Events

in Escape from Tarkov are limited time activities that give players new challenges, adjust gameplay & mechanics, and introduce new items that are being tested by the developers for a limited time. Some events are "lore-oriented" which give an insight or backstory to the Tarkov/Norvinsk region, while other events are seasonal holiday events that are done just for fun. This is not a complete list, and there are many events missing.

Christmas Event 2023 (25 December 2023)
 Gameplay Changes
 * Christmas Tree module in the Hideout
 * Santa Claus can be found on all locations, handing out items and carrying his Santa Bag
 * Bosses and their followers are wearing Santa Hats

Dogtags Fire Sale (24 December 2023)
 Gameplay Changes
 * Traders are bartering various high end body armor, helmets, weapons and ammo for Dogtags

Instant Hideout Building (23 December 2023)
 Gameplay Changes
 * The construction time for all Hideout modules and upgrades is instant and they only require a Bottle of Pevko Light beer

Flea Market Promotion (22 December 2023)
 Gameplay Changes
 * Flea market can be accessed by players at any level
 * Fees drastically reduced
 * Additional market offers

Laboratory Breach (21 December 2023)
 Gameplay Changes
 * Free entry to The Lab

Permanent Boss & Cultists Presence (20 December 2023
 Gameplay Changes
 * All Bosses can only be found on their "home locations" (e.g. The Goons on Lighthouse) with a 100% spawn chance, and the Cultists have a 100% chance to be on Woods and Shoreline.

Unknown Toxin Poisoning (15 December 2023)
 Translation Alarm! Infected spreads in the city with marks of toxic poisoning. All of them were in Customs. Do not go there! I'm working for a solution. Will give an antidote later. Don't die before that like poisoned rats.

Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Poisoning has been added.
 * Quest Parasites has been added.
 * Quest Healer has been added.
 * Quest Remedy has been added.
 * Quest Straw has been added.
 * Quest Healing has been added.
 * Quest Virtue has been added.
 * Quest Pursuit of Power has been added.
 * Quest Key Component has been added.
 * Antitoxin has been added.

Afterparty (8 December 2023)
 Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Afterparty has been added.

Down the Rabbit Hole (2 December 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Down the Rabbit Hole - Part 1 has been added.
 * Quest Down the Rabbit Hole - Part 2 has been added.
 * Quest Down the Rabbit Hole - Part 3 has been added.
 * Quest Down the Rabbit Hole - Part 4 has been added.
 * Quest Down the Rabbit Hole - Part 5 has been added.
 * Quest Down the Rabbit Hole - Part 6 has been added.
 * SJ15 TGLabs combat stimulant injector has been added.
 * All Scav bosses grouped up at the LexOs car dealership on Streets of Tarkov.

Ammo Shortage (25 November 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest The Punisher - Harvest has been added.
 * Ammunition can no longer be sold or bought on the flea market.
 * Armor-piercing and other high penetration ammunition is no longer available on traders.
 * {| class="wikitable sortable

! colspan="4" |Affected ammo types !Pistol Rounds !PDW Rounds !Rifle Rounds !Shotgun Rounds
 * 9x19mm PBP gzh
 * 9x21mm BT gzh
 * .45 ACP AP
 * 4.6x30mm FMJ SX
 * 5.7x28mm SS190
 * 5.45x39mm BP gs
 * 5.45x39mm BT gs
 * 5.45x39mm PP gs
 * 5.56x45mm M855A1
 * 5.56x45mm M856A1
 * .300 Blackout CBJ
 * .300 Blackout M62 Tracer
 * 7.62x39mm BP gzh
 * 7.62x39mm PP gzh
 * 7.62x51mm M62 Tracer
 * 7.62x51mm M80
 * 7.62x54mm R BS gs
 * 7.62x54mm R BT gzh
 * 7.62x54mm R LPS gzh
 * 7.62x54mm R PS gzh
 * 7.62x54mm R T-46M gzh
 * .338 Lapua Magnum FMJ
 * 9x39mm SP-6 gs
 * 9x39mm SPP gs
 * .366 TKM AP-M
 * 12/70 AP-20 armor-piercing slug
 * 12/70 flechette
 * 23x75mm Barrikada slug
 * 23x75mm Shrapnel-10 buckshot
 * 23x75mm Shrapnel-25 buckshot
 * 23x75mm Zvezda flashbang round
 * }
 * 23x75mm Barrikada slug
 * 23x75mm Shrapnel-10 buckshot
 * 23x75mm Shrapnel-25 buckshot
 * 23x75mm Zvezda flashbang round
 * }

