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West Aussie Fur Frenzy (WAFF) 2026 is scheduled for Aug 28-30, 2026 in Fremantle, Australia. The announced theme is Levelled Up!. Guest of honor information lists OROCKSEAL (Niftji & Norangcha). The charity partner is Auzzie's Raptor Rehabilitation (ARRA).
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Three days, a themed badge and lanyard, the con bag, a 10-year celebration pin and stickers
Added a premium sticker, poster and T-shirt, plus the option to bundle a hotel room
Added a water bottle, a fan T-shirt, an exclusive gift and a ticket to the 10-Year Celebration Gala
PREMIUM AND SPONSOR ARE BOTH CLOSED - the site replaces their buttons with "Closed! Register for Standard" - so the only tier anyone can still buy is the 150 Standard, and with it goes the Gala ticket that Sponsor carried. Day passes are sold in person on the day only, in limited numbers, so the convention advises arriving early. Every badge doubles as the ticket ID for the weekend and each attendee chooses a digital or a printed conbook. The two upper tiers were the only ones that could bundle hotel accommodation.
Fremantle's position just south of Perth makes travel straightforward:
Curated stays near Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges, Fremantle, Australia.
The convention's hotel setup is centered on a single seaside property:
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2027
Dates TBA
2026
Aug 28-30
Theme
Levelled Up!
2025
Sep 19-21
Theme
Knights of the Round(ish) Table
2024
Dates TBA
Theme
Urban Beasts
2023
Dates TBA
Theme
Under The Big Top!
2022
Dates TBA
Theme
Deities of Future Past
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WAFF 2025 saw a record attendance of 609 in Fremantle. The event raised over $12,000 for Aussie's Raptor Rehabilitation and featured Silvixen as Guest of Honor.
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3 quirks & policies that don't fit the highlights grid.
18+ photo-ID gate paired with the Companion Card guest pass
WAFF is 18+ only, and the registration desk double-matches the photo ID against the booking record on both legal name AND date of birth, most furcons match name only. The published terms are unambiguous: "WAFF conventions are age-restricted to 18+ only … Failure to provide valid Photo ID that matches the Date of Birth and Legal Name on your registration form" will be refused entry.
Esplanade Hotel as registration-bundled hub
The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges isn't just the venue, it's the core of the registration mechanic. Sponsor and Premium tickets unlock a hotel-room slot that attaches to the registration record from a published Esplanade inventory: Superior Room (29 slots), Superior Twin Room (10 slots), plus Superior Pool View Twin and Superior Double Double in smaller numbers, all handled inside the same RegFox transaction with a waitlist field for sell-outs.
Perth isolation: the only WA furcon, 2,100 km from the nearest mainland one
Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world, the nearest larger city is Adelaide, roughly 2,100 km east, a 3.5-hour direct flight. WAFF has been the only furry convention in Western Australia since 2017: the entire state of WA (2.6 million km²) has one con, and the next nearest mainland furry convention is Adelaide Anthros in Glenelg, SA, which only became multi-day in 2026.
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