An Azure Infinitum Special Event In Final Fantasy XIV Online
Azure Summer Festival is our biggest event of the year, taking place in FFXIV.
At Azure Summer Festival we host a large variety of minigames, contests, gameshows, races, raffles & giveaways, and more fun that is all packed into 2 days towards the end of August each year.
Events take place in an hourly format, most usually being allotted 1 or 2 hours.
Flash Raffles take place throughout the weekend between some events or at random times, and award a variety of prizes straight from the Azure Prize pool. Keep an eye out for them, and also for our Golden Flash Raffles which award 1 million gil!
Azure Summer Festival 2026 events are put together for our FC members, community members, and allies to attend.
We will still be accepting donations of gil, prize, or auction items throughout the event weekend, which can be deposited at our Company Chest, stored in tab 4 and 5 for items, or traded to Council Members (Lts, Generals, or Reika).
Check out the list of events below taking place across Azure Summer Festival 2026 weekend below!
All event times are listed in Eastern Time (ET), Central Time (CT), and Pacific Time (PT)!
The schedule below is a work-in-progress (WIP), check back in here now and then to see new additions or changes to the schedule!
3:00p ET/2:00p CT/12:00p PT
ASF 2026 Opening Ceremonies & Raffle Kick-Off!
Kicking off Azure Summer Fesitval 2026 is none other than our traditional Opening Ceremonies! This includes a gathering on the FC Estate Lawn (Mist on your teleport menu if you're in the FC, or come to Mist, Ward 7, Plot 1), where Infinitum Master Reika Fujishima and attending Azure Council Members will share some words commemorating the weekend, and explaining the weekend's events & more, a little bit about Azure Summer Festival history, and more! The weekend's first Flash Raffles will begin here as well!
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4:00p ET/3:00p CT/1:00p PT
Parkour Panic!
Climb and race your way through several parkour maps discovered by Reika with races designed to test your speed and parkour ability!
Rewards for our top 2 Speediest Contestants Per Map!
5:30p ET/4:30p CT/2:30p PT
The Need for Speedgeons!
Do you feel the need for speed?! This fast paced challenge will pair up groups of 2 to speedrun unsynced ARR dungeons as the clock ticks each round!
The Surviving Duo Will Earn the Following:
Figmental Weapon Coffers and Gil Prize
6:30p ET/5:30p CT/3:30p PT
Azure Summer Festival Auction #1
Our Auction features many donated items and unclaimed prizes, starting at 20k gil per item, with bids in multiples of 20k (e.g., 20k, 40k, 60k). Bidding may go higher in multiples, but each attendee's spending limit is 2 million gil. Bids exceeding this limit are allowed once, as a "LIMIT BREAK," but will disqualify that bidder from further participation. All proceeds go to the FC chest for future events and needs.
8:00p ET/7:00p CT/5:00p PT
Field Op: Fridays Crescent Crusade
Our weekly Occult Crescent event continues during Azure Summer Festival 2026, grouping parties for F.A.T.E.s and Critical Encounters!
10p ET/9p CT/7p PT
Summer Saucer Night
Come along for a sweet and silly summer night at the Manderville Gold Saucer to send off Azure Summer Festival 2026 Day 2. FC Chat will be used to organize and direct folks who want to join us to hang out, run G.A.T.E.s, play some Triple Triad, and do Flash Raffles in between G.A.T.E.s for about 2 hours. Our meeting point for Flash Raffles announced in FC Chat and general hanging out, will be at the tables just to the side of the Mini-Cactpot vendor. Those joining us should feel free to wander off, play some mini-games, tell stories in VC on our Discord, enjoy G.A.T.E.s with us, play cards or mahjong games with each other, get cozy among the tables or elsewhere, or have a dance off! We'll be raffling off quite a bit of prizes during this event, and if lucky, we'll see plenty of different G.A.T.E.s!
3:00p ET/2:00p CT/12:00p PT
Azure: The Gathering
Calling all Miners and Botanists! Join us for a gathering endurance challenge, where contestants will be given a location and an item to gather based on the job they bring. They'll have about 50 minutes to get as many of that item as possible!
The Top Two Gatherers Receive:
1 HQ Set of Crested Gathering Gear, including HQ Main and Offhand Tools of their choice, OR 2 Million Gil
4:00p ET/3:00p CT/1:00p PT
Hide & Seek Elimination Challenge
Join us for an Azure Day favorite in this elimination style hide and seek game! The location will be in an ARR-accessible area that will be announced at the event's start. All you have to do is be in the FC Estate lawn at the time it begins and listen to instructions given at the start time to play. The game will begin with one person seeking, and slowly as each person is found and joins the seekers, the game will eliminate everyone playing down to one person left who'll win some big prizes from the Azure Prize Pool!
