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For the old version of the Faire, see Darkmoon Faire (old).

Darkmoon Faire
Main leader	Silas Darkmoon
Secondary leaders	Professor Thaddeus Paleo
Membership	97
Race(s)	Gnome, Goblin, Human, Night elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead, High elf, and Ogre
Character classes	Warrior
Capital	Darkmoon Island
Alignment	True neutral DF 136

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!

- Upon the signs leading to the Darkmoon Faire, down the Darkmoon Path

The Darkmoon Faire showcases the weird and the 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, they are available from time to time by accessing portals in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest.

Contents 1 Description 2 Faire schedule 3 The Tauren Chieftains' concert 4 Vendors and other NPCs 5 Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets 5.1 Currency for 5.2 Earning tickets 6 Games 6.1 Ring Toss 6.2 Tonk Commander 6.3 Shooting Gallery 6.4 The Humanoid Cannonball 6.5 Whack-a-Gnoll 7 Carousel 8 Pet battle area 9 Zoo Bizarre 10 Transportation 11 Buffs 12 Reputation 12.1 Insane in the Membrane 13 Achievements 14 Notes 15 References 16 Patch changes 17 See also 18 External links

Description

The Darkmoon Faire is an event that appears in the game. The location of the Faire is on Darkmoon Island. The portals to the Island can be accessed in the following locations:

• Eastern Kingdoms, on the south side of Goldshire in Elwynn Forest
• Kalimdor, in Mulgore at the base of Thunder Bluff

Setup takes the carnies three days; and the Faire opens early that Monday, and remains there for one week. Heralds in Ironforge and Orgrimmar announce the arrival of the Faire. Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mages will teleport players to the portals for a varying amount of silver, based on player level.

The Faire itself is neutral and can be visited by players of either faction. The Faire on the Island is a sanctuary, as well as the path leading down to it from the portal. Areas outside the path and Faire are considered contested, which is important to note for those playing on PvP servers.

• Many exotic vendors travel with Silas Darkmoon, offering adventurers hard-to-find items from the far corners of Azeroth.
• Players can earn tickets by completing quests for a number of Darkmoon Faire NPCs, which can then be turned in for items and special equipment.
• Strange sets of cards have been broken up and scattered across Azeroth, and can also be created by scribes. Players who are lucky enough to collect a complete set of these cards can turn them in at the Faire to receive epic items.
• Cheap booze. 'Nuff said.
• Shoot yourself off with the Darkmoon Cannon!
• Destroy your friends and foes with small, Dwarven-made Steam Tonks with four abilities: Cannon, Mortar, Drop Mine, and Nitrous Boost.

Faire schedule

The Darkmoon Faire visits once a month, starting at 00:01 on the 1st Sunday of each month. The event dates are automatically added to the in-game calendar. You can also see event dates for the Darkmoon Faire on the official Blizzard Event Calendar by clicking on your armory profile, then "Events".

The beginning of the Faire means the portal to Darkmoon Island will be active in it's respective location near Goldshire, Elwynn Forest () or south of Thunder Bluff, Mulgore ().

2012 schedule

January February March Starts Ends Starts Ends Starts Ends Sunday 01-Jan-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 07-Jan-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 05-Feb-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 11-Feb-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 04-Mar-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 10-Mar-2012 11:59 PM server time April May June Starts Ends Starts Ends Starts Ends Sunday 01-Apr-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 07-Apr-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 06-May-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 12-May-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 03-Jun-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 09-Jun-2012 11:59 PM server time July August September Starts Ends Starts Ends Starts Ends Sunday 01-Jul-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 07-Jul-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 05-Aug-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 11-Aug-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 02-Sep-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 08-Sep-2012 11:59 PM server time October November December Starts Ends Starts Ends Starts Ends Sunday 07-Oct-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 13-Oct-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 04-Nov-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 10-Nov-2012 11:59 PM server time Sunday 02-Dec-2012 12:00 AM server time Saturday 08-Dec-2012 11:59 PM server time

The Tauren Chieftains' concert

To celebrate the 2007 BlizzCon event on August 3 and 4, The Tauren Chieftains (aka Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain) made a guest appearance^[1] at the new Darkmoon Faire location outside of Shattrath city (since removed with Patch 4.3.0). At the top of every hour for the duration of BlizzCon, they performed "Power of the Horde" on a special stage set up for the occasion.

