Vancoufur will be at New West Pride, this weekend Aug 16th from 3-8pm at our Booth in Zone C! We are located on the corner of Columbia and Sixth on the parkade side of the road.
We will have fursuiters to interact and take pictures with, a spin wheel to win VF merch, reg discounts, and other prizes, and a draw for a free pass to VF2026! Pick up a bit of free VF swag while you are there too!
So come down and say hi!
Yaaahaarr, me mateys!!!
We’re kicking off 2025 very soon and we hope you’re excited to join us in our brand new, custom VancouFur Pirate themed world, complete with a vendors hall and streaming portal!
Whether you’re unable to make it to VancouFur this year or just want to check in on the dance, we’ll be streaming each night and would love to have you join us!
To join us‚ make sure to follow these steps˸
The portal will be live for each of these events through the weekend˸
Thursday Dance˸ Thursday‚ 10pm to 2am PST
Friday Dance˸ Friday‚ 10pm to 2am PST
Social VR Meetup˸ Saturday‚ 4pm to 5pm PST <– Two way conversations! Come and say hi to us and we’ll say hi back!
Saturday Dance˸ Saturday‚ 10pm to 1:59am PST
We hope to see you thereǃ
Last year, VancouFur, a convention for furries, donated the substantial amount of $20,000 to the 2SLGBTQIA+ charity, QMUNITY, and this year VancouFur has matched their previous donation, just in time for Qmunity’s 45th anniversary.
QMUNITY provides support, connection, and leadership to 2SLGBTQIA+ members of all ages with events and programs such as art workshops, employment programs, counciling, and aid helping navigate the community whether it be for education or a sense of community.
It is thanks to the generous donations that helped QMUNITY do all of this and more, and VancouFur intends to extend this partnership through the 2025 convention year
VancouFur reached out to Micheal Robach, the Director of Development at QMUNITY, for an interview to ask about the impact of their contribution, as well as give more information about QMUNITY and who they are as a charity resource center and safe space for 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
“Thanks to the donations from VancouFur, we’ve been able to increase our capacity within the Youth Program. We’ve also been able to support a record number of queer, trans, and two spirited youth. We’ve had 3,100 youth in BC access programs within QMUNITY. We’ve gone from 380 to 522 free gender affirming garments that were mailed to trans youth across the province. QMUNITY has delivered over 1,000 hours of 1-on-1 support with youth and families to help them navigate sexual orientation and gender identity.”
While VancouFur was throwing its own community celebration, their partying has allowed for over 3050 queer, trans, and two spirited youth to come out to a special event hosted by QMUNITY; Queer prom.
“Part of VancouFur’s donation, about $5000, was used to help elevate our Queer Prom to help youth feel celebrated and find queer joy. We had over 3050 queer, trans, and two spirit youth come out to Queer Prom this past year.”
Micheal expressed his profound gratitude to VancouFur and the furries that run it for all of the support that they’ve received now, and in the past from VancouFur’s events:
“Partnerships keep us afloat through and through. It’s one thing for an organization to make a one time donation and then disappear. This is our third year partnering with VancouFur and the donations have made such an impact on our work. It’s a completely different story when we are able to hold onto partnerships and see programming grow year over year.”
It was in this united partnership that QMUNITY has been able to do all of these great things. They’ve even helped members of the furry community in the past. Having reached out to the furry community who’ve used QMUNITY’s services and even attended some of their events, had some amazing things to say;
One of the fandom members had this to say about Queer prom, sharing their story about attending a previous event, and how much it meant to them.
“We went to different schools in high school and couldn’t go to either of their proms because they had some ridiculous rule that you had to fill out a form for someone outside the school to attend, and both of our principals pretty much said you couldn’t bring another girl. This was back before either of us knew we were/came out as trans without outright saying it. So we thought we wouldn’t ever be able to have that experience. That’s why we ended up not going until we’d already graduated. It was the first place we were ever able to hold hands or hug each other and not worry about what the people around us were going to do or if they were staring at us. it felt really safe and like everyone there just kinda accepted everybody, All the volunteers around were super welcoming and friendly. They had this little photo booth set up with a bunch of props, that was really fun. They rented out the rec hall of some building, but it was all decorated and had lights everywhere, it was a lot of fun”
They also shared one of their more special moments that happened at Prom, showing that some truly magical things can happen when given the space to do so.
