Note:
This is the schedule for CanFURence 2018, not 2019
We're leaving this here so you can see the kind of things that happen at CanFURence. We'll post the schedule for 2019 closer to the convention.
Friday
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Artist Lounge
Time: 1100-2300
Location: Strategy
Need a place to draw? The Artist Lounge is available to all attendees, a small boardroom to be used by all for drawing and to mingle with others; please be respectful to others if they’re looking for a quiet place to draw.
Registration
Pre-reg: 0900-1000
Time: 1000-2100
Room: Lobby
Attendee Services
Time: 0900-2200
Room: Coat Check
Artists’ Alcove & Crafters’ Corner
Time: 1200-1700
Location: Shakers & Traders
Swag Shop
Time: 1200-1700
Location: Shakers
Artists’ Alley
Time: 1200-1700
Location: Network
Opening Ceremonies
Hosts: QuyetPawz & Arc
Time: 1100-1200
Room: Signed - Sealed
Raise the curtain, set up the lights and get ready as our performers take the stage! Join us for the opening act of the Furry Follies and a weekend full of razzle dazzle. Featuring AirGuiTaR and an unbeatable opportunity to hear from many who help make the magic happen.
Fursuit Lounge
Time: 1200-0200
Location: Founders
Charity Silent Auction
Time: 1300-1700
Location: Leaders
Is This Your First Con?
Hosts: Dia & Zets
Time: 1230-1330
Room: Signed - Sealed
Is CanFURence your first convention? Even if it’s not your first or if you’re new to CanFURence come join Dia and Zets as they share con stories and give helpful tips. A good way to kick off the convention and maybe meet some new people!
Baby Furs Meet & Greet
Hosts: Xaber & Adrien
Time: 1230-1400
Room: Delivered
Colouring and crayons; what could be more fun? Doing it with friends, of course! Welcoming all those little at heart, babyfurs and kidfurs, as well as their caretakers, friends, and the curious, for a chance to make friends, relax, colour, and play.
CF - Behind the Curtain
Host: Conreeaght
Time: 1400-1500
Room: Mainstream
Ever want to see backstage and behind the curtains on how a convention works? Considering joining our stage crew, but want to know more? Come join our Director of Operations and convention guest speakers on what it takes to set the stage and put on a show!
Dress Rehearsal
Host: Ace Shep & BT
Time: 1430-1630
Room: Signed - Sealed
CanFURence, Ace Shep and BT are setting the stage and prepping the performers for our first annual Live Show! Sorry; no spoilers! This is a closed audition for participants
Simple Silicone
Host: Kate
Time: 1500-1600
Room: Delivered
Get realistic noses and paw pads in a snap! Working with silicone sounds scary but we will walk you through all the steps from sculpting to molding, casting, and colouring!
Anthro in History
Host: Frederic Husky
Time: 1530-1730
Room: Mainstream
History is full of anthropomorphic art. From prehistory to our times, humankind represents its world through art. This panel is to discuss the different ways humankind used anthropomorphism to represent its world through art.
Gaming
Time: 1600-2400
Location: The Deciders
Guest of Honour Q&A
Host: AirGuitar & BT
Time: 1530-1630
Room: Signed - Sealed
Who is our Guest of Honour? AirGuiTaR! Meet AirGuiTaR, and learn about her, her contributions to the fandom and her artwork!
Furry Feud
Hosts: Simbayo & Dia
Time: 1800-1930
Room: Delivered
Survey says! Come join Simbayo and Dia as they host the furtastic Furry Feud! Two teams will compete to guess survey answers polled from members of the fandom. Come cheer the teams on and prepare for a hilarious time.
Patrons’ Feast
Time: 1800-2000
Room: Outdoor Pavillion
Our annual buffet style dinner for our Patrons and Benefactors; a sumptuous smorgasbord in thanks of their support of CanFURence. Subject to availability attendees may update to Patron and join in (see Registration for further details).
*** Weather not Permitting: Signed - Sealed
Intro to DM’ing
Host: Gade
Time: 1800-2000
Room: Mainstream
Have you ever wanted to create a world for your friends to interact and play with? If you’re not sure where to start or already know how but would love to get some tips on how you could do it better join Gade as he shares his nine years experience with running various tabletop games including DnD, Pathfinder, Ironclaw, and GURPS!
Hot Topic
Host: Feli
Time: 2000-2130
Room: Delivered
Dark Bunny Sauces is known for its wonderfully tasty and rather spicy sauces. Canfurence has been wonderful enough to give us a place to explore our favourite topic.
Join Feli as he moderates the panel, and our panelists answer attendee-submitted questions, all while the spice level increases. The challenges are all to benefit the charity.
Lady Furs Meet & Greet
Host: QuyetPawz & Eilowny
Time: 2100-2300
Room: Mainstream
Lady Furs proudly presents a social gathering just for the female-folk of the fandom! Join us in a warm and welcoming environment for games, prizes and other shenanigans. Lady Furs welcomes all female-types including cis, trans, and genderqueer/fluid.
