Summer Carnival Event 2026

The Carnival has returned to town! Get ready to play some games, help some Bushwhackian residents and win carnival tokens which you can exchange for cool prizes at the Carnival Event Vendor!

The Carnival Games

A staple of any summer carnival or fair, are those devilish carnival games. There are four different games which will unlock over the course of the event and they include "Balloon Popper," "Whack-A-Mole," "Baseball Throw," and "Duck Shoot." Don't worry, there's no skill involved with these games, you play them automatically when you interact with them.

- It costs 4 carnival tickets to play each game, and you can whack those tickets out of the bushes, or purchase them from Timmy in the Event area for Bush Bucks (30 Salvaged Tickets for 30 Bush Bucks)

- You receive Carnival Tokens based on how well you do. Now, we're not saying they're rigged in the Carnival's favour or anything, but you'll definitely want to ask your friends to help you rig these games to help you!

To get started, the Balloon Popper game is unlocked! As well, it seems William needs your help to satisfy his sweet-tooth!

A Teleporter to Somewhere...

The Pandaclaw was wandering around here somewhere....build the teleporter and complete all the quests and get your very own!

The Dunk Tank

The dunk tank returns! Can you dunk all 8 helpless Bushwhackian residents? NPCs you haven't dunked yet will have a yellow exclamation mark above their heads, to let you know you still need to send them plunging into the icy waters of the tank! It'll help them all cool off. Plus, the tank is always in need of cleaning, so try to keep up with Katherine's daily Dunk Tank Cleaning quests!

Clowning Around

Peat Bog, Pete the Carney's brother has some tasks for you to help him put on a show!

Testing Your Power

And how are your Power collection skills? Are you strong enough to win all the bonus prizes? There are 7 strength settings to beat, unlocking as the event goes on as Strong-Whacker Sabine continuously tries to increase the difficulty of her Strong-Whacker Strength Machine Game.

A Fortune Told

Baba Pythia's seen the future, and it's of you helping her set up a fortune telling booth at the event!

Big Top Blow Out!

A menagerie of circus critters have escaped the big top, and the shady guy wants to know what they were hiding in there! Help him get the details in this challenging new quest.

VIP Rewards!

Active VIP members can claim unique rewards based on their event progress! If you don't have an active membership, you have the entire event to consider becoming one! You can earn and claim these rewards until the end of the event.

New this year

This year's update includes:

- new tier 4 and 5 VIP rewards!
- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new holiday 100% reward!
- new bushy woods creature to capture!

Holiday Plushie

If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Carnival Banner! Collect them all!

A New Hunt!

This year, you'll have to choice of hunting down a new creature instead of the Pandaclaw! Select which creature you're hunting down after they're revealed in the Bushy Woods field puzzle.

If you're still working on Pandaclaw transmogrifies, you can still choose to hunt down the Pandaclaw, then once you complete the teleporter quest line and capture it, Taban the Teleporter Engineer will offer to transmogrify your Pandaclaw companions, changing their appearance, with science!

And more!

And there's some minor fixes and improvements which you can check out on the Release Notes, which are linked at the bottom of the page!

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT
There are up to TWENTY SIX possible achievements that can be picked up during this Summer Carnival event, depending on your game history.

Returning Achievements

Step Right Up - Win a Prize Token gaming at the Carnival!
We have a Winner - Win 8 Prize Tokens at once at the Carnival.
Carnival Ace - Win 8 Prize Tokens at all 4 Carnival Games.
Gotta Try 'Em All! - Play all four games offered at the Carnival!
Big Time Bonus Buyer - Purchase 10 Bonus Prize Packs from the Carnival!
Sweet Tooth - Help William satisfy his Sweet Tooth. Or not.
Nostalgic Whacker - Repair the teleporter and fulfill your duty…
Dunk-a-Thon! - Dunk all eight unique Carnival Event dunk-ees!
Scuba Dunk - Dunk yourself while wearing a hefty diving helmet. (Helmet is found from fishing in the Windy Crest fishing hole.)
Daredevil Darer - Make Peat Bog risk his life for entertainment 5 extra times. Dunking Devs! - Dunk the four developer Carnival Event dunk-ees!

