Trailblazing around the galaxy on the Astral Express can be a full-time job, but there’s always time to sit back and enjoy (or engage in) the bountiful Honkai Star Rail events. With stellar interstellar festivities to enjoy, plenty of people to meet, a chock-load of challenges to face, and heaps of great goodies to snag, there’s plenty of fun to be had – and with our help, you can rest assured that you’ll never miss another star rail rendezvous.
After you clear your schedule for all the epic upcoming HSR events, be sure to check out our Honkai Star Rail tier list to check whether your trailblazing team is up to the challenge. We’ve also got a list of all the current and upcoming Honkai Star Rail banners, along with a Honkai Star Rail codes guide to ensure you never miss a freebie.
So hop aboard, it’s time for us to dive into all the current and upcoming Honkai Star Rail events.
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Current Honkai Star Rail events
Realm of the Strange
January 26 – February 2
Earn double rewards from Cavern of Corrosion for a set number of times.
Virtual Scentventure
January 17 – February 5
The Department of Ecology’s ‘Unknown Life-form Smell-Induced Perceptions and Hallucinations’ special test has commenced, and you’re been specially invited as a qualified tester. Battle illusionary enemies that are summoned through scent.
Start off with the basic test and, if your nose can handle it, unlock the significantly tougher ‘despair mode’ to really test the power of your nose. As always, taking part in this event nets you a variety of goodies including stellar jades and more.
Critter Pick
December 27 – February 5
Aboard the Herta Space, there’s a whole hoard of adorable little critters bounding and zapping all over the place. Somehow, the responsibility of looking after them has fallen on your shoulders… Take part to earn a variety or rewards including stellar jade, level-up materials, a cute new chat box skin, and more.
Permanent Honkai Star Rail events
Gift of Odyssey
Recurring event (every update)
This login event lets you claim up to ten Star Rail Special Passes just by logging in for seven days during the event period. They don’t even need to be consecutive days!
Turquoise’s Reverie
Permanent event
Clear the Forgotten Hall Memory Stage 3 to obtain the four-star character, Honkai Star Rail’s Qingque.
Trailblazing Will
Permanent event
When you hit certain Trailblaze level milestones, you can head to the event page to claim Star Rail Passes and Stellar Jades. Here are the level requirements and the rewards you can claim:
- Trailblaze level five – ten Star Rail Passes
- Trailblaze level 15 – ten Star Rail Passes
- Trailblaze level 25 – ten Star Rail Passes and 800 Stellar Jades
- Trailblaze level 35 – ten Star Rail Passes and 800 Stellar Jades
Additional Rewards from Stellar Warp
Permanent event
After you complete 300 Warps (or pulls) in the Stellar Warp event, you’re free to choose one free five-star character below to join your team.
You can only claim this reward once, so be sure to choose wisely! Before you take your pick, check out our Honkai Star Rail tier list to see how each of them rank.
Starkissed Synchrony
Permanent event
The Novice Experience event Starkissed Synchrony offers a variety of rewards when you complete certain tasks. They are:
- Complete the Trailblaze Mission ‘Simulated Universe: First Closed Beta’ to get a free copy of Honkai Star Rail’s Herta
- Complete the Trailblaze Mission ‘Lying in Rust’ to get a free copy of Honkai Star Rail’s Natasha
- Complete the Trailblaze Mission ‘To Rot or to Burn’ to claim a free The Seriousness of Breakfast light cone
- Get to Trailblaze level 20 and claim your level rewards from Pom-Pom aboard the Astral Express to claim the Shared Feeling light cone
- Complete the Trailblaze Mission ‘Trail of the Equilibrium: Part One’ to claim a free Trailblaze-o-scope relic that permanently increases max technique points by one
The Voyage of Navis Astriger
Permanent event
Complete the first stage of this new section of the Forgotten Hall to get four-star character Honkai Star Rail’s Yukong for free.
