It’s a week away from the Grand Festival, with lots of communities and events lined up for Travellers to visit and take part in. I thought now would be a good time to see what’s on the schedule and what we can look forward to.
I had a bunch of fun with my fellow Citizen Scientists at UD 2025, and it’s certainly nice to not have to wait until Wintermas for the next big community gathering!
We have so much to keep us busy this summer between Grand Festival, prepping for NMS10 community event systems and of course this crazy ARG that has taken us all by storm; be it fan made or official, it’s definitely the Summer of No Man’s Sky!
Below is the schedule as it stands, but it is also open to more communities (I believe) to submit for participation via the website. The times are also reflective of your timezone, so wherever you are in the world, the below schedule will show you the correct time for your area.
Festival Day 1: Friday, 19 June 2026
11:00:00 AM - Grand Festival Open
5:00:00 PM - The Neoterra Collective - Grand Festival & Fireworks Show
6:00:00 PM - Voyagers Haven - Haven Map and Community Showcase
7:00:00 PM - The Galactic Tea Rooms - Community Showcase and Activities
8:00:00 PM - Shadow World - Summer Camp
9:00:00 PM - The Indominus Legion - Mini-Wrath Tournament - PVP Event
10:00:00 PM - Aurelis Prime - Exocraft Racing
2:00:00 AM - Dread-Force - Community Showcase
Festival Day 2: Saturday, 20 June 2026
4:00:00 PM - Pirate Syndicate - PvP event plus spectating
5:00:00 PM - Buddies - Exo Racetrack or Roller Coaster (will define soon)
6:00:00 PM - The Neoterra Collective - Grand Festival & Fireworks Show
7:00:00 PM - Everion Empire - PvP Demolition Derby and spectating. Fishing at seaside and exotic pet egg giveaways
8:00:00 PM - PodManSky -
9:00:00 PM - Aurelis Prime - Xeno Tournament
10:00:00 PM - Bunsmasters - Baking Competition
11:00:00 PM - Nexus Travellers - Base “Feria Latina”
12:00:00 AM - Redwater Runners - Planet/Build cruise with corvette showcase
1:00:00 AM - Osalde House Atreides - Team PvP ( TBA)
2:00:00 AM - Dread-Force - Castle show
Festival Day 3: Sunday, 21 June 2026 (Summer Solstice)
1:00:00 PM - Aurelis Prime - Xeno Tournament
2:00:00 PM - Bunsmasters - Baking Competition
3:00:00 PM - Dread-Force - Thal Nexus of Dread Showcase
4:00:00 PM - Galactical Order - tour of the planet and an exocraft race
5:00:00 PM - NMSCord Hub - GekBall Evolution Tournament
6:00:00 PM - Black Edge Syndicate - B.E.S meet-up & sentinel hunt
7:00:00 PM - The Indominus Legion - Odyssian City Showcase & Exploration | Eldritch Horror Egg Giveaway
8:00:00 PM - PodManSky -
9:00:00 PM - Imperium Umbra - TBA
10:00:00 PM - Cloud Empire - Exocraft cruise around a moon
3:00:00 AM - Vel’Kora Empire - PVP games
You can find out more about those participating by visiting this link
https://grandfestival.online/whos-going
Learn about the Festival here
https://grandfestival.online/about
Submit an event to be part of the Festival here
https://grandfestival.online/whos-going/submit
And last but not least you can join the discord to stay up to date in real time and also keep in contact with news, organisers, and the flow of the festival as it happens on the weekends.
I’m sure the line up will grow or change as the weekend draws closer, when the glyphs and locations go live I’ll be sure to return and update the Whats Hubbening thread on the dealy-haps.