New Achievements

Midway Medley - Purchase all the 2026 Carnival Event items.*

Retired Achievements

We have 14 achievements from previous years, which may be earnable by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present during the initial year:

Carnival Customization - Buy all 6 player items from the 2012 Carnival
Party at My Place - Buy all 6 house items from the 2012 Carnival!
Carnival Collector - Purchase all of the 2013 Carnival event items.
Carnival Connoisseur - Buy all the 2014 Carnival event items.
Carni-Value! - Purchase all the 2015 Carnival Event items.
Carnival Compulsion - Purchase all the 2016 Carnival Event items.
Cashed Carnival - Purchase all the 2017 Carnival Event items.
Prized Prizes - Purchase all the 2018 Carnival Event items.
Prize Proprietor - Purchase all the 2019 Carnival Event items.
Material Menagerie - Purchase all the 2020 Carnival Event items.
Hippodrome Haggler - Purchase all the 2021 Carnival Event items.
Amateur Amphitheater - Purchase all the 2022 Carnival Event items.
Carny Chique - Purchase all the 2023 Carnival Event items.
Funhouse Frippery - Purchase all the 2024 Carnival Event items.
Circus Collection - Purchase all the 2025 Carnival Event items.
* The Mini Golf Piece is NOT included in the Midway Medley achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

Mount Packs

All new chariot mounts are available the first weekend of the event!

The Circus Camel mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!

The Rainbow Balloon Animal and Stunt Plane are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts leave a sparkling trail when you ride them!

Pet Packs

Three new pets can be picked up the second weekend of the event in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle! From left-to-right they are the Popcorn Cat, Rabbit in a Hat, and Plush Elephant!

Get Ready!

Post your carnival schemes on the forums!

The event will run until Friday July 24th at Noon PDT!

Check out the Release Notes here!

Frequently Asked Questions

• When will the last quest unlock?
  All quests will be unlocked by the 10th day of the event.


• Where can I buy Last Year's items?
  There are two vendors. The one in the tent has this year's items. The other is the one with the party hat and will have all previous year items for Bush Bucks.


• What contributes to my 100% progress?
  You need 200 plays of any combo of the games to get 100%. Just whack up tickets to play the games, and turn in quests to get tickets as well.
  


• Why do I want to ask friends for help?
  It helps you rig the game and improve your chances of getting 8 tokens.


• Do I have to do the achievements?
  No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress.


• Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
  Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.


• Where can I see progress on the Dunking Achievement?
  Click on the inventory icon and then click on the Achievements list (gold star). Look for the ones listed above in that list.

Summer Carnival Event Update (July 10th, 2026)

- Updated Summer Carnival Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Added new event mounts in Bush Bucks sale and mount packs, available the first weekend of the event
- Added 3 new pets available the second weekend of the event
- Added new Bushy Woods creature to capture
- Updated tier 4 and 5 VIP event rewards

Wetlands Region Update (July 8th, 2026)

- Added a new area to explore, continuing the main story from the Welling Adit in the Flooded Mines!
- Added new trinkets to the General Store and Trinketsmith, unlocking throughout the Wetlands region
- Fixed ordering on unique mount count achievements

Coppers of the Creature Collector

The eccentric Creature Collector has returned to the Commons, this time with a trio of oinking pig mounts!



Head to the event area and choose one to train. You have until noon on Wednesday July 8th to complete the collector's four daily quests, level up your chosen creature, earn Creature Coppers to spend in their store, and get another page to your Creature Collector's Compendium!

The Compendium Page will be given after the event ends. If you don't have the Creature Collector's Compendium ranch item, you'll get it when you get your first page.

After the event, the collector will be taking their creature back unless you adopt it by purchasing its corresponding mount pack, available starting Friday July 3rd.

Train hard, Bush Whackers!

The training quests unlock at noon on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Those busy on the weekends can still catch up!

