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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?
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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?
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For many of Azeroth's inhabitants, combat on both a grand scale and at the level of individual skirmishes has become ritualistic and in some ways even ceremonial. This page documents the ongoing confrontations and celebrations in the game - and those events in between which the line has blurred. Below are some of the events, which are fun if you ever get around to them.

'Event' can also refer to a triggering message for some API function. See Events (API) for more details.

Types of environment changes accompanying events include:

Ongoing Events

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.

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?

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Azeroth Event Related Earth Event Additional Info
New Year New Year's Eve Gregorian calendar
Lunar Festival Lunar New Year Chinese calendar
Love is in the Air Valentine's Day
Noblegarden Easter
Children's Week Children's Day - Japan
Mother's Day - US (and in most other countries, including: UK, Belgium and the Netherlands)
Midsummer Fire Festival Midsummer
Independence Day - US
US observed! Fire in the Sky Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza
Harvest Festival Thanksgiving - Canada
Columbus Day - US
US Stress Test ended: September 12, 2004
Peon Day EU Closed Beta began: September 30, 2004 EU observed! WoW Europe
Hallow's End Halloween
Feast of Winter Veil Christmas

World Events

Beginning with Patch 1.9, Blizzard introduced the first World Event that allows participation by all players toward a world-changing event.

Other Events

See Also