Winter Festivities' locations as depicted by the Northern Lights
Winter Festivities begin upon login during the Christmas winter event, after finding the little Yule Goat. It will follow the player around for a while after login and, if its quest is accepted, will guide the player to Mrs. Holdsworth to get a summary of the event (if it does not appear, logging out and logging back in again may fix it). There are nine different festivities that can be explored and completed to obtain winter tokens called Warm Wishes: lighting candles, petting animals, camping, calming animals, playing in the snow, helping different characters, chasing Yule Goats, finding wild deer, and getting companions to follow the player on their journies. They can be found at each hour by following the Northern Lights to their location. An extra two wishes are earned for calming down deer, Fawncy or Brinicle, lighting Friendship Candles, and Yule Goat Hunting.
The Northern Lights are much like the Halloween vortexes with Soul Shards, except that the quests at the end of the aurora vary and there is not necessarily a quest giving character. Usually, players can ride to the location and receive the Warm Wish token by riding close to it, although in some cases, like the Yule Goats, an activity needs to be completed to earn the Warm Wishes. Unlike the vortexes, the lights stay at their locations for the whole hour. The update before the Winter Village leaves usually has a "reroll" feature involving interacting with the elf Aurorus to allow the player to reroll the Warm Wish locations as many times as they please in order to collect randomized wishes from each different festivity. Players are no longer limited to nine festivities per day once they use this function. The first time the player clicks on the reroll function, all three Northern Lights will randomise and freeze in that position until the player chooses to reroll again or log off. Some festivities, like the Wild Running Animals, may be difficult to access and achieve with this function as it is mostly limited to the non-star rider locations.
The Winter Festivities[]
| Festivity | Locations | Warm Wishes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calming down and petting Deer, Fawncy or Brinicle | Epona Observatory 12, Moorland riverbank, Goldenleaf Heights on the Old King’s Road, Everwind Fields, Nilmer's Highland near The Circus Tent, Starshine Ranch, Jorvik Stables Arena, Druid Paddock, Moorland Event Field | 2 | Approach animals slowly when the light is green as to not scare them away. If they are approached while mounted, the animals will run away. When they do, players must leave the area and wait for them to return. |
| Camping and lighting lanterns | Mountain top between Firgrove Village and Valedale Lake (The Red String Trail Ride), Moorland Square Paddock, Firgrove/Valedale mountains, Observatory 12, Nilmer's Highland near the circus tent | 1 | The Wish will be placed in the middle of the campfire. Players may light as many lanterns as they wish because they do no cost any in-game currency. |
| Camping and music | Smugglers Roost, The Everwind Fields, Forgotten Fields, South Hoof Peninsula, Moorland Event Field, the Silverglade Sandpit, Dew's Farm | 1 | For 10 JS, players can listen to Lisa Peterson (Darkness Falling, Simple Things, Stars), Folk'Avant (The Light Ride, Valedale Hymn) and Nomi (Fire) songs. |
| Camping and stories | Mountain top between Firgrove Village and Valedale Lake (The Red String Trail Ride), Valedale Stable, Moorland Stables, Dundull’s Stable, Fort Pinta Stables, Steve's Farm, The Unfortunate Dews' Farm, Firgrove stables, Jorvik Stables | 1 | A cutscene usually plays when a player approaches this area. They may get a Warm Wish regardless of whether they pick the option to read the story or skip it. |
| Camping | Jorvik Stables Arena, Goldenleaf Heights at the Old King's Road, The Forgotten Fields | 1 | Players can sit around the fire. |
| Candle placing | Starshine Ranch, Moorland Stables | 2 | Light 10 candles around the stables. |
| Cozying up at a campsite and stargazing with Sunshine Joytree | Jorvik Stables Arena, Moorland event field, Everwind Fields, Fort Pinta Beach, Goldenleaf Heights on the Old King's Road, near The Circus Tent, Druid Paddock | 1 | Players can see the constellations through the telescopes and read about them from the book on the table. |
| Friendship candle lighting | The Everwind Fields, Jorvik Stables Arena, Sunset Island, Druid Paddock | 2 | Three players regardless of being friends or not must stand for a certain period at one of the three candles to receive the wishes. |
| Following animals | Moorland Square Paddock, Mistfall Keel's Paddock, Moorland Event Field. The Everwind Fields, Nilmer's Highland | 1 | Players can click on an animal which can be baby penguins, moose or deer to follow them as they explore Jorvik, as long as they don't take the trailer, call for pickup or log off. |
| James's snow play area | Moorland Event Field | 1 | Players can buy tickets to enter the snow pens. |
| NPCs need help finding Christmas gifts | Valedale Village, South Hoof Peninsula, Fort Pinta Stables, Silverglade Village, Jorvik Stables, Fort Pinta Beach, Moorland near the round paddock, Starshine Ranch, Moorland Championship, Hollow Woods, Marley's Farm | 1 | Players have 3 choices, and regardless of what option is chosen, a Wish is granted. Players may need to click on the NPC manually to activate the Wish. |
| Penguin Choir | Silversong River near Pony Point, Silversong River near Valedale, Icengate, Valedale Lake | 2 | Click on the large mother penguin in the middle next to Kora and replay the corresponding tune by clicking on the baby penguins.
