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For API events that can be handled by the UI or addons, see Events.

The Darkmoon Faire is one of the most iconic events in *World of Warcraft*.

Events in Azeroth (also known as World Events, Seasonal Events or Holidays when appropriate) run the gamut from small yet ferocious free-for-all skirmishes for loot, to world-wide friendly celebrations, to ongoing military campaigns. An event of this kind is defined, with one exception, by being only available in the game at certain times and not others, ranging from several times a day, to annually, to one-time historical happenings never to be seen again. Below are some of the events, which are fun if you ever get around to them.

Types of environment changes accompanying events include:

caravans, tents, or wagons being added to an area,
decorations on buildings,
new fixed devices,
new mobs, quest givers, vendors, or other NPCs,
special drink and food,
holiday-specific quests and quest rewards, and
holiday-themed recipes.

Ongoing events

The Gurubashi Arena Booty Run helped to consolidate the popularity of PvP within Stranglethorn.

Over the course of Azeroth's troubled history, the times of celebration have fallen under the shadow of the conflicts that have shaped and scarred the world. Every day, as new challenges surface, new champions answer the call to arms, relishing the glory and the rewards of battles well fought. Below are details of some of the current disturbances warranting investigation - and participation - by the world's most adventurous heroes.

Argent Tournament - Permanent, at the Argent Tournament grounds in northern Icecrown.
- Despite being available at all times, Tournament achievements are listed under "World Events". It's possible this may once have been intended to be a one-time event leading up to the assault on the Lich King. The fact that "construction was completed" between its release and the next patch may also explain its event classification.
Gurubashi Arena Booty Run - Every 3 hours, at the arena in Stranglethorn Vale.
Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza - Sundays from 2-4pm, in Stranglethorn Vale.
Darkmoon Faire - First week of each month, in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest, and primarily on Darkmoon Island.
- Darkmoon Deathmatch - Every 3 hours at the southern pavilion of the Darkmoon Faire, during Faire week.
Wanderer's Festival - Sundays from 9-11 pm in Krasarang Wilds
Legion Assaults
Faction Assaults

Seasonal events

To help offset the strain and tension of constant warfare, the leaders of the Horde and the Alliance occasionally organize full-blown festivities for their people, centered around holidays and special events. What better way to celebrate the year's victories and other achievements than in the company of a few thousand of your closest allies?

Azeroth Event	Time Period	Related Earth Event	Additional Info
New Year	31st Dec - 1st Jan	New Year's Eve	Gregorian calendar
Lunar Festival	Varies (Spring)	Lunar New Year	Chinese calendar
Love is in the Air	7th Feb - 20th Feb	Valentine's Day
Noblegarden	Varies (Easter)	Easter
Children's Week	1st May - 7th May	Children's Day - Japan Mother's Day - US (and in most other countries, including: Belgium and the Netherlands)
Midsummer Fire Festival	21st June - 5th July	Midsummer Canada Day - CAN Independence Day - US	US observed! Fire in the Sky Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza
Pirates' Day	19th Sept	International Talk Like a Pirate Day	First observed Sept 19th, 2008.
Brewfest	20th Sept - 4th Oct	Oktoberfest - Germany
Harvest Festival	27th Sept - 4th Oct	Roughly Thanksgiving - Canada, US (actually celebrated in October and November in Canada and US, respectively) Columbus Day - US US Stress Test ended: September 12, 2004
Peon Day	30th Sept	EU Closed Beta began: September 30, 2004	Observed only in Europe^[1]
Hallow's End	18th Oct - 1st Nov	Halloween
Day of the Dead	1st Nov - 2nd Nov	Day of the Dead
WoW's Anniversary	16th Nov - 30th Nov
Pilgrim's Bounty	22nd Nov - 28th Nov	Thanksgiving
Feast of Winter Veil	15th Dec - 2nd Jan	Christmas

Micro-holidays

File:Great Gnomeregan Run 4.jpg

The Great Gnomeregan Run idea originally came from a player who organized it for charity purposes.

First introduced in patch 7.1.5, these new "micro-holiday" events offer brief holiday-style activities for players to take part in. Unlike the larger holidays like Hallow's End, which run for weeks, these micro-holidays usually only last a day or two, and often involve specific events taking place in the world or celebrate important moments in Azeroth's history. These micro-holidays are only meant for fun and therefore do not offer any significant rewards like permanent pets or mounts, but can still provide some variety and opportunities for hijinks, as well as breathing new life into some of the more static parts of the game world.

