Hallowmas 2026: The Feast of Masks

A damp fog fills London’s streets. Londoners of all stripes lurk in its concealment: masked, cloaked, triply hidden. It is the season of Hallowmas, of the commission and purging of sin. Londoners seek out the Attendants – the masked representatives of the Bazaar – to be shriven.

The end of October is upon us, and with it, Hallowmas comes to Fallen London. Hallowmas is a free revel, open to all Londoners. This year, Hallowmas will run from today, the 19th of October, until the 3rd of November. After the festival closes on the 3rd, you’ll be able to turn in Confessions and claim rewards until the 10th.

As part of the season, you may:

Wear a fashionable mask to secretive balls around London;
Purposefully raise your Menaces and exchange them for Spirit of Hallowmas;
Later, redeem your Spirit of Hallowmas for seasonal rewards;
Collect a number of Confessions from London's sinners, and trade them with your friends;
Use these Confessions to acquire new Companions, Luggage, and more!
And obtain or change your Destiny – a glimpse of a possible future for your character in London.

The Hallowmas season also offers a number of Fated opportunities to purchase:

Prerequisites from past festivals for this year's upgrades.
Companions and upgrades from previous years.
Seasonally appropriate Headers for your Profile Page.
Seasonally appropriate Cameo Frames for your Profile Page.
An upgrade of your chosen Mask, which will persist once the festival is over.

As if that wasn’t enough, there are also nineteen new options to customise your character’s identity, of which more below.

The Feast of Masks

At Hallowmas, it is customary to go masked. Three masks are in vogue this year: the Infant, the Four-Eyed Moth, and the Smiling Demon. Select yours, gain access to a secretive Hallowmas revel, and indulge yourself to raise your Wounds, Nightmares, or Scandal.

Hallowmas masks are wearable items that confer powerful attribute bonuses to your character for the duration of the event. Wearing your mask will also allow you to see the Opportunity Card that leads to one of the Hallowmas masquerades – exclusive parties where Confessions are traded and sins forgiven. The Triple Crown mask has fallen out of fashion for this year, while the Smiling Demon mask is back in vogue. At the end of Hallowmas, those masks will become souvenir items that are no longer equippable. For Fate, you will be able to purchase a permanent version of the item.

The Spirit of Hallowmas

A certain festival joie de vivre. A spring in the Hallowmas celebrants' step. An indication of a confessor's participation in the Feast of Masks. Throughout the festival, look for 'The Fool's Judgement', available anywhere in London. This will allow you to convert Wounds, Nightmares, or Scandal into Spirit of Hallowmas.

Accruing enough Spirit will bring a visitation at the end of the festival; as usual, up to 2500 Spirit will bring rewards, and any additional amount will uplift you in the ranks of the Knights of Hallowmas. The nature of your rewards will depend on the Menace you have most frequently converted into Spirit.

Confessions and Companions

Confessions abound at Hallowmas, if one knows where to stand when the eaves are dropped. Confessions will be released for free during the festival, and also available to buy for Fate. You will receive a maximum of 14 free Confessions (some in week one, and more in week two).

Confessions can be unlocked in the 'Harvesting Confessions at Hallowmas' storylet, and traded with other players to achieve the combination you desire. All types of Confessions will be available from the outset of the festival. In order to make a trade with someone else in Fallen London, you will need to add them as an acquaintance, either by visiting their Profile Page and clicking ‘add contact’ or by typing in their character name during the trade.

Enterprising Londoners can make use of their Confessions to gain brand-new, more powerful items by upgrading certain Companions. Bring Confessions to the Attendants – the masked representatives of the Bazaar at Hallowmas – to effect these transformations with friends new and old.

What will the Parisian Émigré think about London’s sinful pastimes? How will your Fairly Tame Sorrow-Spiders and Lost Research Assistants get along? When you whisper a secret to the Presbyterate Diplomat, can he be trusted to keep it? And if you’re a fearsome Hunter of Zee-Beasts, what monstrous creatures might emerge from the Stolen River? In total, there are eight new items of equipment to collect this Hallowmas: two Companions, an Agent, an Affiliation, a Crew, a Hat, and two pieces of Luggage. Where upgrades require Companions from previous seasonal events, those Companions are available to purchase now for Fate.

We’ve also brought some fan-favourite Companions from years past back into the Confession rotation this year. Say hello again to the Ursine Honey Connoisseur, the Spider of Silken Marvels, the Memorious Goldfish, the Pious Henchman, and the Faustian Henchman.

New Cameo Frames and Profile Customisations!

This Hallowmas, we have added three new Cameo Frames to the game: one to honour the Rubbery Men, one featuring Rattus Faber, and one encircled by the Correspondence. Everyone can acquire ‘Twisted Tentacles’ for free; ‘Rodent’s Delight’ and ‘Fiery Semiotics’ are available for Fate. Once they have been unlocked, the new Cameo Frames will be available for your Profile Page permanently.

In addition, we have expanded how your character may be identified when you ‘Attend to Matters of Identity’ in your lodgings. Eight new adjectives are available under ‘Reputation’, and eight new nouns under ‘Scholars and Oafs’.

Three new Terms of Address are also available when you speak to the Grubby Urchin via ‘The Rooftops: Urchins’ in your Opportunity Deck.

Destinies

The Feast of Masks, when opposites meet at midnight! This is the season of unexpected guests; of guests who carry terrible glimpses of possible futures.

At Hallowmas, you may catch a glimpse of your Destiny. Destinies are unique items of equipment that offer a premonition of a possible future. This can only be done at certain times of the year, so take advantage of the chance! Acquire a Destiny, or change yours for a new one, on the card 'Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas', or by zailing to Irem – if you know the way.

To begin, look for 'The Onset of Hallowmas', and learn more in 'The Hallowmas Primer', available anywhere in London. We hope you enjoy the revels!