After the release of Patch 4.3.0, the band can be seen playing on the stage at the south end of Darkmoon Island at the top of the hour under the banner "L90ETC". Their manager, Michael Schweitzer, announces the upcoming performance at the half-hour, 15-minute and 5-minute marks.

Use /cheer on one of the band members to get a Pumped up! buff which raises all stats by 10% for 5 minutes.

Vendors and other NPCs

The Faire has vendors and some special NPCs. For exotic animals that are part of the zoo, see Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre.

Quest givers/enders  Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mage   Maxima Blastenheimer <Darkmoon Faire Cannoneer>   Mola <Whack-a-Mole>   Kerri Hicks <The Strongest Woman Alive!>   Yebb Neblegear   Baby   Jessica Rogers <Ring Toss>   Dubenko <The Darkmoon Turtle>   Stamp Thunderhorn <Food Vendor>   Finlay Coolshot <Tonk Challenge>   Chronos <He Who Never Forgets!>   Professor Thaddeus Paleo <Darkmoon Cards>   Rinling   Korgol Crushskull <The Pit Master>   Sayge   Selina Dourman <Darkmoon Faire Information>   Morja   Jeremy Feasel <Master Pet Tamer>† Vendors   Rona Greenteeth   Zina Sharpworth <Game Tokens>   Sazz Coincatcher <Game Tokens>   Gelvas Grimegate <Souvenir & Toy Prizes>   Baruma <Replica Armor Prizes>   Barum <Replica Armor Prizes>   Daenrand Dawncrest <Heirloom Prizes>   Lhara <Pet & Mount Prizes>   Boomie Sparks <Fireworks>   Trixi Sharpworth <Game Tokens>   Carl Goodup <Balloon Vendor>   Tatia Brine <Fishing Supplies>   Sylannia <Drink Vendor>   Aimee <Pie, Pastry & Cakes>   Flik   Kae Ti <Ride Tickets> Ghosts   Sithera Wellspun   Franklin Jenner   Brendon Paulson   Zazla   Kupp Coincare   Arlon Surehoof   Martha Weller

Profession trainers   Steven Stagnaro <Fishing Trainer> NPCs The Tauren Chieftains   Silas Darkmoon   Burth   Kolin <The Dancing Bear>   Michael Schweitzer <Minstrel Manager>   Corki   Teleportologist Fozlebub <Gone Fishin'>   Belbi Quikswitch   Ellie Goodup   "Dusty" Brandom <Tallstrider Handler>†  Fire Juggler  Darkmoon Faire Greeter  Fire Eater  Darkmoon Carnie  Injured Carnie  Careless Carnie  Alliance Citizen  Horde Citizen Children   Wallace   Poot   Bodie   Phillipe   Raan   Maggy   Kimber   Aja   Jerrica   Shana  "Olive" Ya† Mobs N   Darkmoon Tide Crawler N   Darkmoon Wolf

^† Added in Patch 5.1.

Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets

[Darkmoon Prize Ticket]s are used like currency to purchase items from a variety of Darkmoon Faire vendors. The Darkmoon Faire tickets are not physical items; the number you have earned can be found in the currency tab.

Currency for

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

Souvenirs & Toys (Gelvas Grimegate)
Item	Cost
[Darkmoon Balloon]	90
[Darkmoon "Tiger"]	1
[Darkmoon "Sword"]	20
[Darkmoon Flower]	1
[Darkmoon Storage Box]	1
[Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire]	90
[Darkmoon Hammer]	160

Pets & Mounts (Lhara)
Item	Type	Cost
[Darkmoon Dancing Bear]	Mount	180
[Swift Forest Strider]	Mount	180
[Darkmoon Monkey]	Companion	90
[Darkmoon Cub]	Companion	90
[Darkmoon Turtle]	Companion	90
[Darkmoon Balloon]	Companion	90
[Darkmoon Tonk]	Companion	90
[Darkmoon Zeppelin]	Companion	90

Food Weapons (Rona Greenteeth)
Item	Cost
[Last Month's Mutton]	1
[Last Year's Mutton]	1

