Everfree Northwest

Everfree Northwest
Official logo for Everfree Northwest 2025
StatusActive
GenreMy Little Pony fan convention
VenueHyatt Regency Bellevue
LocationBellevue, Washington
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated17–19 August 2012
Most recent22–24 August 2025
Next event21–23 August 2026
Attendance2,002 in 2025
Organized byPegasi Northwest
Filing status501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Websitehttps://everfreenw.com/

Everfree Northwest (often abbreviated Everfree NW[1] or EFNW) is an annual My Little Pony fan convention held in Bellevue, Washington organized for the fandom of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, whose adult fans are commonly referred to as bronies. As of November 2025, with the closure of BronyCon in 2019, it is the largest brony convention in the world.

The next Everfree Northwest is set to take place 21–23 August 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.[‡ 1]

Overview

See also: My Little Pony fan convention

Everfree Northwest is an annual convention primarily dedicated to fans of the animated television show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, particularly the adult fans known as "bronies". The event describes its mission as bringing "Equestria to Earth for three days".[1]

The convention features a variety of activities including vendors, contests, auctions, games, and opportunities to meet show writers, comic book colorists, and voice actors from the series. The event has included arts, crafts, and programming tracks tailored specifically for children, with free passes offered to attendees ages 12 and under. Attendees often dress as their favorite characters from the show and participate in activities like "pony karaoke."[2]

The convention's location and dates have varied over the years. In 2014, it was held on July 4–6,[1] while in 2016 it moved to May 13–15 at the Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport.[2] By 2017, the convention was in its 6th year, still held at the DoubleTree Hotel in SeaTac with an expected attendance of over 3,000 people.[3]

Like other brony conventions like BronyCon, Everfree Northwest has established a tradition of charitable activities. In 2012, Everfree Northwest's charity auction raised $13,535 for the Seattle Children's Hospital.[4] The following year, in 2013, the charity auction raised nearly $30,000.[1] The convention organization includes various staff positions such as convention chair, business lead, security lead, social media lead, and graphic designers. By 2013, the convention had approximately 2,000 attendees with a notably low rate of misconduct—out of 2,000 attendees that year, only one person was removed for inappropriate behavior.[1]

Everfree Northwest has a reputation for being one of the more "family-friendly" My Little Pony conventions.[5][6] The 2017 Everfree Northwest theme was "United in Harmony". The convention typically features a outdoors-related theme because of its shared name with Camp Everfree, a summer camp that appeared in My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree.[5]

The brony music concert at Everfree Northwest is called "Ponystock", which has been ongoing since the con's inception in 2012.[7]

Locations, attendances, and notable guests by year

Year Dates Location Venue Attendance Notable guests
2012[‡ 2] August 17–19 Seattle, Washington SeaTac Airport Holiday Inn and Seattle Airport Marriott Hotel ~1,500[‡ 3] Tara Strong, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain, Nicole Oliver, Cathy Weseluck, Michelle Creber, Claire Corlett, Madeleine Peters, Shannon Chan-Kent, Kazumi Evans, Peter New, Andrew Francis, Lee Tockar, Daniel Ingram, James "Big Jim" Miller, James "Wootie" Wootton
2013[‡ 4] July 5–7 Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center 2,272[‡ 5] Andrea Libman, Michelle Creber, Peter New, Andrew Francis, Amy Keating Rogers, Raven Molisee, Sabrina "Sibsy" Alberghetti
2014[‡ 6] July 4–6 ~2,500[‡ 7] Rebecca Shoichet, Cathy Weseluck, Marÿke Hendrikse, Michael Dobson, Tony Fleecs, Georgia Ball, Heather Nuhfer
2015[‡ 8] May 29–31 2,767[‡ 9] John de Lancie, Bonnie Zacherle, Tabitha St. Germain, Nicole Oliver, Kelly Sheridan, Lee Tockar, Ingrid Nilson, M.A. Larson, Jayson Thiessen, Big Jim Miller
2016[‡ 10] May 13–15 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport >3,000[‡ 11] Andrea Libman, Michelle Creber, Claire Corlett, Maddy Peters, Shannon Chan-Kent, Chantal Strand, Brynna Drummond, Peter New, Trevor Devall, Peter Kelamis, Amy Keating Rogers, M.A. Larson, G.M. Berrow, Jenn Blake, Heather Breckel, Monique Creber, Michael Creber, Ian Corlett, Brian Corlett, Gabriel Brown, Mindy
2017[‡ 12] May 12–14 2,625[‡ 13] Tabitha St. Germain, Nicole Oliver, Britt McKillip, Rebecca Shoichet, Marÿke Hendrikse, Kazumi Evans, Diana Kaarina, Tim Stuby, Denny Lu, Vincent Tong, Andy Price, Tony Fleecs
2018[‡ 14] May 18–20 >2,700[‡ 15] Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Bill Newton, Chris Britton, Ingrid Nilson, Ryan Beil, Sarah Edmondson, Jason Deline, Brenda Crichlow, Richard Newman, G.M. Berrow, Josh Haber, Katrina Hadley, Jim Miller, Pixelkitties
2019[‡ 16] May 17–19 1,832[‡ 17] Kelly Sheridan, Vincent Tong, Shannon Chan-Kent, Devyn Dalton, Gavin Langelo, Katrina Salisbury, Lauren Jackson, Sunni Westbrook, Mark Acheson, Cathy Weseluck, Nicole Dubuc, Tony Fleecs, Brenda Hickey
2020[‡ 18] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[‡ 19] August 13–15[‡ 20] Bellevue, Washington Hyatt Regency Bellevue 1,676[‡ 21] Nicole Oliver, Tabitha St. Germain, Sam Vincent, Scott McNeil, Matt Cowlrick, Willa Milner, Chiara Zanni, Ashleigh Ball[‡ 19]
2022[‡ 22] August 26–28 1,762[‡ 23] Andrea Libman, Kelly Sheridan, Jenna Warren, Ana Sani, Peter New, Vincent Tong, Maryke Hendrikse, Andy Price, Thom Zahler, JustaSuta, Imalou[‡ 22]
2023[‡ 24] August 11–13 1,800 Jenna Warren, Tony Fleecs, Joshua Graham, Amanda Martinez, Bill Newton, Bahia Watson, Ana Sani, Jeremy Whitley, Athena Karkanis, Gillian Berrow, Tony Matthews, Nicole Oliver, Tabitha St. Germain[‡ 24]
2024[‡ 25] August 23–25 1,827[‡ 26] Sophie Scruggs, Trish Forstner, Tony Fleecs, Andy Price, Jeremy Whitley, Thom Zahler, Nicole Oliver, AJ Bridel, Andrew Francis, Rebecca Shoichet[‡ 25]
2025[‡ 27] August 22–24 2,002 Mark Acheson, G.M. Berrow, Chris Britton, Tony Fleecs, Tabitha St. Germain, Elley-Ray Hennessy, M.A. Larson, Andrea Libman, Nicole Oliver, Andy Price, Sara Richard, Vincent Tong, Jeremy Whitley, Thom Zahler[‡ 27]
2026[‡ 1] August 21–23 TBA TBA

