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[[File:Festival of the Four Winds logo.png|400px|right]]
[[Festival of the Four Winds]] is an annual summer themed [[festival]]. It features the combination of most festival content from [[Bazaar of the Four Winds]], launched on [[Game updates/2013-07-09|July 9, 2013]], and [[Queen's Jubilee]], launched on [[Game updates/2013-08-06|August 6, 2013]]. The first Festival of the Four Winds event was launched on [[Game updates/2014-05-20|May 20, 2014]] as a celebration for the Chinese release and as a prequel to [[Living World Season 2]]. It has returned as an annual event starting with its July 23rd, 2018 release.

During the festival, [[Labyrinthine Cliffs]] and [[The Crown Pavilion (zone)|The Crown Pavilion]] are open to visitors from all of [[Tyria]].

== Releases ==
* [[Bazaar of the Four Winds]] <small>(2013-07-09 — 2013-07-23)</small>
* [[Queen's Jubilee]] <small>(2013-08-06 — 2013-08-20)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2014]] <small>(2014-05-20 — 2014-07-01)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2018]] <small>(2018-07-24 — 2018-08-14)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2019]] <small>(2019-07-30 — 2019-08-20)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2020]] <small>(2020-08-11 — 2020-09-01)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2021]] <small>(2021-08-31 — 2021-09-21)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2022]] <small>(2022-08-02 — 2022-08-23)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2023]] <small>(2023-07-18 — 2023-08-08)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2024]] <small>(2024-07-30 — 2024-08-20)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2025]] <small>(2025-08-05 — 2025-08-26)</small>
* [[Festival of the Four Winds 2026]] <small>(2026-08-11 — 2026-09-01)</small>

== Activities ==
===  Zones ===
{| {{STDT|location sortable}} style="max-width:134em;"
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! class="unsortable" | Loading screen !! Zone !! style="width:60em;" | Description !! Meta event
|- class="line-bottom"
| style="padding:0" | [[File:Labyrinthine Cliffs loading screen.jpg|150px|link=Labyrinthine Cliffs]]
! [[Labyrinthine Cliffs]]<br><small>Region: [[Maguuma Jungle]]</small>
| A byzantine system of cliffs used by the [[Zephyrites]] for trade, full of activities and adventures, unique merchants, mount and skiff races, fishing events, as well as many achievements and other secrets.
Accessed via using the {{vendor|hot air balloon}} [[Hot Air Balloon]]s in [[Lion's Arch]], [[The Crown Pavilion (zone)|The Crown Pavilion]], or any of the [[City|major cities]].
| [[File:Event collect (map icon).png|24px|link=Participate in the treasure hunt!]] [[Participate in the treasure hunt!]]
|-
|- class="line-bottom"
| style="padding:0" | [[File:The Crown Pavilion loading screen.jpg|150px|link=The Crown Pavilion (zone)]]
! [[The Crown Pavilion (zone)|The Crown Pavilion]]<br><small>Region: [[Kryta]]</small>
| A special zone located below [[the Crown Pavilion]] area in western [[Divinity's Reach]], offering [[Queen's Gauntlet]] and the [[Boss Blitz]], along with various merchants and mount race.
Accessed via entering the portal next to the {{waypoint|Crown Pavilion Waypoint}} in western [[Divinity's Reach]], or using the {{vendor|hot air balloon}} [[Hot Air Balloon]]s in [[City|major cities]].
| [[File:Event boss (map icon).png|24px|link=Boss Blitz]] [[Boss Blitz]]
|}