Azeroth Event	Date	Known reason for celebration
Call of the Scarab	January 21 - 23	To celebrate the opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.
Hatching of the Hippogryphs	February 19
Un'Goro Madness	March 17 - 19
March of the Tadpoles	April 5
Volunteer Guard Day	April 23
Spring Balloon Festival	May 8 - 10
Glowcap Festival	May 27
Thousand Boat Bash	June 6 - 8
Auction House Dance Party	July 22
Trial of Style	August 17 - 21
Great Gnomeregan Run	October 14 - 15
Moonkin Festival	November 12th
Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl	December 7

Unique events

A number of one-time-only World Events have occurred throughout the game's history. Most of these events have either directly resulted in changes to the game world or were pre-cursors to expansion packs. They are distinguished from removed content by the fact that they were planned to last only a short time after release (at most one major patch) rather than being removed due to either considerations for new content or gameplay concerns, updates, and other fixes. Note that simply being introduced and removed quickly (e.g. a quest added in patch 3.3.5 and removed for The Shattering) does not qualify something as a One-Time Event or part of one - it must be related to a unique period or occasion.

The War of the Thorns was the first of the unique events to feature world quests.

World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary — This anniversary was unique by offering a special version of Alterac Valley (Korrak's Revenge: a tribute to it's earlier versions), and a Deathwing-inspired mount ( [Obsidian Worldbreaker]) acquired by defeating previous expansions villains in [Memories of Fel, Frost and Fire].
War of the Thorns - This was the Battle for Azeroth pre-expansion event. After the discovery of [Azerite] in Kalimdor, Sylvanas decides to assault the night elf territory, and eventually manages to burn down Teldrassil.
Diablo's 20th Anniversary — Celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Diablo franchise.
Legion Invasions — Taking place with Patch 7.0.3, this world event preceded the release of Legion. The event featured the invasion of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms by forces of the Burning Legion. It was also the first pre-launch event in which characters as low as level 10 could participate in defending affected zones, thanks to new tech allowing mob level to scale to the player's.
World of Warcraft 10th Anniversary — This anniversary featured Tarren Mill vs Southshore and Level 100 Molten Core.

Operation Gnomeregan is an example of a unique pre-expansion event.

Iron Horde Incursion — Taking place with patch 6.0.2, this unique world event preceded the release of Warlords of Draenor. The event featured orcs coming through the Dark Portal, ravaging the Blasted Lands and taking over Blackrock Mountain.^[2] An extensive quest line saw players battling the Iron Horde invaders in a phased, level-90 only version of the Blasted Lands.
Battlefield: Barrens — Taking place in patch 5.3.0, this event transformed the Northern Barrens, introducing hundreds of new NPCs, new areas and a number of dynamic events, along with a range of rewards for participation. Focusing on the building conflict between Garrosh Hellscream and his loyal Kor'kron and the rebelling forces of Vol'jin's Darkspear Rebellion, adventurers from both the Horde and the Alliance were able to assist the rebels in their preparations for the coming war against the warchief. Players secured supplies for the rebellion by defeating Kor'kron units and their powerful commanders, escorting their faction's supply caravans through the zone and even stealing supplies from overturned Kor'kron caravans.

Ahn'Qiraj Gates — The opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was the first unique event in *World of Warcraft*.

