Anthrocon underway in Pittsburgh

cultureJul 2, 20261542,147

Anthrocon opened in Pittsburgh on July 1, 2026, with the mayor declaring July 1st officially "Anthrocon Day" and convention programming running through the weekend. The event features a dealers den, panels, fursuit meetups and scheduled programming across the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and nearby hotels. Organizers posted five designated headless zones: DLCC Rooms 302, 305, DLCC Hall A (Dealers), DLCC East Lobby street level, Westin 3rd Floor, and Courtyard Marriott Lobby (Saturday afternoon only). An artist announced a debut piece titled The Basilisk Hunters, an 11-by-14-inch oil with 24 karat gold leaf, and one exhibitor said they have 31 pictures in the art show. Attendees arrived throughout Thursday and Friday despite unusually hot weather in Pittsburgh, with reports of flights and arrivals, social meetups in lounges and waterfront roaming in fursuit.

Rhonda Libbey

@rhondalibbey.bsky.social

How awesome is this? Today, July 1st 2026, has officially been designated as "Anthrocon Day" by the Mayor of Pittsburgh! This new piece will be making a debut on Friday at Anthrocon. It is The Basilisk Hunters, 11”x14” oil and 24 karat gold leaf on panel.

My painting The Basilisk Hunters, features 3 silly ferrets slaying a basilisk with their powerful weapon 💨

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Tory Wegerski

@producertory.bsky.social

FURRIES IN THE NEWSROOM Anthrocon is underway and it's the hottest day of the year in Pittsburgh! I hope everybody drinks a lot of water.

Two journalists surrounded by fursuiters

15210h ago

Jarlath @ Anthrocon

@jarlathhare.bsky.social

Howdy! Kept this secret for a while but finally going to introduce Jarlath 2.0!! 🐰 Many thanks to the awesome @snowgryphonsuits.bsky.social for bringing this guy to life! Can't wait for the many adventures I have with him! 🐰🐾☘️ #Anthrocon #AC2026

874h ago

Equium1

An absolutely cutie! Welcome to the SGS family and I hope he bring you many days of hopping, springing and bouncing ^^

Galwyn Pine ☕ 🔜 Aberacon 261

Adorable!!! Have fun bouncing about Anthrocon in your new 2.0 suit Jarlath!!

Fate@AC'261

OOOHH!! Looks fantastic, dude! 😍❤️

Coopertom1

Ah looks great! Congrats on the new fursuit!

Gale Frostbane 🔜 AC

@galefrostbane.bsky.social

CAT TIME!!! Catch me as kitty for the next few hours! #anthrocon #furry #fursuit

1013h ago

Salamander Commander1

Kitty kitty :3 btw I made yall a little something ❤️

OkayDonuts @ Anthrocon‬

@okaydonuts.bsky.social

A dragon called me handsome so im gonna be riding that high for the rest of my life #anthrocon

924h ago

WallCat1

Wait, snek is at AC? WHERE, I WANNA MEET UP

Soren K. Fox1

You’re at AC?! Hope I get to meet you sir!

Carbondragon1

...the fact that I was telling my car buddies "look for the really handsome guy in a Donuts hoodie" to find you XD

V_Mags_Fox @ AC1

A dragon of good taste.

Latex beep🔞 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇻🇪🇳🇬🇨🇺🇮🇷1

I agree with the dragon

Inferno➡️AC❤️🔥🍕

@infernowolf.bsky.social

Omw to #Anthrocon! Whats the pizza situation in Pittsburgh? 🤔❤️🔥🍕

849h ago

🏳️‍🌈Toofthey 🔜 AC 🏳️‍⚧️3

ehhhhh the pizza here is mid ngl, nothing like NJ or NYC Pizza Parma is ok plus they love the furries a LOT Benny Fiero's in South Side is pretty good, they do 30+ inch cheese pizza pies for $42, though u have to pick em up in person

Orion Stargazer1

Sly Fox Taphouse was good the year I went

Atheren the cuddle addict1

There's a place I've driven by a few times literally called Pizza Lupo that I have not tried yet.

Pup Hoo 🔜 AC1

Ehhhhhh, pizza parma is alright but they love furries which is plus haha. I like Italian Village, but it's not super close to the con, about a 10 minute drive

Leivy 🔜 Stratosfur, TTFC, WFW?1

The Pizza Plane is on the way!

Oddy 🔜 AC! 🎉

@oddy.dog

Good morning, Pittsburgh! Day 1 of #Anthrocon starts now!

7111h ago

Drake Husky1

Dog dog dog :3 have fun and curl much and don't forget to hydrate

AJ Firewolf1

I need to pet that dog~

saba sabaton

@sabato-n.bsky.social

my favorite thing about pittsburgh is that anthrocon is the biggest event in the city and therefore when it happens all the local politicians make videos with furries due to how important it is to the local economy

675h ago

TaviMunk

@tavimunk.bsky.social

Hangin' with an Atsu! @atsufawx.bsky.social 📸 @thunderpup.dog #anthrocon

602h ago

Anthrocon, Inc.

@anthrocon.org

FURSUITERS! We've got 5 headless zones for #Anthrocon 2026: 1️⃣ DLCC Room 302-305 2️⃣ DLCC Hall A (Dealers) 3️⃣ DLCC East Lobby, street level (starting Friday morning) 4️⃣ Westin 3rd Floor 5️⃣ Courtyard Marriott Lobby (Saturday afternoon only) Tips: www.anthrocon.org/guides/fursu... 📸 Tobee

436h ago

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Dan Maku8

That second thumbnail made me think they had a 12 foot tall fan in there for a second.

Piper! 🔜 East Coast4

genuinely thought that the second pic was a comically large fan

Just Dez3

Ok that's pretty swell. Good job with the AC there AC 😘

Walden Wilde! 🦝

@toonraccoon.art

Waiting to board my flight to get to Pittsburgh for Anthrocon! Travel safe everyone, and see y’all there!

Dealer room map showing the location of table O08 for Walden Wilde at Anthrocon in Pittsburgh

3612h ago

Its DeltaJune! *Low quality explosion effect*1

Have a safe trip and a wonderful time. Hopefully it’s cooler there than east of it.

Narry 🔜 AC, MP

@narry.online

Out roaming. Come say hi!!! #anthrocon #ac2026 #fursuit

424h ago

King Chance @ Anthrocon

@king-infernape.bsky.social

Just got to Pittsburgh for anthrocon and first thing I did was take the fattest shit of my life, cons off to a banging start.

427h ago

Poofy Yote4

>takes fattest shit >gets out of bed

🌀Cici🌀2

got your con priorities STRAIGHT i see

Brian Reynolds - Anthrocon Dealers Den Table R01 July 3 - 5

@breynolds.bsky.social

I’ve just arrived in Pittsburgh for this year’s Anthrocon and am looking forward to drawing lots of fun stuff for everybody! Please come by my table at R01, -stay awhile, and listen! I’ll also have 31 pictures in the art show that would look excellent in your personal collection!

234h ago

Kijani Lion 🔜 Anthrocon

@kijani.bsky.social

Relaxing at the lounge with @incogthedeer.bsky.social before our redeye to #Anthrocon! And just by chance we are wearing the exact same shirt… *sus* 🤔🤔🤔 See you soon Pittsburgh 💛🖤

3619h ago

🐾Obscura, Cheetah🐾2

Have fun and try to stay cool, you two!

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Anthrocon underway in Pittsburgh

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