Dance
Host: Ace Shep
Time: 2100-0200
Room: Signed - Sealed
Come shake your tail with your furry friends at our dance! Featuring live furry DJs, professional lights and sound. Open to all attendees, fursuits are welcome but not required.
- 9:00PM - BT [90's]
- 10:00PM - Pixwel [EDM]
- 11:30PM - Aurora [D&B/Hardcore]
Arc After Dark(18+!)
Host: Arc
Time: 2200-2330
Room: Delivered
A 'friendly' fireside chat (fire not included), hosted by an incognito husky & veteran con runner. After working fifty furry conventions over the last 20+ years, this old sled dog may have a few colourful stories to tell! Audio or video recording NOT PERMITTED. Host’s Advisory: content not suitable for ANYONE.
Werewolf
Host: StewHex
Time: 2300-0200
Room: Mainstream
Your village is in peril from a plague of werewolves! Are you the hero that will save the day or a werewolf in disguise? Who will live to see the dawn? Join the fun and find out!
Saturday
Attendee Services
Time: 0900-1000
Room: Coat Check
Charity Silent Auction
Time: 0930-1700
Location: Leaders
Registration
Time: 1000-2100
Room: Lobby
Artists’ Alcove & Crafters’ Corner
Time: 1000-1700
Location: Shakers & Traders
Artists’ Alley
Time: 1000-1700
Location: Network
Service Dogs and Invisible Disabilities
Hosts: Courageous Companions
Time: 1030-1200
Room: Delivered
Join us for this panel discussion to find out more about what service dogs are able to do for their handlers, how to best interact with someone who has a service dog, and hopefully have us answer any questions you may have about our service dogs. Dr. Manuela Joannou, a local expert on PTSD in military personnel and first responders, will shed some light on what this illness is like for folks that are dealing with it. We’re looking forward to meeting you there!
Artist Lounge
Time: 1100-2300
Location: Strategy
Silicone Suits
Host: Kate
Time: 1100-1200
Room: Mainstream
Give your dragon, dinosaur, or reptile suits a unique finish with our silicone & foam method. No molds required! If you can ice a cake you can build a suit!
Fursuit Games
Host: Simbayo & BT
Time: 1130-1300
Room: Signed - Sealed
Fursuiters! Take the stage, form troupes and see which group of en-fur-tainers is the best! The victors earn first swing at the after party pinata.
Fursuit Lounge
Time: 1200-0200
Location: Founders
Ice Breaker Social
Host: Fluffz
Time: 1230-1330
Room: Delivered
Making new friends can be always be a challenge, come help everyone break the ice with some fun challenges to build up confidence and meet new furs .
Worbla and Friends Pt 1.
Host: Kate
Time: 1300-1400
Room: Mainstream
Curious about what this strange thing called Worbla? Come learn all the basics - what it is, how to paint it, Sandwich method, Folding method, everything you need to know!
Extravaganza: Live Show
Hosts: BT & Ace Shep
Time: 1330-1500
Room: Signed - Sealed
Ladies and Gentlefurs, Furry Follies would like to invite you to the EXTRAVAGANZA! We’ve gathered some lovely performers from around the community that have come to dazzle, amaze and most of all entertain you!
Cats - I fits I sits!
Hosts: QuyetPawz & Eilowny
Time: 1400-1500
Room: Delivered
Are you a cat, a kitty cat? Meet up with other felines and lounge in our comfortable supplied seating -- BOXES! Cats are encouraged to frolic, play, and sit in boxes to their heart’s content. Come be catty with the CanFURence felines
Outdoor Swim
Host: StewHex
Time: 1500-1700
Location: Outdoor Pool
Come and enjoy the pools of the hotel. Take a break from all the con excitement and swim. The pools are salt water so all can enjoy.
I'll bring a beach ball and maybe some dive rings. The event will be hosted in the bigger outdoor pool unless it's unsafe/too cold to do so. Don’t forget your swim trunks and sunscreen.
Furry Writing
Host: Dr. Softpaws, Lauriestoryteller
Time: 1500-1600
Room: Mainstream
First, a brief history of furry literature; then an interactive session on how to write a story (setting, characters,...) At the end, volunteer attendees can read what they've written.
Grey Muzzle Social
Host: Kaldar
Time: 1530-1630
Room: Delivered
Come and meet other grey muzzles! Swap stories of your life in the fandom or just crazy con tales, but mostly come to make some fellow friends!
Furscience
Host: Dr. Sharon Roberts
Time: 1530-1700
Room: Signed - Sealed
Join Dr. Roberts and the FurScience team as they discuss their ongoing research and study of furries and related fandoms to broaden the scientific literature and inform the general public’s understanding of these groups.
