Gateway Furmeet 2026: 10th Birthday!

Good afternoon everyone, Registration for GFM 2026 is live! Dealers den applications, panel submissions, DJ applications, and more are also available on our website www.gatewayfurmeet.org

Youw gawt surveys on youw phowne? Be sure to fill out our post-con survey and tell us the good, the great, and the bad to help us build a better convention for you! Find the form at the link here: https://forms.gle/RuaFoAcYgV1rpUdMA #GFM26

We hope everyone has safe travels back home. As you travel and get ready to replace your party hats for bandannas and bandoleers, think about things you liked or things that could be better. Then tell us how we did in our survey here https://forms.gle/RuaFoAcYgV1rpUdMA #GFM26

A massive thank you to all 1,461 of you party goers We, as of the start of closing ceremonies, raised $27,669 for the Endagered Wolf Center! Enjoy the presents and we'll see you at GFM 2027: A Great Train Robbery! Anyway have a few fursuits, we'll have the high res soon ❤️

🪩 Sunday Night Dances!🪩 Juneth: 7-8pm (Trance) Flywheel: 8-9pm (Metalstep/Dubstep) KARA: 9-10pm (Dubstep) Last night to get that thang movin'! 💃 #GFM26

Closing Ceremonies are today from 5-6pm in Main Events! Sad to see you guys go ;-; Wasn't that such a fun birthday party?🎁🎂🎉 #GFM26

Just a reminder our Dance Competiton has been schecudled for today at 2pm! Come by Main Events to watch the best of the best compete to be top dog! #GFM26

Our lost and found bins are OVERFLOWING with merch and other items. Please if you have lost misplaced anything this weekend see up in Con Ops/ Walnut Street room! #GFM26

Be sure to visit our GOH @dragonmelde.bsky.social at table 11/12 in the Dealers Den today and show them some love! Also make sure to thank them for the amazing work on our con banner this year! #GFM26

Charity Auction runs from noon to 1:30pm today! Support our Charity: https://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/ Donate: https://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/donate/ #GFM26

We hope you've had a howling good borkday party this weekend 🍰🥳 Stop by our wonderful charity at the bottom of the escalators to learn a bit about them and check out their merch! https://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/ #GFM26

Artist Alley and Dealer's Den will open at 10am and close at 4pm today! #GFM26

Due to unforseen circumstances, the Dance Comp has been moved to Sunday, October 18th at 2PM. Please respect the privacy of the parties involved tonight.

🪩 Saturday Night Dances!🪩 Riley Winters: 9-10pm (Y2K Pop Rock Alt) PopTart: 10-11pm (Bass House/Multi-Genre) Dao: 11pm-12am (Trap/DnB) Let's GO WILD! 💃 #GFM26

We hope you've been enjoying our 10th Birthday party! Another group is celebrating their wedding today and will be using the escalators from 5:45 until about 6:15 The escalators will be unavailable during this time, please use the stairs or elevator instead #GFM26

We asked our attendees how they feel about our charity, The Endagered Wolf Center I think they might love our charity ❤️

A slight change of plans: Murrsuting 101 and Jackbox: Birthday Edition will be moved to Ballpark 1. Their times are not changing.

If you're looking for a place to hang out and relax, The Zoo in Grand Ballrooms A and B is a great place to post up and hang out. Please use this space to keep the hallway in front of the Grand Suites/Headless Lounge clear, Thank you! #GFM26

We know you worked hard getting your ✨fit on fleek✨ for the party, but please remember to include your con badge in that as well. Make sure your con badge is worn and visible while in con space!

- GFM DANCE COMPETITION - Main Events from 7-9pm TONIGHT Be there to celebrate and watch some of the most talented dance furs participate in this year's competition! 🎈 For our competitors, please arrive 30 minutes early for roll call. #GFM26

These two cuties showed up for our charity auction courtesy of https://www.instagram.com/puppyprojects ! Come to main events at 12pm Tomorrow to give one of these amazing suits a home! #GFM26

Have you misplaced something this year, maybe something you misplaced last year? We have a box full of lost items in Con Ops, swing on by if you're missing something! #GFM26

Fursuit Menagerie aka Fursuit Photo! 📸 Come on down, bring your fursuit for a big group picture! TODAY from 12-1pm in Main Events Reminder for the photo, at minimum a fursuit head is required for the photo. We apologize for any incovenience. #GFM26