Elemental Unrest — Beginning on 11 November 2010, this event is the precursor to the devastating events of the Cataclysm expansion.
Operation: Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall — Beginning on 7 September 2010, these world events were the first precursors to the Cataclysm expansion and allowed Alliance and Horde players to assist in the retaking of Gnomeregan's surface and the Echo Isles respectively.
[Mohawk Grenade] — This mini event happened in patch 3.2.2: Night Elf Mohawk NPC's were added in the starting zones offering players [Mohawk Grenade] (only those who belived on them).
Zombie Infestation — Introduced in patch 3.0.2, this world event was a precursor to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and featured plagued crates that would transform players into zombies with the ability to pass the zombie plague onto others. It was followed by a reprise of the Scourge Invasion world event from patch 1.11.0.
The Spirit of Competition — This event occurred simultaneously with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and simply rewarded players for completing battlegrounds during the event.
Battle for Sun's Reach — Introduced in patch 2.4.0, this world event occurs once per server and requires the completion of a number of daily quests on the Isle of Quel'Danas in order to allow the Shattered Sun Offensive to take over and rebuild the town of Sun's Reach.
The Dark Portal Opens — Introduced in patch 2.0.1, this world event was a precursor to the The Burning Crusade expansion and featured the forces of the Horde, Alliance, and Argent Dawn fighting back against the demonic legions entering Azeroth through the Dark Portal.
The Scourge Invasion — Originally introduced in patch 1.11.0, this world event involved an invasion of Scourge forces across the world to coincide with the release of the Naxxramas raid instance. During the invasion, several regions of Azeroth came under attack by Scourge forces. Members of the Argent Dawn organized a worldwide counter to the Scourge invasion, keeping an eye out for any necropolis sightings and passing on their information to all adventurers willing to aid them in their struggle.
Gates of Ahn'Qiraj — Introduced in patch 1.9.0, this two-part world event occurred once per server (until patch 3.2.0) resulted in the opening of Ahn'Qiraj. It was comprised of a quest chain completed by a single player to obtain the Scepter of the Shifting Sands to open the gates themselves, as well as a server-wide war effort to gather materials for the Horde and Alliance to battle the insectoid menace that issued forth from the opened gates.

Exclusive recipes

Recipe	Source		BoP
Feast of Winter Veil
[Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie]	sold by Penney Copperpinch Wulmort Jinglepocket	25
[Recipe: Winter Veil Egg Nog]		2 40
[Recipe: Hot Apple Cider] ¹ ²		1	x
[Pattern: Winter Boots] ¹ ²		50	x
[Pattern: Red Winter Clothes] ¹	sold by Wulmort Jinglepocket	50	x
[Pattern: Green Winter Clothes] ²	sold by Penney Copperpinch	50	x
[Plans: Edge of Winter]	one randomly from [Smokywood Pastures Special Gift] quest reward for [10-70] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You! or [10-70] A Smokywood Pastures' Thank You! commonly sold on AH
[Schematic: Snowmaster 9000]
[Formula: Enchant Weapon - Winter's Might]
[Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power]
[Pattern: Gloves of the Greatfather]
[Pattern: Green Holiday Shirt]
Lunar Festival
[Schematic: Small Blue Rocket]	from [Small Rocket Recipes] sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Schematic: Small Green Rocket]			x
[Schematic: Small Red Rocket]			x
[Schematic: Large Blue Rocket]	from [Large Rocket Recipes] sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Schematic: Large Green Rocket]			x
[Schematic: Large Red Rocket]			x
[Schematic: Blue Rocket Cluster]	from [Cluster Rocket Recipes] sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Schematic: Green Rocket Cluster]			x
[Schematic: Red Rocket Cluster]			x
[Schematic: Large Blue Rocket Cluster]	from [Large Cluster Rocket Recipes] sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Schematic: Large Green Rocket Cluster]			x
[Schematic: Large Red Rocket Cluster]			x
[Schematic: Firework Launcher]	sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Schematic: Cluster Launcher]	sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Pattern: Festival Dress]	sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
[Pattern: Festival Suit]	sold by Fariel Starsong	5	x
Midsummer Fire Festival
[Formula: Enchant Weapon - Deathfrost]	dropped by Ahune		x
Recipe	Source		BoP

¹ also mailed to Alliance players able to learn it

² also mailed to Horde players able to learn it

Seasonal world events by patch number

Winter Veil Goldshire — The Feast of Winter Veil was the first seasonal event in *World of Warcraft*.

Azeroth event	Patch introduced	Patch date
Feast of Winter Veil	1.2.0	18 December 2004
Noblegarden	1.3.0	7 March 2005	X
Children's Week	1.4.0	5 May 2005
Darkmoon Faire	1.6.0	2 July 2005
Harvest Festival	1.6.0	2 July 2005	X
Hallow's End	1.8.0	10 October 2005
Lunar Festival	1.9.0	3 January 2006	X
Love is in the Air	1.9.3	7 February 2006
Midsummer Fire Festival	1.11.0	20 June 2006
Peon Day	1.12.1	22 August 2006	X
New Year	2.0.1	5 December 2006	X
Brewfest	2.2.2	2 October 2007
Pirates' Day	2.4.3	15 July 2008	X
Pilgrim's Bounty	3.2.0	4 August 2009
Day of the Dead	3.2.0	4 August 2009	X

The patch for the events marked with a X is speculation, based on the last patch to go live before the event was seen on servers.

