Darkmoon Faire


 * Ahead of You, Down the Path
 * A Majestic, Magical Faire!
 * Ignore the Darkened, Eerie Woods
 * Ignore the Eyes That Blink and Stare
 * Fun & Games & Wondrous Sights!
 * Music & Fireworks to Light Up the Night!
 * Do Not Stop! You're Nearly There!
 * Behold, My Friend: THE DARKMOON FAIRE!
 * —Arrow signs along the Darkmoon Path guiding visitors to the fairegrounds

The Darkmoon Faire (or the Darkmoon Theater Troupe) is a large gathering of activities on the southern area of Darkmoon Island, brought together by Silas Darkmoon. The faire opens on the second Sunday of the month at 3 AM realm time and lasts for one week. At the conclusion of that week, players on the island are automatically teleported off the island, back to Elwynn Forest/Mulgore.

Prior to patch 4.3.0, the Darkmoon Faire could be found at one of three locations: Outside Goldshire in Elwynn Forest, outside Thunder Bluff in Mulgore, and on the outskirts of Shattrath City in Outland's Terokkar Forest.

Attendees can complete daily quests associated with each sideshow game to win a Darkmoon Game Prize containing a Darkmoon Prize Ticket and possibly another prize. Each game requires a Darkmoon Game Token which is purchasable from vendors scattered throughout the faire. Tokens and prize tickets are also rewarded from once-per-faire profession-specific quests, which grant +5 skill in the appropriate profession. Prize tickets can be used to purchase pets, mounts, vanity items, heirlooms, and replica armor for use in transmogrification. Plus, there's a carousel that boosts experience and reputation gain.

Traveling to and from the Faire
The Darkmoon Faire showcases the weird and extraordinary. Gathering the exotic from around the world, Silas Darkmoon presents the Darkmoon Faire as a celebration of the wonders and mysteries found in Azeroth. The faire spends most of its time in parts unknown but is available from time to time by accessing portals in Elwynn Forest and Mulgore.

Players can reach Darkmoon Island via the portal in the Darkmoon Faire Staging Grounds that are set up near one of their major cities:
 * Alliance: The Alliance Darkmoon Faire Staging Grounds are in Elwynn Forest, just south of the crossroads in Goldshire, which in turn is just down the road from Stormwind.
 * Horde: The Darkmoon Faire Staging Grounds for the Horde are in Mulgore, just southwest of Thunder Bluff. They're reachable without flying by taking the western lift down from the city.

To quickly get to the staging grounds, players may speak to Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mage located in each major city to for a teleport - they charge a low price that varies by character level. Once on the Island, the Darkmoon Path leads down the ridge to the Faire to the south, and mounts are provided for players who are too low level for standard riding.

Players need only travel to the southernmost point of the island, to the Darkmoon Boardwalk, where a "Portal Back" is under a small tent. The portal returns players to the staging grounds in either Elwynn Forest or Mulgore, depending on faction. There is a similar portal at the start of the Darkmoon Path for players who arrive on the island only to remember they forgot something (such as materials for the various profession quests at the Faire).

New in patch 8.3.0

 * The Mechafun Arcade added.

New in patch 8.1.5

 * A rollercoaster ride added.

New in patch 8.0

 * Putting the Carnies Back Together Again was removed.
 * Profession quests (except Archeology) award 5 skill points only to classic tier of professions.
 * Hot Buttered Popcorn for from Stamp Thunderhorn.

New in patch 7.2.5

 * Blight Boar band, plays every hour at 30 minutes past:
 * Transmog helms: Lightly-Padded Cage Helm, Leather-Lined Cage Helm, Chain-Linked Cage Helm, Steel-Reinforced Cage Helm
 * Necromedes, the Death Resonator
 * Blight Boar Microphone

New in patch 7.0

 * Toys
 * Sparklepony XL, for from Boomie Sparks, sets off fireworks for 15 seconds when your mount jumps.


