Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel
The Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel is the Boston hotel listed on the home page of Anthro New England, an annual furry convention. Hallways, lobbies and restaurants are shared with non-attendees, so convention attire rules apply there. Convention areas stay family friendly between 5am and 8pm.
Before you go
- Indoor or outdoor
- Indoors, in a hotel that non-attendees can also use
- Official site
- anthronewengland.com
- Next festival here
- Anthro New England, Jan 14 to 17, 2027
Worth knowing before you go
- Lobbies, restaurants, hallways and concourses count as public areas, because non-attendees can reach them.
- Opaque tops, pants or shorts or their equivalent, and footwear are required in public areas.
- Collars, harnesses and pup hoods are fine, but leashes are not permitted at any time.
- Underage possession or consumption of alcohol, cannabis or other age-restricted substances is not tolerated; the minimum age in Massachusetts is 21.
Festivals here
Venue basics: Hotel areas shared with non-attendees · Family friendly from 5am to 8pm · 18+ events are staff-controlled.
Is it for you
Choose it if
- You are attending Anthro New England and want a convention inside a hotel.
- You want family-friendly convention areas during the day and evening.
Think twice if
- You are under 21 and expect to drink or use age-restricted substances.
- You plan to wear a leash.
Getting there and parking
Festival-specific · Anthro New EnglandPublic areas of the hotel are any areas that non-attendees can reach, such as lobbies, restaurants, hallways and concourses, except pool areas. Attire there must comply with Massachusetts public indecency laws, up to and including opaque tops, pants or shorts or their equivalent, and footwear.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at the Westin Boston Seaport. The venue's own pages are the place to check: anthronewengland.com.
Camping
We don't yet have confirmed information about camping at the Westin Boston Seaport. The venue's own pages are the place to check: anthronewengland.com.
Food, water and what you can bring
Festival-specific · Anthro New EnglandCollars, harnesses and pup hoods are acceptable at all times as long as the rest of your attire follows the policy. Leashes are not permitted at any time.
Festival-specific · Anthro New EnglandThe convention has a zero tolerance policy for underage possession or consumption of alcohol, cannabis or other age-restricted substances. The minimum age for all such substances in Massachusetts is 21.
Sound and sensory
Festival-specific · Anthro New EnglandAll convention areas are kept family friendly between 5am and 8pm. The exceptions are events marked 18+, where access is controlled by convention staff.
A little history
Anthro New England is an annual furry convention in Boston, founded in 2014, with its first convention held in 2015 in Cambridge.