Art Festival and Melon Market in Rise of Kingdoms — Anniversary Events Guide 2026

Information is current as of August 29, 2026.

Update 1.1.11 brought nine new 8th Anniversary events. Among them, Art Festival and Melon Market stand out as the largest PvE events with unique mechanics.

Art Festival

A creative event consisting of three phases of 7 days each. Players earn Art Tokens for logins, quests, and defeating barbarians.

Rewards:

• City skin "Anniversary Palace" (top-10)
• 30 golden keys (top-100)
• William Marshal or Ivan IV sculptures (top-500)
• 7-day speedups (1000+ points)

Melon Market

An economic event with trading. Players collect melons through quests, barbarian farming, and resource gathering.

Strategy:

• Wait for favorable exchange rates (Friday, Sunday)
• Priority: golden keys > sculptures > speedups
• Actively participate in alliance events

Shop:

• Golden keys — 500 melons (limit 20)
• Yahya ibn Khalid sculptures — 300 melons (limit 50)
• 3-day speedups — 150 melons (limit 50)

Event Synergy

Art Festival requires barbarian farming — a source of melons for Melon Market. Speedups from Melon Market help complete Art Festival quests.

Period: August 27 — September 24, 2026.

Conclusion

A great opportunity for free-to-play players to get valuable rewards. The key is to accumulate currency and wait for favorable rates.