Summary
- Blizzard is hosting a Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour with six conventions around the world between February and May.
- The events will feature live entertainment, unique activities, and developer meetups.
- Information on how to obtain the free, limited tickets will be made available through regional Warcraft channels.
Blizzard just announced the Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour, a half-dozen conventions taking place in cities across the globe. Fans will soon be able to pick up free tickets to these six Warcraft gatherings, which are scheduled to take place every few weeks between February 22 and May 10.
In 2024, Blizzard opted to skip BlizzCon in favor of attending other events, including its first appearance at Gamescom. On top of that, Blizzard held its inaugural digital Warcraft Direct presentation, where it revealed tons of content for WoW, Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble, and even the classic Warcraft RTS games.
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Even though World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary is over, fans who missed out on an important event achievement aren’t completely out of luck.
Now that 2025 has arrived, Blizzard has surprised players with yet another new show. The Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour is a six-convention show celebrating the franchise’s many milestones last year, including World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary, Hearthstone’s 10th, and Warcraft Rumble’s 1st. The tour begins on February 22 in the UK, traveling through Korea, Canada, Australia, and Brazil periodically over the next several months, and finally ending with a show in Boston in the US on May 10, during PAX East.
Warcraft 30th Anniversary World Tour Dates
- February 22 – London, United Kingdom
- March 8 – Seoul, South Korea
- March 15 – Toronto, Canada
- April 3 – Sydney, Australia
- April 19 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- May 10 – Boston, United States (during PAX East)
Details about what the conventions entail are currently quite limited. The announcement mentioned live entertainment, unique activities, and chances to meet developers of games in the Warcraft franchise. From the sounds of it, these conventions will be focused on making memories and experiences, rather than big announcements or revealing plans for World of Warcraft or its other games like BlizzCon and Warcraft Direct does.
Tickets are currently not available to purchase for these conventions – and from the sound of things, they may not actually go on sale. Described as “intimate gatherings,” Blizzard implied the tickets would be free and extremely limited, and that players would hear more information on how to obtain them from their regional Warcraft channels. Interested fans will have to keep an eye out to see how they might get access to these exciting events.
It remains to be seen if Blizzard is planning to hold BlizzCon this year, either in person or digitally. According to World of Warcraft’s roadmap, a late summer or early autumn BlizzCon would be the perfect place to show off content from the Midnight expansion, including the long-awaited player housing systems. Though it opted not to do a BlizzCon in 2024, it didn’t say anything about subsequent years, implying Blizzard may be switching to a biannual convention model like Final Fantasy 14’s Fan Festival. Either way, players may still want to try and secure a ticket to the Warcraft World Tour, as it sounds like it will be a unique and exciting experience.
Warcraft
Warcraft is a franchise originally created by Blizzard Entertainment starting with Warcraft: Orcs and Humans in 1994 for PC and Mac. The original trio of titles were real-time strategy games featuring factions like Humans, Orcs, Undead, and Night Elves though the popularity and success of the franchise soon saw it expand into an MMO with World of Warcraft, card battling game Hearthstone, and other media like books, comics, as well as a 2016 film adaptation that was directed by Duncan Jones.