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Lunar Festival
Lunar Festival
Duration February 3 - February 17 (2024)
Currency Inv misc elvencoins [Coin of Ancestry]
Boss Mob Omen
Highlights Omen
Elders
Fireworks
Other events
Preceded by Love is in the Air
(concurrent)
Followed by Noblegarden

The Lunar Festival is a time of celebration. The people of Azeroth celebrate their triumph of many thousands of years ago, when an alliance of good races (the night elves, tauren, furbolgs, and earthen) defeated a terrible evil called the Burning Legion. It is also a time of remembrance for the valor and wisdom of that ancient age.

Today, the Lunar Festival is held by the druids of Nighthaven. Both the Horde and Alliance are welcome to celebrate and shoot fireworks — a symbol of Elune's power. Ancient heroes of the past also appear throughout the land, offering gifts to those who find and honor them.

It is a time of happiness, fortune and celebration, but it has a deeper motive as well.

Omen, defeated so many centuries ago, yet remains in Lake Elune'ara. Although driven insane by the Burning Legion, the demigod still possesses Elune's blessing and thus is immortal. During the Lunar Festival, he stirs...and heroes of the land are called to defeat him once again.

For a list of Elder locations and a guide to visiting them all, see Lunar Festival Elders.

New additions in 2022[]

Collectables[]

Toys[]

There are six Toy Box toys available:

Note: Learning one firework will learn the other automatically.

Pets[]

There are two pets available for purchase from Valadar Starsong for 50 Coin of Ancestry each:

Only one pet is visible to individual players, but both factions' pets are not soulbound and can be traded or sold on the auction house.

Heirlooms[]

Cosmetics[]

Recipes[]

Other[]

Achievements[]

Most of the achievements in the table below are required for the meta-achievement, Achievement worldevent lunar [To Honor One's Elders], which is itself required for Achievement bg masterofallbgs [What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been].

Note
Note: This list is up to date as of Patch 10.1.7

Details[]

Decorations are placed in every capital as well as in the regions of Nighthaven and Moonglade. Revelers celebrating the Lunar New Year will be spread throughout the world (the revelers are concentrated in Moonglade, except for those that show up for the fireworks shows in Stormwind/Thunder Bluff/Booty Bay); the lunar festival specific NPCs can be found in each capital and in Moonglade. There are also other NPCs — spread throughout the world — that are ghost-like elders who players must find and honor, as noted below.

Lunar Festival events focus on the celebration of the inhabitants of Azeroth's ancestors. Quests can be found throughout the world offering holiday-related items such as fireworks and other memorabilia to celebrate one's elders and ancestors. Elder Ghosts are found throughout the world of Azeroth and each time players finds a new Elder, they receive a token that can be redeemed for special holiday-related items.

Dates[]

It appears that Blizzard moves the dates of this event to conform to the real-life Chinese Lunar New Year on which this festival is based.[1]

Year Lunar New Year date Lunar Festival dates
2006 January 29 January 27 – February 14
2007 February 18 February 16 – March 8
2008 February 7 February 5 – 23
2009 January 26 January 24 – February 12
2010 February 14 February 14 – March 7
2011 February 3 January 23 – February 12
2012 January 23 January 22 - February 11
2013 February 10 January 27 - February 9
2014 January 31 January 20 - February 3
2015 February 19 February 16 - March 2
2016 February 8 February 1 - February 15
2017 January 29 January 21 - February 4
2018 February 16 February 17 - March 3
2019 February 5 January 28 - February 11

Mini-events[]

  • On the date of the actual lunar New Year, celebrations occur in Stormwind, Thunder Bluff, Booty Bay and Moonglade.
  • On the last day of the festival, one last firework show will be held in Moonglade. This parallels the Chinese "Festival of Lanterns", with extra lanterns spawned around Lake Elune'ara (the firework show occurs over the lake).

