul 9-16Details
Dates
Jul 9-16
Date status
Confirmed
Venue
Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen
2027Current editionJul 4-11Details
Dates
Jul 4-11
Date status
Confirmed
Venue
Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen
2026Past editionJun 28 - Jul 5 · HighlandsDetails
Dates
Jun 28 - Jul 5
Date status
Confirmed
Theme
Highlands
Venue
Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen

2026: Highlands

Lakeside Furs 18 ran the Highlands edition from June 28 to July 5, 2026 at Karlingerhof am Achensee in Achenkirch, a Scottish-flavoured week by Lake Achensee. The official channel opened the con on June 29 and later shared a sunny fursuit walk in the surrounding hills. In keeping with the event's small, invite-style format, no attendance figure, charity total, or guest list was published.

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2025Past editionJun 22-29 · Western Frontier
70 attendees
Details
Dates
Jun 22-29
Date status
Confirmed
Theme
Western Frontier
Attendance
70
Venue
Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen

2025: Western Frontier

Lakeside Furs 2025 hosted an intimate capacity crowd of 70 participants at Karlingerhof. The Western-themed retreat focused on relaxing outdoor activities and community bonding by the Achensee.

2024Past editionJun 29 - Jul 6 · Atlantis
49 attendees
Details
Dates
Jun 29 - Jul 6
Date status
Confirmed
Theme
Atlantis
Attendance
49
Venue
Chalet Bergerblick

2024: Atlantis

Lakeside Furs 16 ran from June 29 to July 6, 2024 at Chalet Bergerblick in Wald im Pinzgau with the theme Atlantis. The local stats dataset records 49 attendees, which fits the event's intentionally compact scale.

The record at a glance

Attendance trend

See how this convention grew over time.

  1. 2028

    Jul 9-16

    Attendance
    TBA
    Charity raised
    TBA
    Guest of honor
    Not announced
  2. 2027

    Jul 4-11

    Attendance
    TBA
    Charity raised
    TBA
    Guest of honor
    Not announced
  3. 2026

    Jun 28 - Jul 5

    Theme

    Highlands

    Attendance
    TBA
    Charity raised
    TBA
    Guest of honor
    Not announced
  4. 2025

    Jun 22-29

    Theme

    Western Frontier

    Attendance
    70
    Charity raised
    TBA
    Guest of honor
    Not announced
  5. 2024

    Jun 29 - Jul 6

    Theme

    Atlantis

    Attendance
    49
    Charity raised
    TBA
    Guest of honor
    Not announced
YearDatesThemeAttendanceCharity raisedGuests of honor
2028
Jul 9-16TBATBATBANone announced
2027
Jul 4-11TBATBATBANone announced
2026
Jun 28 - Jul 5HighlandsTBATBANone announced
2025
Jun 22-29Western Frontier70TBANone announced
2024
Jun 29 - Jul 6Atlantis49TBANone announced

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Lakeside Furs FAQ

When is Lakeside Furs 2027?
Lakeside Furs 2027 is scheduled for Jul 4-11, 2027 (confirmed).
Where is Lakeside Furs held?
Lakeside Furs takes place in Achenkirch, Austria at Karlingerhof am Achensee - Gruppenhaus & Ferienwohnungen.
How many people attend Lakeside Furs?
Lakeside Furs had 70 attendees in 2025.

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  • Dates TBAWroofWrocław, Poland, 2,389 attendees

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Notes on Lakeside Furs

3 quirks & policies that don't fit the highlights grid.

  • Dogs are capped at 3 total via a per-room compatibility flag in registration

    Lakeside Furs is the only furry convention we have documented that treats dogs as a first-class registration line item. The booking form has a "Mit Hund" boolean, the platform enforces a hard ceiling of 3 dogs across the whole event (max 1 per attendee, more needs organiser sign-off), and each hostel room carries a carpet-vs-not flag so dog-bringing attendees only see dog-compatible rooms in the room picker. A 9-point dog rulebook covers leash mandates in public areas, a strict kitchen ban, an unattended-dog ban, owner liability for damage, and a microchipping recommendation. Source: registration platform on lakesidefurs.at.

  • The programmed group hike is to Austria's tallest waterfall (380 m, three tiers)

    The Krimml Waterfalls drop 380 metres across three tiers and are the tallest in Austria, and Lakeside Furs runs them as a programmed group hike, not an "if you feel like it" suggestion. The booking platform exposes hike metadata as structured fields (difficulty, length, duration, elevation gain in metres), and the route follows the Austrian Alpine Club's Wasserfallweg, which is toll-paid access open mid-April to end October. The 2025 alternative hike was a round-trip walk around Stausee Durlassboden, the warm reservoir the con also uses for its organised swim day-trip.

  • Kitchen-shift duty is opt-in at registration, a tracked field

    Every overnight includes dinner and breakfast prepared on-site, and registration has an explicit "Ich will in der Küche helfen" checkbox - attendees pre-commit to kitchen-shift volunteer duty before they arrive, and the platform tracks who opted in. Pair this with the programmed indoor "Food Exchange" activity (attendees bring and swap home-country culinary specialties) and the result is a communal-kitchen camp format that is structurally rare across the camping-con cohort: Wild Nights employs a head chef, US tent cons leave attendees to self-cater, and hotel cons outsource catering entirely.

Sources · 3
  1. Dogs are capped at 3 total via a per-room compatibility flag in registration ↗
  2. The programmed group hike is to Austria's tallest waterfall (380 m, three tiers) ↗
  3. Kitchen-shift duty is opt-in at registration, a tracked field ↗
Photo sources · 5 ▸
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  4. [4]@lakesidefurs.at·#lakesidefurs
  5. [5]@karakina·#lakesidefurs

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Last updated October 13, 2026. Sources: Historical dates and themes from a community wiki; 2025 venue and pricing from Furry Weekly and Furry Times coverage citing the official site. Official lakesidefurs.at for the dog policy, programme, minimum age and registration calculator (accessed 2026-06-04); official site and Mastodon for the 2026 edition and 2027/2028 dates (accessed 2026-07-06), with date and registration updates from the official site (accessed 2026-09-28). Spot a mistake? Contact us.