PAWCon

PAWCon is the brilliant, incredibly laid-back anchor of the Pacific furry calendar! Operating beautifully as a "Relax-a-con," this highly social, completely low-stress California event trades the exhausting schedule of massive megacons for a deeply community-focused, welcoming atmosphere.

2026: Mad PAW Labs

For 2026, the convention has executing a major venue shift, moving slightly north from their traditional San Jose home to completely take over the Hyatt Regency SFO for their April 2026 run!

Infusing the weekend with an incredibly fun "Mad PAW Labs" theme, attendees can expect a spectacular environment completely optimized for hanging out, making new friends, and reconnecting with the incredibly vibrant West Coast furry community. It's the absolute perfect regional meetup, famously offering a safe, highly relaxed environment where the schedule doesn't dominate the socialization.

Getting There

The venue shift to SFO makes PAWCon unbelievably accessible:

• Flying: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of the most massive, well-connected global hubs on Earth.
• The SFO Transit Hack: Because the convention is situated directly at an airport-adjacent hotel, attendees flying in can practically bypass formal transit entirely, utilizing fast hotel shuttles directly from the terminals to the front door!
• Bay Area Locals: The area is completely blanketed by BART and Caltrain, making it a spectacular drive-in or rail commute for local California fuzzies.

Accommodation

The "Relax-a-con" vibe requires an immaculate venue, and PAWCon delivers:

• Main Venue (Hyatt Regency SFO): A completely spectacular, modern airport-hotel property! Booking a room directly in the block is fiercely recommended, as the entire focus of a relax-a-con is socializing within the hotel footprint from morning until late at night.
• Why It Matters: Staying on-site allows attendees to seamlessly transition from late-night room parties or lobby hangouts directly to their beds without navigating Bay Area traffic.

Highlights

• The Ultimate Relax-a-con: Specially engineered to be a completely low-stress, highly social weekend getaway.
• Mad PAW Labs: A brilliantly fun, slightly chaotic science theme dominating the entire April 2026 event.
• The SFO Venue Shift: A massive brilliant move to the Hyatt Regency SFO, providing unbelievable airport accessibility.
• The Bay Area Anchor: The absolute best, easiest regional meetup for the massive Northern California community.