Wintersday

Wintersday is an annual festival which celebrates the Tyrian New Year according to the Mouvelian calendar and Dynastic Reckoning. It is the celebration of the end of the Season of the Colossus and the beginning of the Season of the Zephyr. Since the destruction of Lion's Arch, the event is held in Divinity's Reach, with portals set around all major cities for easier access.

Releases

• Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx (2012-12-14 — 2013-01-03)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2013 (2013-12-10 — 2014-01-21)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2014 (2014-12-16 — 2015-01-13)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2015 (2015-12-15 — 2016-01-12)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2016 (2016-12-13 — 2017-01-10)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2017 (2017-12-12 — 2018-01-02)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2018 (2018-12-11 — 2019-01-02)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2019 (2019-12-17 — 2020-01-07)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2020 (2020-12-15 — 2021-01-05)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2021 (2021-12-14 — 2022-01-04)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2022 (2022-12-13 — 2023-01-03)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2023 (2023-12-12 — 2024-01-02)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2024 (2024-12-10 — 2025-01-02)
• A Very Merry Wintersday 2025 (2025-12-09 — 2026-01-06)

Activities

Activity	Added	Description	Special rewards
Tixx's Infinirarium	2012	Help Toymaker Tixx keep his workshop running smoothly in this dynamic dungeon. Team up and work together to tackle malfunctioning toys and haywire machinery. Enter Toymaker Tixx’s airship from the candy cane portal just west of the Crown Pavilion to assist the asura craftsman.
Toypocalypse	2012	Team up with friends to defend Tixx's gift dolyaks from waves of mischievous malfunctioning toys in this tower defense-style challenge. Speak to the toy captain just south of the Crown Pavilion in Divinity's Reach to enter this game mode.
Winter Wonderland	2012	For jumping puzzle enthusiasts, Winter Wonderland offers a frosty challenge. Choose one of three paths, dodge exploding presents, and leap across melting snowflakes to claim your reward! Speak to the Festive Youth at the Crown Pavilion to enter.
Bell Choir Ensemble	2012	Join the bell maestro in the enchanted snow globe for a collaborative rhythm game! Play iconic songs alongside fellow Tyrians to earn karma, Wintersday gifts, and more. Speak to the Bell Maestro near the Royal Terrace in Divinity’s Reach and enter the enchanted snow globe to take part!	Enchanted Music Box
Snowball Mayhem	2012	Enter a snow-covered battlefield for a capture-the-flag-style brawl. Choose your role—supporter, heavy gunner, or scout—and help your team collect Wintersday gifts to claim victory. Speak with the festive Lionguard near the Royal Terrace in Divinity’s Reach to enter and choose your role!
Secret Lair of the Snowmen	2018	Assemble a squad and enter the portal southwest of the Crown Pavilion to take on Freezie himself! Heal his frozen heart in this epic raid encounter, available to players at level 80.	Wintersday minis Wintergreen weapons
Reach the finish line! (0) Time Trial: Snowfall Sprint	2017 2019	Speed through the snowy streets of Divinity’s Reach in the mount race! Even if you don’t own a mount, you can rent a raptor for just 10 silver.
Donation Drive (Orphans)	2015	Speak with the Charity Corps Seraph in the Crown Pavilion to purchase rolls of wrapping paper. These rolls can be combined with various items earned from Wintersday activities to create wrapped gifts. Give these gifts to orphans throughout Divinity’s Reach and get some well-earned karma for your good deeds.	Major

Main rewards

• Karma is the primary reward from wintersday activities. The amount can be substantially increased with boosting effects. See Karma#Modifiers.
• Wintersday Gift is also awarded from nearly every activity.

Other activities

• [Group Event] Aid the poor of Divinity's Reach by donating to Ho-Ho-Tron (0)
• Scavenger hunt:
  • Community: Grawnk Munch — Bring bloodstone delicacies to Grawnk. (5)
  • Festival Collections: For the Children! — Collect all 6 missing ornaments from chests in Tyria. (5)
• Daily gift from Tixx.

PvP and WvW

• Wintersday Reward Track - a temporary repeatable structured PvP Reward Track and a temporary repeatable World versus World Reward Track are available for the duration of the festival.

Achievements

•  Wintersday Daily
•  Wintersday Traditions
•  The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx
•  Winter's Presence
  •  Festive Imbiber
•  Festival Collections
  •  For the Children!
  •  Rimed Verdant Weapons
  •  Toy Tonic Tippler
  •  Wintersday Toy Weapons Collection
  •  Winter's Presence
  •  The Goldclaw Holiday Collection: Taking Heart
  •  Festival Frequenter: Invitation to Wintersday

Vendors

• Charity Corps Seraph (Gift Wrapping)
• Charity Corps Seraph (Snowflake Trader)
• Charity Corps Seraph (Wintersday Crafting)
• Charity Corps Seraph (Wintersday Gifts)
• Charity Corps Seraph (Wintersday Rewards)
• Charity Corps Seraph (Wintersday Skins)
• Deft Lahar
• Sparking Stone
• Wintersday Trader (Weekly)

See also

• Wintersday Vendor — a merchant found year-round in Lion's Arch selling Wintersday items

Rewards and items

Important items

• Snowflake
• Snow Diamond
• Wintersday Gift
• Personalized Wintersday Gift

Complete list

For list of all Wintersday rewards and items, see: Wintersday/items

NPCs and Dialogue

For list of Wintersday NPCs, events, dialogue and similar stuff: Wintersday/Festival content

Soundtrack

See also: Soundtrack#Living World Season 1

Guild Wars 2 - Wintersday 2012
Track	Title	Length	Composer	Download
1	The Great Toymaker	2:34	Lena Chappelle	SoundCloud
2	The Tale of Tixx and Toxx	2:03	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
3	Wintersday In Lion's Arch	2:51	Stan LePard	SoundCloud
4	Wintersday Bell Choir Medley	1:57	Maclaine Diemer and Lena Chappelle	SoundCloud
5	Wintersday Divinity's Reach One Man Band	2:39	Stan LePard	SoundCloud
6	Wintersday Toypocalypse Medley	0:52	Maclaine Diemer	SoundCloud
7	Wintersday in Tyria	1:35	Jeremy Soule	SoundCloud

See also

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Wintersday.

• History of Wintersday Gem Store Offers
• Food & Utilities made available during Wintersday

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Wintersday
Accessed from: Divinity's Reach

Activities	Bell Choir Ensemble Secret Lair of the Snowmen Snowball Mayhem Snowfall Sprint Tixx's Infinirarium Toypocalypse Winter Wonderland
Achievements	Daily  For the Children!  Grawnk Munch  Traditions  The Wondrous Workshop  Winter's Presence (Weekly) Wintersday Festivities • The Goldclaw Holiday Collection
Vendors	Decorations Gift Wrapping Snowflake Trader Weapons Weekly Wintersday Crafting Wintersday Gifts Wintersday Rewards Wintersday Skins
Items	Invitation to Wintersday Rewards and items Gem Store
Other	Drooburt Orphans NPCs and dialogue

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Festivals

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Festival and Special Event releases

Lunar New Year April Fools' Day Super Adventure Festival Dragon Bash Festival of the Four Winds Halloween Wintersday