Lunar New Year 2024

It’s time for the first festival of 2024, so head over to Divinity’s Reach and enjoy the annual Lunar New Year celebration. During the Year of the Dragon, you can enjoy fireworks displays, participate in games, sample delicious Canthan food, and earn new rewards. — Official website

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It’s time for the first festival of 2024, so head over to Divinity’s Reach and enjoy the annual Lunar New Year celebration. During the Year of the Dragon, you can enjoy fireworks displays, participate in games, sample delicious Canthan food, and earn new rewards.

— Official website

Lunar New Year is a release that launched on January 30, 2024 through February 20, 2024 celebrating the new Year of the Dragon, taking place in the Crown Pavilion in Divinity's Reach.

Returning features

Activities

• Dragon Ball Arena - team-based elimination match styled PvP activity with unique skills themed after dodgeball.
• Celestial Challenge - activity with a series of challenges. Speak to Celestial Challenge Attendant to participate.
• A race is starting soon! (0) - Race through Divinity's Reach on your mounts or on foot. Mount rental available, if needed.
• Race adventure - Adventure version of the mount race.
• Firecracker Lighting - Speak to Firecracker Lighting (NPC) to start this adventure.
• Firecracker Lighting 2 - Speak to Firecracker Lighting 2 (NPC) to start this new adventure.

Achievements

•  Daily Lunar New Year
•  Dragon Ball
•  New Year's Customs
•  Lunar New Year
•  The Goldclaw Holiday Collection: A Note on "Celestial Bodies"

Vendors

• Phaedra [Envelopes]
• New Year Rewards [Weekly]
• New Year Vendor [Prizes]
• New Year Weapons [Weapons]
• Sparking Stone [Weapons]

Items and rewards

For list of all Lunar New Year rewards and items, see: Lunar New Year/items

Other

• Decorations and Firecrackers in The Crown Pavilion and Borderlands home world spawn areas.
•  Memories of Home effect
• Celestial Pigs

• Gem Store: Red Envelope Mail Carrier, Celestial Rooster Glider, Flying Boar Glider, Staff of Fortune Skin, Ancestral Outfit, Dragon Mask Skin, Imperial Guard Outfit, Imperial Outfit, Lion Mask Skin

2024 features

New skins and equipment

• Lucky Dragon Lantern
• Lucky Great Dragon Lantern
• Dragon Descendant's Helm Box
  • Dragon Descendant's Helm (heavy)
  • Dragon Descendant's Helm (medium)
  • Dragon Descendant's Helm (light)
• Lucky Dragon Short Bow
• Lucky Dragon Hammer
• Lucky Dragon Speargun
• Fortunate weapons
  • Fortunate Axe
  • Fortunate Dagger
  • Fortunate Focus
  • Fortunate Greatsword
  • Fortunate Hammer
  • Fortunate Longbow
  • Fortunate Mace
  • Fortunate Pistol
  • Fortunate Rifle
  • Fortunate Scepter
  • Fortunate Shield
  • Fortunate Short Bow
  • Fortunate Staff
  • Fortunate Sword
  • Fortunate Torch
  • Fortunate Warhorn

New items

• Fortunate Chest
• Golden Dragon Figurine
• Visage of the Great Dragon Fireworks

New miniatures

• Mini Amnytas Stormscale

New guild hall decorations

• Golden Dragon Statue
• Dragon Statue

Gem Store

• Peaceful Shrine Chair
• New Black Lion Chest items:
  • Star Sentinel Outfit

Mail

The following mail is sent to all players upon first login:

Phaedra Happy New Year! A new year dawns on Kryta and its citizens! All Tyrians are invited to Divinity's Reach for festival activities, traditional celebrations, and cheer to start the year off in good spirits. Show your prowess in the Celestial Challenge, firecracker lighting, or a festival race, or compete in the Dragon Ball arena, and earn festive envelopes containing a variety of prizes. All proceeds from festival goods will be donated to support citizens displaced by recent events. This year, we also welcome visiting dignitaries from Cantha, who are arriving to celebrate our shared traditions. We encourage the citizens and allies of Kryta to join in the celebrations and reunite with our long-separated kin from across the seas! May you and your loved ones find good fortune in this year and in years to come! Invitation to Lunar New Year (if not received previously) Visit Divinity's Reach and enjoy Lunar New Year activities.  Crown Pavilion Waypoint —

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External links

• Lunar New Year 2024 Begins Today, GuildWars2.com
• Guild Wars 2 Forum, en-forum.guildwars2.com
• Guild Wars 2 Twitter, Twitter.com
• Studio Update: Guild Wars 2 in Autumn and Winter 2023, GuildWars2.com

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Festivals

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2024 Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year Super Adventure Festival Dragon Bash Festival of the Four Winds Shadow of the Mad King A Very Merry Wintersday