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Otey, Chris (May 9, 2014). "The Misunderstood Fans Of 'My Little Pony'". KUOW-FM. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Out and about: "My Little Pony" expo is for all ages". The Daily Herald. May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Bean, Sy (May 13, 2017). "'My Little Pony' Convention gallops into town". Seattle Refined. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  4. ^ Connelly, S. (2017). Ponyville Confidential: The History and Culture of My Little Pony, 1981-2016. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 9781476662091. LCCN 2016044897.
  5. ^ a b Palmer, Zachary (2019). Gender in Equestria: an examination of reconstituted forms of masculinity and their consequences for gender relations in the brony community (PhD thesis). Purdue University. p. 31. it had a reputation for being one of the more 'family friendly' conventions- thus providing additional variation in comparison more 'adult-oriented' conventions. The theme of Everfree Northwest 2017 was "United in Harmony," though the convention always also has a camping related theme based on its name being drawn from the name of a summer camp in one of the spin-off movies.
  6. ^ Palmer, Zachary D. (April 2022). ""I'm Going to Love and Tolerate the Shit Out of You": Hybrid Masculinities in the Brony Community". Men and Masculinities. 25 (1): 87–105. doi:10.1177/1097184X211031969.
  7. ^ Orsini, Lauren Rae (April 21, 2012). "For brony musicians, 'Friendship Is Magic' serves as muse". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 21, 2012.

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ^ a b "Everfree Northwest". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2012". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  3. ^ @EverfreeNW (July 12, 2013). "@foalpapers The total for last year was around 1,500. As for the auction, it was $13,535 & it went to @seattlechildren" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2013". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  5. ^ @EverfreeNW (July 11, 2013). "We had 2,272 attendees during the weekend. The total number of foals was 240" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2014". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  7. ^ @EverfreeNW (September 6, 2014). "@PonyCons Our attendance for 2014 was about 2,500 attendees. I hope that helps!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2015". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  9. ^ @EverfreeNW (June 17, 2015). "@PonyCons 2,767 includes staff, there were 287 staff badges. Foals are included in Attendees Breakdown - Attendees: 2480 Staff: 287" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2016". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  11. ^ @EverfreeNW (May 15, 2016). "Here are some #EFNW2016 stats: We had over 3000 attendees and raised $20,000 for charity!! @seattlechildren" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2017". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2017 - Closing Ceremonies". YouTube.
  14. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2018". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  15. ^ @EverfreeNW (May 20, 2018). "This year at #EFNW2018 we had over 2700 attendees! And 450 of those were foals!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2019". Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  17. ^ @EverfreeNW (May 19, 2019). "1,832 attendees for our 8th year of Everfree Northwest! #EFNW2019" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @EverfreeNW (June 15, 2020). "Friends, We are sorry to announce that due to the ongoing pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel #EFNW2020. But we're doubly excited to say that we're coming back next year! For full details please visit https://everfreenw.com/covid-19. Stay safe; we'll see you soon" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ a b Everfree Northwest 2021 (PDF). 2021.
  20. ^ "Everfree Northwest 2021". Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  21. ^ @EverfreeNW (August 18, 2021). "In case you missed it: Our convention attendance for 2021 was 1,676! If you were one of them, thank you for joining us!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ a b Everfree Northwest 2022 (PDF). 2022.
  23. ^ @EverfreeNW (September 2, 2022). "This year we welcomed 1,762 of you to our convention. That's an increase from last year! We couldn't be happier with the support" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ a b Everfree Northwest 2023 (PDF). 2023.
  25. ^ a b Everfree Northwest 2024 (PDF). 2024.
  26. ^ @Dusty_Kat (August 25, 2024). "1827 peeps here @EverfreeNW !!! And we raised 35,050 dollars during the charity auction" (Tweet). Retrieved April 14, 2025 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ a b Everfree Northwest 2025 (PDF). 2025.
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