 * New vendor
 * The Scarlet Quartermaster, located behind the Zoo sells three items if player has Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade equipped.
 * Cropped Tabard of the Scarlet Crusade:
 * Ensemble: Scale of the Scarlet Crusade: (plate-wearers)
 * Ensemble: Chain of the Scarlet Crusade: (mail-wearers)

New in patch 6.2

 * Hogs awarded from That's Whack!, available by earning 45 points in a single session of Whack-a-Gnoll
 * New vendor Galissa Sundew on the docks that sells:
 * Blorp's Bubble
 * Darkmoon Firewater (updated)
 * Day-Old Darkmoon Doughnut
 * Recipe: Fancy Darkmoon Feast
 * Recipe: Lemon Herb Filet
 * Recipe: Sugar-Crusted Fish Feast
 * Seafarer's Slidewhistle
 * Translucent Shell
 * Faded Treasure Map (quest)
 * Darkmoon Daggermaw can be caught on the shores of the island and used as a currency.
 * New elixirs from the Sealed Crate (Darkmoon Island) and the new Sealed Darkmoon Crate:
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Supremacy
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Deflection
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Alacrity
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Precision
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Divergence
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Defense
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Flexibility
 * Darkmoon Tincture of Deftness

New in patch 6.1

 * New sideshow attraction: The Darkmoon Races! All players have the same race vehicle each day, but the available vehicles and races change from month to month, giving opportunity for different strategies for each vehicle (and plenty of achievements!). The race comes in two lengths: "real", and "big", with four racing vehicle types. See Darkmoon Racer Roadhog for one strategy to win the race in the minimum time:
 * Racing Strider: Darkmoon Racer Roadhog (Fire-Eater's Vial) and Big Race Roadhog (Checkered Flag)
 * Rocketeer: Rocketeer: Gold (Everlasting Darkmoon Firework) and Big Rocketeer: Gold (Race MiniZep Controller)
 * Wanderluster: Wanderluster: Gold (Attraction Sign) and Big Wanderluster: Gold (Darkmoon Gazer)
 * Powermonger: Powermonger: Gold (Gaze of the Darkmoon) and Big Powermonger: Gold (Darkmoon Cannon)
 * New achievements for old attractions:
 * Ace Tonk Commander → Darkmoon Tonk Controller
 * Triumphant Turtle Tossing → Darkmoon Ring-Flinger
 * Heirloom costs drastically reduced →
 * Music Roll: Darkmoon Carousel sold by Chester for (Garrison Jukebox)

New in patch 6.0

 * New sideshow attraction: The Firebird's Challenge - Ten seconds of flight to fly through 15 floating rings (each ring refreshes the 10-sec flight buff), with achievements available for 10, 25, and 50 rings flown through in a single session to earn some achievements and the Blazing Wings toy.
 * has some new goodies for sale, including the Haunting Memento (for ) and the Last Deck of Nemelex Xobeh (for ).
 * New Grand Master Pet Tamer,, with party Mr. Pointy, Syd, and Otto. He may have the Syd the Squid in the Greater Darkmoon Pet Supplies awarded for winning the fight.
 * The Darkmoon Whistle, Flimsy Yellow Balloon, Moonfang's Paw, and Moonfang Shroud now all count as toys in the Toy Box.
 * World bosses (the and ) are now level 103
 * Level 102 elite is found in the newly-named Cavern of Lament off the eastern shore of Darkmoon Island. She drops the Ring of Promises, a quest-starting item for level 100 quest Broken Promises, which rewards the Toy Box item Ring of Broken Promises

Battle pets
21 battle pets are available from the Darkmoon Faire.

Seven pets are available for purchase for each:
 * Darkmoon Balloon
 * Darkmoon Cub
 * Darkmoon Monkey
 * Darkmoon Hatchling
 * Darkmoon Turtle
 * Darkmoon Tonk
 * Darkmoon Zeppelin

Two can be obtained from defeating the pet tamers:
 * Darkmoon Eye (from Darkmoon Pet Supplies)
 * Syd the Squid (from Greater Darkmoon Pet Supplies)

Two pets drop from world bosses:
 * Darkmoon Rabbit (companion) from Darkmoon Rabbit
 * Moon Moon from Moonfang

One pet can be fished up:
 * Sea Pony

Two pets can be purchased from Flik for :
 * Tree Frog Box
 * Wood Frog Box

Two pets can be purchased from Galissa Sundew:
 * Blorp's Bubble
 * Translucent Shell

One pet is a quest reward:
 * A Jubling's Tiny Home from Spawn of Jubjub

Two pets are achievement rewards:
 * Race MiniZep Controller from Big Rocketeer: Gold
 * Hogs' Studded Collar from That's Whack!

Two wild pets can be captured:
 * Darkmoon Glowfly
 * Crow

Mounts
Two mounts are available for purchase for each:
 * Darkmoon Dancing Bear
 * Swift Forest Strider

Toys
Thirteen toys are available during the Darkmoon Faire.

