AnthrOhio Announcements

AnthrOhio 5th Annual Car Show Location: Alum Creek State Park Beach 3400 Lewis Center Rd Lewis Center, OH 43035 Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2026 Time: 10am - 2pm AnthrOhio hosts an annual car show where fellow furries can show off the cars that they are most proud of. Plus, it is in the style of "Cars & Coffee" and we will provide light breakfast snacks as well as coffee. In the event of inclement weather, the Car Show will be rescheduled to November. For the latest updates, be sure to follow us on Social Media or join our announcement channel on Telegram located here: AnthrOhio Announcements Telegram Group.

AnthrOhio Annual Picnic Location: Alum Creek State Park Below Dam Recreation Area 4171 Lewis Center Rd Galena, OH 43021 Date: Saturday, September 5th, 2026 (Rain or Shine!) Time: 10am - 4pm Group Photo: 1PM Please join the AnthrOhio Staff and the Board of Directors for our annual picnic. We will be providing hotdogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings (until we run out). We will also be providing plenty of yard games. There will be a group photo at 1:00pm. Cost: FREE! Pot-luck contributions are gratefully accepted, chips, sides, beverages, or desserts gratefully accepted. We will have electrical outlets for Crock-Pots, too! This is an all ages event. Fursuits are allowed and encouraged but not required!

AnthrOhio Annual Picnic Location: Alum Creek Lower Dam Rec Area 4171 Lewis Center Galena, OH 43021 Date: Saturday, September 5th, 2026 (Rain or Shine!) Time: 10am - 4pm Group Photo: 1PM Please join the AnthrOhio Convention Staff, Event Staff, and the Board of Directors for our annual picnic. We will be providing hotdogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings (until we run out). We will also be providing plenty of yard games. Cost: FREE! Pot-luck contributions are gratefully accepted, chips, sides, beverages, or desserts gratefully accepted. We will have electrical outlets for Crock-Pots, too (please use Crock-Pot liners)! Parking: Parking at Buttonbush fills up quickly, so please plan to park at another shelter and walk the short distance to Buttonbush. This is an all ages event. Fursuits are allowed and encouraged but not required! This event will happen rain or shine! Full details and a map: https://anthrohio.org/events/auxiliary-events/

We're pleased to announce that fursuiting photos from AnthrOhio 2026 have hit Furtrack! Remember to tag the photographer(s) when reposting images to social media. Check them out here: https://www.furtrack.com/index/event:ao2026

Want to relive your time at AnthrOhio? Now you can! Photos from our Staff Photographers are now available for viewing on Flickr. Remember to tag the photographer(s) when reposting images to social media. View the photos here: AnthrOhio 2026: Rock You Like a Furricane (There are over 4,000 images, so give yourself plenty of time to go through them all!)

Photos from our photography team from AnthrOhio at Stonewall Columbus Pride 2026 are now live on Furtrack! Go check them out: https://www.furtrack.com/index/event:columbus_pride_2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate AnthrOhio's first time at Stonewall Columbus Pride! We were overwhelmed with the attention our booth got, and we are so delighted we were able to provide a safe, friendly space for the furry community to feel at home.

AnthrOhio has an Information booth at the Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival Grounds. We are located at Booth #173. We will be here on Friday from 4pm-10pm and on Saturday from 11am-8pm. (We will also have a float in the Pride Parade on Saturday!) Stop by and say Awoo!

AnthrOhio Annual Picnic Location: Alum Creek State Park Below Dam Recreation Area 4171 Lewis Center Rd Galena, OH 43021 Date: Saturday, September 5th, 2026 (Rain or Shine!) Time: 10am - 4pm Group Photo: 1PM Please join the AnthrOhio Staff and the Board of Directors for our annual picnic. We will be providing hotdogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings (until we run out). We will also be providing plenty of yard games. There will be a group photo at 1:00pm. Cost: FREE! Pot-luck contributions are gratefully accepted, chips, sides, beverages, or desserts gratefully accepted. We will have electrical outlets for Crock-Pots, too! This is an all ages event. Fursuits are allowed and encouraged but not required!