Notes
- The VIP "Quest Reset" power does not reset these mini event quests, and they are not affected by the Time Turner and Timey Whimey Watch.
- Swapping your event mount with a higher level mount doesn't count towards event progress.
- These three mounts earn double the experience compared to other mounts for the duration of this mini-event!
- Expiring mounts cannot have their bonuses swapped.

Ye Olde Creature Collector's Galleria - Mounts

When you speak to Tanela Tiva in the event area, you can select the "What past mounts are for sale?" chat option.

This will open a new store, which will contain 3 non-event premium mounts you have never owned! They cost Bush Bucks, like in event stores. The selection will change next time Tanela Tiva visits to event area.

We've done this in response to players asking to see old premium mounts they've missed out on, to help you fill out your pet collection. Snag those old-school mounts you're missing out on!

Read the Release Notes!

Creature Collector Mini-Event 20 (July 3rd, 2026)

- Updated Coppers of the Creature Collector mini event
- 3 new mounts and mount packs
- 3 new custom items
- Added more mounts to the collector's un-owned mount store pool

Gen 6 Horse Mounts (June 25th, 2026)

- Added 3 new kinds of horses you can tame through Clint:
- Bay Mustang Horse
- Black Shire Horse
- Light Gray Dapple Percheron Horse

- Horse armors to buy for the new horses at Ye Cloud King's Cumulonimbus Menagerie Cloudland store

- Fixed Platinum Medal, Magical Amulet, and Clown Lapel Flower being invisible in Cape inventory

- Moved Patriot Entranceway to Fences, Walls, Arches category

- Added surface to America Chair

- Changed Hockey Banner ranch item name to Large Hockey Banner

- Added ambiences to main Flooded Mines areas

- Fixed music in Flux 21.0 to match music in the rest of Flooded Mines

- Added sfx for star reveals

Hi Whackers!

We've finally chosen our 2026 Spring Garden Decoration Contest Winners! If you weren't aware, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners are picked by the whole Codename Entertainment studio, while the four Community Choices were voted on by you, the wise whacker community!

Our top three choices earn 250, 200, and 150 Bush Bucks respectively, while the Community Choices take home a cool 50 Bush Bucks. If you want to know more about how the contest worked, click here!

And without further ado here are your winners!

Winners

Community Choice

Congratulations again to all our winners, your Bush Buck prizes have been sent to your accounts via a gift!

Summer Sport Fun in the Sun

It's time to help the Bushwhackia Pee-Wee league coaches! They need supplies to help whip their various teams into shape and take home the AAA championship trophies! Whack them up in the bushes, starting with soccer balls and water bottles! Plus, the first coach needs some Jerseys!

Quests

Claire, the clerk from the Town Hall, needs your help to discover information about a local sports Legend! The stages of this quest will unlock throughout the event. If you completed this quest last year or the year before, different quests will replace the original ones, sending you out in the world to find more sporting memorabilia.

It's not just about supplies to keep the kids going: the parents and coaches have quests for you to embark on as well! Look for those interspersed with Claire's quest!

Plus there are Gnomes! Gnomes everywhere! Make a custom sports gnome for your ranch! You can make a Codename Entertainment logo jersey for your avatar to wear! And later on in the event, find some noisemakers to help cheer on those kiddies!

Also, one of the soccer parents needs help reclaiming a whack-ton of special soccer balls from all over Bushwhackia, and Gilmore the golfer has a quest asking you to play a round of mini golf on anyone's course!

Number One Jersey

If you've collected all 9 jerseys in past years, Jesse the Jersey Maker will craft you a special jersey this year!

Bushwhackia Cup Trophy

If you helped Rimet make a new Bushwhackia Cup Trophy last year, he'll need your help with some daily quests this year. The trophy must be kept shiny and immaculate! Check back daily for all the fun!

New Updates!

This year's update includes:

- added 6 tiers of VIP event rewards
- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new holiday 100% reward!
- new year 11 AAA trophies
- new jersey sequel quest after collecting all jerseys
- new trophy sequel dailies

Holiday Banner

If you can complete the event with 100%, you'll earn the Summer Sports Banner!

