Destiny 2’s Halloween-theme event, Festival of the Lost, is here, and it features exclusive gear, a unique game mode, and improvements to its core mechanics and rewards. Here’s everything you need to know about Festival of the Lost 2024, including its schedule, activities, and rewards.
Updated as of Episode 2: Revenant.
When is Festival of the Lost 2024 starting?
Festival of the Lost 2024 starts today, October 29, 2024, and will be available for free to all players until November 19, 2024.
- Festival of the Lost starts on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 9 AM PDT
- Festival of the Lost ends on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 9 AM PDT
Festival of the Lost lasts for three weeks and occurs once per year.
What is Festival of the Lost
Festival of the Lost is yearly event available to all players for free. Taking place in October, it obviously features a strong Halloween theme. More importantly, FotL comes with an exclusive activity that is about to get better this year: Haunted Lost Sectors.
Festival of the Lost is a continuously evolving event. It first appeared many years ago and used to feature an activity called the Haunted Forest. A few years later, the Haunted Forest was replaced with Haunted Lost Sectors. This year, Haunted Lost Sectors continue to be the event’s main activity, except Bungie keeps adding features and improvements to the activity.
How to enter Festival of the Lost
To enter the Festival of the Lost event, you simply need to visit Eva Levante, the main host for the event, at the Tower. She will provide you with a quest and, eventually, your Mask, which will play a central role throughout the event. If you’re new, don’t worry, FotL is a straightforward event, and Eva’s quest does a good job explaining the different mechanics.
Festival of the Lost Rewards: 2024 Edition
Let’s be honest, most of us play these events not because we like the activity but because we want to grab all the loot before the event is over. FotL is not any different, but on the flip side, it has even more loot to offer this time around. On top of offering themed armor sets, it also features a brand-new weapon. But you’ll need a ton of Candies.
Armor sets
The most sought-after Festival of the Lost rewards are usually the armor sets. This year, the event features Wizards armor sets for all three classes. These were the armor sets that got the most votes and won the community challenge:
- Titans: Good Wizards armor set
- Hunter: Bad Wizards armor set
- Warlock: Bad Wizards armor set
We cover the new (and old) Festival of the Lost armor sets here.
Exotic Class Items
In a completely unexpected move, you can now unlock the coveted Exotic Class Items without having to complete Duality by participating in the Festival of the Lost. All you need is 2,500 Candy and 1 Eerie Engram, both of which can be farmed by wearing a mask and completing activities.
Superblack Shader and… More Masks!
That’s right, Festival of the Lost 2024 marks the return of more Masks (as always), but more importantly, the Superblack Shader!
Exclusive weapons
FotL also features several exclusive weapons, including the brand-new Arcane Embrace shotgun. All weapons feature a unique Origin Trait. This guide covers how to get Candy fast.
This year, the event features the following FotL weapons:
![]() | Acosmic | Grenade Launcher | ![]() | ![]() | Event: Festival of the Lost | |
![]() | Arcane Embrace | Shotgun | ![]() | ![]() | Event: Festival of the Lost | |
![]() | Braytech Werewolf | Auto Rifle | ![]() | ![]() | Event: Festival of the Lost | |
![]() | Jurassic Green | Pulse Rifle | ![]() | ![]() | Event: Festival of the Lost | Incandescent |
![]() | Mechabre | Sniper Rifle | ![]() | ![]() | Event: Festival of the Lost | Voltshot |
![]() | Horror Story | Auto Rifle | ![]() | ![]() | Event: Festival of the Lost |
Speaking of weapons, the event will also feature a unique Memento that can randomly drop in the form of an Eerie Engram. We cover all Festival of the Lost Weapons here.

Acosmic GSp Grenade launcher, Destiny 2
Eerie Engrams
As explained on Bungie’s TWID last year:
Eerie Engrams have two uses. Players can crack them open individually for some treats, or use them as currencies for Hocus Focusing (which we will get into below).
Eerie Engrams have a chance to drop upon completion of Haunted Sectors. Legend Haunted Sectors will have a higher chance of dropping Eerie Engrams. These themed engrams will offer players opportunities to acquire Exotic armor with four focusing categories in addition to the Legendary Weapons Eerie Engram focusing. You can read all about it here.
When does Festival of the Lost end?
Festival of the Lost is a three-week event. It will end on November 19, 2024, and won’t return until October 2025.
You say it lasts for three weeks in the post, but list a date range that is only two weeks.
Yep, mistake on my end, thank you for the heads up
No that’s a 3 week time period..Oct 17th through Nov 7th
Hi, can rewards be farmed with three Guardians?
Can you create a page with the FOTL weapon godrolls?