Our official group photo with more than 1,000 fursuiters is now live on #Furtrack. Go check it out! Our staff photographers will have more convention photos soon. 📷 : chayceduncan.bsky.social

Unfortunately, due to the risk of storms tonight we have to cancel the Furwalk at Gallery Hop tonight! We look forward to seeing you all next time!

Our amazing Artists’ alley and Dealers’ Den teams did a wonderful job this year! Sorting through hundreds of applications, narrowing down the perfect combinations of Artists, Crafters, and Merchants that provide our members with a variety of options. Including our new Mature Market (Which seemed to be quite the popular addition with some of you).

We've sorted through all of our Lost & Found items and they have now been cataloged. If you are missing items, please email: Info@AnthrOhio.org Lost & Found items can be arranged for pick-up or be sent to you by mail (at your expense). If we do not have your item, please contact the Hilton Columbus Downtown.

Many thanks to our Logistics and Gophers teams, who worked tirelessly through multiple hurdles including complications at our storage unit and the unusual roll out schedule of our con space. We are looking to expand both teams next year! If you like to be hands on and helping to get stuff done, please consider apply to staff for either Logistic or Gophers here: https://anthrohio.org/contribute/staffing/ You can also apply to help as a Gopher during the convention next year!

AnthrOhio Furwalk at Gallery Hop: PRIDE Edition! Location: ARNOLD STATUE 486 N High St # 474 Columbus, OH 43215 Date: Saturday, June 6th, 2026 Time: 6:30PM *Weather Permitting Join us for another PRIDE Furwalk at Gallery Hop! We will gather at the ARNOLD STATUE in front of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Your safety is important to us. The Furwalks take place along a high traffic street through a very busy nightlife area. It is important that you are aware of your surroundings. We always need extra volunteers to keep everyone safe, please reach out to Shutter if you would like to help. Full suiting and partials are allowed and encouraged. You do not need a fursuit to participate in the furwalk. Please wear PRIDE paraphernalia and/or PRIDE flags! This event is open to all ages. AnthrOhio.org

Post-Con Feedback Survey Thank you for attending AnthrOhio 2026: Rock You Like a Furricane! We had a wonderful record-breaking year with over 53% growth compared to last year! While the unexpected number of attendees put stress on our resources, looking back, we couldn’t be happier with how well all of you were able to make this a great weekend. We know that there is always room for improvement and there will always be something we got wrong or could have done better. Whether you had a great con or you were less than thrilled with your experience, please take a few minutes to fill out our AnthrOhio 2026 Post-Con Feedback Survey so that we can continue to do everything we can to make this your favorite con. The Post-Con Feedback Survey will be sent via email to the address used for your registration. Keep an eye out for it and check your spam folders. The Post-Con Feedback Survey will close on May 29th, 2026 at 11:59pm

You may have noticed that AnthrOhio's reg lines are a little different than your typical con! No line con here! Our fast, friendly reg experience comes from an amazing collaborative effort between our friends at Badgemeister and our wonderful AnthrOhio registration team!

Dawn and Dash have finished their rock festival concert and it is time to take a vacation... AnthrOhio 2027: Island Getaway May 21-23, 2027 Hilton Columbus Downtown, Columbus, OH Guest of Honor: Pirate Artisans Charitable Recipient: W.A.G.S. 4 KIDS See you next deer!

Come join Cosmik & Rhubarb (and Manick) as they bring Dead Dog Pub Sings to AnthrOhio. Happening right now in Spark Bar, Lobby of Tower 402.

Tonight's Sunday Dead Dog Dance features Wind at 8pm and Riley Winterlion at 9pm. It will be held in West Secondary Stage in Tower 402. For a complete list of our DJs, check out our website: https://anthrohio.org/events/performances/