HI! hugs
There are five(5) birfdays listed for this week on the Unofficial Birthday List:
- Stryke Stella’s birfday will be tomorrow (Monday, August 31st).
- Pouch will be forty-five on Tuesday (September 1st).
- Iron Raptor will be forty-six on Wednesday (September 2nd).
- Timber’s birfday will be on Thursday (September 3rd).
- And Timber’s dog Timber will also celebrate a birfday on Thursday.
Many Happy Returns of your day!
And heads-up for Ryan Foster’s birfday next Sunday (September 6th) and for Aeric’s, ~7~CyanFOX~7~’s and Trisuniel’s birfdays next Monday (September 7th).
On the Local Furry Events Desk, we have a busy week!
Steel City Beasts' next party is today, Sunday, August 30th, from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Ringside!, 324 James Street North, Hamilton. Ringside! is an outdoor, shaded, gazebo-ish thing with a cash bar. It’s wheelchair accessible. There will be music, vendors, a headless lounge, pool table and lounge seating. Your DJs will be Brock, Dodge, Jin and Sugar. At the time of writing, tickets were still available. A few will be available at the door as well.
- more info & video how-to-find - https://t.me/SteelCityBeasts/89
- tickets – https://ra.co/events/2482218
Serious Sirus will host a Fan Expo Con-Critters Meet, also on Sunday, August 30th, starting at 1:00 PM at Fan Expo, Room 203 (CosPlay HQ), Toronto Metro Convention Centre, Toronto. Fursuiters, cosplayers, etc are all welcome. There will be a group photo.
- for more info and to RSVP – https://t.me/c/1356340389/21899
PALS will host an Animal Instinct – After Dark event on Monday, August 31st, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 AM at Oasis Aqualounge, 23 Mutual Street, Toronto. Admission is $100 for couples and solo men; $ 15 for solo women. This event is for pups, furries and anthros. There will be a pool, hot tub and dungeon.
- more info – https://t.me/c/2413479984/378051?single
- tickets – https://tickets.oasisaqualounge.com/events/90566
The next Old Spaghetti Factory Monthly Furmeet is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2nd, from 6:30 PM until 10:00 PM at the Old Spaghetti Factory, 54 The Esplanade, Toronto, 416-864-9761. Danskunk will be your host.
Saturday will be especially busy.
Faunesthetics Events, headed by Soliloquy, will host Genesis on Saturday, September 5th at The Cotton Factory, Mill Building, Suite 301, 270 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton. There will be music, dancing, friends and fun. Your DJs will be Fruit Machine, Jin, Nevi, DJ Subwoofer and weathergirl.
- more info - https://t.me/faunaestheticeventsannouncements/8 or https://faunaesthetic.ca/
- still more info & tickets - https://faunaesthetic.ca/events/genesis
Resonance Events will host Resonance: First Orbit, also on Saturday, September 5th, from 10:00 PM until 6:00 AM. This is an outdoor event with no storage spaces. Fursuits welcome at your own risk. This is the first anniversary of Resonance Events, so the theme will be “Orbit.” Your DJs will be Aurora, Pavv, Azalea The Witch, Kandi Wolf, Psyberix, Audi, Midnight Snack and 3mma. Please sign up for their mailing list for the event location.
- for more information – https://t.me/Resonance_Events/86
- mailing list – https://mailchi.mp/c7515ccbdb1c/welcome-to-resonance-events
- donations – https://buymeacoffee.com/resonanceevents
PALS will host another Paws & Pals Social (you guessed it) on Saturday, September 5th, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Pegasus On Church, 489B Church Street, Toronto. Hang out on mats, meet new people.
https://t.me/FurryEventsOntario/903/2720
If you’re going to Paws & Pins and want a discounted hotel room, you have until September 15th to apply.
https://t.co/iYcKouU068
StratosFur, Aberacon, DenFur and West Aussie Fur Frenzy (WAFF) all end today (August 30th). Five Furry conventions begin this weekend.
- FursonaCon, September 3rd to 6th, Newport News, VA
- IndyFurCon, September 3rd to 6th, Indianapolis, IN
- Anthro New Mexico, September 4th to 6th, Albuquerque, NM
- Calfurry, September 4th to 6th, Calgary, AL
- Tails And Tornadoes Fur Con, September 4th to 6th, Tulsa, OK
- Barkada FurFest, September 5th to 6th, Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines
On the Holidays and Occasions Desk, today (Sunday, August 30th) is International Whale Shark Day, dedicated to conservation of the largest sharks, plankton eaters; they are endangered. And today is Frankenstein Day, Mary Shelley’s birfday; she would have been 229 years old.
