Rather Brilliant Weekend (RBW)

Charity

£6,397 Charity vs 2009: +242%

RBW 2010, the fourth, was held November 5 to 7 at the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, London, themed "Space Cowboys". It had 216 attendees and raised £6,396.90 for Sled Dog Welfare.

Charity

£1,868

RBW 2009 was held October 30 to November 1 in London's Docklands, themed "Good Vibrations", with 33 events over three days and the year's name Rather Brilliant Weekend. Atalon, Fatkraken, KaputOtter and Sketchkat were specially invited attendees. It had 226 attendees and raised £1,868.45 for the UK Wolf Conservation Trust.

RBW 2008 was held November 27 to 30 at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square, London, themed "The Masters of Alchemy", its first year as a self-contained convention. It had a record 290 attendees and raised about £1,100 for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

RBW 2007 was held December 1 to 2, themed "Furs in Black", at the Calico bar in the City of London, with the traditional boat party on the Thames on Saturday evening. It had 242 attendees and raised £1,331.23 for the Mammal Trust UK.

RBW began as Red, Blue & White, a boat party held December 3, 2006, organized by Rapido after the Londonfurs Christmas meet. The boat sailed along the River Thames and sold out all 85 tickets, with a live performance by 2 The Ranting Gryphon.