Replica Armor (Barum)
Item	Type	Slot	Cost
[Replica Devout Belt]	Cloth	Waist	55
[Replica Devout Bracers]	Cloth	Wrist	55
[Replica Devout Crown]	Cloth	Head	75
[Replica Devout Gloves]	Cloth	Hands	55
[Replica Devout Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Devout Robe]	Cloth	Chest	75
[Replica Devout Sandals]	Cloth	Feet	55
[Replica Devout Skirt]	Cloth	Legs	75
[Replica Dreadmist Belt]	Cloth	Waist	55
[Replica Dreadmist Bracers]	Cloth	Wrist	55
[Replica Dreadmist Leggings]	Cloth	Legs	75
[Replica Dreadmist Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Dreadmist Mask]	Cloth	Head	75
[Replica Dreadmist Robe]	Cloth	Chest	75
[Replica Dreadmist Sandals]	Cloth	Feet	55
[Replica Dreadmist Wraps]	Cloth	Hands	55
[Replica Magister's Belt]	Cloth	Waist	55
[Replica Magister's Bindings]	Cloth	Wrist	55
[Replica Magister's Boots]	Cloth	Feet	55
[Replica Magister's Crown]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Magister's Gloves]	Cloth	Hands	55
[Replica Magister's Leggings]	Cloth	Legs	75
[Replica Magister's Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Magister's Robes]	Cloth	Chest	75
[Replica Shadowcraft Belt]	Leather	Waist	55
[Replica Shadowcraft Boots]	Leather	Feet	55
[Replica Shadowcraft Bracers]	Leather	Wrist	55
[Replica Shadowcraft Cap]	Leather	Head	75
[Replica Shadowcraft Gloves]	Leather	Hands	55
[Replica Shadowcraft Pants]	Leather	Legs	75
[Replica Shadowcraft Spaulders]	Leather	Shoulder	75
[Replica Shadowcraft Tunic]	Leather	Chest	75
[Replica Wildheart Belt]	Leather	Waist	55
[Replica Wildheart Boots]	Leather	Feet	55
[Replica Wildheart Bracers]	Leather	Wrist	55
[Replica Wildheart Cowl]	Leather	Head	75
[Replica Wildheart Gloves]	Leather	Hands	55
[Replica Wildheart Kilt]	Leather	Legs	75
[Replica Wildheart Spaulders]	Leather	Shoulder	75
[Replica Wildheart Vest]	Leather	Chest	75
[Replica Beaststalker's Belt]	Mail	Waist	55
[Replica Beaststalker's Bindings]	Mail	Wrist	55
[Replica Beaststalker's Boots]	Mail	Feet	55
[Replica Beaststalker's Cap]	Mail	Head	75
[Replica Beaststalker's Gloves]	Mail	Hands	55
[Replica Beaststalker's Mantle]	Mail	Shoulder	75
[Replica Beaststalker's Pants]	Mail	Legs	75
[Replica Beaststalker's Tunic]	Mail	Chest	75
[Replica Bindings of Elements]	Mail	Wrist	55
[Replica Boots of Elements]	Mail	Feet	55
[Replica Coif of Elements]	Mail	Head	75
[Replica Cord of Elements]	Mail	Waist	55
[Replica Gauntlets of Elements]	Mail	Hands	55
[Replica Kilt of Elements]	Mail	Legs	75
[Replica Pauldrons of Elements]	Mail	Shoulder	75
[Replica Vest of Elements]	Mail	Chest	75
[Replica Belt of Valor]	Plate	Waist	55
[Replica Boots of Valor]	Plate	Feet	55
[Replica Bracers of Valor]	Plate	Wrist	55
[Replica Breastplate of Valor]	Plate	Chest	75
[Replica Gauntlets of Valor]	Plate	Hands	55
[Replica Helm of Valor]	Plate	Head	75
[Replica Legplates of Valor]	Plate	Legs	75
[Replica Spaulders of Valor]	Plate	Shoulder	75
[Replica Lightforge Belt]	Plate	Waist	55
[Replica Lightforge Boots]	Plate	Feet	55
[Replica Lightforge Bracers]	Plate	Wrist	55
[Replica Lightforge Breastplate]	Plate	Chest	75
[Replica Lightforge Gauntlets]	Plate	Hands	55
[Replica Lightforge Helm]	Plate	Head	75
[Replica Lightforge Legplates]	Plate	Legs	75
[Replica Lightforge Spaulders]	Plate	Shoulder	75