Tomorrow (Monday, August 31st) will be International Overdose Awareness Day; a reminder of drug overdoses, a remembrance day for those who died of overdoses, and a day of recognition for the friends and relatives they left behind.
Tuesday (September 1st) will be a busy day.
- Tuesday will be First Parkash, also known as the Birth of Guru Granth, the Sikh holy book and their permanent leader.
- Tuesday will be Species Requiem Day. We take this day to remember the entire species of animals and plants that we humans have destroyed. (Remind me, please, who gave us the right to do that?) It is the anniversary of the day Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died in the Cincinnati zoo in 1914.
- Tuesday will be World Beach Day. “...this is the day to show your appreciation to the beautiful beaches in the world. Get to the beach, host an event to save our beaches, contribute to beach cleanup causes, there are lots of ways to help out.”
- Tuesday will be Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, a day of appreciation for the common, ginger tiger tabby or “orange cat.” They are kitties, and they are good.
- Tuesday will be the Feast of St. Giles. Giles had a hermitage in a forest where he lived on milk from a tame doe. King Flavius hunted the doe and accidentally shot Giles. Giles prayed that the wound never heal. (2 Corinthians 12:9) King Flavius was so impressed that he built Giles a monastery.
- And starting Tuesday, the TTC will start “fare capping.” After you pay by plastic (PRESTO card, credit or debit, including on phone “wallets”) for the 47th time, you won’t have to pay again for the rest of the month. (Average transit riders will never reach their 48th ride in an average month.)
Wednesday (September 2nd) will be World Coconut Day. As the name suggests, it is a day of appreciation for coconuts and their products.
Thursday (September 3rd) will be Merchant Navy Remembrance Day, a day to honour veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic. They served aboard Merchant Navy cargo ships that brought supplies and equipment to Britain. Remember the crews of Merchant Navy ships that were sunk in the cold North Atlantic by enemy submarines.
On Friday (September 4th), nothing in particular will happen.
Saturday (September 5th) will be International Day of Charity, the anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death in 1997. The UN established the occasion in 2012 to find ways to make charity easier around the world. Saturday will also be International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls. Indigenous people everywhere are under constant attack by “settlers” who want their land, but women and girls are picked out for extra abuse. They are leaders, knowledge keepers, truth tellers; erasing them hits indigenous communities especially hard. Saturday will be International Vulture Awareness Day. Vultures help keep the environment clean from corpses. Some species are close to extinction. And in the USA, Saturday will be International Bacon Day (an American celebration of bacon).
Here's a heads-up for next Sunday (September 6th). It will be the Birth of CBC TV, Star Trek Day in Canada, and the first day of Living Donation Week. And next Monday (September 7th) will be Labour Day, International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, World Duchenne Day, International Manatee Day and, of course, the last day of the CNE.
September begins this week. Holidays, Occasions and Local Events for September 2026 include:
- September 1st – First Parkash/Birth of Guru Granth (Sikh), Species Requiem Day, World Beach Day, Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, St. Giles (Furry saint)
- September 2nd - World Coconut Day
- September 3rd - Merchant Navy Remembrance Day
- September 5th - International Day of Charity, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls, International Vulture Awareness Day, International Bacon Day (USA)
- September 6th - Birth of CBC TV, Star Trek Day (Canada)
- September 6th to 12th – Living Donation Week
- September 7th – Labour Day, International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, World Duchenne Day, International Manatee Day
- September 8th – Passing of Elizabeth II (2022), International Literacy Day, World Ampersand Day
- September 9th - International Day to Protect Education from Attack, World First Aid Day, Anniversary of the First Computer Bug
- September 10th - World Suicide Prevention Day, St. Nicholas of Tolentino (Furry saint)
- September 11th (sunset) – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
- September 11th - 25th anniversary of Canada’s response to the September 11th (2001), Cush Hosanna (Dudeism)
- September 12th - Saragarhi Day (Sikhism), World First Aid Day, National Pet Memorial Day (Canada)
- September 12th to 16th – Paitishahema Gahambar (Zoroastrianism)
- September 13th – Grandparents Day, Firefighters' National Memorial Day (Canada), Roald Dahl Story Day, World Sepsis Day, International Chocolate Day (USA ONLY)
- September 14th (sunrise until sunset)– Fast of Gedaliah
- September 14th – Holy Cross Day (Christian), Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
– September 14th to 20th - Mennonite Heritage Week
- September 15th - International Day of Democracy, World Engineers Day, Canadian Tire Day, International Dot Day
- September 16th - International Identity Day, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (Ozone Day), St. Joseph of Cupertino (Furry saint)
- September 17th - Engineers Day (Canada), World Patient Safety Day, International Fox Day, International Guinep Day, Batman Day, Linux’s Birfday (3 of 4)
- September 18th - World Water Monitoring Day, African Wildcat Day
- September 19th – International Talk Like A Pirate Day, International Observe The Moon Night, World Cleanup Day, Software Freedom Day, International Red Panda Day, Responsible Dog Ownership Day (USA only, American Kennel Club, Kliah Mott?)