Halloween 2023 Part 2 (30 October 2023)
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 * "Primal fear" and "Chilling horror" status effects will be applied to players until the end of the raid, causing permanent misfires on weapons and reduced stamina.

Zryachiy Equipment
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 * -|Headwear=
 * -|Face cover=
 * -|Chest rig=
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 * AFAK tactical individual first aid kit
 * IFAK individual first aid kit

Halloween 2023 Part 1 (26 October 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * Tagilla is on Factory and The Lab, armed with a Scythe
 * Pumpkins with sweets can be found in the world
 * Jack-o'-lantern tactical pumpkin helmets are worn by AI
 * Hideout decorations and illumination option
 * Poison green distress signal flare can be found on Scavs

Unlocked Traders & Discounts (8 August 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * All Traders are unlocked with loyalty level 4 regardless of player progress
 * All items offered by Traders are heavily discounted
 * All item purchase limits are removed

UNTAR Reconnaissance (7 August 2023)
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 * Reshala, Killa, Tagilla, Glukhar, Shturman to 100% on their original locations
 * Killa and Glukhar removed from Streets of Tarkov
 * Cultists to 100% on all their locations except Shoreline (Set to 50%)
 * Bloodhounds to 20% on their 3 locations

Instant Hideout Building Event (6 August 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * The construction time for all Hideout modules and upgrades is instant

The TerraGroup Trail (28 July 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * The Goons left their other locations to guard Sanitar on Shoreline
 * "Obdolbos N" cocktail injector has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 1 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 2 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 3 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 4 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 5 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 6 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 7 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 8 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 9 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 10 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 11 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 12 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 13 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 14 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 15 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 16 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 17 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 18 has been added.
 * Quest The TerraGroup Trail - Part 19 has been added.

Free Labs Event (24 July 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * Entry to The Lab is free for all PMC's and Scavs for the duration of the event.

Hardcore Mode (7 July 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Cocktail Tasting has been added.
 * "Obdolbos" cocktail injector effects have been changed:
 * Buffs:
 * 1s Delay; 1800s Duration:
 * Increases Endurance ( +50 )
 * Increases Strength ( +50 )


 * Debuffs:
 * 1s Delay; 1800s Duration:
 * Increases damage taken (except the head) ( +1000% )

Bosses & Rogues Wander (3 July 2023)
</li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Tourists has been added.
 * Quest Hustle has been added.
 * Knight, Big Pipe and Birdeye can only be found in every raid on Day Factory
 * Reshala, Glukhar, Killa, Shturman, Sanitar and Tagilla are spawning on Customs, Woods, Shoreline, Interchange and Reserve at specific real world times which can be found in the newspaper that was released together with the event.

Customs
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 * Glukhar: At the Scav base (ZB-013 extraction) building with the numerous mounted weapons
 * Killa+Tagilla: At the old gas station
 * Sanitar: At the new gas station
 * Shturman: At the shipping yard premises
 * Reshala: At the dorms area

Woods
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 * Glukhar: At the village in the northeast
 * Killa+Tagilla: Near the fenced off cabin southwest of the sawmill area
 * Sanitar: At the antenna in the northwest (Scav Bunker extraction)
 * Shturman: At the sawmill
 * Reshala: At the dilapidated village in the north

Shoreline
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 * Glukhar: At the port/pier area
 * Killa+Tagilla: In the west wing of the health resort
 * Sanitar: Near the cottages
 * Shturman: Weather station
 * Reshala: In the east wing of the health resort