Replica Armor (Baruma)
Item	Type	Slot	Cost
[Replica Beastmaster's Boots]	Mail	Feet	55
[Replica Beastmaster's Cap]	Mail	Head	75
[Replica Beastmaster's Gloves]	Mail	Hands	55
[Replica Beastmaster's Tunic]	Mail	Chest	75
[Replica Boots of Heroism]	Plate	Feet	55
[Replica Boots of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Feet	55
[Replica Breastplate of Heroism]	Plate	Chest	75
[Replica Coif of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Head	75
[Replica Darkmantle Boots]	Leather	Feet	55
[Replica Darkmantle Cap]	Leather	Head	75
[Replica Darkmantle Gloves]	Leather	Hands	55
[Replica Darkmantle Tunic]	Leather	Chest	75
[Replica Deathmist Mask]	Cloth	Head	75
[Replica Deathmist Robe]	Cloth	Chest	75
[Replica Deathmist Sandals]	Cloth	Feet	55
[Replica Deathmist Wraps]	Cloth	Hands	55
[Replica Feralheart Boots]	Leather	Feet	55
[Replica Feralheart Cowl]	Leather	Head	75
[Replica Feralheart Gloves]	Leather	Hands	55
[Replica Feralheart Vest]	Leather	Chest	75
[Replica Gauntlets of Heroism]	Plate	Hands	55
[Replica Gauntlets of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Hands	55
[Replica Helm of Heroism]	Plate	Head	75
[Replica Sorcerer's Boots]	Cloth	Feet	55
[Replica Sorcerer's Crown]	Cloth	Head	75
[Replica Sorcerer's Gloves]	Cloth	Hands	55
[Replica Sorcerer's Robes]	Cloth	Chest	75
[Replica Soulforge Boots]	Plate	Feet	55
[Replica Soulforge Breastplate]	Plate	Chest	75
[Replica Soulforge Gauntlets]	Plate	Hands	55
[Replica Soulforge Helm]	Plate	Head	75
[Replica Vest of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Chest	75
[Replica Virtuous Crown]	Cloth	Head	75
[Replica Virtuous Gloves]	Cloth	Hands	55
[Replica Virtuous Robe]	Cloth	Chest	75
[Replica Virtuous Sandals]	Cloth	Feet	55
[Replica Beastmaster's Belt]	Mail	Waist	55
[Replica Beastmaster's Bindings]	Mail	Wrist	55
[Replica Beastmaster's Mantle]	Mail	Shoulder	75
[Replica Beastmaster's Pants]	Mail	Legs	75
[Replica Belt of Heroism]	Plate	Waist	55
[Replica Bindings of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Wrist	55
[Replica Bracers of Heroism]	Plate	Wrist	55
[Replica Cord of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Waist	55
[Replica Darkmantle Belt]	Leather	Waist	55
[Replica Darkmantle Bracers]	Leather	Wrist	55
[Replica Darkmantle Pants]	Leather	Legs	75
[Replica Darkmantle Spaulders]	Leather	Shoulder	75
[Replica Deathmist Belt]	Cloth	Waist	55
[Replica Deathmist Bracers]	Cloth	Wrist	55
[Replica Deathmist Leggings]	Cloth	Legs	75
[Replica Deathmist Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Feralheart Belt]	Leather	Waist	55
[Replica Feralheart Bracers]	Leather	Wrist	55
[Replica Feralheart Kilt]	Leather	Legs	75
[Replica Feralheart Spaulders]	Leather	Shoulders	75
[Replica Kilt of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Legs	75
[Replica Legplates of Heroism]	Plate	Legs	75
[Replica Pauldrons of The Five Thunders]	Mail	Shoulder	75
[Replica Sorcerer's Belt]	Cloth	Waist	55
[Replica Sorcerer's Bindings]	Cloth	Wrist	55
[Replica Sorcerer's Leggings]	Cloth	Legs	75
[Replica Sorcerer's Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Soulforge Belt]	Plate	Waist	55
[Replica Soulforge Bracers]	Plate	Wrist	55
[Replica Soulforge Legplates]	Plate	Legs	75
[Replica Soulforge Spaulders]	Plate	Shoulder	75
[Replica Spaulders of Heroism]	Plate	Shoulder	75
[Replica Virtuous Belt]	Cloth	Waist	55
[Replica Virtuous Bracers]	Cloth	Wrist	55
[Replica Virtuous Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	75
[Replica Virtuous Skirt]	Cloth	Legs	75

