The Night Market Event Zone Is Open!

Explore ESO’s first-ever event zone with the Night Market, now live and free for all ESO players.

ESO’s First Event Zone

Season’s Zero Night Market is now live, and Tamriel’s adventurers can begin their expeditions into a new-and-perilous part of Fargrave and Oblivion.

Vanishing for long periods of time, the Night Market is accessible only during a limited window, inspiring a rush of would-be explorers, adventurers, and treasure hunters. If that list includes you, the Night Market is now open during Season Zero from April 29 until June 17 and is free for all ESO players. Fear not, while access is only available during this limited-time window, you will have more opportunities to <s>plunder</s> explore the Night Market in future Seasons.

Entering the Night Market

As mentioned above, all ESO players have access to the Night Market free as part of Season Zero. There is no additional purchase required to enter the zone, experience any of its activities, or earn its rewards (including unlocking a new player home).

Prepare to enter the Night Market

You can access the Night Market zone by:

• Teleporting directly to the Starlit Plaza Wayshrine by opening Fargrave from your map and selecting the “Event Zone: Night Market” point of interest.
• Traveling to Fargrave via the portals in Greenshade (in a cave outside Marbruk) or Blackwood (behind the Great Chapel in Leyawiin) and then finding the Curator within Fargrave's Shambles district (who will grant you the zone’s main questline).
• Kicking off the Night Market main questline via the Crown Store by navigating to the Crown Store UI, selecting Quest Starters, then Events, and finally selecting the quest titled "Those Who Would Rule." From that point, the quest points the way!

Find the Curator to begin

Factions and Favor

At the head of the pack plundering this new zone are three factions: the Glittering Goad, the Thousand Eyes, and the Ruckus. Each faction is different in aspect but alike in aspirations, as each are vying for control of the Night Market’s secrets and riches. When you first enter the zone and begin its main storyline, you must choose which of the three to support. Make your selection carefully, as your choice will shape your experience of the new zone.

Choose your faction

As you complete quests and activities within the Night Market, you will earn Favor for your faction of choice, and as your standing increases with your faction, so do the rewards you can acquire from their vendors.

In addition, the Favor you earn also increases the overall prestige of your faction, and the team with the most total Favor by the time the Night Market closes will be declared the winner, earning bonus rewards for all its members!

For more on how the Night Market’s faction mechanics and Favor works, check out this deep dive blog.

Activities and Challenges

Within the Night Market and its three distinct districts, you’ll discover no shortage of adventure. As a PvE zone, the Night Market is packed full of unique quests to complete (including main, side, and daily quests), characters to meet, challenges to overcome, and rewards to earn.

Team up to overcome the Night Market’s monsters

Note that many of the event zone’s challenges were designed for groups in mind, so be prepared for a tough fight if you’re venturing into the zone solo. As you explore, you’ll uncover many kinds of activities, including:

• Challenging bosses that include Faceted, Brazen, Argent, and Calamitous monsters
• Daring Races that have you quickly traverse–and survive–the winding streets of a district
• Oddities that challenge those more puzzle-oriented
• Skirmishes, which are a new kind of public event that occurs throughout the day
• Gilded monsters within specialized four-player instances in each district
• The Opulent Ordeal, a 12-player Trial-like encounter that is the culmination of the Night Market for those who have bested its challenges

Zone Rewards

The rumors of the region’s treasures are well-founded, and should you brave the dangers of the Night Market, you’ll plunder a glittering host of in-game rewards.

This includes the impressive Night’s Den home, earned by completing the zone’s introductory quest. Once you own the Night’s Den, be sure to collect Relic Splinters as you explore the zone’s districts. Combine these fragments to unlock new wings in your home while also giving you access to some of the Night Market’s harder-to-find areas. Learn more about the Night’s Den home in this preview.

Earn new collectibles in the Night Market

In addition, as you quest, you can earn a broad selection of skill styles, new item sets, new titles, mementos, and furnishings. Finally, while the Night Market is open, an accompanying Golden Pursuits campaign runs simultaneously, granting you even more rewards as you complete activities within the zone.

The Night Market Is Open!

Get ready to discover a new kind of zone experience, mysterious to mortals and Daedra alike, with the Night Market opening its doors from April 29 until June 17, 2026. Are you prepared to pledge your services to one of the three factions? Or are you excited to begin decorating your new home away from home? Let us know via Bluesky, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.   

The Night Market event zone is now live and available during Season Zero from April 29 until June 17, 2026.