When Furballs Strike is a fun, fursuit-friendly bowling meet that takes place quarterly in the greater Seattle area. The meet is organized by Kijani through Furlife: Pacific Northwest Furries, a ginormous Meetup group with thousands of members who enjoy the anthropomorphic “furry” fandom.

From its humble beginnings in 2008 with 40 attendees, this meet has evolved into the biggest furry bowling gathering in the world, with recent meets reaching 350-400+ attendees, including over 200 fursuiters, from all over the state of Washington, Canada, Oregon and even California!

This highly social event is family-friendly and open to furry fans of all ages… and no, you don’t need a fursuit to attend!

After bowling ends, there is always a fabulous prize raffle in the party room where lots of gifts are given away as a “thank you” for attending the meet and bowling with us at WFS. Each bowler gets tickets included in their registration, and more can be purchased for $1 each (or 5 for $4).

Charity Tracker

Starting in 2023, we have run a Charity Auction alongside the Prize Raffle every few WFS events, offering 5-6 high value items to benefit a local 501(c)(3) organization. At WFS 50 we raised $2,560 for Homeward Pet Adoption Center, a no-kill pet shelter in Woodinville, WA, making a positive difference in helping the animals in their care, and most recently we raised over $2,000 for the local chapter of the ALS Association, helping families and their loved ones as they fight that terrible disease.

Here are the totals we have raised for charity through When Furballs Strike so far:

WFS 45: $930 (Lambert House, Seattle)

WFS 50: $2,560 (Homeward Pet Adoption Center, Bothell)

WFS 52: $1,500 (Camp Woodrich & University of Washington Bowling Program)

WFS 55: $2,070 (ALS Association, Evergreen Chapter)

WFS 58: ??? (Dog Gone Seattle)

Total (All-Time): $7,060

How does the Charity Auction work?

There will be 6-7 Auction items on display next to the main raffle table, each with its own bid sheet. The Auction will begin as a silent auction during registration and bowling. To place a bid, clearly write your name and bid amount on the sheet. The Auction will end as a live auction after bowling ends. If no more bids come in, the high silent bid will win. Bidders must pay for their items after the raffle concludes with cash, via Paypal/Venmo or with card. Card payments are subject to a 3% processing fee to ensure the full amount gets donated to the charity.

Attendees who wish to bowl have four options from $13 base reg, to $30 Ultrasponsor which comes with all of the swag, a bonus Ultrasponsor-only raffle ticket, and fantastic themed gifts: A big pet bin perfect for storing pet toys/supplies, plushies or anything up to 20 pounds! All registration options come with 2 games of bowling and shoe rental.

Supersponsors and Ultrasponsors get an additional gift at check-in and may choose between a WFS 58 Pawprint Pet Tag, logo fridge magnet, Stylus ballpoint pen or FurLife Coaster.

To pre-register (recommended) send your payment via Paypal or Venmo using the “Friends & Family” option: http://paypal.me/kijani or https://venmo.com/u/kijanilion

Please include the following in the Notes/Additional Info box when you pre-register:

– 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 confirmation will be 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.
– If Ultrasponsor and you do NOT want the pet bin, please indicate if you would like the Sport Bottle or 5 bonus raffle tickets option.

We will be putting a minimum of 5 and up to 6 bowlers per lane, as we anticipate being close to selling out for WFS 58.

For those not bowling with a pre-registered group, you can also register at-event in the party room starting around 12:15pm. The at-event reg desk is located farthest to the left near the raffle table, and pre-reg check in is on the right side. We take cash and cards (.75 processing fee per registration). At-event reg closes at 1:40 sharp so we can prepare for the group photo and get everyone’s names into the score screens. Please note that we may sell out of lanes during at-event registration, so pre-registering is recommended.