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Nearest conventions to Bloomington/Normal
10 years ago
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cilfco group; reposting here for the benefit of any others from the area who may be interested.
Don't ask me why, but I had the urge to compile a list of the nearest furry conventions to Bloomington/Normal, IL. Some of you may be thinking of going to a couple of furry conventions this year but you're not sure which ones, or what your options are, so as a public service to the CILFCO community, I have compiled this list, which I'm fairly sure includes everything within 500 miles (but if you know of any I missed, I'd be interested in hearing about them). I hope some of you find this helpful.
The distances were generated with Google Maps, using a location on the west side of Bloomington near the intersection of Market Street and I-55/74.
A couple of these are iffy as far as whether they qualify as conventions. One of these happens to be the closest, but it's only a day long, basically a glorified New Years Eve party, so I'll get it out of the way
New Year's Eve Con (123 miles) - Oak Brook, IL Dec. 31, 2015-Jan. 1 2016 http://newyearsevecon.com/
The rest I'll count down in order from farthest to closest.
These two, listed for completeness, are just a little beyond 500 miles, still drivable in a single day.
Anthrocon (531 miles) Pittsburgh, PA July 9-12, 2015 http://www.anthrocon.org/
Fangcon (530 miles) Knoxville, TN Oct. 30-Nov.1, 2015 http://fangcon.org/
Bubbling under the top ten, only about 8 miles farther than #10, is a personal favorite. Started in 1997, this is the longest-running convention on this list.
11. Mephit Fur Meet (469 miles) Olive Branch, MS Sept. 4-6, 2015 http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
Coming in at #10 is a con that's only been around a couple of years, taking place in the other twin cities.
10. Furry Migration (461 miles) Minneapolis, MN Aug. 28-30, 2015 http://www.furrymigration.org/
I'm going to call the next two a tie, as they are so close that which one is closer depends on what part of town you're measuring from.
One is Missouri's first furry convention, started only about 3 years ago.
8T. F3 Convention (372 miles) Springfield, MO Nov. 20-22, 2015 (tentative) http://f3convention.wix.com/f3con
The other is well-known to our community, the successor to Furry Connection North.
8T. Motor City Furry Con (371 miles) Novi, MI Apr. 8-11, 2016 https://motorcityfurrycon.org/
Some of you may not have heard of this one, but it's been going since 2003.
7. AnthrOhio (formerly Morphicon) (355 miles) Columbus, OH Apr. 30-May 3, 2015 http://www.morphicon.org/
Up next is another Ohio entry.
6. Fur Reality (293 miles) Cincinatti, OH Oct. 9-11, 2015 http://www.furreality.org/
Now comes the other entry that I'm not sure qualifies as a convention, a lodge event that's not so much a convention as a gathering of friends.
*. FurConsin (291 miles) Wautoma, WI Oct. 8-12, 2015 http://www.furconsin.com/
Getting closer now. Another Michigan convention is up next.
5. Great Lakes Fur Con (281 miles) Grand Rapids, MI May 22-24, 2015 http://greatlakesfurcon.com/
Now we're getting well into LAFF territory. The drives are getting shorter.
4. Fur Squared (210 miles) Brookfield, WI Feb. 26-28, 2016 http://www.fursquared.com/
Another one very familiar to our community.
3. IndyFurCon (180 miles) Indianapolis, IN Aug. 14-16, 2015 https://indyfurcon.com/
How many of you thought IFC was second closest? Perhaps you didn't know about the next, now in its second year.