Simulated Universe: The Swarm Disaster
Permanent event
Herta and her fellow geniuses have upgraded the Simulated Universe to investigate the Swarm Disaster caused by Tayzzyronth, the Aeon of Propagation. Navigate through chess board-like randomly generated domains, fight tough bosses, and work to unlock the path of Propagation in the Simulated Universe. With high risk comes high reward, so you can unlock two self-modeling resins by participating in this event.
Pure Fiction
Permanent event
Mr Xiyan has a new pet that he’s sure you’ll like. Head over to the Spare Time Book Shop and have a look, you might just find an unexpected surprise… In this fresh, permanent challenge mode, you must take on a variety of enemies, making use of unique buffs to take them down. Unlike the Forgotten Hall, when you defeat an enemy they respawn instantly. So, instead of clearing out all of your foes, your goal is to deal as much damage to them as possible within a limited number of cycles.
In each phase of Pure Fiction, you can bag yourself a whopping 720 stellar jades, along with a heap of other goodies. Additionally, completing specific stages for the first time earns you a free copy of the four-star character, Honkai Star Rail’s Lynx.
Honkai Star Rail web events
Dr Ratio giveaway
January 18 – February 1
Quote retweet the Dr Ratio Giveaway post on Twitter with an expression of your gratitude and the hashtag #DrRatio to be in with a chance of winning a Dr Ratio post card or one of several educational books.
Upcoming Honkai Star Rail events
Hanu’s Prison Break
Version 2.0
In an unusual Dreamscape, we find that an evil Prison Warden has banned a popular drink called SoulGlad, causing public outcry. During this event, you must break yourself and your cellmates out of prison and take back control by completing a variety of exciting minigames.
This unusual adventure sees you take on a whole heap of challenges, including firing yourself out like a human pinball and putting on a fast and furious show, using movement modules and reflections in a mirror maze to fix the SoulGlad transport passage, transforming into a miniature version of Brother Hanu as you break through multiple locks and puzzles to obtain the prison key, then reuniting with your scattered cellmates in the confusing Dreamscape with your Dreamwalking ability.
After all this, you must engage in one final battle to earn your freedom – and to earn a whole heap of goodies, of course! Rewards include stellar jades, level-up materials, mora, and a choice of one of the following four-star characters:
Dreamscape Pass
Version 2.0
Welcome to Penacony! Upon entering this wonderful new world you unlock the Dreamscape Pass, which you can use to record all of your various experiences and interesting anecdotes from the Dreamscape. Progress through your journey to unlock exclusive stickers and use them to decorate your pass, unlock new pages, and more – just like collecting stamps at an amusement park.
Dreamchaser Bulletin
Version 2.0
You find a mysterious tabloid stuffed in your mailbox, though you don’t know where it came from – but don’t hit that unsubscribe button yet, as there are plenty of awesome rewards up for grabs. Follow the guide and complete specific exploration, combat, and collection missions to earn a heap of freebies, all while familiarizing yourself with the neon-lit metropolis of Penacony.
Dreamjolt TV
Version 2.0
Dreamjolt TV has hijacked Penacony’s television signal, and the program director comes to you in search of help. Fight against the mysterious Dreamjolt TV through multiple combat challenges with a variety of mutations and mechanisms as you attempt to retrieve the signal and bring back lost viewers – in exchange for stellar jades, level-up materials, and other goodies, of course.
Penacony Food Fest
Version 2.0
In hopes of improving its publicity, Penacony has launched a tourism promotion event and is giving away a variety of memorabilia. Head to the Clock Diner to join in the event, then collect and submit a variety of ingredients to earn rewards. You can also have the tasty dishes packed up and sent to friends all over the galaxy – and you might just receive a written note and some more gifts as thanks.
Starchaser’s Gift check-in event
Version 2.0
In addition to the Gift of Odyssey login event that happens every update, you can also check into the Starchaser’s Gift login event to claim another ten Star Rail Special Passes. That’s right, in version 2.0, we merely need to log in for seven days in order to claim a whopping 20 free Star Rail Special Passes!
That’s all we’ve got on the current and upcoming Honkai Star Rail events. If you fancy a different kind of Hoyo-flavored fun, keep an eye on our Genshin Impact events, Genshin Impact codes, and Genshin Impact tier list guides.