Artist Alley and Dealer's Den will be opening @ 10am then closing @ 12:30pm for break. They will reopen at 2:30pm. DD closes @ 6pm; AA closes at 5:30pm. Try not to spend all your money ;3 UNLESS? #GFM26

We can always use another set of paws helping out through the day. Stop by the volunteering table inside registration to sign up! #gfm26

Hey you party animals. While we all enjoy going where the party may lead, please be sure you're not leaving your used glasses and cups sitting around the lobby. 🥤 Let's keep our con space clean for everyone 🧹 #GFM26

🪩 Friday Night Dances!🪩 We've got some very great DJs for you all tonight! BetaMonkey: 9-10pm (Pop/Multi-genre) PIBB: 10-11pm (Dubstep/genrefluid) Chieh: 11pm-12am (Bass house/Melodic DnB) Come celebrate and shake your tails OFF! 💃 #GFM26

CARDINAL CLASH! ⚔️ 1v1 Dance Battle Event from 5-7pm TODAY! (in Main Events) More info below, come cheer on the participants! 🎉 https://www.gatewayfurmeet.org/cardinalclash #GFM26

Missed opening ceremonies? Then you missed our video for our amazing charity! Don't worry though, we've got your party favors in digital form #GFM26

It seems you all are very excited for our charity 👀 A great way to help raise money for The Endangered Wolf Center is to donate some items for the charity auction! We will be accepting donations for the auction in Con Ops until the auction! #GFM26

2026 GATEWAY FURMEET DANCE COMPETITION FINALISTS ARE HERE! ✨🎉 📅 Saturday, October 17th ⏰ 7:00 PM @ Main Events Come cheer on your favorites!🔥

Meet the GOH ~ DragonMelde! From 11:30am-12:30pm today in Main Events! https://www.gatewayfurmeet.org/guests-of-honor #GFM26

Missed opening ceremonies? Then you missed our video for our amazing charity! Don't worry though, we've got your party favors in digital form #GFM26

Artist Alley and Dealer's Den will open at 12pm and close at 6pm today! #GFM26

Apologies for the party foul! We're cleaning up the spilled cake and getting our bows tied. Please make sure you check Venvi for some updated schedule times as we had some last minute changes.

Good morning! There was an error in our scheduled post this morning. ❗❗Opening Ceremonies will begin at 9:30 am!❗❗

Opening Ceremonies is from 11-11:30am in the Main Events (Grand Ballroom C-G)! Come begin your celebration with us for GFM's tenth birthday! 🎂 🎉 #GFM26

Registration is open from 9AM-8PM today! Come pick up your badges and celebrate Gateway FurMeet's 10th year! 🎂

Pre-registration Badge pick up starts at 5pm tonight! Don't forget to pick up your badge early if you can. Beat those lines! #GFM26

Be sure you have all the happenings and where they're at with our schedule on Venvi! Venvi also has a map of our convention space and dealers dens 🗺️ Check it out at https://www.gatewayfurmeet.org/scheduling #GFM26

Saint Louis is a food city with plenty of local favorites! Gooey Butter Cake, STL BBQ Ribs, Toasted Ravioli, STL Style Pizza, any kind of Old Vienna Potato chips, and the list goes on. Plan out some amazing food spots around the area before arriving to maximize the nommage 🍖🍽️

We're putting a bow on some final gifts for #GFM26 What are some things you're most looking forwards to this year? 👀

Arch City Furs is hosting a Fursuit Parade during GFM from Kiener Plaza to the Arch and back! Meet up at Kiener Plaza immediately after the Fursuit Menagerie. Fursuits not required! This is not a con hosted event! Join the chat for important info! https://t.me/archcityfurs

Reminder that tomorrow, Oct. 9th is the LAST DAY to sign up for the GFM Dance Competition and Cardinal Clash! Signups close at 11:59pm CST on the 9th! https://www.gatewayfurmeet.org/cardinalclash https://www.gatewayfurmeet.org/dance-comp

As the con draws closer be sure you review our up-to-date code of conduct and make sure your cosplay adheres to our guidelines. You can find our code of conduct here https://www.gatewayfurmeet.org/code-of-conduct If you have any questions please contact us with the form on our website!

Gotta go all out for these final day dances! SUNDAY NIGHT DANCE DJs: Juneth 7-8pm Flywheel 8-9pm KARA 9-10pm