“it’s super sappy but the thing that stands out most in my memory is that we had our first kiss with our partner there. The song that was playing when it kissed us is still ‘our song’, I’m pretty sure we want it to be our first dance song when/if we ever get married.”
The next fandom member who was reached out to, shared their personal experiences using QMUNITY’s resources to help them navigate the sometimes strange and confusing world of transitioning.
“They helped teach and guide me through changing my legal name during my outward facing gender transition, as well as provided safe spaces that I could simply be in, relax, ask questions, learn, figure myself out, and just be safe in without harm from people out to get me for being me.”
They continued further to talk about their own personal experiences with the organization.
“When I was feeling suicidal, the few times I was back then. They helped talk me out of it and showed me how to look at things differently. Which overall improved my mental health. They were always a great knowledge base of resources, where to start, how to do certain things, taught me what to expect, and what I need to do to make it out the other end of my transition the best, and in one piece. They were my home away from home.”
This year for their 2025 convention, VancouFur is extending their partnership with QMUNITY. If you want to make an art donation for their auction please follow this link here. At the convention you will also be able to participate in a 50/50 draw, and bid on the pieces of art and other services like commission slots that were created and donated by members of the furry fandom at their auction. This is all in support and solidarity with QMUNITY and all 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. With your help, QMUNITY and VancouFur can continue to make the lives of so many people that much brighter.
Do you have a burning desire to share a special interest? Maybe an unyielding want to show off something you’ve made or you’re proud of. Do you hold the secret to success or just wanna meet like-minded crewmates that share the same passion you do? We’ve got the place for you to show-off, tell-all or goof-off at Vancoufur!
Currently we’re still accepting panels and events for our upcoming convention in March 2025, and absolutely want YOU to submit your plans and ideas to us, so that you can have the opportunity to share your creativity, unique perspective, or activity with a wide range of excitable furries.
You can find more information on submitting a panel or event here:Panel and Event Submission page
We’re looking for submissions in a wide array of interests, the sky’s the limit to what you can submit! (Provided you bring what you need or communicate what you require in your application of course.) We’d absolutely love to give you the space to be the host with the most.
Get your ideas flowing and ship-shape we’re going to be setting sail sooner than you know it!
Onward to Tails of Treasure!
With Vancoufur fast approaching, we understand that making sure your hotel room is secured is especially important. Because of this and because we have so many of you who have already pre-registered and are waiting patiently for your booking window, we’ve pushed the date back a bit to give us time to negotiate for more rooms in our hotel block!
The date and time we’ve pushed back to will be November 5th at noon pacific.
With this new date our hope is to give as many people as we can a chance to book for this upcoming con, and for those of you who haven’t yet registered and paid are given a wider window to get their registration completed and still have a chance at a room. Our hotel team is currently working their tails off to make sure we can get as many attendees to a room as possible, and at the con rate as well!
We appreciate everyone who has been patiently waiting for their window to open up, and even with this small delay your wait will not be much longer. We’re looking forward to seeing all of your smiling (and excited) faces for VF2025!
We have more information on the hotels, as well as how to book on our hotel page.
If you have any concerns, comments or questions, please forward them to our hotel team at [email protected]
With registration for Vancoufur 2025 being open, we’re working diligently along with our new venue to facilitate our hotel bookings within the three major hotels surrounding the convention space. These new hotels, in addition to being larger, are all a hop, skip and jump to the event space. As we prepare to release the booking information for the event, we’re also introducing a new system for booking so that we can ensure that this year goes much more smoothly.
