Regular

• Darkmoon Faire - Monthly, alternate factions for 1 week
• Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza - Every Sunday
• Battleground Holidays
• Gurubashi Arena Event - Every 3 hours
• Elemental Invasions - Sporadic

Annual Events

• Lunar Festival - Jan 27 - Feb 14
• Valentines Day - Feb 11 - Feb 15
• Noblegarden - April 16 - May 20
• Children’s Week - May 1 - 7
• Engineers’ Explosive Extravaganza - July 4
• All Hallows’ Eve - Halloween (End October)
• Feast of Winter Veil - December 15 - January 2

Darkmoon Faire

A gathering of the exotic from around the world and beyond, Silas Darkmoon has brought together the Darkmoon Faire as a celebration of the wondrous and mysterious found in Azeroth. While the Faire spends most of its time in parts unknown, they do stop from time to time in Mulgore and Elwynn forest. When the faire is on its way, barkers will stop by Orgrimmar and Ironforge to announce its arrival.

The Darkmoon Faire begins set up on the first Friday of each month, and continues for 3 days. On the early morning of Monday (4am server time), the Faire will begin and last for one week. It alternates between Goldshire in Elwynn Forest (A) and just outside Thunder Bluff in Mulgore (H) each month.

You can buy weird and wonderful things from the travelling vendors, such as the Darkmoon Ring, pickled Kodo Foot or the Darkmoon Special Reserve.

Faire Quests

Darkmoon Faire Sets

As you’d expect from these colourful characters they have a few tricks up their sleaves and will happily send you on some pretty involved quests.

There are four Darkmoon Faire Sets of cards scattered around Azeroth which you must collect. Each deck comprises eight cards - Ace to Eight. Once you have a deck you return it to Professor Thaddeus Paleo at the Faire for a reputation bonus and one of the following trinkets (of which you can carry 2 in trinket slots). Click the drop locations for maps of where each card is dropping.

Deck		Drop locations	Trinket Reward	Effect of Trinket
Beasts		Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon	2% chance on successful spellcast to allow 100% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting for 15 sec.
Portals		Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Darkmoon Card: Twisting Nether	Gives the wearer a 10% chance of being able to resurrect with 20% health and mana.
Elementals		Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom	Chance to strike your melee target with lightning for 200 to 300 Nature damage.
Warlords		Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Darkmoon Card: Heroism	Sometimes heals bearer of 120 to 180 damage when damaging an enemy in melee.

• The trinkets require clvl 60 to wear.
• Once the cards have been combined to make a deck it can not be separated.

Decks have been known to go for 500+ gold on some servers and you can also sell individual cards of a deck in the Auction House.

Tip from regular faire patron DrunkCajun:

“Don’t bother collecting them (the decks) unless you come across an Ace for cheap. They’re the hardest to find, apparently, and certainly the most expensive. I bought the Ace of Beasts for 250g and sold the deck for 400g. Turned a profit, but a narrow one. The deck I really made a chunk of change on was the Portals deck–I picked up the Ace for 25g. The deck sold for 800.

Still, like I said, don’t bother collecting the cards until you have an ace. The rest are easy enough to come by. Without that, you’ll just have a lot of used up bag space.”

Darkmoon Prize Tickets

There are also Faire quests to collect varying quantities of tickets that will net you tasty prizes once handed in such as this Amulet of Darkmoon. You have to be level 60 to wear it but still, with stats like that it’s worth the effort collecting the tickets. Or there’s this handy 14 slot storage box.

Visit Yebb Neblegear who will tell you which items you should be collecting. Once collected return to him to exchange them for Darkmoon Tickets. The table below shows you what you can redeem and in return for how many Darkmoon Prize Tickets and the linked names will show you maps of where the items dropped.

Link to Item Drop Location Map	Icon	Qty of items to Redeem	No. tickets rewarded
Small Furry Paws		5	1
Torn Bear Pelts		5	4
Soft Bushy Tails		5	8
Vibrant Plumes		5	12
Evil Bat Eyes		10	20
Glowing Scorpid Blood		10	20

Once you have enough Darkmoon Prize Tickets you can hand them into Gelvas Grimegate to exchange for items.

Item	Icon	No. Tickets Required
Darkmoon Flower		5
Minor Darkmoon Prize		5
Last Month’s Mutton		10
Lesser Darkmoon Prize		10
Greater Darkmoon Prize		40
Darkmoon Storage Box		50
Last Year’s Mutton		50
Amulet of the Darkmoon		1200
Orb of the Darkmoon		1200
Submit details of Darkmoon Prizes.

Mini Game

There’s been a distinct lack of mini-games at the faire until patch 1.8 it seems when a cannon game was introduced. Here it is explained by Havoc Jack:

“On the eastern end of the faire (in Elwynn at the moment) there’s a cannon that’s useable. When you use it, it shoots you out over the crystal lake where there’s a target floating. The cannon gives you a slow falling debuff, and if you cancel it at the right time, you can hit the target. Now here’s the point that will turn most of you off; THERE’S NO REWARD! I haven’t been pointed to it by anybody, and nobody will reward you if you hit the sweet spot.”

