CFC NEWSLETTER, MAR 2026 - LAUNCH
To our future attendees and the furry community,
We're so back with another round of CFC information dumping! I'm McChaffee, the director of Capital Fur Con (CFC), and today we're going to be discussing our theme, our charity, the launch of registration (which is happening VERY soon) and several important announcements regarding vendor, event, and panel applications!
Art By: Sly, Bagel Bytes, TwoShoes
Launching to the Final Frontier
Space, the final frontier. This is the maiden voyage of the convention, Capital Fur Con. Its 4 day mission: to explore a new convention hotel, to seek out new forms of fun, to boldly go where no furry convention has gone before! But to get there, we must launch this convention!
We at Capital Fur Con are proud to announce our official convention theme, "Launch"! Bagel Bytes, Sly and Twoshoes, our artists on staff have begun to work on our official theme and we are happy to begin sharing updates with you. They have worked hard to provide us with a fun selection of characters and this theme image!
As you can see in the art above, we're working on a few different character designs! The first major event we can announce this year for CFC will be a mascot election! CFC will be featuring three major mission crew members all competing for mission MVP.
When attendees check in at registration to pick up their badge or wristbands they'll be able to vote for their favorite character! The winning character will be selected as the main character for next year's theme, which will be announced at the closing ceremony of CFC.
We'll be slowly rolling out more art, and soon, merch related to our theme! We also plan to have a regular merchandise and information stand at DC Fur Meet as well as other local/national events. Keep an eye out on our website and social media for updates!
Our Partnered Charity
Capital Fur Con is proud to announce that we will be partnering with NoVA Prism Center, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. NoVA Prism Center is a private library and community center for the Northern Virginia LGBTQIA+ community that provides access to education and community resources highlighting LGBT+ lives, bodies and history. NoVA Prism Center focuses on supporting LGBTQIA+ folks of all ages and multiple marginalized communities in the region.
We really appreciate the opportunity to work with NoVA Prism and look forward to helping their mission. For more information about the NoVA Prism Center, please check out our charity page here: https://capitalfurcon.org/charity
Registration 2: The Registrationing
CFC is pleased to announce that our registration for the convention will be opening on March 23rd, 2026 at 5:00PM EST. We've partnered with ConCat to handle our registration process, which can be found at this link: ConCat, or under our "Attend" tab in our header via the "Register Now!" button! Simply go to that page, make an account, select your tier and go through the payment process to register for CFC.
As mentioned in our last news post, early registration really helps us out! With early registration numbers, we'll have a better idea of how to plan our logistics and capacity requirements accordingly. At this time we're waiting on more data to come in to make some determinations, specifically with potentially roomblock expansions, so the sooner we get registration estimates, the better!
We'll be running an early bird registration special until September 1st! This discount will be unavailable after it ends, so please take advantage of it while it lasts!
Applications, Applications, Applications!
Now that we're opening registration, we wanted to address a few important questions around vendor and panel applications. We're happy to announce our application dates here for those interested in applying to CFC for the following:
Dealer's Den, Adult Dealer's Den & Midnight Market
- Applications Open: July 6th
- Applications Close: August 31st
Artist's Alley
- Applications Open: April 6th
- Applications Close: When Full
Artists will be able to book a maximum of two time slots initially. Slots that have not been filled will be open on a first-come first-serve basis at the convention regardless of slots previously booked.
Panels
- Applications Open: August 1st
- Applications Close: September 30th
More details will be available as we get closer to these dates, please keep an eye out for announcements! Additionally, we'll be announcing application dates for both our main stage performances and suites next month!
Rooms? ROOMS!? ROOOOOOOOOMS!!!
While we're here, we're going to leave this quick announcement for our room block:
- Super Sponsor Room Block Early Access Opens: Early July
- Regular Room Block Access Opens: Late July
We'll have the official dates posted ASAP once we have confirmation from the hotel! Thank you for your patience!