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{{OfficialEventInfobox
|title1=<center>Galactic Fleet</center>
|image1=Galacticfleet22.png
|caption-image1=Official logo used by the convention
|Date=August 26 - August 28, 2019; <small> {{Time ago|Aug 18 2019|min_magnitude=days}} </small>
|Venue={{Flag}} [https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/phlws-sheraton-philadelphia-downtown/overview/ Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown] 
|Location= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
|Guests_of_Honor= Jonah Scott, Made Fur You, Jibcodi, DJ Recca 
|Charity= [[Bella Reed Pitbull Rescue]]
|Attendance= 2,281
|previous= [[Back to Con (Furrydelphia 2021)| Back to Con]]
|next= [[Flat Pack City (Furrydelphia 2023)| Flat Pack City]]
}}

'''Furrydelphia 2019''', also known as '''Celtic Knights''', was a convention run by [[Furrydelphia]]. Taking place in August of 2019, it was the first iteration of Furrydelphia to not be held at the convention's inaugural location, the [https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/phlvfdt-the-alloy-king-of-prussia/ DoubleTree Valley Forge hotel], instead being held at the [[wikipedia:Valley_Forge_Casino_Resort|Valley Forge Casino Resort]]. The convention hosted two guests of honor, writer and illustrator [https://x.com/rukiscroax Rukis] and author [https://x.com/KyellGold Kyell Gold].
== Venue ==
Following the completion of [[Rocky’s Roastery (Furrydelphia 2018)|Rocky's Roastery]], Furrydelphia sought a new venue due to rapidly increasing attendance. Remaining within the area of [[wikipedia:King_of_Prussia,_Pennsylvania|King of Prussia, Pennsylvania]], the convention decided to relocate to the Valley Forge Casino Resort, announcing the change in a [https://x.com/Furrydelphia/status/1057331319263367168?s=20 social media post] in October of 2018. The new space would go on to host one additional iteration of the convention, that being [[Back to Con (Furrydelphia 2021)|Back to Con]] in 2021, following the [[Virtualcon (Furrydelphia 2020)|all-virtual convention]] held in 2020 due to the [[wikipedia:COVID-19|COVID-19]] pandemic.

== Theming ==
Furrydelphia 2019 was officially named "Celtic Knights," being themed around the culture of the [[wikipedia:Indo-European_languages|Indo-European]] people known as [[wikipedia:Celts|Celts]]. Promotional materials for the convention, including graphics featured on the official website and subsequent social media accounts, displayed imagery based on traditional [[wikipedia:Celtic_art|Celtic art]] and motifs such as swords, spiral-centric designs, and dragons.

=== Promotional Materials ===
<gallery>
File:2019poster.jpg|"Celtic Knights" promotional poster
File:2019ddmap.jpg|"Celtic Knights" Dealer's Den map
</gallery>

=== Convention-Exclusive Merchandise ===
The following merchandise was available for individual purchase and/or was included in certain pre-registration packages.

==== Concept Photos ====
<gallery>
File:2019shirt1.jpg|"Slay Every Day" tank top design, created by Lydiarts (now [https://www.camphowl.com/ Camp Howl])
File:2019shirt2.png|"Celtic Knights" shirt, designed by Rukis 
</gallery>

== Attendance ==
[[File:2019fursuitphoto.jpg|thumb|388x388px|The official 2019 fursuit photo]]
Celtic Knights was attended by 1,332 guests<ref>https://x.com/Furrydelphia/status/1164706318827106304?s=20</ref>, marking the first year the convention achieved a gross attendance exceeding 1,000. 

== Charity ==
Furrydelphia continued to support [[Bella Reed Pitbull Rescue]], a local [[wikipedia:Pit_bull|pit bull]] rescue serving Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, as the charity of choice for Celtic Knights, following two successful years of donations. Attendees raised $4,260 for the charity, a noticeable drop from the previous convention. This is the only time in Furrydelphia's history that a deficit in donations has occurred from year to year.

== Dealers Den ==
{{main|List of 2019 Dealers Den Vendors}}

The 2019 Dealers Den hosted 44 individual vendors, including tables for both guests of honor and the charity. It was located in the Independence Ballroom on the lower level of the Valley Forge Casino Resort.

== Board of Directors ==
The following list was adapted from the Furrydelphia website as it was published in 2019 and reflects the Board of Directors at the time of this event. A current and up-to-date list of Furrydelphia staff can be found [[Furrydelphia#Board of Directors|here]].

* [[Drayne|Drayne the Wolf]] - Convention Chairman
* [[Higgawits]] - Vice Chairman and Secretary
* [[Fray|Fray the Husky]] - Public Safety Director
* [[Yuukari|Yuukari Shishome]] - Director of Attendee Services

== References ==

[[Category:Past Conventions]]
[[Category:Furrydelphia 2019]]