- September 20th (sunset) – Yom Kippur (Jewish)
- September 20th - Annual Terry Fox Run, St. Eustace (Furry saint)
– September 20th to 26th - Gender Equality Week, Sea Otter Awareness Week, Tolkien Week, National Forest Week
- September 21st – International Day of Peace, Sun Day, World Gratitude Day, World Alzheimer's Day
- September 22nd – Autumnal Equinox (20:05), First Day of Autumn, Mabon (Pagan), Elephant Appreciation Day, World Rhino Day, Hobbit Day
- September 23rd - Maple Leaf Day/National Tree Day, International Celebrate Bisexuality Day (Bi Visibility Day)
- September 24th - World Gorilla Day, World Maritime Day, Remember Me Thursday
- September 25th to October 2nd (sunset) – Sukkot (Jewish)
- September 25th - Franco-Ontarian Day, Moon Festival (Asian calendar)
- September 26th – Bureflux (Discordian), Stanislav Petrov Day, Sport Purple for Platelets Day, World Contraception Day, Black-Footed Ferret Rediscovery Day, International Rabbit Day (aka “Bunny Day”), Full Moon (11:49, Harvest Moon, Corn Moon, Fruit Moon, Barley Moon)
- September 26th to 27th – Word On The Street
- September 27th - Dogbomb’s Birfday (1963)
- September 28th - British Home Child Day, World Rabies Day, International Safe Abortion Day, International Day for Universal Access to Information, Ask A Stupid Question Day
- September 29th - Happy Goose Day, Michael and All Angels (Catholic), National Coffee Day (Canada), World Maritime Day, World Heart Day
- September 30th – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day, International Blasphemy Rights Day, St. Jerome (Furry saint)
- October 1st - National Seniors Day (Canada) and International Day of the Older Person, International Coffee Day, World Cocoa and Chocolate Day, World Sake Day, World Vegetarian Day, International Raccoon Appreciation Day
- October 1st to 7th – HPV Prevention Week
- October 2nd to 3rd (sunset) – Shmini Atzeret (Jewish)
- October 2nd – Mihragan (Zoroastrianism), World Farm Animals Day, International Day of Non-Violence / Gandhi Jayanti
- October 3rd to 4th (sunset) – Simchat Torah (Jewish)
- October 3rd - Nuit Blanche (Toronto), World Dragon Day, Mean Girls Day/Fullmetal Alchemist Day
- October 3rd to 9th - Animal Welfare Week
- October 4th - Arrow Day, The Feast of St Francis of Assisi (Furry saint), Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day (Christian), World Animal Day, Wester
- October 4th to 10th - Fire Prevention Week (Canada and USA), World Space Week (UN)
- October 4th to 11th - Science Literacy Week
- October 5th - World Teachers' Day, World Habitat Day, World Meningitis Day, Linux Birthday (4 of 4)
September is International Animal Pain Awareness Month, World Animal Remembrance Month, National Service Dog Month, Happy Healthy Cat Month, Pet-Sitter Education Month and Responsible Dog Ownership Month. In Canada, September is also Arthritis Awareness Month, Muscular Dystrophy Month and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, while worldwide it is Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Watch out for canvassers!