Our surviving final hidden winner will receive a pack of prizes from the Azure Prize Pool!
5:30p ET/4:30p CT/2:30p PT
Dashing Dungeon Delvers
Our signature Palace of the Dead race returns as parties of dungeon delvers are grouped in teams of 4 and will be sent to Quarrymill to await the start. Delvers will have 45 minutes to dash through Palace of the Dead and get to the furthest point possible in the time allowed. As soon as time is called, all delvers will exit and at least one member of each party will submit proof of the floor they were on when time was called.
The Contestants of the First and Second Team Who Delved Deepest Will Receive:
1 Crafted Glamour Weapon of Choice from the Market Board OR 1 Figmental Weapon Coffer
6:30p ET/5:30p CT/3:30p PT
Azure Summer Festival Parade RP-Walk & Pub Crawl Raffle-Off!
Join us for the biggest Free Company parade ever! We'll line up to showcase our community pride, summer glams, and FC spirit as we walk through ARR zones and city-states, stopping at pubs and adventurer guilds for flash raffles and photo ops. Enjoy the reactions of others as we parade through the realm, popping recruitment shouts and celebrating Azure's vibrant, friendly community. Bring fireworks, special effects, and emotes as we march together, capturing memorable screenshots. It's more than a parade, it's a unique FFXIV experience! All are welcome to join!
8:00p ET/7:00p CT/5:00p PT
Summer Beach Party & ASF'26 Commemorative FC Group Photo Op
Join us at at Costa Del Sol, for flash raffles and photo-ops around the party zone! After raffles, we'll be grouping for a large Free Company group summer photo op. Please wear blue, something festive, or request a Free Company Tabard. We'll start with photos and raffles, then move to a big group photo location. Tall characters, please stand in the back; medium height in the middle; and shorter characters or Lalafell in the front. A summer fashion theme is encouraged, but not required.
8:30p ET/7:30p CT/5:30p PT
The Amazing Azure Riddle Race
Azure's Amazing Riddle Race returns! A starting riddle will be given in FC chat as soon as the event begins. From there, its up to you to follow the clues & keywords in the riddle that will lead you to a location somewhere in Eorzea (ARR)! You'll be on the lookout for an Azure member wearing a blue and black Company Tabard, who'll give you another riddle, and so on and so forth! Each riddle giver will give you a special item. Solve all 5 riddles and collect all 5 items to find the final location and person to speak to! For the top 3 individuals who do, they'll win a big prize and 5 million gil!
9:45p ET/7:45p CT/6:45p PT
Azure Summer Festival Auction #2
Our Auction features donated items and unclaimed prizes, starting at 20k gil per item, with bids in multiples of 20k (e.g., 20k, 40k, 60k). Bidding may go higher in multiples, but each attendee's spending limit is 2 million gil. Bids exceeding this limit are allowed once, as a "LIMIT BREAK," but will disqualify that bidder from further participation. All proceeds go to the FC chest for future events and needs.
10:30p ET/9:30p CT/7:30p PT
Musical Chairs
Join us in Umei Hakuuchi's room for a silly, in-game, version of Musical Chairs! General Hakuuchi will hit the orchestrion, signaling players to walk the circle of chairs until- you guessed it, the orchestrion turns off! Everyone playing will have to scramble to find a chair and sit as fast as possible, with one chair being eliminated at a time. We'll play at least a couple rounds, and have rewards for our winners who take the final seat!
3:00p ET/2:00p CT/12:00p PT
D.A.R.T.S. Elimination Summer Tournament
Join us during an afternoon Azure D.A.R.T.S.! Grouping will begin at the FC Estate Lawn where our first D.A.R.T.S. location will be revealed around the start time! D.A.R.T.S. stands for "Diving At Random Target Scenario" and is an Azure Day classic where many bodies are gathered at one specific point, high atop a ledge, and asked to jump to their doom and rain down onto a single target per round! Those who're closest to whatever is announced as a "bullseye" will pass onward to a following round. A select number of attendees will be eliminated each round until three final attendees remain, who'll each win nice prizes!
The Final Contestants Remaining Will Earn:
Prize Minion Sets
4:00p ET/3:00p CT/1:00p PT
Azure Summer Festival 2026 Triple Triad Tournament
A traditional, bracketed, best of 3, Triple Triad Tournament will be held at the Azure Event Venue's Triple Triad Room in Mist, Ward 27, Plot 2. We'll be using Reverse Rules so anyone can play and have a chance so long as they've unlocked Triple Triad and received the starter deck. Reverse Rules means the lowest numbers are the best! Even a starter deck can be strong! Prizes await our tournament winner and our runner-up!