Heirlooms (Daenrand Dawncrest)
Item	Type	Slot	Cost
[Balanced Heartseeker]	Dagger	One-Hand	110
[Bloodied Arcanite Reaper]	Two-Handed Axe	Two-Hand	160
[Bloodsoaked Skullforge Reaver]	One-Handed Sword	Main Hand	110
[Burnished Breastplate of Might]	Plate	Chest	110
[Burnished Pauldrons of Might]	Plate	Shoulder	110
[Herod's Shoulder]	Mail	Shoulder	110
[Champion's Deathdealer Breastplate]	Mail	Chest	110
[Charmed Ancient Bone Bow]	Bow	Ranged	160
[Devout Aurastone Hammer]	One-Handed Mace	Main Hand	110
[Dignified Headmaster's Charge]	Staff	Two-Hand	160
[Discerning Eye of the Beast]	Trinket	Trinket	130
[Mystical Pauldrons of Elements]	Mail	Shoulder	110
[Mystical Vest of Elements]	Mail	Chest	110
[Polished Breastplate of Valor]	Plate	Chest	110
[Polished Spaulders of Valor]	Plate	Shoulder	110
[Preened Ironfeather Breastplate]	Leather	Chest	110
[Preened Ironfeather Shoulders]	Leather	Shoulder	110
[Repurposed Lava Dredger]	Two-Handed Mace	Two-Hand	160
[Stained Shadowcraft Spaulders]	Leather	Shoulder	110
[Stained Shadowcraft Tunic]	Leather	Chest	110
[Swift Hand of Justice]	Trinket	Trinket	130
[Tattered Dreadmist Mantle]	Cloth	Shoulder	110
[Tattered Dreadmist Robe]	Cloth	Chest	110
[Venerable Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge]	One-Handed Sword	Main Hand	110
[Venerable Mass of McGowan]	One-Handed Mace	One-Hand	110

Earning tickets

The primary way of earning tickets is via quests. Within the Deathmatch Pavilion^{[47.3, 68.2]}

players may battle one another for the Darkmoon Arena Chest for an additional 5 . With your Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide you can also complete drop quests out in the world for a various amount of tickets.

Quests  [6] The Darkmoon Faire 5 (one time only)  [1] Test Your Strength 10  [1 Daily] Tonk Commander 1  [1 Daily] The Humanoid Cannonball 1  [1 Daily] He Shoots, He Scores! 1  [1 Daily] Target: Turtle 1  [1 Daily] It's Hammer Time 1 Profession quests (primary)  [1 Weekly] A Fizzy Fusion 4  [1 Weekly] Baby Needs Two Pair of Shoes 4  [1 Weekly] Talkin' Tonks 4  [1 Weekly] Putting Trash to Good Use 4  [1 Weekly] Herbs for Healing 4  [1 Weekly] Writing the Future 4  [1 Weekly] Keeping the Faire Sparkling 4  [1 Weekly] Eyes on the Prizes 4  [1 Weekly] Rearm, Reuse, Recycle 4  [1 Weekly] Tan My Hide 4  [1 Weekly] Banners, Banners Everywhere! 4 Profession quests (secondary)  [1 Weekly] Fun for the Little Ones 3  [1 Weekly] Spoilin' for Salty Sea Dogs 3  [1 Weekly] Putting the Crunch in the Frog 3  [1 Weekly] Putting the Carnies Back Together Again 3

PVE drop quests Need [Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide]  [85D Heroic] The Master Strategist 15 From [A Treatise on Strategy]  [85R] Tools of Divination 10 From [Soothsayer's Runes]  [15D] A Curious Crystal 10 From [Imbued Crystal]  [15D] An Exotic Egg 10 From [Monstrous Egg]  [15D] An Intriguing Grimoire 10 From [Mysterious Grimoire]  [15D] A Wondrous Weapon 10 From [Ornate Weapon] PvP drop quests  [15PvP] A Captured Banner 5 From [Banner of the Fallen]  [15PvP] The Enemy's Insignia 5 From [Captured Insignia]  [15PvP] The Captured Journal 5 From [Fallen Adventurer's Journal]

For some of the profession quests listed above, it is important to note players need a minimum skill of 75 in order to obtain the quest. Also note there are some quests that require players to bring extra materials to the Island, as most aren't sold within the Faire:

•  [Alchemy]: [Moonberry Juice] x5
•  [Inscription]: [Light Parchment] x5
•  [Leatherworking]: [Shiny Bauble] x10, [Coarse Thread] x5, [Blue Dye] x5
•  [Tailoring]: [Coarse Thread] x1, [Red Dye] x1, [Blue Dye] x1
•  [Archaeology]: [Fossil Archaeology Fragment] x15
•  [Cooking]: [Simple Flour] x5

