Denver Cat Convention To Include Yoga, Celebrity Cats, Adoptions

DENVER, CO – More than 3,000 cat lovers and their pets are expected to attend the Snowcats Cat Convention, Denver's first annual gathering of fans of fuzzy felines, this weekend at Denver's EXDO Event Center.

Billing itself as celebrating "everything cats, art and music," the gathering invites cat owners to bring the cats themselves (but they have to register here.)

Snowcats Cat Convention is the brainchild of Denver catnip vintner Brandon Zavala, who came up with a mixture of liquid catnip and beet juice that his company sells across the world as Apollo Peak Cat Wine. Zavala said he wanted to make a place "outside the online world" that would bring cat people together.

The event will feature more than 40 vendors of cat-related merch, an adoption event, hosted by Denver Dumb Friends League, plus the opportunity to meet-and-greet with some of the most famous cats in the country: Lil BUB (@iamlilbub) of Bloomington, Indiana and Baloo the Adventure Cat (@henrythecoloradodog) of Denver.

There will be cat yoga, and presentations by Kitten Lady (@kittenxlady) of San Diego, and a live performance by Moshow the Cat Rapper (@iammoshow) of Portland, Oregon.

The convention will also host a charity auction for "Cat-chelors"– dates with men who love cats.

The Snowcats Cat Convention takes place Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., at the EXDO Event Center on 1399 35th St. Advance tickets: $15 and $5 for cast until Friday. Tickets at the door cost $20. Yoga classes cost an extra $15.

And just to get you in the mood:

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