WOW RETAIL · DATES
WoW Retail calendar
World of Warcraft patches, season dates, and events through January. Each date is marked as official, based on the usual yearly schedule, or estimated.
Upcoming dates
12.1.5 in Europe: Kith'ix, Kindo'jan's Labyrinth, and Aqir Invasions
Hallow's End: queue for the Headless Horseman at levels 10–90
Orin offers “Ascending with Venomstones” and the crest cap is removed
Class tuning in weekly maintenance (Feral, Fire, Affliction and Destruction up; Subtlety down)
Day of the Dead
WoW Forever launches, included in your subscription (in Mexico, November 4 at 5 p.m.; in Chile and Argentina, November 4 at 8 p.m.)
WoW Anniversary, with bonus XP
Pilgrim's Bounty
Patch 12.1.7 “Echoes of the Worldcore”
Feast of Winter Veil (presents starting Dec 25)
Darkmoon Faire (first Sunday) and Timewalking every few weeks
Possible end of Season 2
12.2 “Eclipse,” followed shortly by Season 3
Usual schedule: dates from previous years; Blizzard has not announced them for 2026 yet. Estimated: projections from BlizzardWatch or ggseason.com.
NOTHING TO DO UNTIL THE NEXT PATCH?
WoW Forever is included in your subscription
Your Retail subscription also lets you play WoW Forever, the new level-60 World of Warcraft launching Nov 5: new zones, nine new dungeons, and a new race. Perfect for quiet weeks between patches.
Sources: Blizzard: 12.1.5 patch notes · BlizzardWatch: 12.1.7 · warcraft.wiki.gg: Hallow's End · warcraft.wiki.gg: Feast of Winter Veil · ggseason.com. Accessed Oct 17, 2026; subject to change with each patch.