Official announcement for Sea of Thieves from Xbox Game Studios, published on Steam on October 21, 2026.
A few months on from Season 20 Community Weekend back in balmy June, it’s time to light the torches and ease open the eerily creaking floodgates for a crepuscular celebration. We’ve got Community Emissary Grade boosts and Twitch Drops, there’ll be Pop-Up Plunder (and Pop-Up Blunder) to track down, and you can get involved in Tricksters and Treaters to hit some special Community Spirit Goals too. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves…
Board Hoarders
Let’s start with what’s different this weekend: the return of the long-absent Tricksters and Treaters Event! In its latest incarnation, this old favourite focuses on the Quest Board found at Outposts, encouraging players to post maps that either lead to buried treasure worth at least 10,000 gold or conceal Gunpowder Barrels for a comedy explosive surprise.
Doing this contributes to one of two Community Spirit Goals – Treat Together or Trick Together – and if players hit these cumulative targets, everyone who’s posted at least one qualifying map will be rewarded with the Treater’s Prize Hat, the Trickster’s Prize Hat or both, as appropriate. Happily, accepting maps from the Quest Board also offers its own reward to play for, with the perky Pocket Pumpkin Emote provided to any player powering through five or more.
Want stuff for free? Can’t be doing with all that earning malarkey? Very piratical. Fortunately you’ll get your mitts on the Season 21 Community Weekend Flag just for jumping into the game this weekend, plus a free daily Voyage of Wild Luck leading you to loot buried out there in The Wilds. And a complimentary Community Spirit Firework Crate will be left in the care of your closest Merchant Alliance representative!
Read the full announcement on Steam
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