AAA Trophies

Plus, there are new year 11 AAA trophies to collect! They become available after you've bought all the store items and helped the corresponding teams play a AAA game, and are available for Sports Tokens. The old trophies can be bought from the prior store for Bush Bucks.

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT

There are a total of 23 possible achievements to earn in this Summer Sports event.

Returning Achievements

Well-Rounded Coach - Help coach all four sports teams
Semi-Pro Coach - Help a teamget into the AAA league
Championship Coach - Help a team with the AAA championship
Greedy Coach - Help all four times win the AAA championship
Onside Play - Help the coaches and parents with their tasks
The Hidden Legend - Unravel the history of the Common's Sports Legend!
Gaming Gnome - You made your own custom sports gnome!
Bushlympics - You learned about other weird Sports!
Mighty Mick - Help Bo become a Pro Boxer
Bad Betting Buster - Help Bookmaker Bailey stop the illegal sports better
Soccer Ball Savior - Reclaim all the hyper-bounce soccer balls
Course Cruiser - Submit a scorecard for a mini golf course

New Achievements

The Full Roster - Purchase all the 2026 Summer Sports items!*

Retired Achievements

We also have 10 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

Paraphernalia Purchaser - Purchase all the 2024 Summer Sports items!
Locker Room Luggage - Purchase all the 2022 Summer Sports items!
Equipped to Entertain - Purchase all the 2020 Summer Sports items!
Geared for the Game - Purchase all the 2019 Summer Sports items!
Team Merchandise - Purchase all the 2018 Summer Sports items!
Athletic Acquisitions - Purchase all the 2017 Sport Event items!
Memorabilia - Purchase all the 2016 Sport Event items!
Sporty Shopper - Purchase all the 2015 Sport Event items!
Sports Lover - Purchase all the 2014 Sport Event items!
Sports Fan - Purchase all the 2013 Sport Event items!

*The mini-golf piece is not required for the Paraphernalia Purchaser achievement.

Mount Packs

All new mounts are available the first 3 days of the event!

One mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more, via the Summer Sports Bush Buck Sale!

The other two are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts leave sparkle particles behind when you ride them!

Pet Packs

Three new pets can be picked up the second week (days 7-9) of the event in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle!

Get Ready!

Post your summer sport plans on the forums!

Release notes blog post

The event will run until Friday June 26th at Noon PDT!

Summer Sports Event (June 12th, 2026)

- Updated Summer Sports Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Updated tier 4 and 5 VIP event rewards
- Added new year 11 set of AAA trophies
- Added new event mounts in Bush Bucks sale and mount packs, available the first weekend of the event
- Added 3 new pets available the second weekend of the event

Lambert House Charity Drive

Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals!

It's Pride Month! In support of the LGBTQ+ communities, Codename Entertainment is raising money for Lambert House. Lambert House empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth through the development of leadership, social, and life skills.

Over this weekend you can purchase any of 3 special packs, of which 100% of our proceeds will be donated to Lambert House.

Each of these packs will get you:
- the Pride Shirt if you don't already have it unlocked
- Some Rainbow Cookies, which restore 20% of your base Max Energy, 10 Mana, and 10 Power!

The Supporter Pack includes the a special ranch item, custom item, and pet!

Don't forget to visit the Commons event area and get a complementary Rainbow Cookie!

Lambert House

Read more about the Lambert House here

Why a charity fundraiser, Codename?

One of Codename Entertainment's long-term goals is to give back as much as we can. As part of giving back, we regularly find charities and organizations that we want to support and do charitable promotions for them in-game. (100% of Codename's proceeds from these sales like this go directly to the charity. It gives you some extra in-game goodies, it provides funds and support for Lambert House, and it gives us a warm fuzzy feeling in our tummies.)

This charity drive ends at noon on Monday June 14th, so don't forget to contribute while you can. Let's help today's youth!