2022 Halloween event

The 2022 Halloween event is the Halloween holiday event that took place from 26 October until 16 November.

To begin, speak to the costumed children in Varrock by the great cauldron between the western bank and Zaff's shop. The holiday event icon displays the location of the event on the world map and minimap.

Players must start by receiving a treat cauldron from the costumed children outside the Varrock west bank. The overall goal of the event is to collect treats by trick-or-treating around the kingdoms of Misthalin and Asgarnia.

Players can claim the Halloween rewards from previous years by speaking to the costumed children; players will need to wear three of said items to go trick-or-treating.

It is recommended to begin by trick-or-treating the following NPCs, each of who gives 100 treats:

Players can gain additional treats in multiple ways:

• Using the trick-or-treat option on various NPCs around Gielinor (men, women, and guards). They will either give 3–5 treats, or trick the player, in which the following may occur:
  • Players are transformed into a spider, rat, or bat for a few seconds; players cannot control their character during this time. Having Protect from Magic active will prevent players from being transformed 85% of the time.
  • Players may receive a smelly sock, spooky egg, bruised banana, or an old wool. These can be combined into a terrifying charm, an ammo slot item that guarantees five treats for three uses.
  • Alternatively, a ghost may appear. Using a ghostspeak amulet to converse with the ghost will guarantee 5 treats for the next trick-or-treat as the player is temporarily granted a "ghostly presence".
  • The most recent 3 NPCs will ask to trick-or-treat other NPCs first before doing it on them.
• Finding a Generous Treater, who gives 100 treats. Their locations are constantly changing, but seem to be only in Varrock.
• Mining (including crashed stars), Woodcutting, and Fishing.

Rewards from previous events can be claimed from the costumed children upon starting the event.

Players gain new rewards for every 90 treats that are deposited into the great cauldron:

Reward		Total treats
	Halloween wig	90
	Witch hat	180
	Witch top	270
	Witch robes	360
	Witch boots	450
	Witch cape	540
	Halloween mask set x2	630
	Pumpkin x2	720

Periodically the great cauldron will spawn pumpkins and Halloween masks for any nearby player to loot.

Players can continue to deposit treats into the great cauldron to contribute to four community goals, which are based on the total number of treats deposited globally by all players.

Each milestone reached unlocks an additional appearance for the treat cauldron, at which point the appearance of the great cauldron changes in tandem.

• Varrock Square during the event.
• Varrock Palace during the event.
• Draynor Village during the event.
• Lumbridge Castle during the event.
• Rimmington during the event.

• Concept art of various objects found around the event areas, by Mod Jerv.
• Concept art of the costumed chilren, Great Cauldron, and treat cauldron, by Mod Jerv.
• Concept art of the witch costume, by Mod Grub.
• Concept art of the halloween wig (styles 1 to 4), by Mod Grub.
• Initial sketch of the halloween wig (style 6), by Mod Skylark.