Items[]

Some holiday items that relate to the Chinese New Year include:

  • Various rockets and fireworks
  • Inv misc food dimsum [Festival Dumplings]
  • Costumes that depict festive Lunar holiday dresses and suits in a variety of colors besides red
  • Recipes that will allow players to create red Lunar holiday clothing, and others to create a variety of rockets and launchers.
  • A special red envelope with a surprise inside (inspired by the red packets that is given during Chinese New Year)
  • The Inv musket 02 [Elune's Candle] contains 88 charges, which according to Chinese Tradition would be lucky. This is also related to the red packets.

Vendors[]

Lunar Festival Vendors in capital cities sell the following items:

Inv misc missilesmallcluster blue [Blue Rocket Cluster]
1s
Inv misc bomb 05 [Festival Firecracker]
3s
Inv misc missilesmallcluster green [Green Rocket Cluster]
1s
Inv potion 20 [Moonglow]
15c
Inv misc missilesmallcluster red [Red Rocket Cluster]
1s
Inv misc missilesmall blue [Small Blue Rocket]
25c
Inv misc missilesmall green [Small Green Rocket]
25c
Inv misc missilesmall red [Small Red Rocket]
25c

At Nighthaven, Valadar Starsong and Fariel Starsong sell items in exchange for Inv misc elvencoins [Coin of Ancestry]. 84 coins can be acquired per-character each year:

Valadar Starsong
Item Cost Type
Achievement worldevent lunar [Lunar Lantern] 50 Coin of Ancestry Pet (Alliance only)
Achievement worldevent lunar [Festival Lantern] 50 Coin of Ancestry Pet (Horde only)
Inv musket 02 [Elune's Candle] 10s Firework launcher
8x Inv misc food dimsum [Festival Dumplings] 1 Coin of Ancestry Food
Inv helm flowercrown a 01 blue [Crown of Good Fortune] 25 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv helm flowercrown a 01 red [Crown of Prosperity] 25 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv helm flowercrown a 01 black [Crown of Dark Blossoms] 25 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv helm flowercrown a 01 pink [Crown of Courage] 25 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv chest cloth 57 [Festive Green Dress] 5 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv chest cloth 58 [Festive Pink Dress] 5 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv chest cloth 59 [Festive Purple Dress] 5 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv chest cloth 53 [Festive Black Pant Suit] 5 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv chest cloth 52 [Festive Blue Pant Suit] 5 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv chest cloth 54 [Festive Teal Pant Suit] 5 Coin of Ancestry Cosmetic
Inv box 02 [Lunar Festival Fireworks Pack] 5 Coin of Ancestry Fireworks
5x Inv misc missilesmall purple [Perky Blaster] 1 Coin of Ancestry Pet toy


Fariel Starsong
Item Cost Required skill
Inv scroll 06 [Pattern: Festival Dress] 5 Coin of Ancestry Tailoring 250
Inv scroll 06 [Pattern: Festival Suit] 5 Coin of Ancestry Tailoring 250
Inv scroll 03 [Small Rocket Recipes] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 125
Inv scroll 04 [Large Rocket Recipes] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 175
Inv scroll 05 [Cluster Rocket Recipes] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 225
Inv scroll 06 [Large Cluster Rocket Recipes] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 275
Inv scroll 06 [Schematic: Firework Launcher] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 225
Inv scroll 06 [Schematic: Cluster Launcher] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 275
Inv scroll 03 [Schematic: Snake Firework] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 500
Inv scroll 03 [Schematic: Horde Firework] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 500
Inv scroll 03 [Schematic: Alliance Firework] 5 Coin of Ancestry Engineering 500
Inv misc missilelarge red [Everlasting Horde Firework] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc missilelarge blue [Everlasting Alliance Firework] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume front blue [Blue Dragon Head Costume] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume mid blue [Blue Dragon Body Costume] 10 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume tail blue [Blue Dragon Tail Costume] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume head green [Green Dragon Head Costume] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume mid green [Green Dragon Body Costume] 10 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume tail green [Green Dragon Tail Costume] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume front [Red Dragon Head Costume] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume mid [Red Dragon Body Costume] 10 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv misc dragoncostume tail [Red Dragon Tail Costume] 25 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv holiday hearthstonelunarfestival [Lunar Elder's Hearthstone] 30 Coin of Ancestry Toy
Inv icon heirloomtoken armor01 [Ancient Heirloom Armor Casing] 40 Coin of Ancestry Heirloom upgrade
Inv icon heirloomtoken armor02 [Timeworn Heirloom Armor Casing] 75 Coin of Ancestry Heirloom upgrade
Inv leather draenordungeon c 01shoulder [Weathered Heirloom Armor Casing] 75 Coin of Ancestry Heirloom upgrade
Inv mail draenorquest90 b 01shoulder [Battle-Hardened Heirloom Armor Casing] 75 Coin of Ancestry Heirloom upgrade