Four are available for purchase:
 * Flimsy Yellow Balloon for from Carl Goodup
 * Darkmoon Whistle for from Gelvas Grimegate
 * Haunting Memento for from Chester
 * Seafarer's Slidewhistle for from Galissa Sundew

One is a (level 100) quest reward:
 * Ring of Broken Promises from Broken Promises

Six are achievement rewards:
 * Blazing Wings from Brood of Alysrazor
 * Attraction Sign from Wanderluster: Gold
 * Darkmoon Ring-Flinger from Triumphant Turtle Tossing
 * Darkmoon Tonk Controller from Ace Tonk Commander
 * Fire-Eater's Vial from Darkmoon Racer Roadhog
 * Gaze of the Darkmoon from Powermonger: Gold

Two are boss drops (or found on the Auction House):
 * Moonfang's Paw
 * Moonfang Shroud

Sideshow games
The Darkmoon Faire contains several sideshow-inspired minigames. Each minigame costs one Darkmoon Game Token to play for a fixed amount of time. Each one also has has an associated repeatable quest which can be completed over the course of multiple play sessions - or a single one, with enough luck or skill. Completing each quest awards one Darkmoon Game Prize.

The Darkmoon Cannon
Located across from the Eastern Pavilion, the Blastenheimer 5000 Ultra Cannon, owned by Maxima Blastenheimer, launches guests through the air towards a target sitting in the waters near the boardwalk south of the faire grounds. Getting a bullseye earns 5 points, landing close to it earns 3 points, and getting near it earns 1 point. A mage is located on the beach next to the target and will teleport anyone who has recently launched from the cannon back for additional attempts, or simply to continue their Faire-going...for a price.

The associated quest is The Humanoid Cannonball and requires 5 points - a single bullseye. Getting a bullseye also awards the Blastenheimer Bullseye achievement.

Ring Toss
Located next to the Southern Pavilion, this game provides guests with 10 rings in which to toss onto the pole attached to Dubenko, a turtle in a large circular pen. Dubenko moves a few yards from time to time, and the ring toss itself is not entirely precise. Jessica Rogers runs the game and provides the associated quest, Target: Turtle, which asks for 3 rings on the pole.

In Patch 6.1, a new achievement was added: Triumphant Turtle Tossing, which is awarded for a perfect run of getting all 10 rings on the turtle. The achievement awards the Darkmoon Ring-Flinger toy. See the achievement article for a strategy.

Shooting Gallery
Located next to the Western Pavilion, Rinling has finally opened his shooting gallery after years of collecting engineering parts for his equipment. Guests are given a pellet rifle to shoot the targets that light up. Players will have 60 seconds to earn 25 points, which completes the quest, He Shoots, He Scores!.


 * Notes:
 * You have to manually turn your body to face the target you want to shoot.
 * A Quick Shot is earned by shooting a target right after it lights up. This awards two points and the Quick Shot achievement.
 * The reload on the rifles is fast enough that unlagged players can fire twice on the same target (three times if a Quick Shot is made) before it deactivates and stops granting points.

Tonk Challenge
Located next to the pastry tent, guests are given a steam tonk controller with which to pilot their tonks, within a "town" modeled with small paper buildings and surrounded by a fence. Players will have 60 seconds to destroy 30 targets, while being attacked by enemy tonks and MiniZeps at the same time. Finlay Coolshot runs the game and offers Tonk Commander.

In Patch 6.1, a new achievement was added: Ace Tonk Commander, which is awarded for getting 45 points in a single run (more than the 30 needed for the quest). This achievement awards the Darkmoon Tonk Controller toy.

Whack-a-Gnoll
Located near the entrance, guests receive a mallet to whack some stuffed gnolls that pop out of nine barrels in the area. Players will have 60 seconds to earn 30 points. The gnolls come in three types: normal, Hogger, and baby, awarding 1 point, 3 points, or a knockdown, respectively. Mola runs the game and gives the quest It's Hammer Time.

In patch 6.2, the That's Whack! achievement was added. It requires scoring 45 points in a single session of Whack-a-Gnoll and rewards Hogs' Studded Collar.

