Anthro New England
StatusActive
GenreFurry
VenueWestin Boston Seaport Hotel
Location(s)Boston, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2015
Most recent2023
Attendance3,548 in 2023
Organized byAnthro New England, Inc.
Websiteanthronewengland.com

Anthro New England (ANE) is a furry convention that is held in the Greater Boston area of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was first held in 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but moved to the Boston Park Plaza in 2018 and has been held in Boston annually since then. For 2023, Anthro New England is now being held at the Westin Boston Seaport Hotel.[1] The 2021 event was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest event in 2023 reached a new attendance record of 3,548 attendees.

History

Anthro New England was organized in 2014 in order to host a furry convention in Greater Boston.[2] Their first event was held from February 27 to March 1, 2015, at the Hotel Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3] During the first convention, 165 people took part in the fursuit parade.[3] Another furry convention, the Maltese FurCon, had been held at the Hilton Hotel at Logan International Airport in 2014,[4][5] but despite plans to host another event in 2015,[6] the event was ultimately canceled.[7] By 2018, Anthro New England had become one of the largest annual furry conventions,[2] with the 2019 event attracting over 2,000 attendees.[8]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Hotel & Location". Anthro New England. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
    2. 1 2 Rousseau, Morgan (February 26, 2018). "Boston furry convention 2018 bonds anthropomorphic adorers". Metro. Metro International. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
    3. 1 2 Patten, Fred (2017). Furry Fandom Conventions, 1989–2015. Foreword by Kathleen C. Gerbasi. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 16–18. ISBN 978-1-4766-6381-4.
    4. ↑ Annear, Steve (January 17, 2014). "The City Is Going to Experience a 'Furry' Invasion". Boston. Metrocorp. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
    5. ↑ Rousseau, Morgan (August 3, 2014). "Furry fever: Boston furry convention sheds light on far-out fandom". Metro. Metro International. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
    6. ↑ "Furry Convention Returns to Boston Area for Second Year". Boston. Metrocorp. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
    7. ↑ @MalteseFurCon (June 30, 2015). "It is with great sadness that we must announce that Maltese Fur-Con 2015 is canceled". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
    8. ↑ Rowlings, Angela (February 24, 2019). "Gallery: Anthro New England 2019". Boston Herald. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

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