List of all Quests from the Darkmoon Faire >

Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza

The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza is a grand event set along the contested coasts of Stranglethorn Vale. On Sunday’s friendly neighborhood goblins will visit Ironforge and Orgrimmar to inform aspiring anglers of the grand tournament and give instructions. At 2pm, the shout will ring out across Stranglethorn to bait your hooks and cast your lines!

Up and down the shores of Stranglethorn (but not outside Booty Bay) you’ll see small ripples in the water, hover your mouse here and you’ll see the above sign ‘School of Tastyfish’. You need to fish here. The school will only last for a few minutes and then it disappears. Cast your line into the circle, not outside or you’ll not catch any Tastyfish. Once you’ve caught 40 Speckled Tastyfish return to Riggle Bassbait and if you’re first to do so you will win the grand prize which will be one of the following:

Arcanite Fishing Pole 42 - 63 Damage Speed 3.00 (17.5 damage per second) Durability 45 / 45 Requires Fishing (300) Equip: Increased Fishing +35. “It looks like Nat Pagle himself used this.” Sells for 21 Silver 75 Copper to vendors Item Level 20

Hook of the Master Angler Trinket Requires Level 60 Use: Turns you into a fish giving water breath and increasing your movement speed, but attacking or casting while in this form breaks the effect. Does not work out of water or at the water’s surface. Cooldown: 5 sec Sells for 2 Gold 50 Silver to vendors Item Level 65

If you aren’t the first fear not because you can sell the Tastyfish you’ve caught to Riggle for 23 silver for each stack of 5. Not bad profit. When fishing in the special schools of fish you also have a chance of catching a rare fish which you can exchange for a special bonus prize at Fishbot who is next to Riggle. If you catch

Rare Fish	Prize (+5 to fishing)
Keefer’s Anglefish	Lucky Fishing Hat
Dezian Queenfish	High Test Eternium Fishing Line
Brownells’ Blue Striped Racer	Nat Pagle’s Extreme Anglin’ Boots

Even after a winner has been declared Schools of Tastyfish will appear and only stop when the contest finishes at 4pm (server time) the same day.

Battleground Holidays

Battleground “holidays” have been added to Warsong Gulch, Alterac Valley and Arathi Basin. Holidays occur during most weekends, starting on Thursday night at midnight and continuing until Tuesday morning. During a holiday, emmissaries from that Battleground will be found
in the major cities, and honor/faction rewards for performing objectives in that battleground are increased.

Gurubashi Arena Event

There is now a regular event in Gurubashi Arena in Stranglethorn Vale. Every three hours starting at midnight, a pirate with too much treasure on his hands will drop a chest in the center of the arena. Whoever can open the chest first gets the contents! Of course, the arena is a PvP Free for All area, so there might be other players who are trying to open it first…

Elemental invasions!

Invasions by elementals at different locations on Kalimdor have reportedly been occurring sporadically every few days. Concerned adventurers should investigate Silithus, Un’Goro Crater, Azshara, and Winterspring to counter these incursions.

Lunar Festival- Jan 27 - Feb 14

The Lunar Festival has its own extensive guide here.

Valentine’s Day - February 4

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Noblegarden April 16 - May 20

The great feast of Noblegarden has long been celebrated by the races of the Alliance and recently adopted by those of the Horde. On this joyous day, it is customary for the nobles and lords from each race to hide coins, candy, and the occasional treasures within special eggs painted to look like wildflowers. These eggs are then scattered around the major cities for the citizenry to find. From heroes to commoners, and everyone in between - the feast of Noblegarden is meant to bring communities together to share the joy of life and friendship.

Children’s Week - May 1 - 8

Children’s Week is celebrated in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City at the start of May and lasts for a week. It is a time to give back to the innocents of war: the orphans!

The Orphan Matron in Orgrimmar or Stormwind will give you a quest to look after an orphan for the duration of Children’s Week. You can summon and dismiss the child. The child will give you three quests and after you’ve done those three talk to him again and he’ll give you two more. Your reputation will increase on completion.

Engineers’ Explosive Extravaganza- July 1

Deep within the cavernous halls of Undermine, goblins labor and toil over their strange and fanciful engineering creations. When they are not constructing powerful devices of destruction, they find making fireworks a diverting pasttime. They work tirelessly over strange chemical concoctions used to produce precisely the right color and, of course, spectacular explosion. It is an artform that comes naturally to those who find great pleasure in making things explode in a variety of ways. Competition is fierce among the engineers as they strive for perfection within their pyrotechnics.

Since holding an exhibition indoors — particularly within range of a goblin engineer’s workshop — is completely out of the question, it was decided by the Tinker’s Union that a day would be chosen wherein the pyrotechnists would go out into the world and share their creations with the world (for a modest fee, of course). For one glorious day, the sky would be alight with the fantastic creations of engineers throughout Azeroth.

