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Celebrate with a Slice During the 2026 Anniversary Jubilee Event


There’s a lot to celebrate during ESO’s anniversary event, including new and returning rewards, 100% increased XP, and cake!

The 2026 Anniversary Jubilee in-game event kicks off from April 2 at 10AM EDT and runs until April 15 at 10AM EDT. During the celebration, you can earn assorted bonus rewards as you adventure and explore Tamriel, including a passive 100% XP buff. Previously, you had to eat slices of anniversary cake to gain the buff. Now you just have to log in and play! And you can still grab a slice of this year's celebratory confection as a souvenir of Jubilee 2026!

To earn your latest festively frosted feast, complete the quest “For Cake’s Sake,” which you can acquire by either speaking with the young Khajiit chef, Apprentice Mogh, near the docks of Vulkhel Guard, Davon’s Watch, and Daggerfall, or by picking it up for free in the Quest Starters section of the in-game Crown Store.

Help Mogh, then help yourself to cake!

You can earn a bevy of Trade Bars by indulging in your sweet tooth during Anniversary Jubilee. Using the memento each day of the event, and interacting with the cake, rewards you with a sugary 300 Trade Bars for use in the new Gold Coast Bazaar reward store.  There’s a possible 4,200 Trade Bars total available to be claimed over the course of the event! As always, the Anniversary Jubilee offers a host of collectible rewards, both new and old. This includes the Dapper Daredevil outfit style and the Nokvroz’s Greatsword Replica style. Read on to learn more about how to get your hands on them.

[h2]Gift Boxes and Other Gains[/h2]
While XP gains, trade bars, and cake are exciting already, you have plenty more to look forward to and earn this celebration. During the event, you can also earn exclusive Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes, offering multitudes of exciting rewards, including a new outfit style and fragment for the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed morphing collectible mount. Even better, the first Gift Box you collect each day will be a Glorious Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box containing even more rewards.

Show off as you celebrate

You can obtain Gift Boxes from any of the following sources (bear in mind that only the first Gift Box earned each day will be a Glorious box, no matter where you get it):
  • Any daily quest in the game, as in previous years, including:
    • Daily crafting writs
    • Daily Delve, world boss, and Incursion event quests
    • Daily Alliance War and Battlegrounds quests
    • Daily Dungeon and Trial quests
    • Daily Heist and Sacrament quests
  • Killing and looting any final Dungeon boss
  • Killing and looting any final Trial boss
  • Killing and looting any world boss
  • Killing and looting any final Arena boss
  • Killing and looting Tho'at Replicanum in Infinite Archive
  • Completing any Incursion event, such as a Dark Anchor, Abyssal Geyser, Bastion Nymic, or similar
  • Rewards for the Worthy reward mails (the box will appear inside the parcel received)
    • Note that you must open the Rewards for the Worthy mail reward container before the end of the event if you wish to obtain an Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box inside it.
  • A chance from Tales of Tribute reward mails, with a higher chance to receive one based on the challenge of the opponent or the number of opponents faced during a daily (the box will appear inside the parcel received)
    • Note that you must open the Tales of Tribute mail reward container before the end of the event if you wish to obtain an Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box inside it.

Interested in the goodies you can find within these boxes? Check them out below.

Glorious Anniversary Jubilee Gift Box rewards
  • Crafting materials
  • A motif chapter, furnishing recipe, or style item
  • NEW: One of the following:
    • A tradeable outfit style page for the Dapper Daredevil armor style
    • Gilded Stirrups, the second fragment of the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount
      • If you have already collected the Gilded Stirrups, this will be a guaranteed Dapper Daredevil outfit style page instead
  • A fragment for the Jubilee Steed mount (please note that you need 25 total fragments to make the steed)
  • 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
  • Desecrated Grave Soil, the Worm Cult motif style item
Regular Anniversary Jubilee Gift Boxes rewards
  • Crafting materials
  • A chance for a motif chapter, furnishing recipe, or style item
  • A small chance for 1 to 10 Transmute Crystals
  • A small chance for Desecrated Grave Soil, the Worm Cult motif style item
  • A chance for Anniversary Jubilee-themed furnishings
  • A small chance for a tradeable style page from any of the Bonemold, Earthbone Ayleid, Worm Cult, or Worm Cult Hunter outfit styles

