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. Since 2020, Anthro New England has become one of the top ten furry conventions in the world. Anthro New England moved to a larger venue, the Westin Boston Seaport District hotel for 2023. The latest event in 2024 reached a new attendance record of 4,482 attendees.
== History ==
Anthro New England was organized in 2014 with the goal of hosting a furry convention in Greater Boston. 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, with the 2019 event attracting over 2,000 attendees. From 2022 to 2024, Anthro New England's attendance has increased by over one thousand each year, remaining in the top ten largest furry conventions in the world.
== Locations, attendances, charity donations, and themes by year ==

== Further reading ==
Taber, Jake (March 5, 2015). The Tufts Daily goes to a furry convention. The Tufts Daily. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
Shipman, Sam (January 29, 2024). Anthro New England attracts large furry fandom to Seaport district. Berkeley Beacon. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
== External links ==
Official website
Anthro New England on WikiFur