Fan Festival 2017 is back with great in-game activities once again! This is the perfect opportunity for FFXIV fans to gather together and play on the same team, in the same room, for great fun in a variety of unique in-game activities! Strategize with your fellow players, outline your battle plan, and emerge victorious in a number of specialized challenges throughout the event!

Players can try their hand at a number of exciting activities including:

Special Fan Festival Challenge

What brand-new challenge awaits Fan Festival 2017 attendees? You’ll have to wait until the event to find out!

Trial Roulette

The Trial Roulette is back! Join a team of 8 of your fellow attendees and try your luck on our trial roulette wheel, which not only chooses which trial you’ll face, but what handicap will put your skills to the test!

The Feast - PvP

You’ve tried your hand at the first and second season of The Feast, but are you ready for the ultimate challenge? Sharpen your fangs and claws because we’re holding The Feast matches right at Fan Festival. Meet up with your fellow allies and bring out your inner wolf on the show floor!

Speed Runs

Have a favourite dungeon? Think you can set a new record on how quickly you can finish it with your group? Well, head over to the Speed Run area, get your strategy sorted and see if you can set a new time record and be the envy of the community!

*Please note that in-game activities are subject to change.

Events such as Fan Festival provide the opportunity to offer various types of fun that aren’t limited to in-game challenges. This year’s Fan Festival will feature a number of ways to live the adventure!

Mini-Games

Experience what it means to be an adventurer by testing your hand at challenges brought to life based on various activities found in Eorzea.

*Please note that all live activities are subject to change.

Fan Festival 2017 kicks off with a bang featuring a keynote delivered by producer and director Naoki Yoshida, and will play host to various panels that feature a number of development team guests.

That’s not all! After you’re done getting your fill of behind-the-scenes information straight from the development team, you can enjoy live music as well as stage content that involves fan participation!

*Please note that stage events are subject to change.

Fans of the FINAL FANTASY series create costumes that are second to none, and FFXIV fans are no exception! While we’ve already seen a bevy of examples floating about the community, we’re excited at the prospects to see even more amazing outfits at our Fan Festival 2017 Cosplay Contest. Don’t forget, contestants are eligible for great prizes and fun opportunities to show off their costumes as well!

Attendees entering the Cosplay Contest need to check in on-site and be evaluated by our esteemed judging panel. Of all the entries, up to 30 qualifying finalists will be chosen to present themselves on stage for a chance to win great prizes!