Firebird's Challenge
New in Warlords of Draenor, near the fireworks vendor, guests are given ten seconds of flight and tasked to fly through 15 floating rings of fire, which are spread out all over Darkmoon Island (and not just the Faire area). Each fire ring flown through refreshes the 10-second flight timer. Fly through 10, 20, or 50 rings in a single Darkmoon Game Token-costing session to earn achievements: Flying High, Ringmaster, and Brood of Alysrazor, respectively. Completing the Brood of Alysrazor achievement awards the toy Blazing Wings. Ziggie Sparks runs the game and gives the quest Firebird's Challenge (quest).

Darkmoon Races
Added in Patch 6.1, Malle Earnhard runs the Darkmoon Races, starting at the boardwalk. The objective is to make it from the start/finish line to a set number of colored checkpoints, and then back to the finish line in as few bell tolls as possible, while taking advantage of speed and jump boosts and avoiding electrified fences.

While racing, players have access to a special ability while on the Racing Strider.

The Real Race is timed, and there are achievements awarded for completing the race in a set amount of time:
 * 1) Darkmoon Racer Novice (25)
 * 2) Darkmoon Racer Jockey (20)
 * 3) Darkmoon Racer Leadfoot (15)
 * 4) Darkmoon Racer Roadhog (11, rewards the Fire-Eater's Vial)

Schedule
Each month, a new wrinkle is added. Old options are still available, and achievements are possible using each combination
 * March: The Real Race, with the Racing Strider
 * April: The Real Big Race is added, with the Rocketeer
 * May: The Wanderluster is added
 * June: The Powermonger is added

Race map
Here is the map for "The Real Race":

Profession quests
The Darkmoon Faire offers a quest corresponding to each primary and secondary profession. These can only be completed once per monthly faire, and only by players who have the corresponding profession. Some quests can be completed at the faire, and some require ingredients imported from outside the faire, but Archaeology is the only one that asks for anything that cannot be purchased at a goods vendor near the Faire Staging Areas. Completing each quest awards one Darkmoon Game Token, a few Darkmoon Prize Tickets, and 5 skill points in the associated profession!

All the profession quests require the player's skill level to be at least 75 in order to see the following quests.

Darkmoon Cards
An important function of the Darkmoon Faire is to allow the return of decks of Darkmoon Cards. These are collectible sets of cards which may be created through inscription or (for level 60 and level 70 cards) found as loot. When all the cards in a set are collected, they form a deck. Higher-level decks may be returned to The Darkmoon Faire for an epic trinket. Lower-level decks reward the returner with more modest items. Returning any kind of deck also awards reputation with the Darkmoon Faire.

Refer to Darkmoon Cards for a complete list of the rewards, and the sources of the cards.

Fortunes
Located between the Southern Pavilion and the Ring Toss, Sayge, a wise gnoll, will give guests a fortune after answering a couple of questions. With this fortune guests are given a buff, which will depend on the answers given. This buff lasts two hours.

Test Your Strength
Kerri Hicks challenges adventurers to go forth and challenge worthy opponents and bring back trophies of your victories to show just how strong you can be. She offers the quest Test Your Strength, which requires the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide to be in the bags. Kerri gives 10 prize tickets for bringing back 250 trophies.

It is anticipated that players will carry the adventurer's guide with them even when the faire is not accessible to keep accumulating artifacts and trophies to turn in when the faire returns.

Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre
Near the end of the faire, is the zoo, which is run by Yebb Neblegear. The zoo contains many animals and even a petting area with penguins, bush chickens, rams, and even ponies. The rams and ponies can also be ridden. There's a special VIP waiting area in which random VIPs wait for a tour. Oddly, Yebb calls his zoo a "Bizarre" rather than a Bazaar.

Deathmatch Pit
Located at the Deathmatch Pavilion, contestants compete every three hours (starting at midnight) for a chance at the Darkmoon Treasure Chest. Enter through the gate at any time to enter the contest, or for some free for all action, even when no prize is available.

Korgol Crushskull will announce when the chest is soon to appear.

Battle Pets
Just south of the Shooting Gallery where the Tonk Free-for-All originally was is a spectator ring, with Gilnean Master Pet Tamer Jeremy Feasel ready to take on all challengers. You may challenge Feasel once a day with one Darkmoon Game Token for a bag of Darkmoon Pet Supplies. There is a rare chance of getting a new companion from the bag, the Darkmoon Eye. The associated quest is Darkmoon Pet Battle!.

In 6.0, Christoph VonFeasel has appeared to show up Jeremy. Use a Darkmoon Game Token and defeat Cristoph to receive a bag of Greater Darkmoon Pet Supplies. Rarely in the bag is the magical pet Syd the Squid. The associated quest is A New Darkmoon Challenger!.