There are thirty-two (32) Furry conventions in September 2026:
- Furrstein, September 3rd to 6th, Klatovy, Czech Republic
- FursonaCon, September 3rd to 6th, Newport News, VA
- IndryRurCon, September 3rd to 6th, Indianapolis, IN
- Anhro New Mexico, September 4th to 6th, Albuquerque, NM
- Calfurry, September 4th to 6th, Calgary, AL
- Tails And Tornadoes Fur Con, September 4th to 6th, Tulsa, OK
- Touffurs, September 4th to 6th, Revel, France
- Columbus Fursuit Walk, October 5th, Columbus, OH
- Foxville Furbowl, October 5th, Westmont, IL
- Heilbronn Fursuitwalk, October 5th, Heilbronn, Germany
- Barkada FurFest, September 5th to 6th, Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Sigurtà Raduno, September 5th to 6th, Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy
- FurTheMoment, September 6th, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- SillyCon, September 10th to 13th, Russia
- Furdance Budapest, September 11th to 13th, Budapest, Hungary
- Furry Migration, September 11th to 13th, Minneapolis, MN
- Club Animalz Berlin, September 12th, Berlin, Germany
- SFPF, September 12th, Bournemouth, UK
- Furgether, September 16th to 20th, Steyr, Austria
- Anthro SoCal, September 18th to 20th, Ontario, California
- Wild North, September 18th to 21st, Chester-le-Street, UK
- Furry Gathering in Vietnam (FurGIV), September 19th, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Wrocławski Furwalk, September 19th, Wroclaw, Poland
- Wroof, September 19th, Wroclaw, Poland
- Furrest City, September 19th to 20th, Cleveland, OH
- Kemoket, September 20th, Japan
- Furry Takeover, September 25th to 27th, Fontana Dam, NC
- Rugen Furcon, September 25th to 27th, Kurhaus Binz, Germany
- FurCalvaDance, September 25th to 29th, Blainville-sur-Mer, France
- Boston Furry Picnic, September 26th, Boston, MA
- Pawtucky, September 26th to 28th, Georgetown, KY
- H-Con, September 30th to October 4th, Erbach, Germany
NB. Mephit Fur Meet has been cancelled for this year, their venue reneged on them. Furever West has also been cancelled; I can’t find out why.
Other upcoming events for September (so far) include:
- Old Spaghetti Factory Monthly Furmeet, September 2nd, 54 The Esplanade, Toronto, host Danskunk
- Genesis, September 5th, Suite 301, 270 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton
- Paws & Pals Social, September 5th, Pegasus On Church, 489B Church Street, Toronto
- Resonance: First Orbit, September 5th, Location TBA
- - https://mailchi.mp/c7515ccbdb1c/welcome-to-resonance-events
- BEER!Meet Daystar, September 11th, Mascot Brewery, 37 Advanxe Road, Etobicoke
- Niagara Falls Furry Invasion, September 12th, Niagara Falls, NY
- Camp Conifur, September 12th to 14th, Camp Wetaskiwin, Short Hills Provincial Park, St. Catharines
- Bark In The Dark 4.0, September 18th, Geary Avenue Warehouse Project, 209 Geary Ave, Toronto
- Cozycon, September 18th to 20th, https://cozycononline.com/
- Waterloo Royal Medieval Faire, September 19th, Waterloo Park West, Waterloo
- Lumen Festival Furmeet, September 19th, 75 King Street South, Waterloo
- Hamilton Comic Con, September 19th to 20th , Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton
- Biidaasige Park Furwalk, September 26th, Biidaasige Park, 51 Commissioners Street, Toronto
- Smoke In The Smoke #11, September 26th (?), drive-in meet, details TBA?
- - https://t.me/smokeinthesmoke1
NB. The Birfday Otter Update does not necessarily endorse any event; we merely report that they will happen. Readers are encouraged to decide for themselves which events they wish to attend, if any.
This is the last update of the month, so the complete Unofficial Birthday List is REDACTED. And if you want to be on the Unofficial Birthday List, or if you'd prefer to be removed or have your entry changed, email me at dotter8@gmail.com, and I'll fix it for you promptly. I WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR REQUEST IF YOU SEND IT IN ANY OTHER WAY! (Requests should include the name you are or want to be entered under so that I know which "Jim Smith" to change to "Honking Camel.") Please note that the UBL is NOT linked to the TorFur list; if you change or delete your TorFur entry, you must notify me separately. Also, it's my policy never to add people to the UBL unless they ask to be added, changed or removed. Please don't ask for somebody else. However, you can have a Character of Significance on the list, as long as you own it. (Ask me.)
Nips & cuddles,
-- Dee
D'Otter's Space 
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