Eurofurence Fursuit Support
With over 40% of all attendees being fursuiters, Eurofurence ranks among the major furry conventions with the highest costumer quotas. It is incredibly nice to see so many furry critters around all the time and we would like to thank you all for returning again and making everyones experience so special.
To help you finding your way around the convention, following you can find some information and useful tips for fursuiters at Eurofurence.
Fursuit Badges
Eurofurence offers every registered fursuiter one free personal fursuit badge.
If you are bringing more than one fursuit, you can of course get a badge for each of them. For these additional badges we will charge you the small fee of €2 each.
Getting a fursuit badge is optional. It is not mandatory to wear it.
You can apply for your fursuit badges only after you have registered as an attendee. To have your suit badge ready for pick-up during your check-in, log in with your registration-system login data at:
http://fursuit.eurofurence.org
Fursuit Lounge
All fursuiters have access to the Fursuit Lounge. This is a fursuiters-only area where you change into your costume, go headless, relax and have access to cold water and some sweet and salty snacks to keep your blood sugar and mineral supply at a healthy level.
The Fursuit Lounge is also home of the pipe monster, aka the fursuit drying rack. Aside several normal racks to hang your fursuit, we provide about 60 spaces connected to a turbo fan powered drying system, to get your suit, head and paws dry again in no time.
However, with about 500 suiters around, we highly encourage to check on your drying costume regularly and remove it from the dryer as soon as possible, to make room for someone elses costume. Thank you in advance.
To respect the privacy and comfort of attending fursuiters, access is limited to costumers only. Photography and videotaping are prohibited in the lounge.
The lounge is open from the convention opening ceremonies to sunday noon. It will be locked during the night.
Fursuiters with no room at the Maritim Hotel
Our ‘no-room’-guests are welcome to leave their costumes in the lounge, if they wish to. If you do so, it is at your own risk. Eurofurence e.V. is not liable for anything left in the lounge. In the past, we noticed that a lot of no-room suiters left their suits on the dryer from the evening after their last use, until next day (after)noon, when they came in after panels or alike. DO NOT DO THIS. Please remove your suit from the dryer before you leave for the night, and put it on a normal rack or table.
Fursuit Parade
In Magdeburg, our annual fursuit parade has become an outdoor event, due to the vast amount of participating costumers and attendees. While this does put us at risk of bad weather with no rescheduling option, this is always a great experience for suiters and local citizens alike.
The parade route is usually about 1.5 to 2 kilometers long and takes about one hour.
The exact date, time and route are subject to change until the final convention schedule is publicized.
Fursuit Photoshoot & Group Photo
Of course we will have a fursuit group photo as well. It will be shot in the main stage hall “Maritim 1” by our beloved Fotoschmied Thalian. It will likely happen just before the fursuit dance.
Because there was a little bit of confusion about this in 2012, here is some basic info:
- Only fursuiters are allowed in the picture. No humans or bodypaint.
- There will be enough time to leave the hall, before the dance starts. Do not worry about being trapped in a mosh pit with your costume.
- If you as a non-suiting attendee want to take pictures as well, you are welcome to get on stage and take your shots.
Thalian and his volunteer team will of course also be hosting the daily fursuit photo shoots in their themed set in “Maritim 2” in front of the lounge. Registration mode and schedule will be announced later this year.
Fursuit Panel Support
If you are hosting a public fursuit event, a show or panel, we can also support you with a few fans and water dispensers. Just inform the programming guys about this when submitting your panel, and check back with us, once your spot is confirmed. (And no, sorry, we do not offer this service for private room parties, as even our resources are limited. ;-) )