Interchange
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 * Glukhar: Around the center stores on the first floor of the mall
 * Killa+Tagilla: Around the center stores on the second floor of the mall
 * Sanitar: In the Goshan store
 * Shturman: In the IDEA store
 * Reshala: In the OLI store

Reserve
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 * Glukhar: At the storage buildings marked with "K"
 * Killa+Tagilla: At the repair building marked with white knight
 * Sanitar: In the underground storage warehouse marked with "Д"
 * Shturman: At the repair building marked with black knight
 * Reshala: At the barracks marked with black bishop and black pawn

Cultist Hunting (26 June 2023)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Failed Setup has been added.
 * Cultists were in every raid on Night Factory, Customs, Woods and Shoreline.

Weapon Case Airdrops (19 June 2023)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Planes dropped Airdrops with Sealed weapon cases

Bloodhounds Reveal (9 June 2023)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Bloodhounds has been added.
 * New faction Bloodhounds appeared on Customs, Woods and Shoreline.

Bosses, take a Hint! (2 June 2023)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Hint has been added.
 * All Bosses could only be found on their "home locations" (e.g. The Goons on Lighthouse) with a 100% spawn chance, and the Cultists had a 100% chance to be on Woods.

Scav Takeover Event (20 May 2023)
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The kill counter and the next free location could be found on the game website.

Ingame Mail

When the amount of kills on the The Lab location was reached, Fence sent a in-game mail to all players and the event ended with everything returning back to normal. "Too much blood has been spilled. We don't want this to keep happening in Tarkov. We are reverting to old rules, and temporarily retreating into the shadows."

Bandages Event (7 April 2023)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Event Information
 * This quest was released together with the Chronicles of Ryzhy [S2 Chpt. 1 short film], in which the character "Ryzhy" gets wounded. He is the "important patient" that is referred to in the dialogue.
 * This is the first community goal quest that was added to the game.
 * The initial goal was 1,000,000 bandages before it got changed to 10,000,000 shortly after the quest appearance
 * The goal was reached after 8 days on April 15, 2023 and lead to the release of the Chronicles of Ryzhy [S2 Chpt. 2 short film]
 * ImportantPatientGoal.png

Gameplay Changes
 * Quest Important Patient is available to all players for the duration of the event.

Free Labs Event (26 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Entry to The Lab doesn't require a TerraGroup Labs access keycard for the duration of the event.

Grenade Launcher Scavs Event (25 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Scavs can now spawn with FN40GL Mk2 40mm grenade launcher & Milkor M32A1 MSGL 40mm grenade launcher.

Christmas Event 2022 (25 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * The Christmas Tree is back in the Hideout.
 * Santa Claus can be found on maps again, handing out Loot and carrying his Santa's Bag.
 * Bosses and their followers are wearing Santa Hats.

Green Flare Event (25 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * The 26x75mm distress signal flare (poison green) is back, which turns all nearby Scavs and Bosses neutral.

Centralized Loot Event (24 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Loot has been centralized to one location per map as follows:
 * 1) Customs - Skeleton
 * 2) Factory - Underground
 * 3) Interchange - Kiba Escalator
 * 4) Reserve - Near Helicopter
 * 5) Shoreline - Administration Building
 * 6) Lighthouse - Water Treatment Plant (Helicopter Area)
 * 7) Woods - USEC/Medical Camp
 * 8) The Lab - Conference Room (Cats)

Fleamarket Event (23 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes Ingame Mail
 * The fee to list an item on the Flea Market was significantly reduced.

"It's time for real trade, brother. There's a carload of goods and a passenger carload of entrepreneurs. The scavs be scavving, the cash be comin. Limited offer for members of our humble underground flea market! Only today! No transcation fees. Get into cash before the market goes to hell!"

Shotgun Shells Event (22 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Item Changes
 * 20/70 "Flechetta Plus" has been added as a Level 1 Workbench Craft.
 * 20/70 Elephant killer slug has been added as a Level 1 Workbench Craft.
 * 20/70 "explosive" slug has been added as a Level 2 Workbench Craft.

