Anthro New England Explained

Anthro New England
Status:	Active
Genre:	Furry
Venue:	Westin Boston Seaport Hotel
Location:	Boston, Massachusetts
Country:	United States
First:	2015
Last:	2024
Attendance:	4,482 in 2024
Organizer:	Anthro New England, Inc.
Filing:	501(c)(7)

Anthro New England (ANE) is a furry convention that is held annually in the Greater Boston area of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was first held in 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but moved into Boston in 2018 at the Boston Park Plaza. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was held online.^[1] Since 2020, Anthro New England has become one of the top ten furry conventions in the world.^[2] Anthro New England moved to a larger venue, the Westin Boston Seaport District hotel for 2023. The latest event in 2024 reached a new attendance record of 4,482 attendees.^[3]

History

Anthro New England was organized in 2014 with the goal of hosting a furry convention in Greater Boston.^[4] Their first event was held from February 27 to March 1, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the first convention, 165 people took part in the fursuit parade.

By 2018, Anthro New England had become one of the largest annual furry conventions in the United States, with the 2019 event attracting over 2,000 attendees.^[5] From 2022 to 2024, Anthro New England's attendance has increased by over one thousand each year, remaining in the top ten largest furry conventions in the world.

Locations, attendances, charity donations, and themes by year

Year	Location	Attendance	Charity donation	Charity^[6]	Theme^[7]
2015		757	$10,000^[8]	Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog	The American Revolution: Boston Strong!
2016		965	$11,000^[9]		Sportsball!
2017		1,384	$15,000^[10]		For Science!
2018	Hilton Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts	2,050	$21,000^[11]		To the Sea!
2019		2,251	$22,500^[12]		Attack of the Were-Con!
2020		2,570	$25,700^[13]	ALS Foundation, NEADS Service Dogs	The Roaring Twenties!
2021	ANE: Online
2022	Hilton Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts	2,530	$27,000^[14]	NEADS Service Dogs, Youth on Fire	Back to the 90's!
2023	Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, Massachusetts	3,548	$21,000		Trains!
2024		4,482	$30,000^[15]	Youth on Fire, Wings of the Dawn	It's a Nor'Eastah!

Further reading

• Web site: Taber . Jake . March 5, 2015 . The Tufts Daily goes to a furry convention . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805073626/https://tuftsdaily.com/features/2015/03/05/tufts-daily-goes-furry-convention/ . August 5, 2021 . May 15, 2022 . The Tufts Daily.
• Web site: Shipman. Sam . January 29, 2024 . Anthro New England attracts large furry fandom to Seaport district . Berkeley Beacon . 12 April 2024.

External links

• • Anthro New England on WikiFur

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anthro New England: ONLINE . 2024-01-10 . en.wikifur.com . en.
2. Web site: List of in-person furry conventions by attendance . 2024-01-10 . en.wikifur.com . en.
3. Web site: About ANE . 2024-01-10 . Anthro New England . en-US.
4. Web site: Rousseau . Morgan . February 26, 2018 . Boston furry convention 2018 bonds anthropomorphic adorers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512194301/https://www.metro.us/boston-furry-convention-2018-bonds-anthropomorphic-adorers/ . May 12, 2022 . May 12, 2022 . Metro . Metro International.
5. Web site: Rowlings . Angela . February 24, 2019 . Gallery: Anthro New England 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512194259/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/24/anthro-new-england-2019/ . May 12, 2022 . May 12, 2022 . . Digital First Media.
6. Web site: Our Charities . 2024-01-10 . Anthro New England . en-US.
7. Web site: Anthro New England . 2024-01-10 . en.wikifur.com . en.
8. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/572177193637429248 "ANE Tweet announcing 2015 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 3/1/2015. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
9. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/691417317989818368 "ANE Tweet announcing 2016 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 1/24/2016. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
10. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/823316404904558593 "ANE Tweet announcing 2017 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 1/22/2017. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
11. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/967913340369539072 "ANE Tweet announcing 2018 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 1/22/2018. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
12. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1099819466060427265 "ANE Tweet announcing 2019 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 2/24/2019. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
13. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1231722731281973248?s=20 "ANE Tweet announcing 2020 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 2/23/2020. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
14. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1495535391474135041 "ANE Tweet announcing 2022 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 2/20/2022. Retrieved 1/10/2024.
15. https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1749417179580109225 "ANE Tweet announcing 2024 closing numbers". Twitter/X. 1/22/2024. Retrieved 1/23/2024.