About us
Welcome to FurLife: Pacific Northwest Furries! We are a community of thousands of "furry" anthropomorphics fans from all over Washington State, British Columbia, Oregon and Idaho. Come join us at a meet sometime!
Check the upcoming event list to see what's going on: https://www.meetup.com/furlife/events/calendar/ Our major quarterly meet is When Furballs Strike, the world's largest "Furbowl" that attracts 300-400 attendees from all over the Pacific Northwest! Our next one, WFS 59, will be in November and will be announced and on our schedule by mid-September.
Make sure you're subscribed to our email list to get meet announcements!
Guests:
Please feel free to bring guests - It's great to have someone there that you already know! Please note that while all ages are welcome at most FurLife events, you must be 18 to register for a Meetup account. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Featured event
When Furballs Strike 59 - Fursuit Bowling at Kenmore Lanes
Our Fall Furbowl When Furballs Strike 59 is all set for Saturday, November 21 with the theme of Vintage Animation, as voted on in the WFS Telegram Channel poll! We will celebrate classic 2D hand-drawn characters from the early days of animation up through the Disney Renaissance of the 1990s, with many themed prizes in our raffle!
We will have our annual Charity Auction at this WFS to benefit Dog Gone Seattle, a local dog rescue that has helped foster, rehabilitate and rehome over 6,000 homeless & at-risk canines. They are the largest foster-based rescue in the Pacific NW and our Charity Auction will help them carry out their mission!
CHARITY AUCTION
Our charity auction will have both Silent and Live components. Most of the Auction items will be on display near the raffle tables, each with silent bid sheets. To bid, clearly write your name and bid amount on the sheet. After bowling, we will begin the Live Auction starting with the high silent bid. If no additional bids come in, the silent bid wins. Some items will be live auction only due to space limitations.
Auction winners must be present and pay for their items immediately after the auction via cash, card or Paypal/Venmo (preferred). 100% of the auction proceeds will go to Dog Gone Seattle!
ULTRASPONSOR/SUPERSPONSOR GIFT OPTIONS
We'll have two FANTASTIC new gifts for our Ultrasponsors to choose from at WFS 59:
1. WFS Logo Microfiber Cloth
- Perfect for cleaning eyewear, electronics, etc.
- 6 x 7" in size, individually packaged
- Beautifully dye-sublimated with our event's full-color logo.
2. FurLife Logo Sketchbook
- Spiral-bound, 5.5 x 8.5"
- 50 pages of blank paper to practice your own art & animation
- Hardcover with full-color FurLife logo
Ultrasponsors will choose one of those two gifts when they pre-register - please include in the Notes section which you want when you send in your payment. Any left over will be available for at-event Ultrasponsors.
Our special Supersponsor gift option for WFS 59 will be a fun, thematic sticker decal by furry artist Freckles, featuring their depiction of Robin Hood holding up a sign saying "I Turned This Person Into A Furry"! These decals will be available to choose from alongside the pens, coasters and magnets, while supplies last for our Super and Ultrasponsors.
REGISTRATION & COST
*Please note that our higher level tiers have gone up slightly - Supersponsor is now $22 and Ultrasponsor is $33. It is the first price increase of these levels in over 10 years, and will help make WFS sustainable for the future with inflation and the cost of everything going up. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of WFS!
Each registration comes with 2 games of bowling & shoe rental, listed are the additional benefits of each tier:
$13 Base Reg
- 1 raffle ticket
$16 Sponsor
- 5 raffle tickets
- 1 FurLife or WFS sticker decal
$22 Supersponsor
- 10 raffle tickets
- 1 FurLife or WFS sticker decal
- Choice of 1 Supersponsor Item: Robin Hood "Furry Bait" Decal, Fridge Magnet, Stylus Ballpoint Clicker Pen or Coaster
$33 Ultrasponsor
- 15 raffle tickets
- Ultrasponsor-only raffle drawing ticket
- 1 FurLife or WFS sticker decal
- Choice of 1 Supersponsor Item (same as above)
- WFS Logo Microfiber Cloth OR FurLife Logo Sketchbook OR WFS Logo Sport Bottle OR 5 extra raffle tickets (Choose one)
To pre-reg, send your payment here via Paypal OR Venmo using the "Family & Friends" option: http://paypal.me/kijani / https://www.venmo.com/u/kijanilion and please put the following in the "Notes" or "Additional Info" box:
- What name you want for the bowling score screen (this will also be your check-in name)
- Your Telegram handle (for confirmation or questions about your pre-reg, otherwise I will confirm through the app's messaging system)
- If you are bowling in a group, please list ALL of your group members so there is no confusion after the pre-reg lanes fill up. All group members must pre-register.
You may pay for multiple people on the same pre-reg (this is encouraged), just be sure everyone's info is in the notes, and what level reg everyone is getting is clearly noted.