Stim Event (21 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Item Changes Ingame Mail
 * "Obdolbos" cocktail injector positive buffs have been all increased to +20.
 * SJ1 TGLabs combat stimulant injector, SJ6 TGLabs combat stimulant injector, Propital regenerative stimulant injector, Zagustin hemostatic drug injector, Adrenaline injector, 3-(b-TG) stimulant injector, AHF1-M stimulant injector, L1 (Norepinephrine) injector, M.U.L.E. stimulant injector, Meldonin injector and P22 (Product 22) stimulant injector have had their negative debuffs removed.

"Young man, greetings! I'm not sure if you know this, but your colleagues helped me establish contact with a specialist who used to live in the "Lazurny Bereg" health resort. Well, our joint work has borne fruit, which I would like to share with you. Pay attention to the renewed assortment of medicines. You will not regret it."

Melee Event (20 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes Item Changes
 * Quest Martial arts course has been added for the duration of the event which rewards players with Max Trader level, Red Rebel ice pick and a Miller Bros. Blades M-2 Tactical Sword.
 * Melee weapon damage has been buffed (50%-80%).

Dogtag Sales Event (19 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Item Changes
 * Dogtag sales price has been increased to ₽2,646 per level.

Beer Upgrades Event (18 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Upgrades to the Hideout now use Bottle of Pevko Light beer.

Boosted Skill Leveling Event (17 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Character skills are leveled at an incredibly quick rate.

Scav On Labs Event (4 December 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Glukhar can be encountered on The Lab with 6 Guards, and has a 100% spawn chance.
 * Temporarily removed Glukhar from Reserve.
 * Entering The Lab with a Scav is now possible.

Double Damage Event (26-30 November 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * A Debuff of +100% damage taken except head is given. (-1% for each Immunity level with Max Immunity removing the debuff entirely)
 * A Buff to Strength, Endurance, Perception and Max Stamina is given. (+20 Levels)
 * A Buff to Stamina Recovery and Health Regeneration is given. (+2 Levels)
 * A Buff to Weight limit is given. (+40% Extra)

Sanitar Event (11 November 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Sanitar can be encountered on Customs with 4-5 Guards, and has a 100% spawn chance.
 * Temporary Quest Letters can be started from Mechanic.

Halloween 2022 (27 October 2022)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes Item Changes
 * Tagilla can be encountered on all locations, has an increased health pool of 1900 and is armed with a Scythe, wears a Spooky skull mask and has an increased spawn chance.
 * Cultists can be encountered on all locations besides The Lab and have an increased spawn chance.
 * A random negative Status effect is given to your PMC at the start of the raid.
 * Traders pictures have been "spookified". 👻
 * Unknown toxin is removed upon death for free.
 * Weapons will jam more frequently.
 * The Escape from Tarkov website halloween "Dooomed" counter will trigger some events when it his 666,666 and lasts for 30 minutes before resetting.
 * Tagilla's hammer has been replaced by a Scythe.
 * A few items Food & Drink no longer replenish Hydration or Energy.
 * A Pumpkin with sweets now spawns on the maps with loot inside.

Airdrop Traffic (Day 1)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Significantly increased the chance and count of airdrops that spawn on outdoor maps.

Obdolbos Roulette (Day 2)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Huge Buff to the "Obdolbos" cocktail injector but gave it a 5% chance of killing your character.

Meeting of the Bosses (Day 3)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * All Bosses are spawning on Customs.

Barter Only (Day 4)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Removed all cash-offers from the Traders (except for Fence) - you can only barter with them now.
 * New Barters for Dogtags were added to the traders.

Free Labs (Day 5)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Entry to The Lab doesn't require a TerraGroup Labs access keycard for the duration of the event.

Unlocked Traders & Discounts (Day 6)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Unlocked all Traders and heavily discounted their items.

Deadly Toxin (Day 7)
<li style="display: inline-block;"></li> Gameplay Changes
 * Players are given infinite Stamina.
 * All extracts except one are locked.
 * The Unknown toxin debuff is given to your PMC at the start of the raid, which gives you 8 minutes to live unless you find an antidote on Bosses or airdrops.

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