Anthro New England

Anthro New England (ANE) is a furry convention that is held annually in the Greater Boston area of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was first held in 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but moved into Boston in 2018 at the Boston Park Plaza. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was held online.^[1] Since 2020, Anthro New England has become one of the top ten furry conventions in the world.^[2] Anthro New England moved to a larger venue, the Westin Boston Seaport District hotel for 2023. The latest event in 2025 reached a new attendance record of 5,761 attendees.^[3]

Anthro New England
Status	Active
Genre	Furry
Venue	Westin Boston Seaport Hotel
Location(s)	Boston, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Inaugurated	2015
Most recent	2025
Attendance	5,761 in 2025
Organized by	Anthro New England, Inc.
Filing status	501(c)(7)
Website	anthronewengland.com

History

Anthro New England was organized in 2014 with the goal of hosting a furry convention in Greater Boston.^[4] Their first event was held from February 27 to March 1, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the first convention, 165 people took part in the fursuit parade.

By 2018, Anthro New England had become one of the largest annual furry conventions in the United States,^[4] with the 2019 event attracting over 2,000 attendees.^[5] From 2022 to 2025, Anthro New England's attendance has increased by over one thousand each year, remaining in the top ten largest furry conventions in the world.^[2]

Locations, attendances, charity donations, and themes by year

Year	Location	Attendance	Charity donation	Charity[6]	Theme[7]
2015	Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts	757	$10,000[8]	Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog	The American Revolution: Boston Strong!
2016		965	$11,000[9]		Sportsball!
2017		1,384	$15,000[10]		For Science!
2018	Hilton Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts	2,050	$21,000[11]		To the Sea!
2019		2,251	$22,500[12]		Attack of the Were-Con!
2020		2,570	$25,700[13]	ALS Foundation, NEADS Service Dogs	The Roaring Twenties!
2021	In-person event cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]				ANE: Online!
2022	Hilton Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts	2,530	$27,000[15]	NEADS Service Dogs, Youth on Fire	Back to the 90's!
2023	Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, Massachusetts	3,548	$21,000[3]		Trains!
2024		4,482	$30,000[16]	Youth on Fire, Wings of the Dawn	It's a Nor'Eastah!
2025		5,761	$40,000[17]	Wings of the Dawn, Queer Scouts	A Staggering Case!