We anticipate selling out for WFS 59, so each lane will have a minimum of 5 bowlers, and many lanes will have 6.
If you pre-reg, there will two separate, much faster-moving lines where you quickly pick up your raffle tickets, gifts and lane assignment. Pre-Reg closes at 11:59pm on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Do not send payments in after the cutoff as you will still have to go to the at-event reg line.
FURSUIT CHANGING/GROUP PHOTO
We have a dedicated room for fursuit changing/storage (behind the party room partition). Please be courteous to other attendees and only use this room if you need to, and try to space out usage so it doesn't overcrowd.
The fursuit group photo begins staging at 2pm before bowling starts. When setting up for the photo please let shorter fursuiters be in the front, and spread out side-to-side as much as possible since the photo is taken as a panoramic. Those in front must either sit or kneel.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11am - Party room opens
Noon - Pre-Reg Check In opens
12:15 - At-event Registration opens
1:40 - Registration closes
2:00-2:15 - Fursuit Group Photo (usually in the middle of our assigned lanes, listen for announcement)
2:15 - Bowling starts
4:15 - Bowling ends
4:30-5:15pm - Awards, Charity Auction
5:15-6pm - Prize Raffle
6:30pm - Pizza Party Group Dinner in the Party Room
PRIZE RAFFLE
There will be many amazing prizes for attendees to take home in our prize raffle which takes place in the Party Room after bowling.
Extra tickets may be purchased for $1 each (or $4 for 5) anytime during reg, and we will do last call after bowling ends. Raffle proceeds go towards costs of running the world's largest furbowl, prizes for the next WFS & our monthly dues for FurLife on Meetup.
DJ ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON!
GROUP DINNER ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON!
We will be doing another Pizza Party catered by the Kenmore Lanes Restaurant in the party room after the Prize Raffle! A separate Event Page (linked here) will be posted for that event as soon as details are finalized.
FOOD
Kenmore Lanes has a full restaurant and bar for us to order from at our leisure. Please do not bring in any outside food or drink as this is against Kenmore's house policies. Things like bottled water/sport drinks kept in the party room for our fursuiters is fine and encouraged.
TELEGRAM CHANNEL
We now have a Telegram Channel dedicated to announcements & updates for WFS! Join it here: t.me/bowlwfs
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First WFS meet or want to see how much fun it is? Check out these videos from recent furbowls!
When Furballs Strike 57 & 58 - New World Record: 276 Furry Bowlers!
When Furballs Strike 56 - New World Record: 204 Fursuiters!
When Furballs Strike 52 - New World Record: 411 Attendees!
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Furries at the Japanese Maple Festival / Hatsumomiji (Seattle)
Seattle Japanese Garden, 1075 E Lk Washington Blvd, Seattle, WA 98112, USA, Seattle, WA, USFurries at the Hatsumomiji (Japanese Maple Festival)
Let's meetup and celebrate autumn! Meetup time will be Saturday, October 10th from 10am to 2pm in the Seattle Japanese Garden.
The Japanese Garden is the south end of the Washington Park Arboretum.
Location:
Seattle Japanese Garden
1075 E Lk Washington Blvd, Seattle, WA 98112
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pJRxhzKUaNangUsY8Information:
Join us for Hatsumomiji (初紅葉) – the beloved tradition of appreciating nature’s art. During this time of year, each day brings out more colors to the Seattle Japanese Garden; creating a breathtaking view.Hatsumomiji activities include:
Maples of Seattle Japanese Garden Brochure
Maple & Garden Scavenger Hunts for kids
Family Saturday 10/10 - Origami in the Garden with P.A.P.E.R.
1:00pm Maple Tours: Offered Tuesday through Friday & 1st Saturday
*Self-guided maple tour brochures and the Scavenger Hunt sheet will be available at the gatehouse.Admission to the Garden ends 45 minutes prior to the closing time (No admission after 4:15pm in the month of October).
Plan to arrive at least one hour prior to the closing time.
Tripods are not allowed in the Garden.Suiting is not allowed. But ears and tails are ok.
https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/events-calendar/2026/10/hatsumomiji
Parking:
Very limited free parking is available for the public in several areas. Access lots at the Graham Visitors Center and the Japanese Garden. Because i have my bicycle with me, i’m going to park in UW’s Red Square garage (Central Parking Garage), which is free on weekends but a fifteen-minute bike ride away. Which is about a fifty minute walk.Where we will meet:
At the gatehouse.
For this meetup, it’s more than ok to come later in the day if you want. I will try maintain a live active Google Maps GPS pin on myself throughout the day so you can easily find us!
