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Every seasonal FFXIV event, ongoing and scheduled for 2025

The year is young

There are many seasonal events held throughout the year in Final Fantasy XIV, and it can be hard to keep up with what’s coming and going. To help sort your schedule, we’ve got a rolling list of the usual FFXIV events, timing estimates, and even speculation about what’s to come.

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Below, we’ll outline the FFXIV 2025 calendar’s confirmed and tentative event schedule — along with some events that may have wrapped up for the year. Additionally, you can check out the MMO’s usual calendar too, along with a little explainer on each of the year’s festivities.

The FFXIV 2025 event calendar

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With the ever-changing nature of time, it’s hard to pinpoint or predict exactly when each regular event will take place outside of the general time of year. However, there are some that are easier to predict than others.

Here’s what’s going on in FFXIV currently and what you can look forward to in the near future:

Ongoing events in 2025

  • None currently

Upcoming events in 2025

  • Valentione’s Day [February 3 – February 17]

Tentative 2025 event schedule

  • Little Ladies’ Day
  • Hatching-tide
  • Make It Rain Campaign
  • Moonfire Faire
  • The Rising
  • All Saints’ Wake
  • Starlight Celebration

Expired events

  • Heavensturn [December 31, 2024 – January 16, 2025]

Recurring FFXIV seasonal events

While some years haven’t always followed this pattern, FFXIV mostly sticks to the same schedule of seasonal staples while throwing a few new festivities in here and there. The table below outlines the usual schedule from year to year, but if you want a peek at timely announcements on newcomers, maybe pencil in time to watch the next FFXIV Live Letter stream.

EventMonthInformation
HeavensturnJanuaryHeld in Celebration of the New Year, inspired by the Chinese Zodiac animal of the coming year.
Valentione’s DayFebruaryThe Valentine’s event is held every year to celebrate love and romance. 
Little Ladies’ DayMarchA Cherry Blossom-themed event.
Hatching-tideAprilEaster event, usually involving colorful Rabbits of mysterious origin.
Make It Rain CampaignJuneIncreases MGP earned through activities within the Gold Saucer.
Moonfire FaireAugustA celebration of all things Summer, usually involves activities at Costa Del Sol.
The RisingAugustHeld to celebrate the anniversary of A Realm Reborn, usually happens during the last week of August.
All Saints’ WakeOctoberHalloween event that usually takes place within Gridania for spooky rewards.
Starlight CelebrationDecemberThe festive event which celebrates the winter holidays within Eorzea. 

FFXIV 2024 event schedule

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Although there is inevitably some variation in exact dates from one year to the next, it’s a good idea to keep one eye on event dates from previous years if you want to gauge when to expect them to occur moving forward.

As such, here is the event schedule from 2024, including the dates on which they were active:

FFXIV events in 2024, what’s coming next?

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As one of the regularly scheduled events in FFXIV’s packed calendar, the next event we’re going to see will be Valentione’s Day, which is due to begin at some point in early February and continuing past Valentines Day.

2025’s event, dubbed “With Roses from the Heart” will begin on February 3, and be live and available to complete until February 17.


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