CatCon Highlights
It was truly an amazing weekend!
It was wonderful to see you all in PURR-son again, taking part in the friendships, fun activities, informative workshops, and retail therapy!
136 cats and kittens found their forever homes at CatCon 2022, thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, RoyalCanin, and adoption partner Best Friends Animal Society!
We’d like to thank our sponsors EveryCat Health Foundation and Basepaws, Made by Nacho, Mattel, Smalls, Wallis Annenberg PetSpace, and World’s Best Cat Litter for helping make our IRL return truly epic!
Workshop Highlights
Some of the highlights from this year’s fun and informative workshops:
- Ashley Morrison (@youngestoldcatlady) spoke movingly about fostering and mental health in “Paws and Reflect”
- Nathan the Cat Lady kept the audience on their toes during Made by Nacho’s “Cat Trivia Throwdown”
- The Two Crazy Cat Ladies answered eternal questions like “Why did my cat pee in my bed?”
- Dr. Paul Koudounaris told thrilling tales in “Ship Cats: Adventure, Courage, and Betrayal”
2022 PURR-formances and Events
It wouldn’t be CatCon without some incredible events, PURR-formances, and more, including:
- Kitty Kitsch Roadshow: attendees brought in their kitty collectibles for appraisal and learned some amazing things about their prized possessions
- Uncaged: The Unbearable Weight of Genius Cat Art, a artistic tribute to icon Nicolas Cage and his love of cats
- Sterling “Trap King” Davis entertained
- Improv Group Baby Wants Candy brought forth hilarious ballads of attendees kitty friends
- Meet and Greets with celebricats like Merlin Ragdoll and One Eared Uno
- Epic retail therapy as always!
Everybody’s Talking About CatCon 2022!
- The Australian firefighters share their mission of finding forever homes for over 200 kittens at this year’s CatCon in Pasadena” –The Kelly Clarkson Show
- A wonderland of merch, feline-friendly celebrity appearances, petting, nibbles, stuff you’ve never even thought of, and of course, art.” – LA Weekly
- “Australian firefighters are raising funds for cat charities and amplifying on-site adoption” – Entertainment Tonight
- “Cat lover and enthusiast Hayley Hasselhoff joins this year’s CatCon” – KTLA
- “CatCon Reveals A New Art Exhibit Dedicated To ‘National Treasure’ Nicolas Cage” – HuffPost
See you at CatCon 2023!
CatCon is August 3rd & 4th, 2024 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. Sign up here to be the first to know the latest CatCon news!