Merry-Go-Round
The Darkmoon carousel has been installed between The Darkmoon Cannon and the Shooting Gallery. For to, varying by level, Kae Ti sells a Ride Ticket Book, which contains five Darkmoon Ride Tickets. Stepping onto or riding the carousel will grant the WHEE! buff, granting +10% to reputation and experience gains, the duration of which will increase in 5-minute increments every couple seconds the Carousel is ridden up to a maximum of 1 hour. Players will be teleported out of the area if they have no ticket, in the same way they are removed from the sideshow areas without having started (or at the end of) the respective game.

Tickets are consumed when a fresh buff is granted (without having one yet or after it has expired), whereas returning before the buff falls off allows refreshing of the duration without paying a new ticket. You are still required to have a ticket with you in order to enter the area, so each character that plans to employ the buff during the event needs 2 tickets, one to get in the first time, and one to refresh the duration. The tickets are not soulbound and can, therefore, be sent to alts accordingly.

A player may also save by buying the tickets at a low level and sending them to 5 high-level characters - remember, mailing costs money too.

Sandbox
A children's sandbox is located at the northeastern side of the fairgrounds. It contains several rideable Sandbox Tigers, which function identically to Darkmoon "Tiger"s. Around the sandbox are four tonk controllers, available for free-for-all matches.

The Tauren Chieftains' concert
At the top of every hour The Tauren Chieftains perform Power of the Horde on their own stage.

Darkmoon Despoiler
Players equipped with a Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide have the opportunity to obtain artifacts that are occasionally dropped by instance bosses and enemy players. These artifacts can be accumulated even when the Faire is not active, and start quests to turn themselves in to Professor Thaddeus Paleo (for the most part - Sayge and Yebb Neblegear each also accept one item). Each of the nine can only be redeemed once per Faire, but all nine items may be turned in each month, and reward Darkmoon Prize Tickets for everyone. Completing all nine quests awards the Darkmoon Despoiler achievement, including 2 sub-achievements for the dungeon-specific and PvP-specific drops separately.

Gryvern roller coaster
Added in patch 8.1.5, for a Darkmoon Ride Ticket sold by Mae Ti one can take a roller coaster ride on a Gryphon or a Wyvern seat. Completing a ride awards you with the WHEE! buff.

World bosses


There are two world bosses on Darkmoon Island, Moonfang, a wolf that frequently spawns in the western forest, west of the main faire area, and the Darkmoon Rabbit, which rarely spawns in a cave on the southeastern shore of the island. Both will require a raid to defeat.

Darkmoon Island
Since the Faire is the only time they have access to it, players should make sure to explore the non-Faire portions of Darkmoon Island while they have a chance. The island's waters offer an impossible variety of fish appropriate to each fishing level and the chance to hook a Sea Pony, as well as Shipwreck Debris for those searching for a more unusual catch.

Ticket redemption
The tickets earned by completing quests can be redeemed for a variety of vanity items and heirlooms from vendors near the center of the Faire. Lhara sells companion pets and mounts, while Gelvas Grimegate offers souvenirs and toys, including two transmogrification items, a 16-slot bag, Darkmoon Top Hats, and another companion pet. Daenrand Dawncrest makes all Justice Heirlooms available, and Barum and Baruma will exchange tickets for numerous replica items. Additionally, Rona Greenteeth will trade for two legs of old mutton usable as maces, at her food cart in the woods outside the Faire. See the ticket page for full item lists.

Refreshments
There's three booths found at the faire for refreshments:
 * The Food Stand: Run by Stamp Thunderhorn, he offers decent food for hungry guests
 * The Drink Stand: Run by Sylannia, she offers the usual beverages for thirsty guests
 * The Dessert Stand: Run by Aimee, which has traveled all the way from Dalaran in order to provided the best treats to the guests.

Unfortunately, the eating area and booths were built right next to the Tonk Challenge game, offering very little quiet while trying to enjoy your meal.

There is also a more questionable food wagon, just west of the faire in the nearby woods, that is run by Rona Greenteeth. She sells food that she has caught herself and made into dishes that may give customers pause.

Pavilions
Currently nothing exists in any pavilion and are currently under construction, except for the Deathmatch Pavilion.


 * East Pavilion
 * Exposition Pavilion
 * South Pavilion
 * West Pavilion - Replaced with Merry-Go-Round