The King and Queen's Horrorween

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The King and Queen's Horrorween

The King and Queen's Horrorween is an annual community Halloween event, hosted by Daniel Frozenwind and Mad Queen Malafide in Lion's Arch. It is the longest running community event in the Guild Wars franchise. It has existed since 2005 in the original Guild Wars, and is still held in Guild Wars 2 every year to this day. Players are invited to participate in various activities, where they can win many prizes. The event lasts all night and the activities vary each year. The event always includes a couple of recurring in-game activities, forum activities (such as an Art Contest and a Raffle), and Discord activities (as of 2021).

Past Events[edit]

Guild Wars

  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2005 - "The very first Horrorween event"
  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2006 - "Frozenwind and Malafide scrounge up bugs outside Kamadan to fund their event"
  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2007 - "Inspired by The Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball, the hosts decide to elevate the event to grand community levels"
  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2008 - "The King and Queen team up with Bladeradio for Night of the Minipets"
  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2009 - "The King and Queen team up again with Bladeradio for Night of the Minipets"
  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2010 - "With the help of event attendees, Frozenwind helps send Miya and Malafide back to their world"
  • The King and Queen's Horrorween 2011 - "Countess Reapera, the Order of the Phoenix Alliance and the Gaming World Entertainment Network lend a hand"

Guild Wars 2

Recurring activities[edit]

  • Ghost Walk
  • Pumpkin Bob
  • Last is First
  • Frozenwind Says
  • The Wickerman / Wicker Ritual
  • Cauldron Conundrum
  • Costume Contest (Attire of Autumnal Awesome)
  • Art Contest
  • Forum Raffle
  • Blasphemous Beetle-Boost
  • Spooky Scary Skimmers
  • Moa Derby (added in 2021)
  • Ghostly Quartet
  • The Tower of Terror
  • Night Flight
  • Grand Fireworks Show
  • Community Spirit Award
  • After Party

Prizes and items[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The first Horrorween event wasn't officially called the Horrorween yet.
  • The trailer for the 2010 Horrorween won a 2nd place prize in the official Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest, awarded with a Mini Mad King's Guard.
  • In 2015 the Horrorween renamed various locations in Lion's Arch to haunted versions for the event, with the below map.
  • The 2008, 2009, and 2010 Horrorween events all had trailers.

HorrorweenMap.jpg

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