In conjunction with these Gift Boxes, you can also earn some special cosmetic rewards themed around famous items and characters in ESO lore:
  • Fishing nodes have a very small chance of dropping outfit style pages for the Trueflame Sword Replica.
    • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Dominion, Covenant, or Pact Fisherman achievement, and even higher still if you have all base-game Master Angler achievements.
  • Dolmen reward chests have a very small chance to contain a style page for the Staff of Worms Replica
    • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Dominion, Covenant, or Pact Anchor Shatterer achievement and even higher still if you have the Anchors Away achievement.
  • World bosses in Vvardenfell have a very small chance to drop a style page for either the Sunna’rah Replica or the Barbas Helmet Replica.
    • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Defender of Morrowind achievement and are even higher still if you have the Savior of Morrowind achievement.
  • Abyssal Geyser trove clams in Summerset have a very small chance to drop a style page for the Ul’vor Staff Replica.
    • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Abyssal Devastator achievement and even higher still if you have the Savior of Summerset achievement.
  • NEW: Oblivion Portal reward chests in the Deadlands have a very small chance to drop a style page for Nokvroz’s Greatsword Replica.
    • Your chances of obtaining this drop are higher if you have the Deadlands Portal Devastator achievement and are even higher still if you have the Hero of Fargrave achievement.


[h2]The Impresario[/h2]
As she did with the Jester’s Festival event beforehand, the Impresario has swapped her currency of choice to Trade Bars. She’s also restocked her supplies with merchandise befitting the occasion. During the Jubilee event period, the Impresario will offer:
  • Bound style pages for the new Dapper Daredevil armor outfit style
  • Bound style pages for a number of past years’ armor styles, including the Lyris Titanborn, Sai Sahan, Abnur Tharn, Saberkeel, Bonemold armor, Earthbone Ayleid, and Worm Cult Hunter styles
  • Replica Jubilee cake furnishings, including a new cake for 2026 (you must have collected the corresponding memento to purchase these)
  • Replica Jubilee cake slice furnishings, including a new slice for 2026
  • All three fragments for the Roseblood Bat pet
    • Crimson Bat Statuette
    • Red Rose Petals
    • Sharp Rosebush Thorn
  • All three fragments for the Roseblood Wings Recall customized action
    • Embellished Dance Card
    • Rosy Boutonniere
    • Sanguine’s Goodbye Kiss
  • The first fragment for the Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount
    • Blooming Saddle
  • Group Repair Kits
  • Companion Guild Commendations

The Impresario is happy to take your Trade Bars for goods

Her assistant, Philius Dormier, also accepts the new Trade Bars. In his celebratory stock you can find:
  • Aurora Firepot Spider fragments
  • Jubilee Confetti Packs
  • Weapon style pages for replicas of Trueflame, the Staff of Worms, Sunna’rah, Barbas Helmet, and Ul’vor
  • Bound style pages for a number of past years’ armor styles, including the Prophet, Imperial Champion, Jephrine Paladin, and Worm Cult styles

And of course, Nenuluare the Indrik Vendor will also take Trade Bars for her usual slate of goods, which includes:
  • Nascent Indrik Feathers
  • Luminous Indrik Berries
  • Icebreath Indrik Berries
  • Shimmering Indrik Pet
  • Rimedusk Indrik Pet


[h2]Raise a Cheer for Every Year![/h2]
That’d be a lot of cheering, actually. Maybe save your vocal cords and hop into ESO instead? Celebrate with us during the Anniversary event to enjoy the boosted XP gain, great rewards, and more. What are your plans for this year’s jubilee? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook

The Anniversary Jubilee in-game event starts at 10 AM EDT on April 2, and runs until 10 AM EDT on April 15.

ESO’s New Age Begins with the 2026 Seasons Direct


Get a glimpse into the future of The Elder Scrolls Online with the 2026 Seasons Direct livestream.

As announced during January’s major reveal show, big changes are coming to ESO, starting with Season Zero on April 2. Want to learn more about upcoming and future Seasons? Tune into our next livestream direct!

If you’re excited to discover what’s in store for Tamriel’s Second Era directly from the team that’s developing it, don’t miss this show. Watch the show on Twitch, and you’ll also earn Ouroboros Crown Crates as Drops. Watch for 15 minutes to receive one crate, 30 minutes for three, and 45 minutes for an additional five! Be sure to link your ESO and Twitch accounts first.