Games

Ring Toss

• Carnie:  Jessica Rogers
• Objective: Toss 10 rings near the Darkmoon Turtle.
• Daily quest:  [1 Daily] Target: Turtle. Land four rings on the Dubenko, the Darkmoon Turtle. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
• Difficulty 2/5: That damn turtle likes to move a split second after you toss your ring sometimes, and tossing a ring has a short cast time, so plan accordingly. Other than that, Ring Toss is a simple game, and Dubenko is adorable.
• Tips: One of the easiest games. Accuracy of target placement is not exact, so just try to throw when the turtle is not moving.

Tonk Commander

• Carnie:  Finlay Coolshot
• Objective: Drive your tonk through the war zone, blasting enemy tonks and minizeps while avoiding your own destruction.
• Daily quest:  [1 Daily] Tonk Commander. Destroy 20 targets in the tonk battle arena. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
• Difficulty 2/5: You have to get really close to the targets in order to secure your kills for your tickets, but you can play multiple times and your score carries over for the daily quest. Boost to avoid enemy tonks and your jerky friends looking to slow down your daily quest.
• Tips: Only shooting targets gets you points. It should be easy to watch out for the zeppelins and NPC tonks, but enemy tonks can be more unpredictable.

Shooting Gallery

• Carnie:  Rinling
• Objective: Aim your rifle at one of three targets that is marked by a green arrow by pointing your character in its direction and firing.
• Daily quest:  [1 Daily] He Shoots, He Scores! Hit 25 targets in Shooting Gallery. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
• Difficulty 4/5: If you don't know what you're doing, this could be a pain. But you do know what you're doing and how this game works, because you're reading this synopsis. If there are a lot of people around the Shooting Gallery booth, you might have some trouble aiming. Thankfully, you can just wait until things clear out a bit. Overall, it's fast-paced and fun.
• Tips: Best to use your arrow keys to change direction when targeting. Only a couple keypresses, at most, should do. It is very hard to get more than 2 points per green arrow, but maybe you can do it if you're fast.

The Humanoid Cannonball

• Carnie:  Maxima Blastenheimer and her Blastenheimer 5000 Ultra Cannon
• Objective: Fire yourself from the cannon and land in the middle of the target in the water near the Darkmoon boardwalk.
• Daily quest:  [1 Daily] The Humanoid Cannonball. Score five points in The Humanoid Cannonball by landing as close to the center of the bull's-eye as possible. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tokens.
• Difficulty 3/5: As long as you hit near the target, you'll get one point. You'll get three points for landing in the ring around the target and the full five points for a bull's-eye. I've gotten some pretty close calls on the bull's-eye and wasn't given the three points -- I call foul, carnies. Anyway, once you figure out when to drop your wings, the game is pretty simple and an easy way to get some prize tickets every day. That first few shots out of the cannon will throw you for a loop, which I would imagine getting fired out of a cannon can do to someone.
• Tips: Dropping right after the edge of the boardwalk seems to work best. Getting a bull's-eye is pretty hard.

Whack-a-Gnoll

• Carnie:  Mola
• Objective: Swing your hammer at the gnolls that pop up from the barrels in the game area, but avoid hitting children. Seriously, don't hit the kids!
• Daily quest:  [1 Daily] It's Hammer Time. Score 30 points at Whack-a-Gnoll. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
• Difficulty 3/5: I hit more children in Whack-a-Gnoll than I wanted to, if only because I became overzealous and spiteful of the gnolls. You've got one button, so mash accordingly. Whack-a-Gnoll is the hardest game to predict and therefore does require some concentration, but it's way fun, fast-paced, and easy enough to just zonk out with and smash gnolls. I hate their stupid, smug faces.
• Tips: Just avoid hitting the babies. It may seem like it is best to play without any other players around, but other players cannot hit your gnolls, and vice versa. They see their own targets - that's why it looks like everyone else is much worse at the game than you are.

Carousel

The Darkmoon Carousel was added in Patch 5.1 near south of The Humanoid Cannonball. You'll need to buy a Ride Ticket Book for 2 which contains 5 Darkmoon Ride Tickets to get into the carousel. The carousel has 6 stationary mounts: A wyvern, 2 rockets, a dragon, a gryphon, and a murloc. Getting on the carousel will give you a WHEE! buff which increases Experience and Reputation Gains for 5 minutes and up to 60 minutes if you stay long enough.