=== Activities ===
{| {{STDT|promo}} style="max-width:134em;"
! style="width:12em;" class="line-right | Activity
! class="line-right | 2013<!--original release--> 
! class="line-right | Current<br>release
! style="width:43em;"   | Description
! class="line-right | {{map icon|waypoint}} Closest waypoint
! style="width:18em;" | Possible rewards
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:The Queen's Gauntlet.png|24px|link=Queen's Gauntlet]] [[Queen's Gauntlet]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| A set of challenging battles that put the players against unique bosses in single-combat. Special gambit conditions are available to further increase the challenge and earned rewards.<br>Speak to a [[Fight Manager]] in [[The Crown Pavilion (zone)|the Crown Pavilion]], found at the top of the area—through any of the six dividing walkways to the outer ring, and futher up through three ramps leading up—to gain access to the arenas.
| <small>{{waypoint|Crown Pavilion Waypoint (The Crown Pavilion)}}</small>
| {{item icon|Festival Token}}
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Activity (map icon).png|24px|link=Aspect Arena]] [[Aspect Arena]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| A PvP activity with unique skills based on aspects, where the goal is to collect more points than the enemy team. Speak to [[Zephyrite (Aspect Arena)|Zephyrite [Aspect Arena]]] on the high cliffs in [[Sky Docks]] to join.
| {{waypoint|Sky Docks Waypoint}}
| {{item icon|Festival Token}}
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Activity (map icon).png|24px|link=Sanctum Sprint]] [[Sanctum Sprint]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| A racing activity with unique movement skills and power-ups, where the goal is to race the top of the mountain. Speak to [[Zephyrite (Aspect Arena)|Zephyrite [Aspect Arena]]] on the high cliffs in [[Sky Docks]] to join. The activity is also available on specific days from any {{map icon|Activity}} [[Activity]] [[NPC]] outside of the festival.
| {{waypoint|Sky Docks Waypoint}}
| {{item icon|Bag of Coins}}<br>{{item icon|Festival Token}}
|-
! class="line-right | {{map icon|Adventure}} Griffon adventures:<br>[[Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Expert|Griffon Expert]]<br>[[Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Master|Griffon Master]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| | Race adventures where you need to race through all the checkpoints as quickly as possible. Only available to players who own the {{map icon|griffon}} [[griffon]] [[mount]] and have trained the [[Aerial Prowess]] [[mastery]].<br>The master adventure starts on top of the giant stone pillar northwest of the cliff waypoint, and the expert adventure starts on top of the [[Phoenix Dawn]] airship, south of the waypoint.
| {{waypoint|Sky Docks Waypoint}}
| {{item icon|Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Master: Gold|Master: Gold}} {{item icon|Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Expert: Gold|Expert: Gold}}<br>{{item icon|Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Master: Silver|Master: Silver}} {{item icon|Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Expert: Silver|Expert: Silver}}<br>{{item icon|Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Master: Bronze|Master: Bronze}} {{item icon|Labyrinthine Cliffs Griffon Expert: Bronze|Expert: Bronze}}
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Adventure (map icon).png|24px|link=Labyrinthine Cliffs Crystal Collection]] [[Labyrinthine Cliffs Crystal Collection]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| An adventure where you need to collect crystals in hard-to-reach places while using either the special crystal skills, or [[mount]]s. Players without a mount can rent it from any [[Mount Trainer]] for {{coin|1000}}. Talk to [[Lumen]] in the central area start the adventure.
| {{waypoint|Bazaar Docks Waypoint}}
| {{item icon|Crystal Collection: Gold}}<br>{{item icon|Crystal Collection: Silver}}<br>{{item icon|Crystal Collection: Bronze}}
|-
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Adventure (map icon).png|24px|link=Time Trial: Skimmer Slalom]] [[Time Trial: Skimmer Slalom]]<br><small>([[Skimmer Slalom: A race is starting soon!|Event version]])</small>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| A mount race where you need to race through all the checkpoints as quickly as possible while using the {{map icon|skimmer}} [[skimmer]] [[mount]]. Players without the skimmer can rent it from [[Mount Trainer]] for {{coin|1000}}, just north of the starting point. Talk to the [[Time Trial (NPC)|Time Trial NPC]] below the cliffs to start the adventure.
| {{waypoint| Bazaar Docks Waypoint}}
|  rowspan="4" | {{item icon|Four Winds Race: Gold}}<br>{{item icon|Four Winds Race: Silver}}<br>{{item icon|Four Winds Race: Bronze}}
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Adventure (map icon).png|24px|link=Time Trial: Flying Dolyak]] [[Time Trial: Flying Dolyak]]<br><small>([[Sign up for the Flying Dolyak race!|Event version]])</small>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| A race adventure where you need to race through all the checkpoints as quickly as possible while being transformed into a [[dolyak]] calf, with unique skills.<br>Talk to the [[Time Trial (NPC)|Time Trial NPC]] near the boat ramp on the dock side near the Bazaar Docks Waypoint.
| {{waypoint|Bazaar Docks Waypoint}}
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Adventure (map icon).png|24px|link=Time Trial: Labyrinthine Skiffs]] [[Time Trial: Labyrinthine Skiffs]]<br><small>([[Labyrinthine Skiffs: A race is starting soon!|Event version]])</small>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| A race adventure where you need to race through all the checkpoints as quickly as possible while using a {{vendor|transport facilitator}} [[skiff]]. Players without the skiff can rent one for {{coin|1000}} from the {{vendor|transport facilitator}} [[Mount rental|Skiff Rental]], [[Raia Keelbreak]], just north of the starting point.<br>Talk to the [[Time Trial (NPC)|Time Trial NPC]] in the south-eastern coast of the archipelago.
| {{waypoint|Bazaar Docks Waypoint}}
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Adventure (map icon).png|24px|link=Time Trial: Pavilion Pursuit]] [[Time Trial: Pavilion Pursuit]]<br><small>([[Pavilion Pursuit: A race is starting soon!|Event version]])</small>
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| A race adventure where you need to race through all the checkpoints as quickly as possible using a [[mount]] while avoiding foes along the way. Players without a mount can rent the {{map icon|raptor}} [[raptor]] from [[Mount Trainer]] for {{coin|1000}}.<br>Talk to the [[Time Trial (NPC)|Time Trial NPC]] in the centre of [[The Crown Pavilion (zone)|the Crown Pavilion]] near the waypoint. The event version starts each time after the [[Boss Blitz]] meta event is finished.
| <small>{{waypoint|Crown Pavilion Waypoint (The Crown Pavilion)}}</small>
|-
! class="line-right | [[File:Fish resource (map icon).png|24px|link=Fishing Tournament Sign-Up]] [[Fishing Tournament Sign-Up|Fishing Tournament]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| A [[fishing]] tournament where the goal is to catch the most fish, or fish of the highest quality. Only available to players with the ''[[Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons|End of Dragons]]'' [[expansion]] and fishing unlocked. Starts on a timer, which can be seen below.
| {{waypoint|Bazaar Docks Waypoint}}
| {{item icon|Bag of Fish}}<br>{{effect|Imperial Favor}}
|}