Last year, when we released the hotel booking link, the volume of traffic caused the booking site for the hotel crash when it became flooded with booking requests, which caused headaches for our booking partners, hotel liasons, and attendees alike. This year, Vancoufur will be introducing a Tier-system based on registration level so that we can ensure a steady flow of hotel-room requests and prevent the backend of the registration site from going down so everyone has an opportunity to get a room.
With this new system, we’re asking all of our attendees to make sure they’re fully registered for the con before the hotel block opens up for booking so you have the earliest opportunity to book a hotel room for yourself and your potential roommates. The structure of the tiered system of releases starts with Patrons, and moves down along supporter tiers to General Attendees. So if you’re not registered and paid, make sure to do it soon!
We understand that there are some legitimate concerns surrounding Vancoufur using the tier system of booking our hotels, Certain concerns such as;
These concerns are all very valid, and we want to make sure that as man people can get rooms as possible, as such here’s some important information to hopefully ease some of your concerns.
With this new system coming into effect we appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we’re working around the clock to make sure that Vancoufur is a fun and worthwhile experience for all its attendees. We know not everyone is going to be happy with this, and we also know we can’t make everyone happy, but we had to make a change. We will be trying this for this year and then we will see how things go and make adjustments as nessesary.
We appreciate that every single one of you takes time out of your year to come to our convention and enjoy everything the furry fandom has to offer. We’ve got a lot of big plans this year that we hope that you will enjoy and hopefully make memories that will last for a lifetime. This convention couldn’t happen if it weren’t for the enthusiastic, wild and fuzzy friends that show up to enjoy it.
Let’s all get ready to set sail for Tails and Treasure together!
We’re going to be attending New West Pride this year, which is hosted in New Westminster BC on Saturday Aug 17th, from 3pm-8pm. New West Pride is an event celebrating and promoting inclusivity, acceptance and respect among all members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. Come on by our booth for a visit and snag yourself some free merchandise and snap a few pictures with furry friends!
(this is only half the map for the event! there are around 100 booths!)
Vancoufur will be at Booth 26, please come down and see us! We’ll have fursuiters to take pictures with, and some, free stickers and pins to hand out. We will also have some fun games to play with some of our Furry Maids! Some of these prizes for playing include:
We’re also hosting a raffle for the chance to win a Standard 4-Day pass to Vancoufur, plus a ticket to the Maid Cafe that will be hosted there. The winner of the Maid Cafe ticket will be able to attend Vancoufur’s Maid Cafe event over the weekend and enjoy some tasty desserts, dances, and furry antics!
Regardless if you come out to see us or want to see many of the other amazing shows and booths. We encourage anyone and everyone who is a member of the LGBTQ2S+ Community or ally to come out and show your support to this amazing cause and event. As a fandom, we’re so lucky to have so many unique people from all walks of life included in it. It’s thanks to each and every one of you that really makes the world a better, more accepting place.
We hope to see you there!
Starting on August 18th and ending on September 8th, Vancoufur: Tails and Treasures will be accepting applications for our Dealers Den. We’re calling for any artists, makers, and furry merch stores to put their best paw forward and submit an application to vend at next year’s convention!
Some friendly reminders and additional information for any prospective vendor applicants. When submitting your materials in a portfolio, please have your works in a single easily accessible place, like a Google Drive, Dropbox, or Portfolio Website. We will not be accepting portfolios that are hosted on social media, or require a login to get access to. We know that all of you amazing creators are looking forward to vending at Vancoufur, and to make sure you have the best shot at being accepted, some of the few things you can do to stand out are;
Once applications close, we will be reviewing your work and reaching out to the vendors who’ve been selected for next year’s convention. Any and all additional information regarding rules in terms of setup and content will be provided to you. When applying you’re allowed to use adult content within your portfolio, it is however, recommended that if you intend to vend mostly adult content that you apply for our After Dark Bazaar.
We’ll be opening up applications for our Artist Alley and After Dark Bazaar. There will be more info posted once we get closer to opening up applications for those, but for right now we do have some updates on our schedule that have changed since VF2024, which includes a whole second night for the After Dark Bazaar!
