Melbourne Fur Con (MFC) 2027 is scheduled for Feb 19-21, 2027 in Melbourne, Australia. The announced theme is Realms Below.
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Single-day registration, con book, and lanyard.
Three-day registration, con book, lanyard, MFC 2027 fan, and two themed stickers.
Cave Explorer benefits plus express pickup, early Dealer's Den access, con-book credit, bag, shirt, stickers, and enamel pin.
Deep Delver benefits plus extra-early Dealer's Den access, priority event access, shirt, dinner with Guests of Honour, acrylic headshot badge, and con-book credit.
≈ $ figures are approximate US dollars, rates as of 9 Oct 2026 from ExchangeRate-API open access.
Registration is open through the official portal until the convention sells out. Lantern Bearer (Super Sponsor) sold out on 15 September 2026; the other three tiers were still on sale on 14 October 2026.
Melbourne offers good connectivity for both domestic and international travelers:
Curated stays near Novotel Melbourne Preston, Melbourne, Australia.
Booking inside the convention block is recommended for convenience:
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≈ $ figures are approximate US dollars, rates as of 9 Oct 2026 from ExchangeRate-API open access.
The 2026 "Tropical Tails" edition ran February 20-22 at the Novotel Melbourne Preston, with SunsetScorpion and SNAPPAKAPPA as Guests of Honour. The convention's close-out post gave attendance as 1,000, stated as a lower bound, and $18,075 raised for Kiwi's New Life Bird Rescue.
The 2025 "Old London Town" edition drew 856 attendees to the Novotel Melbourne Preston. Elking served as Guest of Honor, and attendees raised $12,832 for the charity partner, Friends of Leadbeater's Possum, which works to conserve one of Australia's most endangered species.
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2027
Feb 19-21
Theme
Realms Below
2026
Feb 20-22
Theme
Tropical Tails
2025
Feb 21-23
Theme
Old London Town
2024
Dates TBA
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Mandatory masks in the Dealers Den (no exceptions)
MFC enforces a hard mandatory-mask rule inside the Dealers Den that has no analog at most furcons globally as of 2026. The official Conduct & Safety Guidelines spell it out: 'Attendees must wear masks in the den at all times. No exceptions to this rule will be permitted. Any attendee not wearing a mask in the den will be immediately removed and will not be permitted to return to the den.' Mesh masks, neck gaiters, bandanas, and costume balaclavas are explicitly rejected, only properly-fitting masks covering nose-to-chin are accepted. MFC also recommends attendees have received at least two COVID-19 vaccine doses and reserves the right to enforce that as an admissions rule, making MFC one of the very few 2026 furcons still maintaining a public-health-policy admissions stance.
Charity partner brings live rescued birds onsite
The 2026 charity partner is Kiwi's New Life Bird Rescue, and the rescue staffs a stall next to the art gallery for the whole weekend. MFC's charity page promises more than a logo on a slide: "On Friday and Saturday, you'll also have the chance to meet some of their feathered friends in person and take some photos! Then on Sunday, they'll be taking the stage for a short presentation immediately before the charity auction." Live rescue birds on the floor, and the rescue's own people telling their story from the stage before bidding opens, make the charity slot a programmed onsite encounter rather than a back-of-program acknowledgement.
Per-year costume guide explicitly rejects real-world cultural imagery
MFC publishes a fresh themed costume guide every edition, and the guide does more than suggest aesthetics, it codifies what is off-limits. The 2026 Tropical Tails guide pushes attendees toward generic resort, cruise, and castaway wear, and explicitly asks them to avoid costumes referencing real-world cultures, religions, or ceremonies, no faux-tribal imagery, no leis, hula skirts, or grass skirts, no ritual items. That clause is enforced as a costume-rule rather than left to vibes, distinct from the Conduct & Safety boilerplate. Pairing a tropical theme with a hard "no cultural appropriation" rider is structurally different from how most theme-driven furcons handle costume policy, which typically defaults to a generic "be respectful" line in the CoC.
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