Event Info
Panels & Activities
Applications Closed
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Panels
Want to host a panel? Throw your witchy hat into the cauldron to put us under your spell! Fill out our panel application below! An itinerary will be made available once all panel slots are filled. (Panel Applications Now Closed)
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Charity Auction
A community staple among furry conventions across the world, our charity auction will be held throughout the convention allowing artists to donate their art to a good cause, and attendees to bid on magnificent pieces to take home. All proceeds this year will benefit Disc for Life, a local disc golf organization whose fundraising focuses on providing psychiatric emergency care to those without easy access.
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Quiet Room
Continuing a tradition of our smaller, local events, a quiet room will be available for attendees who need a place to relax and escape the noise and crowd of the convention floor. Join our telegram chat for more info! Open: Friday 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm & 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Closed Sunday.
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AA/NA Meeting
Heartland Howloween is proud to play host to a non-religious Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous meeting run by members of our community who are in recovery. Whether you're struggling with addiction now or sober for years, there's a community here ready to welcome you.
Convention Schedule:
Registration
On-site registration and Pre-Reg badge pickup.
- Heartland Howloween
Trinket Trading
An hour of trading trinkets, knick-knacks, enamel pins, and other wares!
- REM | Chrys | Oliver Roo
Yoga With A Mouse
Join us for easy yoga stretches and some short meditation!
- Elijah
Opening Ceremonies & Charity Event
A grand welcome to the first Annual Heartland Howloween, followed by our opening charity event benefit our partner Disc for Life
- Heartland Howloween
Dealer's Den
Enjoy a variety of arts, craft, and merchandise from the fandom.
- Heartland Howloween
Meditation With A Mouse
Join us for animal themed meditation!
- Elijah
In-Between Veils
Learn how I became a psychic medium, ask questions about being a psychic medium and witchy things, and learn about the different ways I express my abilities.
- ClaireVoyant Mystic Yaga
Sobriety Support
Convention environments can be very difficult on those of us who struggle around substances, this panel will give everyone a quiet and serious place to speak on their struggles with whatever their addiction of choice may be before entering that environment.
- King
- Heartland Howloween
Kandi Ravers Meet & Trade
A panel dedicated to the making and trading of kandi!
- King
The Raveyard
Calling all Ghosts and Ghouls and Graveyard beasts. The time for the Raveyard is here at last! Headlined by local DJ Zaya. See Raveyard page for more.
- Heartland Howloween
Registration
On-site registration and Pre-Reg badge pickup. (Breaking for lunch at 1pm)
- Heartland Howloween
Morning Ceremonies & Reminders
A brief set of morning announcements and reminders to help start your day.
- Heartland Howloween
Dealer's Den
Enjoy a variety of arts, craft, and merchandise from the fandom. (Breaking for lunch at 1pm)
- Heartland Howloween
Yoga With A Mouse
Join us for easy yoga stretches and some short meditation!
- Elijah
Meditation With A Mouse
Join us for animal themed meditation!
- Elijah
Introduction to Pet Play [18+]
Explore pet play, handler dynamics, and community connections with Nebraska Pets and Handlers! Learn, laugh, and connect - whether you're curious, new, or experienced!
- NEB-PAH
Blood on the Clocktower
Come play Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game for 5-20 people and one game master.
- Ocean
Weird Science: A Sociological View of the Furry Fandom
Learn about some of the sociological research being done on the furry fandom through a presentation and trivia with prizes!
- Lucian
Registration
On-site registration and Pre-Reg badge pickup.
- Heartland Howloween
Fursuit Making 101
Explore some modern and innovative methods of fursuit making from a maker with 16 years of experience!
- ARC & Drewbles
- Heartland Howloween
Thoosies and Furries
Join us as we go over why the rollercoaster enthusiast community and furry community overlap with one another, and some coasters that furries seem to favor!
- Tenshi
Charity Auction Results & Costume Contest
Visit the main ballroom to hear the results of our charity auction, and stick around to watch or participate in our costume contest!
- Heartland Howloween
Musicians Meet-Up
A gathering for furry musicians to get to know each other, and make some great music together! Please bring your instruments! Don't worry if you are not a musician, you are welcome to stay!
- Sprout
- Heartland Howloween
The Raveyard
We welcome back all you denizens of the night to our second evening of music and magic at the Raveyard! Featuring our headliner for the evening: Jay Foxcat, with support from Yikes! It's Boomer and 2piece. See Raveyard page for more details.
- Heartland Howloween
Registration
On-site registration and Pre-Reg badge pickup.
- Heartland Howloween
Yoga With A Mouse
Join us for easy yoga stretches and some short meditation!
- Elijah
Fursuit Photo
We welcome all fursuiters to join us for an official group photo and short meet & greet in the Dealer's Den ballroom. (Vendors will be closed Sunday)
- Heartland Howloween
Meditation With A Mouse
Join us for animal themed meditation!
- Elijah
Trinket Trading
An hour of trading trinkets, knick-knacks, enamel pins, and other wares!
- REM | Chrys | Oliver Roo
Closing Ceremonies
Official closing announcements from our staff and crew.
- Heartland Howloween
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Our crystal ball is unclear, but the spirits whisper. Something wicked this way comes. Stay tuned.
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Project Maw
By Azelian Arts
Find Each member of Heartland Howloween Staff to collect all 6.
Project MAW is a new TCG in pre-alpha development by Azelian Arts. The team at Azelian has designed and released early versions of Project MAW cards for each of the 6 primary organizers of Heartland Howloween. These cards will be carried by each corresponding staff member, and may be collected by approaching each team member and requesting a card. Supplies are limited, collect them while you can! See the Azelian booth in the Dealer’s Den for more information, and bookmark our Project Maw page below
Project MAW is currently in early development stages. These promotional cards will not be playable in the final game and designs are subject to significant changes. Available cards are not representative of the final design or production quality of Project MAW.