You must click the baby penguins starting from the bottom in the order of: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 4th and 6th penguins. You only need to click one set of penguins. It is easier to do this while mounted on your horse. |
| Penguin performance | Silversong River near Valedale, Silversong River near Pony Point, Valedale Lake, Icendell | 1 | Clicking on the baby penguins to make them sing is optional and not necessary to grant a Warm Wish. Here you can dismount and make the baby penguins sing its designated musical notes. |
| Lost animals | Nic Stonground’s camp, Moorland Event Field, New Hillcrest, The Forgotten Fields | 2 | Find the lost baby animals along the pathway leading out of the camp and herd it back to Kora. The lost animals can be baby penguins, fawns or bunnies. |
| Ice cannons | Moorland Event Field, Firgrove/Valedale mountains, Moorland Paddock, Riding Arena, The Overlook Chasm | 1 | Players can find a wish in the middle of the cannon square. They may run or stand over the buttons behind each cannon to activate shooting snowballs. The snow cannons will launch the player's horse into the air if a cannonball hits it, or if the player when mounted, rams themselves into the cannon head. |
| Petting animals | Mistfall Paddock, Moorland square paddock, Cape West Fishing village, Moorland Event Field | 1 | Players may pet wolves, foxes, deer, squirrels, and bears, chickens, sheep, cows, cats, dogs and donkeys. |
| Wild running animals | The Everwind Fields | 1 | The Warm Wish will be on one of the animals running around which can be Fawncy, Brinicle or wild deer. |
| Yule Goat hunting | Silverglade Village, Nilmer’s Highland, Silverglade Acres, Mirror Marshes, Epona Dew’s Farm, Everwind Oil Fields, Near Mrs. Holdsworth’s House, The Hollow Woods, Pony Point, South Hoof Peninsula, The Moorland Forge, Goldenhills Valley | 2 | This is the same function to the Yule Goat Hunting as in 2019. The exact location of the Yule Goats will vary for each player but are found in a common large area. Re-logging also changes the location of the Yule Goats. |
Warm Wish Item
Note: You can only do each of the festivities once in any location, so if you’ve previously completed the quest at a location at a different time that day, you won’t be able to get the wish token again. The candle placing at Starshine Ranch bug has been fixed.
Winter festivities locations and times[]
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | |
| 8:00 | |
| 9:00 | |
| 10:00 | |
| 11:00 | |
| 12:00 | Pony Point, Jarlaheim City, Druid Paddock |
| 13:00 | Moorland Event Field, South Mistfall Ranger Station, Starshine Ranch |
| 14:00 | Moorland Eventing Field, Southsea Acres, Firgrove/Valedale mountains |
| 15:00 | Observatory 12, Fort Pinta Beach, Silverglade Sandpit |
| 16:00 | Fort Pinta Stables, Silverglade Acres, Dew's Farm |
| 17:00 | Hollow Woods, Moorland Event Field, Dew's Farm |
| 18:00 | |
| 19:00 | |
| 20:00 | |
| 21:00 | |
| 22:00 | |
| 23:00 |
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | |
| 8:00 | Moorland Event Field, Goldenhills Valley, Everwind Fields |
| 9:00 | |
| 10:00 | |
| 11:00 | |
| 12:00 | Dundull's Stable, Nilmer's Highland, Overlook Chasm |
| 13:00 | Moorland near the round paddock, Everwind Fields, Smuggler's Roost |
| 14:00 | Moorland Event Field, Silverglade Village, Jorvik Stables Arena |
| 15:00 | |
| 16:00 | Fort Pinta Beach, New Hillcrest near the Icelandic Race, Valley of the Hidden Dinosaur |
| 17:00 | Starshine Ranch, Jorvik Stables, Moorland Paddock |
| 18:00 | Pony Point, Everwind Fields, Goldenleaf Heights |
| 19:00 | |
| 20:00 | Silverglade Village, Jorvik Stables Arena, Moorland Event Field |
| 21:00 | Everwind fields, Pony Point, Goldenleaf Heights |
| 22:00 | Moorland Stables, Starshine Ranch |
| 23:00 |
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | Fort Pinta Stables, Dew's Old Paddock, Silversong river near Valedale |
| 8:00 | |
| 9:00 | Silversong River |
| 10:00 | South Hoof Peninsula, Fort Pinta, Druid Paddock |
| 11:00 | |
| 12:00 | Jorvik stables arena, Starshine ranch, Firgrove/Valedale mountain top |
| 13:00 | Mistfall paddock, Nilmer’s Highland, Moorland stables |
| 14:00 | Epona Observatory 12, Moorland event field, Valedale stable |
