Painted Desert Fur Con

Painted Desert Fur Con 2026 was held January 2 to 4 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, themed "The Search for Cryptids", with Simple Nick's as Guest of Honor. It had 2,064 attendees and raised $7,000 for Crystal's Critter Haven.

Painted Desert Fur Con 2025 was held January 3 to 5 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, themed "Camping in the Canyon".

Charity

$10,780 Charity vs 2022: -12%

Painted Desert Fur Con 2024 was held January 5 to 7 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, themed "Carnivale" after the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Heads and Tails Studios, Lilli Sketch, Fenris Publishing and Soap Pony were Guests of Honor. It had 1,412 attendees, 366 of them in the fursuit parade, and raised $10,780 for the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary.

Charity

$12,261 Charity vs 2021: -1%

Painted Desert Fur Con 2022 was held December 30, 2022, to January 1, 2023, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, themed "The Island: Pirates!". The Fuzz, Nalu Catfish and Alkali Bismuth were Guests of Honor. It had 1,047 attendees, 178 of them in the fursuit parade, and raised $12,260.69 for the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary.

Charity

$12,338 Charity vs 2020: -18%

Painted Desert Fur Con 2021 was held December 31, 2021, to January 2, 2022, after being postponed from January 2021, themed "Neo-Tokyo". Dream Machine Costumes and TinyUnicornFarm were Guests of Honor. It sold 916 tickets and raised $12,338 for the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary.

Charity

$15,050 Charity vs 2019: +42%

Painted Desert Fur Con 2020 was held January 3 to 5, themed "Festival of Lights", with Likeshine, Silverfox and The Fur Collective as Guests of Honor. It had 1,233 attendees, 270 of them fursuiters, and raised $15,050 for the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary.

Charity

$10,618

The first Painted Desert Fur Con was held February 1 to 3, 2019, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Paradise Valley, themed "Gold Rush". NeonSlushie, Don't Hug Cacti, TaniDaReal and Foxes & Peppers were Guests of Honor. It had 1,135 attendees, 207 of them in the fursuit parade, and raised $10,618 for Retired Paws.