Required Skill: required only for use, not for purchase.

Outdoor Raid[]

Finally, there is Omen, a high-level boss that spawns in Moonglade during the festival, giving players a chance to experience a raid-style encounter that only appears during this time of year. Omen is inspired by the tale of "Nian" from Chinese lore. In the Chinese version of WoW, Omen's name is left as Nian.

Quests[]

Simple quests exist at each major city that provide a 24-hour invitation that allows the bearer to teleport to Moonglade from inside a nearby circle of moonlight. Once in Moonglade, one hill contains a number of similar circles of moonlight, each of which lets a character teleport back (using the invitation) to one of the cities. Though the invitation has a 10-minute cooldown, this provides a convenient way to move from city to city for the duration of the festival (see the Travel Guide). In addition, this provides a flight point to Moonglade, usually accessible only to Druids and high-level characters.

Even if you completed these quests (including the veneration of the elders quests) in a previous year, they will once again be available to you this year.

Lead-in quests[]

  • "Valadar Starsong" directs you to teleport to Moonglade and speak with Valadar in the village of Nighthaven. Reward: 1,250 experience (or 75s at max level).

Gaining Coins of Ancestry[]

You don't need a prerequisite for these. Just find the Elder, talk to them, and the quest is complete. There are 84 elders in all. The Elders stand in circles of light, and give you tips as to where to find the other nearby Elders. You can complete the quest with any Elder, though some are harder to get to than others, such as those in your opposing faction's capital cities.

All of these quests give 1 Inv misc elvencoins [Coin of Ancestry] and 75 (changed from 50) of your faction's reputation. (No Cenarion reputation.) As of 2011, you will gain reputaion with a faction city up to Honored. This means +75 to each of your faction's cities that you have not reached Honored with. If you finished these quests in 2006 you weren't able to repeat them in 2007, but as of 2008 you can complete the quests for Elders you finished in previous years (in other words, the 2008 and 2009 festivals ignore which ones you completed in previous festivals).

Also see the Lunar Festival Elders tour guide.

Lucky Red Envelope[]

Upon completing the elder's quest, the elder also hands the player a Inv misc luckymoneyenvelope [Lucky Red Envelope], which alternately contains either an Inv misc gem pearl 04 [Elder's Moonstone] (summons a circle of light, same as Inv misc gem pearl 04 [Elune Stone]) or a Inv misc missilelargecluster white [Lucky Rocket Cluster], which gives you and anyone near you a +250 health buff for 30 minutes, when thrown into a Inv misc enggizmos 03 [Cluster Launcher]. The odds of either appear to be about even.

A complete list of all the Elder locations including coordinates can be found on the Lunar Festival Elders page.

Spending Coins of Ancestry[]

During the Lunar Festival, two vendors in Moonglade will redeem Coins of Ancestry for goods:

See the NPCs' pages for a list of the items each sells. All of these items are Bind on Pickup (except Inv musket 02 [Elune's Candle], which is sold for silver, not Coins of Ancestry.)

An engineer who wants all the fireworks schematics will need thirty Coins of Ancestry.

A tailor who wants both red festival clothes patterns will need ten Coins of Ancestry.