| 15:00 | Moorland Riverbank, Silverglade Sandpit, Goldenleaf Stables |
| 16:00 | Druid Paddock, South Hoof Peninsula, Fort Pinta |
| 17:00 | Silversong River near Pony's Point, Firgrove/Valedale mountains, Dew's Farm |
| 18:00 | |
| 19:00 | |
| 20:00 | |
| 21:00 | Firgrove/Valedale mountain top, Starshine ranch, |
| 22:00 | |
| 23:00 |
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | |
| 8:00 | |
| 9:00 | |
| 10:00 | |
| 11:00 | Moorland, Steve's Farm, Dundull |
| 12:00 | Moorland event field, The Unfortunate Dew's Farm, Firgrove/Valedale Mountains |
| 13:00 | Moorland at the start of the Bobcat track, Observatory 12, Firgrove/Valedale Mountains |
| 14:00 | Nilmer's Highland, Druid paddock, South Hoof Peninsula |
| 15:00 | Moorland Riverbank, Riding Arena, Shadowy Hills |
| 16:00 | Fort Pinta Beach, Starshine Ranch, The Keel |
| 17:00 | Valedale Stables, Epona Observatory 12, Moorland Paddock |
| 18:00 | Moorland Event Field, The Unfortunate Dews' Farm, |
| 19:00 | Moorland, The Everwind Fields, Smugglers Roost |
| 20:00 | Birk's Grange, Riding Arena, Moorland Stables |
| 21:00 | Birk's Grange, Riding Arena, Moorland Stables |
| 22:00 | Nilmer's Highland, Silverglade Acres |
| 23:00 | Nilmer's Highland, Drew's Farm |
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 1:00 | Moorland |
| 2:00 | |
| 3:00 | |
| 4:00 | |
| 5:00 | |
| 6:00 | |
| 7:00 | |
| 8:00 | Moorland Paddock, Everwind Fields, Goldenleaf Heights |
| 9:00 | Dundull Stables, Everwind Fields, Starshine Ranch |
| 10:00 | Silversong River near Valedale, Goldenleaf Heights, Moorland Stables |
| 11:00 | Dino Valley, Moorland Event field, Jorvik Stables Arena |
| 12:00 | Herman's house, Fort Pinta Beach, Silversong river near Valedale |
| 13:00 | Nilmer's Highland, South Hoof Peninsula, Everwind Fields |
| 14:00 | Moorland paddock, Everwind Fields, Goldenleaf Heights |
| 15:00 | The Everwind Fields, Starshine Ranch, Mistfall paddock |
| 16:00 | Fort Pinta, The Everwind Fields, Dundull |
| 17:00 | The Everwind Fields, Fort Pinta, Moorland Square Paddock, Goldenleaf Heights |
| 18:00 | Dundull, Starshine Ranch, The Everwind Fields |
| 19:00 | Fort Pinta, Silverglade Acres, Mistfall paddock |
| 20:00 | |
| 21:00 | Herman's house, Pony Point, Silversong river near Valedale |
| 22:00 | Nilmer's Highland, South Hoof Peninsula, Everwind Fields |
| 23:00 | Nilmer's Highland, South Hoof Farm, The Valley of the Hidden Dinosaur |
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | |
| 8:00 | |
| 9:00 | |
| 10:00 | Fort Pinta Beach, Goldenleaf Stables, Starshine Ranch |
| 11:00 | Silverglade Village, Moorland Square Paddock, Jorvik Stables |
| 12:00 | Near Mrs. Holdsworth’s House, Everwind Fields, Forgotten Fields |
| 13:00 | Fort Pinta Stable, Jorvik Stables, Everwind Fields |
| 14:00 | Silverglade Village, Moorland Square Paddock, Jorvik Stables |
| 15:00 | Moorland Square Paddock |
| 16:00 | |
| 17:00 | |
| 18:00 | Silverglade Sandpit, Moorland Forge, Shadowy Hills |
| 19:00 | Moorland Event Field, Druid Paddock, Jorvik Stables Arena |
| 20:00 | Moorland Square Paddock, The Valley of the Hidden Dinosaur |
| 21:00 | Nilmer's Highland, Silverglade Sandpit, Dundull |
| 22:00 | Starshine Ranch, Fort Pinta Beach |
| 23:00 | Nilmer's Highland, Druid Paddock, The Valley of the Hidden Dinosaur |
| Time | Location |
|---|---|
| 7:00 | |
| 8:00 | |
| 9:00 | |
| 10:00 | |
| 11:00 | Moorland Event Field, Everwind Fields, Icengate |
| 12:00 | Moorland Event Field, New Hillcrest, Valedale Lake |
| 13:00 | Moorland Stable, Everwind Fields, Icendell |
| 14:00 | Valedale Stables, Moorland Event Field, South Hoof Peninsula |
| 15:00 | Moorland Event Field, Everwind Fields, The Valley of the Hidden Dinosaur |
| 16:00 | |
| 17:00 | Moorland Event Field, Steve's Farm |
| 18:00 | |
| 19:00 | |
| 20:00 | Moorland Event Field, Steve's Farm Stables, Starshine Ranch |
| 21:00 | |
| 22:00 | |
| 23:00 | Nilmer's Highland, Firgrove stables, Sunset Island |
Trivia[]
- If you are currently in a Festivities' location while the hour changes, you may experience a glitch where you can see four Northern Lights depicting Winter Festivities' locations. However, you can only complete three of them, as one is just a left-over from the previous hour. This usually occurs with the activity where the player help NPCs choose gifts.