Although Season 0 of The Elder Scrolls Online has been live since April 2, 2026, the highlight of the season won’t arrive on the MMORPG’s servers until April 29. Behind the Night Market lies a region that has never been seen in Tamriel before.
What is behind the new zone of ESO? The Night Market is an event zone and the first of its kind. It will be open for the first time during the current Season 0 from April 29 to June 17, 2026. However, the feature could return in an adapted form in a later season.
The Night Market appears in Fargrave, a level in the realm of the Forgotten that ESO veterans might already know from the DLC Deadlands. The market itself is controlled by the three factions of Ruckus, Thousand Eyes, and Glorious Incentive.
You decide which faction you want to increase your reputation with. If your favor with your chosen faction is high enough, you unlock goods from the associated merchants and decorations for your tent (a new home you receive during the tutorial).
Night Market – how to start your adventure in the event zone
While the event zone is active, you can simply travel to the local Starbright Plaza. This is the neutral zone of the Night Market, held by all three factions. There you’ll learn more about the factions and their goals, and you’ll also start the main storyline of the region here.
From there, you can head into one of the three districts of the Night Market: Worry Friend, the Scrambler’s Area, and the Drought. However, the developers warn against going alone. They compare the challenge to the dungeons of the MMORPG, except that you can encounter other groups everywhere.
When you embark on your adventure, parts of the districts will be inaccessible to you. In the Drought, for example, a sandstorm blocks some of the paths. Only when you collect the local relic shards and transform them into special relics will safe passages to previously blocked areas open. The relic Glimmering Lamp drives away the Unholy Darkness from the Worry Friend district.
But in the districts, you will not only encounter battles like in the dungeons or explore the zone to find relic shards. You will also have to master races, solve puzzles, and complete quests.
The rewards of the Night Market
The first exciting reward is already waiting for you when you complete the introduction quest at the Starbright Plaza: you will receive the tent as a home. Your new home features a treasure chamber that reflects your current prosperity. Through your progress in the districts, you can also unlock additional wings.
Many more rewards can be obtained when you defeat the bosses of the Night Market. They drop trade bars, style pages, furnishing plans, gold, and equipment. Through your favor progress with your chosen faction, you can also receive furnishing, style pages, curated set items, and more for gold from merchants.
The active time of the event zone is accompanied by a campaign of the Golden Endeavors, which promises further rewards. If you want to get the most out of the event, look for a group at the Starbright Plaza and dive into the many enemies, activities, and challenges of the event. More about the current and upcoming seasons can be found here: Elder Scrolls Online reshapes its future, but the most exciting innovation won’t come until the end of 2026
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