How To Start A Furry Convention

Have you ever wanted to start a furry convention but didn’t know where to begin? Come by this panel and our experienced panelists will discuss the ins, outs, and what-have-yous of starting a con.

12:00pm-1:00pm Panel 2

DJ 101 - AMA Style

In this panel, Hawk Wingbeat - an accomplished DJ and Event Coordinator - will take on your questions about how to get involved with DJing, best ways to improve, and how to handle the stress of selecting the best tracks live.

1:30pm-2:30pm Panel 2

Sketchbook Swap!

Prepare your sketchbook and pencil, print out your OC references, and gather ‘round the campfire to draw and trade with our artist community!

3:00pm-4:30pm Panel 2

Fursuit Makeup 101

An arts and crafts panel providing guidance on how to develop your look and make good-looking fursuit makeup and eye parts. Basic materials and tools will be available to make your own by the end of the panel.

5:00pm-6:00pm Panel 2

Let's Make a Boardgame Together!

Join us in an interactive workshop to design, prototype, and test a furry board or card game that fulfills randomly drawn thematic and mechanical requirements. Sink your fangs into the creative process, collaborate with your fellow furs to make something silly (and possibly even fun!), and come away with some new insight for interactive art and design.

6:30pm-8:00pm Panel 2

Karaoke

Come sing along to your favorite songs with a bunch of other furs! Enjoy a relaxing evening of karaoke, or if you are over 21 join us Saturday night to drink off a special con-exclusive cash bar and sing your hearts out!

8:30pm-10:30pm Panel 2

Beyblade, a Horrible History Lesson

A very poorly made presentation on the history of Beyblade, followed by some free-for-all top fighting.

11:00pm-12:30am Panel 2

Making Plush S'mores

Need a safe fursuit prop this weekend? Come make your own S'more plush! Soft squishy marshmallows, soft graham crackers, all sorts of recipes! Chocolate, white choc, bananas, etc. Make your custom s'more! First come first serve until supplies run out.

10:00am-11:00am Panel 2

Warrior Cats Mapathon

For many furries, the Warrior Cats book series by Erin Hunter were their introduction into fursonas, art, animation, and making OCs and the series continues to be a source of inspiration for hundreds of artists today as the series has progressed into 100+ books. Come join Cloverkit and Badgerbuck for a screening of our favorite and most iconic fandom animations while chatting with other fight cat fans.

11:30am-12:30pm Panel 2

Furry at the Opera

Furry at the Opera comes to Maine! Hear Herr Wozzeck talk about one of their favorite subjects: opera! Come hear about the ways anthropomorphism has entered the opera house, and how composers explore furry tropes in the music!

2:30pm-3:30pm Panel 2

Build-a-Badge Workshop!

Do you like con badges? Feeling a little creative? Want to make a super cool keepsake to wear and show off your fursona?
Come join our team of crafty critters for some badge-making chaos! Yep! This is a free panel where you can make your very own personal con badge! I'll pack the supplies, the laminator and of course the googly eyes! No artistic skills required!

*please note, this panel tends to fill up, if you arrive more than 10 minutes late we can't guarantee space, when the room's full, it's full!

4:00pm-5:30pm Panel 2

Diecast Swap/meet

For anyone with an interest in meeting and trading with fellow collectors of Hot Wheels, Matchbox or any other scale diecast vehicles!

6:30pm-7:30pm Panel 2

Genderverse Furries Social

Come join the cosmic adventure of the Genderverse! Hang out and unwind in an inclusive and supportive social environment with other trans/nonbinary furs, or if you have a friend, loved one or co-worker who is!

8:00pm-9:30pm Panel 2

Littles Activity Social (18+)

Come meet up with others at this littlespace social hour! Don your coziest pajamas, bring your favorite plushie and stay up past your bedtime with some cartoons, board games and coloring activities.

10:00pm-11:30pm Panel 2

Furry Stories to Tell in the Dark! (18+)

Come join your fellow Furs and gather around the 'campfire' for a night of laughs and good times! Got a crazy con experience? A wild wacky memory? Or simply a funny story to tell? Come share your experiences within the Fandom!

(This is a social panel. You provide the stories, and we'll provide the atmosphere!)

12:00am-1:00am Panel 2

Bugtography

Take an up-close look into the unseen world of invertebrate photography with invertebrate zoologist and hobbyist photographer Luminous Limulus. See how camera technology has advanced to allow us see this hidden world in new ways, learn about some of the unique invertebrates that inhabit the North East, find out about recent and relevant conservation issues and how you can help, or just come to see some interesting photography!

9:30am-10:30am Panel 2

Intro to B&W Film Development

Do you like to take photos? If so, have you always been curious about the world of film photography? Well, this panel is for you! Come see Maine's resident film photogra-fur expert Mips the Protogen as he breaks down the essentials of film cameras, walks through the steps of capturing an image on film, and then does a live demonstration of how surprisingly simple it is to develop black & white film at home. No photography experience is required.

Note: at the beginning of the panel, Mips will take a group photo on film of any attendees and fursuiters who would like to be in it and see their picture developed live!

11:00am-12:00pm Panel 2

Furry Talk About

It's the game show that has everyone talking! Players must quickly say things about a given topic in order to reveal related words on a board. Then the opposing team must guess the topic from those words that were NOT revealed. Players will be randomly chosen from the audience for the chance to win Amazon gift cards.

12:30pm-1:30pm Panel 2

Intro to Sticker Collecting and Sticker/Pin Trading

Do you like collecting stickers, but aren't sure where to begin? Join Keaton as he guides you through some basics to getting started, and some methods by which to display your collections! Following the educational part of the panel, an open floor will be available to trade stickers and pins with other attendees.

2:00pm-3:30pm Panel 2

HOW TO: Run a Furmeet!

Meet Kaiug Nixum of FCL Staff and learn how to start running your own furmeets! Many topics will be discussed and a few workshop exercises will be included!

4:00pm-5:00pm Panel 2

Scritch & B**ch

Come give us your feedback on your convention experience. We want to hear the good and the bad!

7:00pm-8:00pm Panel 2