This year, we will be adding an additional night of the After Dark Bazaar, where we let vendors who wish to sell adult content to con guests will be allowed to sell their art, apparel and other 18+ merchandise.
To add some clarity between the Night Market and the After Dark Bazaar we’ve decided to remove the Night Market from our programming.. While we understand this may be sad for some to hear, we hope our added amenities from our new location will help enhance the Dealers Den and Artist Alley experience, for both vendors and attendees alike. As always,We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful amazing artwork and magical merchandise. With this year amping up to be one of our biggest yet, so keep your peepers glued to our website for updates on upcoming event applications as well as news on charity, Guests of Hhonour, and so much more.
Let’s set sail for Tails and Treasures!
Some people may have recieved emails regarding their hotel booking at the main hotel for VF2024.
For those who may have not recieved the letter directly, here is the situation.
The booking software that was used for handling our reservations was discovered to have a bug that allowed the overbooking of our room block, particularly double queens. This bug was discovered due to the intensity of the traffic against the booking site, but the damage was not fully realized until we did a manual audit of the bookings.
This has resulted in the need to shift people to different room types or an overflow hotel. This is not a situation we take lightly, the Chair themselves is handling the logistics around this, and will be taking steps in the future to avoid this situation repeating.
If you recieved a letter asking if you would shift room types, from a queen to a king, it is important that you RESPOND AS SOON A POSSIBLE to [email protected] regarding your decision.
Approximately 12 bookings will be required to be moved to an overflow.
In compensation, the con will offer a free sponsorship upgrade to the person who made the reservation and their listed guests. We will also offer priorty booking for 2025 to guaruntee you get a room in the 2025 hotel. If you did not get the email, but have a room in the main hotel and are willing to voluntarily shift to an overflow, please email [email protected].
If no one comes forward to voluntarily move, we will have to move the individuals who booked after the room block was full.
Please understand we do not want to have to do this, but the reality is, there’s simply not enough rooms. We will make sure everyone who booked HAS a room, but it just may not be in the main hotel. It’s the best we can do under the circumstances. If you do have a room, and want to help, you can voluntarily move to an overflow and recieve the above compensation. Note that it will not cost you anything to move due to the issue. We will assist with the rebooking/moving of reservations.
If you are willing to move, please send an email with your room booking # to [email protected] as soon as possible.
If you have questions, also send them to the email above, or join our discord or telegram for live assistance.
On a nippy December afternoon, Vancoufur finally got to formally present Qmunity representatives with the donations collected from the 2023 Vancoufur convention totalling $20,000 CAD. The Vancoufur mascot, Castor, was on hand, along with Sha’kaar, the chair of the convention, Orzevia, the 2023 Charity Lead , as well as some other fuzzy friends to meet up with Qmunity representatives Michael Robach, Director of Development for Qmunity and Executive Director, Anoop Gill.
“This donation means a lot to Qmunity. We don’t get these big donations often, and it provides much needed funding for several of our programs.” Gill commented, “Programs such as our Queer Prom, Youth drop-in spaces, councelling for youth and families, as well as our youth trans clothing program will directly benefit from this donation.”
“The Furry community is so amazing, and we are thrilled we get to continue this relationship into 2024. Everytime we visit the convention, we learn something new, and we hope that we can continue to extend support to members of the furry community who may benefit from our programs.” Robach said while the group was waiting for everyone to arrive for the photo.
As one of the larger donations Qmunity has recieved in 2023, Vancoufur’s donation matched the Vancouver Canuck’s donation of 20k earlier this year.
” We’re going to do bigger and better for VF2024.” said Orzevia, the charity lead for VF2023, and also VF2024. “We’re aiming to raise $30,000 in 2024. As a smaller group, this will be a challenge, but I’m sure we can do it if we work together.”
If you have items you would like to donate to the Vancoufur charity auction to help us reach our fundraising goals for our charity, please email [email protected] to arrange your donation of arts, crafts, gently used collectibles, fursuit, or other items for our silent and live auctions.