Updated on Thursday, August 10th with a full schedule
📆 Saturday, August 12th – Sunday, August 13th
📍 Seattle Center Exhibition Hall: 301 Mercer St, Seattle
📞 (206) 684-7200
🎟️ $16 – $76
One of the most endearing videos I’ve ever seen is of Moshow the Cat Rapper freestyling while bathing—and by “bathing” I mean straight-up sitting in shorts in a full bathtub with his extremely unappreciative but weirdly well-behaved cat DJ Ravioli. It’s incredibly cheesy. It is also exactly the kind of thing that Sea-Meow, which claims to be “the biggest cat convention in the Purrcific Northwest,” celebrates.
Moshow is one of a few cat personalities showing up; guests also include trap-neuter-return advocate TrapKing and cat adoption influencer Catluminati. If I have lost you at this point, you were probably never going to Sea-Meow anyway. The event also includes workshops on practical things like cat health and fun things like rescuing cats from trees, plus a bunch of vendors.
Also, yes, you can bring your cat to the cat convention if you feel up to carrying a cat around in a public place for hours and you don’t have the kind of cat that hates large crowds of human beings—i.e., a normal cat. If you do not have your own cat, cats will be available for petting and/or adoption from local rescues. The vibes are going to be weird, but they will be interesting!
✏️ PRESENTATIONS & PANELS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH
11:20 am – 12:20 pm BluePearl Pet Hospital presents: Top 10 Things Cat Parents Should Know About Feline Dentistry and Oral Surgery Featuring Dr. Lazzarotto
1:15 – 2:00 pm Mission Pawssible – CCR Rescues in Trees Featuring Shaun Sears (Canopy Cat Rescue)
2:10 – 3:10 pm Cat Care 101: Essential Tips and Techniques for Keeping Your Cat Healthy and Happy Featuring Dr. Erin Hicks, Dr. Joshua Montgomery, Dr. Kristen Kjelberg, Dr. Shana Kitchen
3:20 – 4:05 pm Seattle Humane presents: Paws and Posts: Navigating the World of Social Meowdia for Cats and Cat Lovers Featuring Cat Cosplay, Will Braden (Cat VideoFest), Social Media Guy (Seattle Humane)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH
11:20 am – 12:35 pm Pawsitive Waves and Commeownity Impact: How Did Our Local Animal Care Organizations Do in 2022 Featuring Community Cat Coalition of WA, Feral Care, Seattle Animal Shelter, Seattle Area Feline Rescue, Seattle Humane, RASKC
1:30 – 2:15 pm Seattle Meowtropolitan presents: Catification Inspiration: Tips and Tricks for Feline-centric Home Design Featuring Kate Benjamin (Hauspanther)
2:30 – 3:45 pm ZenByCat presents: Breaking the Barrier: Revolutionary Advances in FIP Treatment and Cure Featuring Peter Cohen (ZenByCat), Dr. Elizabeth Colleran (Chico Hospital For Cats)
🐱 PURRFORMANCE & GAMES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH
11:05 – 11:10 am Cool Cats in Town – Dance Purrformance Featuring Zen Funk
12:30 – 1:00 pm MoShow Returns – Purrformance Featuring MoShow
4:20 – 4:50 pm Cat Man Bingo – bingo game Featuring Adam ‘Cat Man’ Myatt
5:00 – 5:30 pm GeekGirlCon presents: Cat Cosplay Contest – Dress up in your best cat themed outfit! Better, dress up as a cat! Featuring GeekGirlCon, Cat Cosplay, Nathanthecatlady, Sterling TrapKing
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH
11:00 – 11:10 am Start the Meowvulous day with MoShow – Purrformance Featuring MoShow
12:50 – 1:20 pm First Annual Cat Calling Contest Hosted by: Nathanthecatlady, Sterling TrapKing
5:00 – 5:30 pm CatVideoFest presents Best of CatVideoFest – A special Sea-Meow edition cut of the world renowned CatVideoFest!