Gaming
Time: 1600-2400
Location: The Deciders
Transformation Discussion
Host: Verinn
Time: 1630-1730
Room: Mainstream
Turning into your Sona, turning your Sona into something else, that something else turning into someone else's Sona. A lot of weird things can happen, why and how? I don't know, let's talk about it. Hosted by Verinn, a gooey green lizardy robot.
Genderverse Furries Social
Hosts: Nej & Serval
Time: 1730-1930
Room: Delivered
Greetings, furries of the Genderverse! Are you trans and/or non-binary? Maybe you have a friend, loved one or co-worker who is? Or maybe you just think gender is a wild, weird cosmic adventure? Come hang out, chat and unwind with like-minded furries, in an inclusive environment.
Benefactors' Banquet
Time: 1800-2000
Room: Signed - Sealed
Our premier fine dining event at CanFURence; a five course feast for our finest furry supporters! Participants at this exclusive event include our Guest of Honour, Co-Chairs, Directors and CanFURence’s Benefactors! (Private “Benefactors only” event)
The Hardest Part of Art
Host: Stan the Lion
Time: 2000-2130
Room: Mainstream
Drawing Supplies Required, as this is an interactive panel. Stan will be leading the class through tackling and overcoming the hardest parts of the creative process.
Dance
Host: Ace Shep
Time: 2100-0200
Room: Signed - Sealed
Come shake your tail with your furry friends at our dance! Featuring live furry DJs, professional lights and sound. Open to all attendees, fursuits are welcome but not required.
- 9:00PM - Emanuel [2000's Pop]
- 10:00PM - Nevimer [Trance]
- 11:30PM - DJ Ace [House/Bounce]
Come to the Dark Side(18+!)
Host: FluffyFire
Time: 2100-2300
Room: Delivered
A social for kinky furs to socialise and network amongst one another; talking about the things we like to do. (Warning: This is an 18+ event)
Furry Feud AD(18+!)
Hosts: BT, Dia & Simbayo
Time: 2330-0100
Room: Delivered
The results are IN! Come join BT, Dia and Simbayo for everyone’s favourite after dark spin of Furry Feud! Two teams compete to guess answers polled from members of the fandom. Cheer teams on, make horribly inappropriate jokes or just come to break a lion, make a tiger blush and embarrass a wusky into squeaks! (Warning: This is an 18+ event)
Sunday
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Artist Lounge
Time: 1100-2300
Location: Strategy
Attendee Services
Time: 0900-2200
Room: Coat Check
Registration
Time: 1000-1400
Room: Lobby
Fursuit Lounge
Time: 1200-2400
Location: Founders
Artists’ Alcove & Crafters’ Corner
Time: 1000-1700
Location: Shakers & Traders
Artists’ Alley
Time: 1000-1700
Location: Network
Charity Silent Auction
Time: 0930-1200
Location: Leaders
Sponsors’ Luncheon
Time: 1000-1130
Room: Signed - Sealed
For the first time at CanFURence, a buffet style brunch for our Sponsors, Patrons and Benefactors; a Canadian inspired brunch in thanks of their support of CanFURence. Subject to availability attendees may update to Sponsor and join in (see Registration for further details).
Worbla and Friends Part 2
Host: Kate
Time: 1100-1200
Room: Mainstream
The world of Worbla is ever expanding! Come get an intro the newest/more advanced techniques and types of thermoplastics.
Fursuit Handling
Host: StewHex
Time: 1100-1200
Room: Delivered
This panel is a information panel for the furs who give a helping paw for our lovely suiters. They are the unsung heros to keep the magic alive.
These handlers are sometimes called spotters in public events. The panel will help you and the suiters learn the different commands and hand signals to make it all work.
CanFURence Chorus Line
Time: 1300-1430
Room: Signed - Sealed
Gather round everyone for one of our grand events! Fursuiters will be taking their place in the Chorus Line to march through the venue so make sure to get a good spot to watch the show from.
Animation and Where to Start
Host: Dark
Time: 1430-1530
Room: Mainstream
Animation is an awesome art form, but hard to grasp in the long run. This panel will help you figure out where to start and answer common questions that may arise in your learning process.
Live Auction
Host: Twitchy
Time: 1500-1700
Room: Delivered
Defend your title as the most freakingly generous and compassionate (or perhaps just crazy) community we’ve ever seen! With really nice goodies in the auction this year, everybody’s a winner!
Gaming
Time: 1600-2000
Location: The Deciders
Closing Ceremonies
Host(s): Arc & QuyetPawz
Time: 1800-1900
Room: Signed - Sealed
Join us one last time as we close the curtain, take our bows, and exit stage left to close another year of CanFURence and bid adieu to the Furry Follies. Be the first to know the secrets of what the future has in store. Who knows what may happen next? Until the veil is lifted, it will be a mystery...
Dead Bunny
Host: Feli
Time: 1930-2330
Room: Signed - Sealed
The curtain has closed on the con and the Furry Follies but there’s still the after party! Join us to celebrate after an amazing weekend at the Dead Bunny party hosted by Feli.