The link for the GPS pin will be posted to both the meetup.com event page and Telegram before the start of the meetup.Here is the Telegram event chat:
https://t.me/furlifehatsumomijiLastly:
We will do two group photos. One, half-way through the meetup, and one near the end (for people who come late).5 attendees
Furries at Oktoberfest (all-ages event) (Puyallup)
Washington State Fair Event Center, 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371, USA, Puyallup, WA, USLet's meetup and celebrate a German tradition, Oktoberfest! Meetup time will be Sunday, October 11th at 11am at the Washington State Fairgrounds.
Oktoberfest Northwest is an all-ages event until 6 pm on Friday and Saturday evenings, and all day Sunday for Family Day with activities like pumpkin decorating, kids hammerschlagen, the Kinder Root Bier Garden, games, free face painting Saturday and Sunday, and more!
We will meet at the Gold Gate at the corner of 9th Ave SW and S Meridian). As part of the meet we'll have a group lunch at 2:15pm after the Stein Holding competition.
Large bags and or backpacks are not allowed (diaper bags are the exception). Full face coverings are not allowed. But you can wear your ears, tails, and paws; your face just has to be visible.
General Admission Tickets on Sunday are Half-Price (just $10) if pre-paid by October 8 and can be purchased here: https://tickets.thefair.com/ListingPage.asp?lpid=120 (make sure to buy a ticket for Sunday, 11/11)
Location:
Washington State Fair Event Center
110 9th Avenue SW, Puyallup WA, 98371
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UH8KYfyN7CZMZqZC9Information:
https://www.thefair.com/oktoberfest/Special Sunday-Only Events:
Wiener Dog Races
Stein Dash 5K (pre-registration required: https://steindash.com/)
Kids’ Root Beer Run (pre-registration required: https://steindash.com/)
Manuela Horn’s Kinderfest ShowParking:
Parking is FREE in the Blue Lot for this event.Where we will meet:
We will meet by the Gold gate between 10:30 - 11 am, which is on the corner of 9th Ave SW and S Meridian St.
Entry is permitted until 11 pm, one hour prior to the event closing.
I’ll try to have a Google Maps GPS pin on myself throughout the day so you can easily find us!
The link for the GPS pin will be posted to both the meetup.com event page and Telegram before the start of the meetup.Here is the Telegram event chat:
https://t.me/furlifeoktoberfestnwLastly:
We will do two group photos. One, half-way through the meetup, and one near the end (for people who come late).3 attendees
Weekly Meetup (18+): Panera Bread
Panera Bread Bellevue, 4004 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue, WA, USPresenting the weekly Furry Food Meetup! We're an 18+ weekly gathering of furries. Our home base is the Panera Bread in the Factoria Mall, Bellevue, on Tuesdays, with occasional excursions to other dining establishments.
- Please at least order a drink from Panera, but grab food from anywhere and bring it over. (Panera, Panda Express, Red Robin, Arepa Grill, Sushi Omiya, etc.)
- Everyfur is responsible for their own bill.
- Attendees must be at least 18, or accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
Parking/Transportation:
- Panera is in the Factoria Mall with spacious parking. Numerous bus lines pass by as well.
Suiting/Masks/Tails:
- We are cleared to full-suit inside the restaurant but not inside the mall. This is a family-friendly public restaurant so please keep the gear PG and sauce-safe.
Contact:
- If you need to contact the host, please do so on Telegram, as Meetup messages take upwards of a day to hit my inbox.
- Telegram - https://t.me/TiesAndTails
- BlueSky - @tiesandtails.bsky.social
- Website - http://TiesAndTails.Club
(Note: This is a Telegram waiting room. We've had a lot of replicants trying to sneak in, spam, and steal data. See the pinned message in that Telegram group for directions on how to enter the main chat.)
2 attendeesWeekly Meetup (18+): Panera Bread
Panera Bread Bellevue, 4004 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue, WA, USPresenting the weekly Furry Food Meetup! We're an 18+ weekly gathering of furries. Our home base is the Panera Bread in the Factoria Mall, Bellevue, on Tuesdays, with occasional excursions to other dining establishments.
- Please at least order a drink from Panera, but grab food from anywhere and bring it over. (Panera, Panda Express, Red Robin, Arepa Grill, Sushi Omiya, etc.)
- Everyfur is responsible for their own bill.
- Attendees must be at least 18, or accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
Parking/Transportation:
- Panera is in the Factoria Mall with spacious parking. Numerous bus lines pass by as well.
Suiting/Masks/Tails:
- We are cleared to full-suit inside the restaurant but not inside the mall. This is a family-friendly public restaurant so please keep the gear PG and sauce-safe.
Contact:
- If you need to contact the host, please do so on Telegram, as Meetup messages take upwards of a day to hit my inbox.
- Telegram - https://t.me/TiesAndTails
- BlueSky - @tiesandtails.bsky.social
- Website - http://TiesAndTails.Club
(Note: This is a Telegram waiting room. We've had a lot of replicants trying to sneak in, spam, and steal data. See the pinned message in that Telegram group for directions on how to enter the main chat.)
2 attendees
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