About FWA

Furry Weekend Atlanta, Inc. is a community-driven, volunteer-led organization that is devoted to providing memorable, educational, inclusive, and safe experiences where our community is encouraged to explore and express their true self. We are a non-profit corporation, organized pursuant to the Georgia Non-Profit Corporation Code. It is headed by an Executive Committee and tasked with operating a yearly convention to provide high-quality education and entertainment for our attendees in a safe and fun environment, and to promote the acceptance and appreciation of the anthropomorphic fandom in the Southeast and throughout the country as a whole. As a non-profit corporation, only funds necessary for the continuing operation of the convention are retained; the remaining funds are donated to appropriate charities.

From 2004 until 2008, the convention ran every February, usually in the middle part of the month around Valentine’s Day. Beginning in 2009, Furry Weekend Atlanta moved to late March or early April. Since 2019, the convention has been held over Mothers day weekend and has expanded into multiple hotels in downtown Atlanta.

In 2004, Furry Weekend Atlanta welcomed 270 people to the dogwood city for the inaugural year of the convention and raised nearly $2000 dollars for their partner charity. Since then Furry Weekend has grown year over year, has outgrown convention spaces across the city, and in 2024 welcomed over 15,000 people across 4 hotels and convention spaces, and raised $100,000 for Lost and Found Youth, FWA’s newest charity partner. The dedicated individuals that make FWA happen each year and through their efforts and the communities passion for FWA has made FWA one of the largest furry conventions in the world!