A new age begins with Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk, and we’re thrilled to share more about ESO’s inaugural and future Seasons with you during the direct. Let us know if you’re excited for what’s to come for Tamriel’s adventurers via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook. See you on Tuesday, March 31 on Twitch.tv/Bethesda!

Player Experience Livestream—Update 50  


Team Lead Kira Ross Schlitt returns to share some of Update 50’s exciting player experience improvements.

Join us on Twitch.tv/Bethesda at 2PM ET this Thursday, March 26, as the ESO Community Team once again welcomes the Player Experience Team Lead Kira Schlitt and delves into some of the upcoming player-focused additions and changes coming with Update 50.
  • What: U50 Player Experience Improvements Livestream
  • Where: Twitch.tv/Bethesda
  • When: Thursday, March 26, at 2PM ET

If you’re unaware of what the big fuss is about, the Player Experience Team is responsible for Update 49’s recent additions, improvements, and changes to your core game experience, and the team plans to continue work improving your time in Tamriel with Update 50 and beyond!

Twitch Drops will be enabled (link your ESO and Twitch accounts here), so tune in this Thursday on Twitch.tv/Bethesda. We’ll see you there!

Marvelous Mayhem Yields Raucous Rewards during the Jester’s Festival!


Indulge in delightful anarchy to earn goofy goodies during this year’s Jester’s Festival in-game event!

UPDATE MARCH 20, 2026 - Please note that the Trade Bars and Merchants section has been updated to clarify that Trade Bars must be exchanged with the Impresario merchant to acquire Jester's Festival event rewards.


[h2]Madness and Merriment[/h2]
The glorious return of the beloved Jester’s Festival in-game event begins at 10AM EDT on March 25 and will continue until 10AM EDT on April 2, 2026. Throughout this celebration, you can enjoy huge increases to XP gains and reap ridiculous rewards via event quests!

To join this preposterous party, visit the event pavilions located within Ebonheart, Vulkhel Guard, or Daggerfall, and speak with one of the three jesters posing as an alliance leader. If you can’t keep your head on straight while trying to locate these event sites, open the in-game Crown Store and snag the free Jester's Festival Invitation Quest.

Let Your Inner Jester Run Wild!

After completing the introductory quest, you’ll receive the scrumptious Pie of Misrule memento reward, which can be found in the Mementos section of your Collections. As delectable as this pastry is, it’s not necessary to take advantage of the 100% XP buff, as this bonus is passively shared to all participating adventurers. Still, you’d have to be madder than a jester to refuse a bite of this tasty treat!

[h2]Procure Preposterous Prizes![/h2]
During the Jester’s Festival, you can tackle various event-specific daily quests, and for each one completed, you’ll earn a Jester's Festival Box. However, the first of these daily quests you complete each day will net you one special Stupendous Jester's Festival Box.

Each of the Jester's Festival Boxes can include the following:
  • Festive Dazzlers
  • Cherry Blossom Confetti
  • Revelry Pies
  • Festive furnishings
  • Jester’s Festival provisioning recipes
  • Jester’s Festival event decorations
    • Jester's Festival Flyer
    • Jester's Mask, Sad
    • Jester's Mask, Happy
    • Jester's Garland, Long
    • Jester's Garland, Short
  • Treasures that can be sold to vendors for Gold
  • Previous years’ style pages
  • One of the following:
    • A random unbound page for either the Broom or Bucket styles.
    • Regal Regalia, Second Seed, Jester’s Seeker Suit, or Alliance Mimicry style pages
    • A fragment for previous Jester’s collectibles:
      • Cadwell's Surprise Box memento
      • Sovereign Sow pet
      • Playful Prankster's Surprise Box memento
      • Jester’s Daedroth Suit costume

One Bad Knight style

And in addition to the rewards highlighted above, the Stupendous Jester’s Festival Box also has the chance to contain the following:
  • NEW: A random unbound page of the One Bad Knight outfit style (pictured above)
  • NEW: First fragment for the Thorn's Bite Withersteed morphing collectible
    • Blooming Saddle
      • If you’ve already earned the Blooming Saddle, a One Bad Knight style page will be awarded instead
  • Jester's Scintillator Runebox
  • Cherry Blossom Branch Runebox
  • Cadwell's Kitchen weapon style page
  • High-value treasures
  • Festive Noise Maker Parts
  • Joke Popper Parts

The Jester's Festival in-game event will be the first time you can earn a morphing collectible fragment from a reward box and your first chance to start obtaining fragments for the Thorn's Bite Withersteed morphing collectible, so don’t miss out!

