New Year's Furry Festival 2026 | Atlanta NYFF Furry Convention Guide (NYFF) 2026 is scheduled for Dec 30, 2026-Jan 1, 2027 in Atlanta, United States.
New Year's Furry Festival (NYFF) is a 21+ furry celebration held in Atlanta, Georgia, presented by Furry Weekend Atlanta. The inaugural edition runs December 30, 2026 through January 1, 2027 at the Courtland Grand Hotel.
NYFF is FWA's first brand-extension event - a party-first weekend built around a main stage and live entertainment rather than a traditional multi-track convention. The official site describes it as "a high-energy space for those who want to spend their New Year's celebrating with the furry community."
The first New Year's Furry Festival runs Friday, December 30, 2026 through Sunday, January 1, 2027 at the Courtland Grand Hotel in downtown Atlanta. The event is 21+ only - the first adults-only convention from the FWA organization.
Registration is open as of June 2026, with two tiers: Standard at $75 and Rockstar at $125 (the support tier, with a special gift and more perks to be announced). Attendance is capped: the official site warns "once we sell out, that's it." The Courtland Grand is offering a discounted room block at $169 per night plus taxes. Theme, guests of honor, and charity partner had not been announced as of 2026-06-05.
NYFF fills a gap that no major North American furry convention currently covers: a hotel-based New Year's Eve celebration aimed at adult attendees. Most existing winter cons (FurDU, JMoF, Anthro Northwest) happen earlier in the season; NYFF is positioned as a destination party for furs who want to ring in the new year with the community without flying internationally.
Because the event is built around a main stage rather than a parallel-tracks schedule, expect a music- and performance-heavy weekend closer in spirit to a furdance weekender than to a traditional convention.
By air: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the world's busiest passenger airport and the obvious choice - roughly 15-25 minutes from downtown Atlanta by MARTA rail or rideshare.
By car: The Courtland Grand Hotel sits in downtown Atlanta with direct access from I-75/I-85 (the Downtown Connector) and I-20.
By transit: MARTA's Peachtree Center station is the nearest rail stop to the Courtland Grand, with a short walk to the hotel.
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NYFF is hosted at the Courtland Grand Hotel in downtown Atlanta. The hotel is a multi-tower property with a long history of hosting Atlanta conventions and gatherings.
Watch the official site for hotel block opening dates - New Year's weekend in downtown Atlanta books up across the city, not just the convention block.
NYFF has not yet held its first edition. The inaugural event runs December 30, 2026 - January 1, 2027.
Historical data and growth track record
| Year | Dates | Theme | Attendance | Charity Raised | Guest(s) of Honor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Dec 30 - Jan 1 | TBA | TBA | TBA | None Announced |
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Flat two-tier ladder with a hard sell-out cap
NYFF prices in two tiers and that's it: Standard at $75 and Rockstar at $125 (the support tier - full access plus a special gift, with more perks "announced later as they're finalized"). No Silver / Gold / Platinum, no walk-in pricing published, no day pass mentioned.
Heated covered pool in December, with poolside DJs
The Courtland Grand's covered pool is heated and runs 10 AM to 10 PM all three days, with DJs spinning poolside. NYFF is the only event on the North American furry calendar pitching a hotel pool party as a headline programming block in late December.
FWA brand extension under the same 501(c)(3) umbrella
NYFF is not a separate organization, it is an official Furry Weekend Atlanta event running under the same 501(c)(3) non-profit umbrella as the parent convention, announced at FWA 2026 closing ceremonies. That structural detail matters: most "spin-off" furcons are launched by alumni who go independent (the way Nashum spun out of the Memphis/Nashville orbit), but NYFF stays inside FWA's legal and operational shell. Practically, it means the same finance, insurance, and CoC infrastructure backs the inaugural year, and the 21+ format is a deliberate diversification of FWA's all-ages spring weekend (~17,300 attendees in 2026) rather than a competing brand. Running 7 months after the parent con also keeps both events on FWA's calendar without venue or volunteer conflicts.
