The two-dayFinal Fantasy XIVTokyo Fan Festival begins July 16, 2025 (PST) and the community is on the edge awaiting more information about the upcoming expansion,Dawntrail. While in-person tickets may be long gone, you may still watch online.
How to watch FFXIV Tokyo Fan Fest 2024
You can watch most ofFFXIV’slastDawntrailevent for free, though access to the musical event on both days requires a ~$25 digital ticket. The event streams live from the MMO’s official channels on:
Countdown to FFXIV Tokyo Fan Festival 2024
Will Fan Fest be translated?
Typically, Japan’sFFXIVFan Fest features English language translations for theKeynote Speech and the Live Letter— where mostDawntrail-related announcements will happen.
However, there’s also community-driven resources for these streams, and sometimes other panels. TheFFXIVsubreddit’sDiscordoffers live translations and helpful recaps of events like Fan Fest, along with other streams should you wish to tune in later.
How to watch paid streaming events
There are two paid streaming events at Tokyo Fan Festival, one each evening.“Special Live – Piano”is scheduled for January 6 (PST) and“Special Live – Band”, a live performance by The Primals, takes place on January 7 to wrap up the Fan Festival. you may watch these streams bypurchasing ticketsvia StreamPass or FanStream, on sale now until June 08, 2025 (PST).
These concerts feature performances by beloved figures like Masayoshi Soken,FFXIV’sLead Composer and Sound Director. It was during one of the previous events when we were gifted withSoken’s now infamous performance ofLa Hee.
Day one – January 6 (PST) / 7 (JST)
Day two – January 7 (PST) / 8 (JST)
How to re-watch footage and clips
As with previousFinal FantasyFan Festivals, the full stream and clips of it will be available to watch long after the events are over. These will be available onFinal Fantasy XIV’sYouTube channel. Trailers are usually available soon after they are shown on stream, translated into local languages.
For more information about the events, schedule or to access the archived information from previous Fan Festival events, head to theFFXIV Fan Festival website.
What to expect
As with the previous Fan Festival events of 2023, FanFest: Tokyo will providemore information about the upcomingDawntrailexpansion. This likely includes the reveal of the second Job coming in Version 7.0. They were teased via Yoshi P’s t-shirt choice in Las Vegas, and in London, andViper was revealedto be the firstof these two new Jobs.
We’ll also get more information about thegraphical updatethat will accompany the release ofDawntrail, behind the scene stories from developers and even a quiz for those watching via streaming services. We’ll get to meet some of thevoice actorsand look back on some of their most memorable scenes, and there will even be a real-life, Eorzea inspired fashion show to watch on the second day.