Prizes await our tournament winner and runner-up:
2 Million Gil
5:00p ET/4:00p CT/2:00p PT
Azure Summer Festival Shellz' Memorial Chocobo Summer Grand Prix
Join us at the Chocobo race counter with racing unlocked and the tutorial completed. Chocobos are synced, so no need to worry about levels. Races will eliminate one racer per team until a final race with 3 jockeys. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3, with the grand prize earning special rewards. NPCs will fill empty slots, but won't count toward the final results. This Azure tradition and memorial grand prix is held in memory of "Shellz", Reika's mother who enjoyed this Azure event of all.
1st place earns the Azure Cup Carbuncle Trophy
Our Top 3 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Jockeys will earn:
1 Million Gil, and a Prize Minion Set
6:00p ET/5:00p CT/3:00p PT
Who Wants To Be A Gillionaire
Come to the top floor of our FC Estate to join our studio audience or enter for a chance to play to win 10 million gil by answering 15 questions, sorted into 4 major tiers. Keep the gil you make at each tier! Contestants will utilize special 'lifelines' to work through trivia based on the Final Fantasy series, by summoning help from others, casting a limit break, omnislashing answers in half, and more!!! You don't want to miss this spectacular event, which includes an in-game replica stage based on the real gameshow-"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"- complete with lights, sound, and action!
Contestants can "walk away" following checkpoints, which allows them to keep their latest gil tier from their most previous checkpoint.
Grand Prize:
10 Million Gil
8:00p ET/7:00p CT/5:00p PT
Azure Grand Duel Tournament XXXII
Join us at Wolve's Den Pier for an epic 1v1 PvP event! Come to spectate OR compete for a minimum of 5 million gil and company credit exclusive prizes, as well as the prestigious Infinitum Championship! This means our Tournament Victor will face our current Champion, offering you the chance to claim the title and be immortalized on our Champion's Page: https://www.azureinfinitum.com/champions/
PVP matches are synced, so level and gear doesn't matter!
Matches are best of 3, with the final best of 5.
The rules are relatively simple, but please take a moment to review!:
1) All classes permitted except tanks.
2) All Limit Breaks are OK except for MNK, RDM, and RPR. For these three classes, Limit Breaks are only allowed against those three classes (ex: A MCH can use an LB against a MNK, but a MNK cannot use LB against a MCH. However, a MNK can use an LB against a RPR.)
3) One elixir permitted per fight (if you can get it off!)
4) Best of Three matches. Best of Five Final. Best of Five Champion Match.
5) All ringouts end in a do-over unless it is repeated intentionally. In that case, it is an instant loss.
To participate, please make sure you arrive at the Wolves Den Pier early and wait at the duel ring. Reika will initiate a /random roll to determine the brackets.
Have questions? Please contact me! May the best duelist win! For the Glory of the Azure Skies!
9:30p ET/8:30p CT/6:30p PT
ASF'26 Glam Contest & Masquerade
A glamour show with a contest and fashion display will be held at the Azure Event Venue at Mist, Ward 27, Plot 2. Contest participants should gather at the cafe, while those wanting to walk the catwalk should assemble near the stage in the dressing room backstage. Once our host takes all the names of our entries, the show will commence with the contest, with judges evaluating each entry as they take the stage for up to 1 minute. Afterward, a group screenshot will be taken, and the top 3 winners will be announced.
Our Top 3 Winners will earn:
1st Place: 5 million gil and a Glamour Prize Set
2nd Place: 2.5 million gil and a Glamour Prize Set
3rd Place: 1 million gil and a Glamour Prize
10:30p ET/9:30p CT/7:30p PT
Azure Summer Festival 2026 Commemorative Free Company Photo Gathering
At the start time, a location will be announced in FC Chat. Please join us in either blue garb, something festive, or ask for a Free Company Tabard if you do not possess one! This is your chance to join us in one of our famous large free company group photo ops! We ask that you keep minions put away and help us by gathering in the back row if you're tall, the middle if you're medium height, or the front if you're a lalafell or a shorter character who would like to sit. We'd like to keep this one summer fashion themed as much as possible! Don't be shy if you have summer garb or not! We'd love to get as many of us together and make it a photo to remember for Azure Summer Festival 2026!
11:00p ET/10:00p CT/8:00p PT
Closing Ceremonies & End of ASF'26 Raffle-Off!
To send off Azure Summer Festival 2026 and end our weekend's celebrations, we'll be gathering at the FC Estate Lawn (Mist, Ward 7, Plot 1) to discuss the weekend and do some final flash raffles! We welcome our members and all who attended the weekend's events to share your feedback about the weekend, and share any sentiments you may have about Azure and/or your own journey in the FC or in FFXIV.