=== [[PvP]] and [[WvW]] ===
* [[Festival of the Four Winds Reward Track]] - a temporary repeatable [[structured PvP]] [[PvP Reward Track|Reward Track]] and a temporary repeatable [[World versus World]] [[WvW Reward Track|Reward Track]] are available for the duration of the festival.

=== [[Wizard's Vault]] ===
{{Wizard's Vault objective table header
| game mode = PvE
| title = Special
}}
{{Wizard's Vault objective table row
| name = (Festival) Complete the (Annual) Four Winds Customs Achievement
| description = Complete the (Annual) Four Winds Customs achievement in the Festival of the Four Winds.
| astral acclaim = 300
}}
{{Wizard's Vault objective table row
| name = (Festival) Complete the (Annual) Commodities Trader Achievement
| description = Complete the (Annual) Commodities Trader achievement in the Festival of Four Winds.
| astral acclaim = 100
}}
{{Wizard's Vault objective table row
| name = (Festival) Complete the (Annual) Bundle Plunderer Achievement
| description = Complete the (Annual) Bundle Plunderer achievement in the Festival of Four Winds.
| astral acclaim = 100
}}
{{Wizard's Vault objective table row
| name = (Festival) Complete the (Annual) Boss Blitz Achievement
| description = Complete the (Annual) Boss Blitz achievement in the Festival of Four Winds.
| astral acclaim = 100
}}
|}

=== Historical activities ===
* [[Beacons of Kryta]] — only available in 2013, an activity where it was required to light multiple torches around [[Divinity's Reach]].
* [[Candidate Trials]] — only available in 2013, a challenge mission activity with multiple waves of enemies.
* [[Queen's Champion]] — only available in 2013, a series of [[NPC rank#Champion|champion]] fights.

== Event schedule ==
{{Event timer|festival-lc}}

== Achievements ==
* {{Achievement icon|Daily Festival of the Four Winds}}
* {{Achievement icon|Festival of the Four Winds (achievements)}}
* {{Achievement icon|Crown Pavilion (achievements)}}
* {{Achievement icon|Queen's Gauntlet (achievements)}}
* {{Achievement icon|Four Winds Customs}}
* {{Achievement icon|Festival Collections}}
** {{Achievement icon|page=The Goldclaw Holiday Collection}}: [[Taking Heart]]
** {{Achievement icon|page=Festival Frequenter}}: [[Invitation to the Festival of the Four Winds]]

== Vendors ==
: {{vendor|festival merchant}} [[Deft Lahar#Festival of the Four Winds|Deft Lahar]]
: {{vendor|guild trader}} [[Drooburt's Ghost]]
: {{vendor|festival}} [[Festival Rewards Vendor (Festival Rewards)]]
: {{vendor|siren's landing merchant}} [[Festival Rewards Vendor (Weekly)]]
: {{vendor|lw merchant}} [[Gauntlet Ticket Vendor]]
: {{vendor|lw merchant}} [[Sovereign Weapon Vendor]]
: {{vendor|festival merchant}} [[Sparking Stone]]
: {{vendor|guild trader}} [[Trader]]
: {{vendor|misc|Zeghai of the Lost.png}} [[Treasure Hunt Reward Vendor]]
: {{vendor|festival}} [[Zephyrite Weapon Enchanter]]

== Rewards and items ==
{{see|Festival of the Four Winds/items|label=For list of all Festival of the Four Winds rewards and items, see}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{see|Soundtrack#Living World Season 1|Soundtrack#Festivals, Holidays, and Additional Tracks}}
{| {{STDT|promo}} style="display: table"
! colspan="5" | [[Bazaar of the Four Winds]]
|-
! Track !! Title !! Length !! Composer !! Download
|-
| 1 || [[Labyrinthine Cliffs]] || 3:41 || Lena Chappelle || [https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/labyrinthinecliffs SoundCloud]
|-
| 2 || [[Sanctum Sprint]] || 2:32 || Lena Chappelle || [https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/sanctumsprint SoundCloud]
|- class="heading"
! colspan="5" | [[Festival of the Four Winds 2018|Festival of the Four Winds 2018]]
|-
! Track !! Title !! Length !! Composer !! Download
|-
| 1 || Buried Treasure || 2:08 || Maclaine Diemer || [https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/buried-treasure SoundCloud]
|-
| 2 || [[Champion Flame Effigy|Extinguishing The Effigy]] || 1:40 || Maclaine Diemer || [https://soundcloud.com/arenanet/extinguishing-the-effigy SoundCloud]
|}

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