Whether Alliance or Horde, these pyrotechnists are more than happy to help you set the sky on fire during the Engineers’ Explosive Extravaganza!

Seek out the Holiday Fireworks Vendors to purchase these special fireworks.

All Hallows’ Eve - End October

In the run up to Halloween towns become festooned with candles and eerie-looking pumpkin heads and seasonal decorations. If you speak to the Innkeeper he’ll even offer you the chance to play Trick or Treat. Select Trick or Treat from the Innkeeper’s menu and one of a few things could happen. Here you can see I changed from an Orc into this black-clad Ninja for 60 minutes. Another shot of a demon gnome. Other times you can receive a goody bag which can contain a small gift such as a face mask or a magical wand. You can bob for a stack of apples too which will give you extra attribute bonuses.

In addition to Trick or Treating you can complete a quest. Hallows’ End Treat for Spoops for Horde and Hallows’ End Treat for Jesper for Alliance. Both quests will task you with performing various emotes for people in other towns. Once you’ve done that and returned to Spoops or Jesper you’ll be rewarded with 30 Hallows’ End Pumpkin Treat.

Feast of Winter Veil

The Feast of Winter Veil is upon us, and Greatfather Winter is busy spreading holiday cheer in major cites across the land! Here are a few holiday treats players can now experience in-game:

• The Jinglepocket Goblins have set up their seasonal fare shops in major cities.
• Adventurers can purchase many holiday favorites - including Greatfather’s Winter ale, candy canes, gingerbread cookie recipes, and mistletoe.
• All the cheer-spreading is making Greatfather Winter hungry, and he is looking for adventurers to get him his daily fix of milk and cookies.
• Smokeywood Pastures needs a few brave adventurers to investigate the disappearance of a shipment of holiday goods traveling though Alterac.
• Unconfirmed reports say that consuming eggnog during a snowball fight can have some chilling results.

Winter Veil Quests

The following quests are only available during the festival.

Quest Name	Clvl	Brief	Faction
Stolen Winter Veil Treats	31-56	Locate the Smokywood Pastures investigator that has gone missing in the snowy regions of the Alterac Mountains.	A/H
Treats for Great-father Winter	10-58	Bring 5 Gingerbread Cookies and an Ice Cold Milk to Greatfather Winter in Orgrimmar.	A/H
Great-father Winter is here	10-52	Speak with Greatfather Winter; he is located near the Smokywood Pastures vendor area in Orgrimmar.	A/H
Metzen the Reindeer	41-59	Find Metzen the Reindeer. Use the notes provided to you for clues as to where he is being held. When you find Metzen, have the Pouch of Reindeer Dust in your possession so you can sprinkle some of the dust on him; this should free Metzen from his bonds of captivity. Return the Pouch of Reindeer Dust to Wulmort Jinglepocket in Ironforge once Metzen is freed. The reward is five preserved holly (not soulbound), which when used will make your mount look like a reindeer which lasts until you dismount.	A/H

Winter Veil Goodies

The following items are only available during the festival.

	Candy Cane	Restores 61 health over 18 sec. Must remain seated while eating.
	Formula: Enchant Weapon	Teaches you how to permanently enchant a weapon to grant up to 7 additional frost damage when casting frost spells.
	Greatfather’s Winter Ale	A strong alcoholic beverage.
	Holiday Spices	Used in recipes for gingerbread and egg nog (as below)
	Holiday Spirits	A fairly weak alcoholic beverage.
	Pattern: Gloves of the Greatfather	Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 18. Increases damage done by Nature spells and effects by up to 10.
	Pattern: Green Holiday Shirt	Teaches you how to make a Green Holiday Shirt.
	Plans: Edge of Winter	Teaches you how to make the Edge of Winter(axe). Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 30 Frost damage.
	Recipe: Egg Nog	Restores 61 health over 18 sec. Must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 2 Stamina and Spirit for 15 min. If you’re hit with a snowball during this time you’ll change to a snowman.
	Recipe: Elixir of Frost Power	Increases spell frost damage by up to 15 for 30 min.
	Recipe: Gingerbread Cookie	Restores 61 health over 18 sec. Must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 2 Stamina and Spirit for 15 min.
	Schematic: Snowmaster 9000	Allows an experienced engineer to turn water into a snowball. The Snowmaster requires a day to build up enough chill to freeze another snowball.
	Snowball	Can throw these at people. You can even knock people in your party but they don’t cause damage. Throwing these at someone under the influence of Egg Nog will cause them to turn into a snowman.
	Winter Veil Disguise Kit	Change yourself into something more befitting the wintry season. Requires a Snowball to use.

• Locate Winter Revelers at Inns and perform a /kiss on them. You’ll get a Mistletoe buff and some Fresh Holly which can turn your mount into a Reindeer. It is soulbound and has a 7 day timer.
• Locate a teleporter (IF outside & SW trade quarter) and walk onto it. It will dress you in a santa suit.
• High level mobs drop green or red santa hats which you can wear all year round.