South Korea’s furry festival and convention, organized around creative exchange, storytelling and community activities. The documented sequence includes the inaugural 2020 edition, a 2023 return as the second edition, and annual editions in 2024–2027; no separate 2021 or 2022 edition appears in the reviewed history. The announced 2027 sixth edition is themed “Skypunk Voyage” and scheduled for February 27–28 at YMCA Goyang International Youth Culture Center. Sources: https://furryjoa.com/ ; https://furryjoa.com/archive2020/index.html ; https://furryjoa.com/archive2023/index.html ; https://furryguides.com/conventions/furryjoa-convention ; https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurryJoA.
FurryJoA 2020: Travel was held February 8 at Songdo Convensia in Incheon. The organizer describes FurryJoA as an event for creative exchange across the furry fandom; the one-day program included a Dealers’ Den, FURformance contest, live drawing, talk show, fursuit group photo and DJ set. Sources: https://furryjoa.com/archive2020/index.html ; https://furryjoa.com/archive2020/event.html ; https://furryjoa.com/archive2020/about.html.
The second FurryJoA was planned for February 2021 but postponed because of the prolonged COVID-19 situation. Organizer FANU said the team was preparing to hold the event again at Songdo Convensia in Incheon; it did not take place as a 2021 edition. FurryJoA 2023 was subsequently described as the series’ second edition. Source: https://jmof-channel.themedia.jp/posts/15783082 (interview with the organizer).
FurryJoA 2023: CyberFurry, the convention’s second edition, took place February 11 at KINTEX in Goyang. Its one-day schedule featured a Dealers’ Den, FURformance stage, fursuit group photo, raffle and evening Night Festival. The organizer describes the event as a place for creative exchange and performances, with an all-ages program. Sources: https://www.furryjoa.com/archive2023/index.html ; https://www.furryjoa.com/archive2023/event.html ; https://www.furryjoa.com/archive2023/about.html.
FurryJoA 2024: Discover, the convention’s third edition, ran February 24–25 at the YMCA International Youth Cultural Center in Goyang. The event’s group-photo summary records 1,133 attendees, including 494 fursuiters and 67 international participants. Sources: https://furryguides.com/conventions/furryjoa-convention ; https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurryJoA.
FurryJoA 2025: Sports ran 22–23 February at the YMCA International Youth Cultural Center in Goyang, South Korea. The sports-themed convention drew 2,372 attendees and raised ₩10,000,000 for the Bridge Disaster Relief Association. Sources: https://furryguides.com/conventions/furryjoa-convention and https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurryJoA.
FurryJoA 2026: Magic and Fantasy ran 21–22 February at the YMCA International Youth Cultural Center in Goyang, South Korea. The fantasy-themed convention drew 2,193 attendees; its program included a Dealers’ Den and stage performances. Sources: https://furryguides.com/conventions/furryjoa-convention and https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/FurryJoA.
FurryJoA 2027: Skypunk Voyage is scheduled for February 27–28 at YMCA Goyang International Youth Culture Center in Goyang, South Korea. The organizer describes FurryJoA as a furry community festival for creative sharing and socializing, using a youth center and lawn field with activity booths and attractions rather than a hotel or exhibition hall. The event is designed to welcome minors and families, and attendees can join in fursuits, cosplay, character-inspired everyday clothing (“bounding”), or regular clothes. The 2027 theme imagines airship adventurers setting out on a sky voyage; program, registration and booth details are forthcoming. Official source: https://furryjoa.com/.