Sea-Meow 2024 Cat Costume contestants, judges, and MCs Nathan Kehn, also known as @nathanthecatlady, and Sterling “the Trap King” Davis pose for a photo after the contest on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Photo: Susan Fried)
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PHOTO ESSAY | Sea-Meow Con 2024

Susan Fried

Hundreds of cat enthusiasts streamed through the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall for the Sea-Meow Cat Convention over the weekend of Nov. 2 and 3.

Cat aficionados could shop for all things cat-related at dozens of vendors, attend workshops on feline health and diet, play a round of cat bingo, and meet and have their photos taken with cat influencers Nathan Kehn (also known as Nathan the CatLady), Sterling “Trap King” Davis, Tacoma-based Catluminati Christopher Watson, Julia Davis from Coop Kitties, “The Cat Rapper” Moshow, and Two Crazy Cat Ladies. There was also a costume contest and a “cat calling” contest. People brought their own cats, and there was an opportunity to donate money to play with kittens up for adoption. 

Multiple cat rescues and welfare organizations were on hand to promote their organizations and introduce adoptable kittens and cats to people in search of a new fluffy family member.

One young cat lover Charlotte, 6, competed in the costume contest dressed as a black cat. She told emcee Nathan the CatLady that she only had one cat but was going to convince her dad to get another one. She even asked the audience to clap if they thought her dad should get her a kitten. Of course, the audience clapped and cheered loudly, leaving Charlotte’s dad with no other choice! He promised to send Nathan the CatLady a photo of Charlotte’s new kitten.

The organizers of the Sea-Meow Convention, call it “the Purrcific Northwest's premier celebration of all things feline,” and judging by the enthusiasm of the attendees at this year’s event, they were right.

Hundreds of people attended the third Sea-Meow Cat Convention on Nov. 2 and 3, 2024, in the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.
Cousins Bridget and Anna (third and fourth from left) pose with two of the Cat Costume contestants at Sea-Meow Con.
Adora attended Sea-Meow with her parents and another cat sibling on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.
From top: Edison, Gizmo, Adora, Manny, Gizmo (a dog disguised as a lion), and Grillby all joined their people at the third Sea-Meow Cat Convention in the Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center over the weekend of Nov. 2 and 3, 2024.
Gizmo, a 6-month-old Maine Coon cat, seemed unfazed by the hustle and bustle around him during Sea-Meow Con in the Exhibition Hall.
Estella, 9, admires her transformation into a black cat, after having her face painted during the Sea-Meow Cat Convention on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024.
Cat Influencers Coop Kitties, Julia Davis (@coopkitties), and Catluminati, Christopher Watson (@thecatluminati), pose with Lauryn Garrison and Kiesha Garrison during a meet and greet at the Sea-Meow Cat Convention.
Kiesha Garrison and her daughter Lauryn Garrison wait in line to get a photo with cat influencers.
Numerous cat rescue and welfare organizations brought kittens that will soon be available for adoption to the Sea-Meow Convention so prospective cat parents could meet them.
In addition to all the other cat-centric activities and paraphernalia available at Sea-Meow, attendees could also have their favorite cat or cat-themed design tattooed on their body. Side Quest Tattoo and Medusa Tattoo offered some walk-up appointments during the event.
Tina has her photo taken by her daughter in front of the “Cats Rule” backdrop during the third Sea-Meow Cat Convention on Nov. 2, 2024.
A little girl checks out the cat-related products in the Odd Petz Emporium booth.
Charlotte and her dad (center) pose with cat influencers Nathan the Cat Lady and Sterling “the Trap King” Davis after she convinced her dad, with the help of the Sea-Meow Cat Costume contest audience, to let her get a new kitten.

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