In 2012, two faction-specific companions were released, the Achievement worldevent lunar [Lunar Lantern] for the Alliance and Achievement worldevent lunar [Festival Lantern] for the Horde.

The coins don't have a limited duration, so you can save your excess for the next festival.

Other quests[]

Official Summary[]

Lunar Festival[]

Lunar Festival 11
Every year the druids of Moonglade hold a celebration of their city's great triumph over an ancient evil. During the Lunar Festival, citizens of Azeroth have the opportunity to honor their elders by celebrating their sage wisdom, sharing in magnificent feasts, and of course...shooting fireworks!

Features[]

Type: Holiday Event
Location: All Major Cities, Booty Bay, Moonglade

Omen[]

Lunar Festival 2
The beast of Omen was once a hero of this world. A wolf of great strength and fortune, Omen fought beside the heroes of the War of the Ancients until he succumbed to demonic magics. Turning against his allies, he raged across Azeroth and carried death and terror in his wake. Finally defeated in Moonglade, Omen now sleeps among the silt of Lake Elune'ara. But each new year, during the festival, he stirs...

Elders[]

Lunar Festival 3
During the Lunar Festival, adventurers will have the opportunity to honor many of their elders, and by doing so, they will also honor their culture and their people. For this, the Coins of Ancestry serve as a tangible means to recognize those who have chosen the venerable path of respect. Those who are recognized thus will have their diligence rewarded with a selection of unique items.

Fireworks[]

Lunar Festival 4
The innovative and artistic engineers of Undermine have been slaving away since their display of pyrotechnics in July. Their latest and greatest - not to mention highly dangerous to operate - creations will be on display in the cities of the world every hour after sunset. Keep your eyes to the skies, and be sure to stick around for the finale!

Revelers, All[]

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Many soldiers formerly abroad have come home to engage in the festivities. Share in the merriment and dance with the revelers, or, if you're so inclined, blow a kiss to one that catches your eye. It's all in fun, after all; they appreciate the attention!
Festival Outfits To help celebrate the festivities, a selection of unique clothing become available to adventurers. Such outfits have been worn in times past during the Lunar Festival and each is hand-crafted with only the finest soft fabrics and other quality components.

History[]

The Lunar Festival is a time of celebration. The peoples of Azeroth celebrate their triumph of many thousands of years ago, when an alliance of good races (Night Elves, Tauren, and Earthen - a proto-dwarven race) defeated a terrible evil. It is also a time of remembrance for the valor and wisdom of that ancient age.
The demi-god Omen was a being of great strength and knowledge. Blessed by Elune, Omen wandered primordial Kalimdor, guiding hunters and gatherers and offering luck and advice to all he met. When the Burning Legion launched their attack, Omen allied with Azeroth's defenders. He fought bravely but after many battles his wounds from demonic forces plunged Omen into a deep, dreaming sleep...where fel-inspired nightmares slowly consumed him. When he finally awoke, centuries later, he had fallen to madness.
The transformed Omen rampaged. No longer a creature of wisdom - but still possessing the strength of Elune's blessing - he tore through the land, killing and devouring. Terror rode before him, and death trailed in his wake.
Omen's spree of horror ended when a coterie of ancient heroes gathered in the village of Nighthaven and faced the beast. They called down the moon's wrath and Omen, blinded and stunned by the power of the moon goddess, fled into the deep waters of Lake Elune'ara. That day marked the end of his rampage, and symbolized a new beginning for the people of Azeroth and the followers of Elune.
Today, the Lunar Festival is held by the druids of Nighthaven. Both the Horde and Alliance are welcomed to celebrate and shoot fireworks - a symbol of Elune's power. Ancient heroes of the past also appear throughout the land, offering gifts to those who find and honor them.
It is a time of happiness and fortune and celebration, but it has a deeper motive as well...
Omen, defeated so many centuries ago, yet remains in Lake Elune'ara. Although driven insane by the Burning Legion, the demi-god still possesses Elune's blessing and is, hence, immortal. During the Lunar Festival, he stirs...and heroes of the land are called to defeat him once again.

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