2. Gateway Fur Meet (160 miles) St. Louis, MO May 8-10, 2015 http://gatewayfurmeet.org/
And to no one's surprise, the nearest (until we have a furry con in central Illinois)
1. Midwest FurFest (130 miles) Rosemont, IL Dec. 4-6, 2015 http://www.furfest.org/
If you can't make it to any of these, there's always CILFCO meets, CHUFF coffee, and LAFF softball. Until then, safe travels!
cilfco group; reposting here for the benefit of any others from the area who may be interested.Don't ask me why, but I had the urge to compile a list of the nearest furry conventions to Bloomington/Normal, IL. Some of you may be thinking of going to a couple of furry conventions this year but you're not sure which ones, or what your options are, so as a public service to the CILFCO community, I have compiled this list, which I'm fairly sure includes everything within 500 miles (but if you know of any I missed, I'd be interested in hearing about them). I hope some of you find this helpful.
The distances were generated with Google Maps, using a location on the west side of Bloomington near the intersection of Market Street and I-55/74.
A couple of these are iffy as far as whether they qualify as conventions. One of these happens to be the closest, but it's only a day long, basically a glorified New Years Eve party, so I'll get it out of the way
New Year's Eve Con (123 miles) - Oak Brook, IL Dec. 31, 2015-Jan. 1 2016 http://newyearsevecon.com/
The rest I'll count down in order from farthest to closest.
These two, listed for completeness, are just a little beyond 500 miles, still drivable in a single day.
Anthrocon (531 miles) Pittsburgh, PA July 9-12, 2015 http://www.anthrocon.org/
Fangcon (530 miles) Knoxville, TN Oct. 30-Nov.1, 2015 http://fangcon.org/
Bubbling under the top ten, only about 8 miles farther than #10, is a personal favorite. Started in 1997, this is the longest-running convention on this list.
11. Mephit Fur Meet (469 miles) Olive Branch, MS Sept. 4-6, 2015 http://www.mephitfurmeet.org/
Coming in at #10 is a con that's only been around a couple of years, taking place in the other twin cities.
10. Furry Migration (461 miles) Minneapolis, MN Aug. 28-30, 2015 http://www.furrymigration.org/
I'm going to call the next two a tie, as they are so close that which one is closer depends on what part of town you're measuring from.
One is Missouri's first furry convention, started only about 3 years ago.
8T. F3 Convention (372 miles) Springfield, MO Nov. 20-22, 2015 (tentative) http://f3convention.wix.com/f3con
The other is well-known to our community, the successor to Furry Connection North.
8T. Motor City Furry Con (371 miles) Novi, MI Apr. 8-11, 2016 https://motorcityfurrycon.org/
Some of you may not have heard of this one, but it's been going since 2003.
7. AnthrOhio (formerly Morphicon) (355 miles) Columbus, OH Apr. 30-May 3, 2015 http://www.morphicon.org/
Up next is another Ohio entry.
6. Fur Reality (293 miles) Cincinatti, OH Oct. 9-11, 2015 http://www.furreality.org/
Now comes the other entry that I'm not sure qualifies as a convention, a lodge event that's not so much a convention as a gathering of friends.
*. FurConsin (291 miles) Wautoma, WI Oct. 8-12, 2015 http://www.furconsin.com/
Getting closer now. Another Michigan convention is up next.
5. Great Lakes Fur Con (281 miles) Grand Rapids, MI May 22-24, 2015 http://greatlakesfurcon.com/
Now we're getting well into LAFF territory. The drives are getting shorter.
4. Fur Squared (210 miles) Brookfield, WI Feb. 26-28, 2016 http://www.fursquared.com/
Another one very familiar to our community.
3. IndyFurCon (180 miles) Indianapolis, IN Aug. 14-16, 2015 https://indyfurcon.com/
How many of you thought IFC was second closest? Perhaps you didn't know about the next, now in its second year.
2. Gateway Fur Meet (160 miles) St. Louis, MO May 8-10, 2015 http://gatewayfurmeet.org/
And to no one's surprise, the nearest (until we have a furry con in central Illinois)
1. Midwest FurFest (130 miles) Rosemont, IL Dec. 4-6, 2015 http://www.furfest.org/
If you can't make it to any of these, there's always CILFCO meets, CHUFF coffee, and LAFF softball. Until then, safe travels!