Other events

References

^ http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/events/calendar.html
^ chaud 2014-05-04. Warlords of Draenor - Developer Interviews, Blue Tweets, DLC #438. MMO-Champion.

External links

World of Warcraft Community Site In-Game Events page of the Official site.

World of Warcraft Europe In-Game Events page of the Official European site.

[1] ttp://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/basics/events/calendar.html

[2] ud 2014-05-04. Warlords of Draenor - Developer Interviews, Blue Tweets, DLC #438. MMO-Champion.

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@@ Line 107: / Line 107: @@
 [[File:War of the Thorns.jpg|thumb|The [[War of the Thorns]] was the first of the unique events to feature world quests.]]
+*[[WoW anniversaries|World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary]] &mdash; This anniversary was unique by offering a special version of [[Alterac Valley]] ([[Korrak's Revenge]]: a tribute to it's earlier versions), and a Deathwing-inspired mount ([[Obsidian Worldbreaker]]) acquired by defeating previous expansions villains in [[Memories of Fel, Frost and Fire]].
 *[[War of the Thorns]] - This was the ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth|Battle for Azeroth]]'' pre-expansion event. After the discovery of [[Azerite]] in [[Kalimdor]], [[Sylvanas Windrunner|Sylvanas]] decides to assault the night elf territory, and eventually manages to burn down [[Teldrassil]].
 *[[Diablo's 20th Anniversary]] &mdash; Celebrates the 20th anniversary of the [[Diablo franchise]].
 *[[Legion Invasions]] &mdash; Taking place with [[Patch 7.0.3]], this world event preceded the release of ''[[World of Warcraft: Legion|Legion]]''. The event featured the invasion of [[Kalimdor]] and the [[Eastern Kingdoms]] by forces of the [[Burning Legion]]. It was also the first pre-launch event in which characters as low as level 10 could participate in defending affected zones, thanks to new tech allowing mob level to scale to the player's.
-*''World of Warcraft'' 10th Anniversary &mdash; [[Tarren Mill vs Southshore]] and [[Molten Core#Anniversary edition|Level 100 Molten Core]].
+*[[WoW anniversaries|''World of Warcraft'' 10th Anniversary]] &mdash; This anniversary featured [[Tarren Mill vs Southshore]] and [[Molten Core#Anniversary edition|Level 100 Molten Core]].
 [[File:Operation Gnomeregan.jpg|thumb|[[Operation: Gnomeregan|Operation Gnomeregan]] is an example of a unique pre-expansion event.]]
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 *[[Elemental Unrest]] &mdash; Beginning on 11 November 2010, this event is the precursor to the devastating events of the ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm|Cataclysm]]'' expansion.
 *[[Operation: Gnomeregan]] and [[Zalazane's Fall]] &mdash; Beginning on 7 September 2010, these world events were the first precursors to the ''Cataclysm'' expansion and allowed Alliance and Horde players to assist in the retaking of [[Gnomeregan]]'s surface and the [[Echo Isles]] respectively.
+*[[Mohawk Grenade]] &mdash; This mini event happened in [[patch 3.2.2]]: [[Night Elf Mohawk]] NPC's were added in the starting zones offering players [[Mohawk Grenade]] (only those who belived on them).
 *[[Zombie Infestation]] &mdash; Introduced in [[patch 3.0.2]], this world event was a precursor to the ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King|Wrath of the Lich King]]'' expansion and featured plagued crates that would transform players into zombies with the ability to pass the zombie plague onto others. It was followed by a reprise of the [[Scourge Invasion]] world event from patch 1.11.0.
 *[[The Spirit of Competition]] &mdash; This event occurred simultaneously with the {{wplink|2008 Summer Olympics}} in Beijing, and simply rewarded players for completing [[battleground]]s during the event.

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