Status Active Inaugurated 2012 Location Richmond | Country Canada Most recent 2017 Genre Furry fandom | |
Venue Executive Airport Plaza Hotel (Executive Inn and Conference Center, 2012–2015) | ||
Vancoufur furry convention 2014 life of bri
VancouFur is an annual furry convention held in Richmond, British Columbia, celebrating the genre of anthropomorphic art and literature. VancouFur is the first such convention to be held on the west coast of Canada. Beginning in 2012 with attendance of 347 individuals, the convention has since grown, with 941 attendees in 2017, the most recent iteration.
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Vancoufur convention official trailer 2012
Syrian refugees
The 2016 convention took place in at the same hotel where a number of Syrian refugees were temporarily being housed. Despite initial concerns of a potential culture shock, many of the refugees, especially children, enjoyed interacting with fursuiters at the convention.
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VancouFur Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA