Attendance numbers for Anthrocon 2025 will be monitored and, if necessary, will be capped should the number exceed the acceptable safety standards for our venue and our operations. Any confirmed registration cap will be announced in advance of pre-registration closure.
Thursday Registration will be pre-registration pick up only; no Thursday passes will be available, and on-site registration will start on the Friday of the event
Hotel Shuttles are being improved to accommodate wheelchair/ADA needs on all buses, rather than an on-call bus
The Fursuit Parade will be exploring a limit to participants, and standards for participation to help manage the parade safely (more details to be announced at a later date)
Our top priority for Registration is to improve the speed and efficiency of our check-in experience. These efforts are aimed at improving the main issue that caused a cascade of other issues in 2024, which we’ve heard from attendees. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue exploring additional ways to improve the on-site experience!
Pre-registration Opening: Online Pre-registration for all levels will open on October 21st at 12 PM Eastern Time and remain open until June 15th, 2025. After that, on-site registrations can be purchased on the first day of the convention, July 3rd. Our Refund and Rollover Policy has also been updated to reflect our 2025 dates.
Prices: We will be updating our pricing to reflect a balance between managing the rising costs associated with growth and economic changes, but without going too high above the average convention pricing in the current environment.
Sponsorship availability and perks: To better reflect the services and perks we can provide for our different sponsor levels, we have updated the maximum memberships for each level – once they have sold out, we will not be adding any more upgraded levels. Additionally, the language for some of our sponsorship perks has been updated to better reflect the value that attendees can expect, as we continue to find balances between the services and perks we can provide with what attendees should expect as our convention grows.
Standards of Conduct: Our convention continues to adapt to the shifting environments and tolerance levels of our community, and we will be updating our attendee Standards of Conduct to reflect those changes for 2025. These changes will be reflected on our Standards of Conduct page by the time pre-registration opens.
It isn’t just Reg it’s everything from Dealers, Artists, Dancers you name it is open on Oct 21
and see that fursuit parade number that beats what Anthrocon attendance from 2007, as well as beats what most cons get
I know there has been talk of where the new furries are coming from. But both AC and FWA where both saw a significant increase in numbers. I think we have our answer, I have no doubt that MFF will beat that number, the only question is by how much.
Let me give you a little insider info.
There are already hotels in the Rosemont area that are booked solid for MFF, and yes I know it’s July 8th. The same thing happened at AC, but I heard when they opened the hotel block. That those were the only rooms available at that hotel, the rest were booked solid.
It’s like I have always said, booking your own room ahead of time, is the only way you guarantee that you actually have a room.
One more thing… AirBnBs sold out at AC before the event. MFF they are available, at least the last time I checked.
You know this will only get worse as time marches on.
I know everyone wants to get their badge ASAP. But all these excessive wait times are not good for anyone. Personally I would have gone back the next day.
Furry Times 