Pet battle area

Zoo Bizarre

Main article: Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre

Along with moving to the island, the Faire has added the expansive Zoo Bizarre run by  Yebb Neblegear (who you might remember trading Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets for all sorts of strange animal parts). The Zoo as amazing and impressive creatures from all over Azeroth and possibly beyond?

Transportation

From Patch 4.3 before Patch 5.1, the only ways to leave Darkmoon Island were via Hearthstone, specific city portals on the pier to Orgrimmar and Stormwind City, or summoning out. As of Patch 5.1, a return portal was added at the beginning of the Darkmoon Path where you enter the island that returns you to the faction appropriate entry portal location ( Elwynn Forest or Mulgore). Near the return portal, the gnome "Dusty" Brandom <Tallstrider Handler> was added along with two available temporary Darkmoon Strider mounts usable on the island by any visitor. The Darkmoon Striders can only be used on the path, in the Faire itself or its docks.

Also, the separate city portals on the pier were changed to a single return portal.

Buffs

If you go to the fortune-seeking Gnoll,  Sayge, he will tell you your fortune by giving you a strong buff and a small note. You can receive a new buff only after at least two hours and if your buff has run out.

The buff he gives you depends on what you answer to his questions. See the guide to Answering Sayge.

Reputation

It appears so long as you focus on regularly completing the quests you should be able to reach exalted status with the Faire in roughly thirty days^[2].

Insane in the Membrane

Exalted reputation with Darkmoon is one of the requirements for the  [Insane in The Membrane] Feat of Strength.

Achievements

	Title	Description	Reward
4	[Blastenheimer Bullseye]	Score a bullseye when launched from the Darkmoon Cannon	10
4	[Come One, Come All!]	Attend the Darkmoon Faire	5
4	[Darkmoon Defender]	Turn in all three battleground Darkmoon Artifacts	10
4	[Darkmoon Despoiler]	Turn in all nine Darkmoon Artifacts	10
4	[Darkmoon Dominator]	Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch twelve times and receive a [Master Pit Fighter] trinket.	20
4	[Darkmoon Duelist]	Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch and receive a [Pit Fighter] trinket.	10
4	[Darkmoon Dungeoneer]	Turn in all five dungeon Darkmoon Artifacts	10
4	[Faire Favors]	Complete at least six profession-based quests at the Darkmoon Faire.	10
4	[Fairegoer's Feast]	Consume one of the every Darkmoon food and drink.	10
4	[I Was Promised a Pony]	Ride a Darkmoon Pony	5
4	[Quick Shot]	Score a Quick Shot at the Shooting Gallery.	10
4	[Step Right Up]	Play five different Darkmoon games.	10
4	[Taking the Show on the Road]	Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city. Stormwind City Darnassus Shattrath City Ironforge Exodar Dalaran	10
4	[Taking the Show on the Road]	Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city. Dalaran Silvermoon City Shattrath City Orgrimmar Thunder Bluff Undercity	10

Notes

• The Darkmoon Faire is reminiscent of real-world Renaissance Faires.
• There is also a real-world Darkmoon Faire based on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

References

Patch changes

• Patch 5.1.0 (27-Nov-2012): Carousel that gives XP bonus buff, new battle pets, new items, and new NPCs added. 
  
• Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): Complete revamp with most activities moving to new Darkmoon Island. 
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): Removed from the achievements pane. 
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Darkmoon Faire section added to Achievements pane under World Events, like holidays or the Argent Tournament, however the section is currently empty. 
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): The Darkmoon Faire vendors have new items now that trade routes into Northrend have been better established. 
  
• Patch 2.2.0 (25-Sep-2007): Updated the inventory of Professor Thaddeus Paleo and Lhara to include items useful to players over level 60. 
  
• Patch 1.10.0 (28-Mar-2006): Steam Tonks added. 
  
• Patch 1.9.0 (03-Jan-2006): Darkmoon Cannon added. 
  
• Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Introduced. 
  

See also

•  [Darkmoon Game Token]
•  [Darkmoon Prize Ticket]
•  [Tattered Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket] (was  [Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket])
• Darkmoon Faire Prize review
• Darkmoon Island
• Darkmoon Cards
• Foodfight
• Sayge's Fortunes

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Faction

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

Subzone

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB

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