Thorn’s Bite Withersteed mount

Additionally, you can pick up the Jester’s Festival event decorations showcased above by visiting any of the three alliance capitals, Alinor, or Vivec City, and using gold to purchase these furnishings from the holiday achievement vendors Heralda Garscroft or Tildannire (Alinor only). Keep in mind, you will need to complete the Illusive Dazzler and Dazzling Entertainer achievements before these items become available in the shop.

[h2]Trade Bars and Merchants[/h2]
Event Tickets are out and Trade Bars are in, and the Impresario is more than happy to accept the new currency for her event goods! Throughout the rollicking festivities, you can collect 300 Trade Bars for the first Jester’s Festival quest completed each day per account. Participating in the festivities every day of the event means you can earn up to 2,400 Trade Bars total!

Let’s take a look at where you can spend those hard-earned Trade Bars, starting with the Impresario’s wares:
  • All three Sanguine Bat pet fragments
    • Crimson Bat Statuette
    • Red Rose Petals
    • Sharp Rosebush Thorn
  • All three fragments for the Roseblood Wings Recall customized action
    • Embellished Dance Card
    • Rosy Boutonniere
    • Sanguine’s Goodbye Kiss
  • NEW: Bound style pages for the One Bad Knight outfit

Be aware that this event marks your first chance to snag the full set of fragments needed for the Roseblood Wings Recall. Be sure to grab it now while you have the opportunity!

Roseblood Wings Recall

In addition to the above items, Nenulaure, the Indrik vendor, will offer the following items for Trade Bars:
  • Nascent Indrik Feathers
  • Dawnwood Indrik Berries
  • Spectral Indrik Berries
  • Springtide Indrik pet
  • Haunting Indrik pet

Lastly, the Impresario’s Assistant will sell the following items, also purchasable with Trade Bars:
  • Unstable Morpholith pet fragments
  • Doomchar Plateau house fragments
  • Soulfire Dragon Illusion pet fragments
  • Sacred Hourglass of Alkosh fragments
  • Passion Dancer Blossom poet fragments
  • Jester’s Daedroth Suit fragments

Don’t forget, Trade Bars can also be spent in the Gold Coast Bazaar, so be sure to check out the goodies you can find there, too!

[h2]'Tis the Season to Be Nutty![/h2]
Celebrate and spread the silly season to the denizens of Tamriel and you'll gain a gang of gaudy goodies during this year’s Jester’s Festival in-game event! What sort of mischievous misbehavior do you plan on getting up to? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter)Instagram, and Facebook

The Jester’s Festival in-game event begins Wednesday, March 25 at 10AM EDT, and runs until Thursday, April 2 at 10AM EDT.

Gear Up for the Adventures to Come with this Free Bundle


To celebrate the launch of Update 49 and the upcoming Season Zero, we’re happy to share a unique reward bundle for all ESO players.

The recently launched Update 49 base-game pack contains a massive number of new adventures, systems, and quality-of-life improvements, and serves as the foundation for ESO’s upcoming seasonal releases (starting with Season Zero on April 2). To celebrate this occasion, we’re happy to share a new reward bundle that all ESO players can claim and enjoy.

The Player Experience Reward Pack includes the following in-game goodies:
  • 5,000 Gold
  • 4 Research Scrolls
    • Blacksmithing: 1 Day
    • Woodworking: 1 Day
    • Clothier: 1 Day
    • Jewelry crafting: 1 Day
  • 2 XP Scrolls: 100% boost for a 1-hour duration
  • 50 Transmute Crystals
  • 4 Outfit Tokens
  • 4 Mimic Tokens
  • 3 Riding Lesson books
    • 1 for Stamina, Speed, and Capacity

To claim this bundle, redeem the code below via your ESO account page or via the Redeem Reward Code in-game option before May 12. Note that there is a limit of one redemption per account, and total redemptions are limited—don't miss out!

Once redeemed, log in to the game to find your in-game items. The currencies will be applied to your in-game totals automatically, and you can find the remaining items and consumables in a container in your in-game mailbox (claim it to have it moved to your inventory).

Don’t forget, this “U49GIFT” reward code is valid from now until May 12, 2026, so don’t miss out. We hope these goodies help you get the most out of the adventures to come—happy adventuring!