Honkai Star Rail events May 2026

Never miss any Honkai Star Rail events with this handy schedule, full of awesome challenges, rewards, and even some free characters.

Ruan Mei in her new skin that you get for free from one of the 4.0 HSR events

What's the current Honkai Star Rail events schedule? There's always something going on in the ever-expanding cosmos, 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. 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.

Here are all the current and upcoming Honkai Star Rail events.

Current Honkai Star Rail events

Here are all of the current HSR events:

Garden of Plenty 300%

May 13 - 25

Claim triple level-up materials and credits from golden and crimson calyxes a set amount of times per day.

Planar Fissure 300%

May 4 - 18

Claim triple planar ornament drops from the Simulated and Divergent Universe a set amount of times per day.

Cosmicon, Roll on Again!

April 29 - June 1

"Will the 'Cosmicon Collective' fire the opening shoot in the trade war sparked by the arrival of the Furbobo Weekly pop-up store in Seafeld City? Talk to Paraprince to kick off your business empire in Seafeld City! You rank may not always roll up, but your dice certainly will."

The Cosmicon Collective is kicking off again with the even livelier Version 2.0: Cosmicon, Roll on Again! This time, you can participate in a fun-filled co-op showdown, allowing you to team up with another player to challenge a boss together. Strategize and fight alongside each other to claim rewards.

To the Ones that Blaze

April 26

To celebrate the third anniversary of the Express resuming its journey, you can select a companion you've met on your travels to receive their blessing, plus a reward of 1,600 stellar jades and ten fuel.

Relic Recon

April 22 - June 1

In the return of this Relic Chest event, you participate to get specific five-star +15 relics directly from chests through daily gameplay, allowing you to kit out your favorite characters with ease.

Cosmic Data Roaming

April 22 - June 1

"Upon arriving at Planarcadia, Himeko proposes holding a celebration bursting with local flavor. Become a game streamer representing the Astral Express and broadcast your trailblazing expedition to the entire cosmos."

After spending some time in Planarcadia, it's time for you to finally kick off your very first livestream focusing on the combat track. Head onto the battlefield and livestream your epic combat moments, attracting fans and followers with your fighting expertise, and grabbing goodies as you go. Rewards include the event-exclusive four-star light cone, Tomorrow, Together.

Novaflare

April 22 - June 1

Test out the newly-buffed Firefly, Huohuo, Seele, and Welt to see how they size up, and grab some free stellar jades along the way.

Festive Gifts

April 22 - June 1

To celebrate the game's anniversary, you can log in for seven days throughout the event period to claim a total of 20 Star Rail special passes.

Stellar Companion

April 22 - end of version 4.4

Log in after the version 4.2 update to obtain one free Golden Companion Spirit. The five-star characters HSR's Robin and HSR's Huohuo and light cones Flowing Nightglow and Night of Fright have also joined the Stellar Convergence Store, meaning you can pick up one of them for free!

Express Renovation Escapade

Starting from version 4.2

"Word is the Express got a fresh makeover, and now you can even keep pets in the Cars? When you get a chance, you should hurry back and check it out!"

In celebration of HSR's anniversary, the Co-op Party Car makes its return, allowing you to visit other players to visit your car, and visit theirs, too. You can even bring your own pet along as you drop by! Decorate your room, display your favorite souvenirs and photos, and hang out with your friends, earning Stellar Jades as you go.

Free Limited Five-Star Character

Version 4.0 - end of 4.2

Log in to claim your choice of one of the following limited five-star characters:

A screenshot of one of the 4.0 HSR events where you can claim a free five-star character

Upcoming Honkai Star Rail events

Here are the upcoming HSR events:

Realm of the Strange 300%

May 22 - June 1

Claim triple relic rewards from Caverns of Corrosion a set amount of times per day.

Permanent Honkai Star Rail events

Here are all of the permanent HSR events:

Gift of Odyssey

Recurring event (almost 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

Clear the Forgotten Hall Memory Stage 3 to obtain the four-star character, Honkai Star Rail's Qingque.

Trailblazing Will

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

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 ranks.

Starkissed Synchrony

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

Complete the first stage of this new section of the Forgotten Hall to get the four-star character Honkai Star Rail's Yukong for free.

When Charmony Rings Out

Complete the Roads to the Past Have Long Been Closed Trailblaze mission and beat Cocolia in The Return subquest to gain quick access to the Harmony variant of the Honkai Star Rail Trailblazer.

Simulated Universe: The Swarm Disaster

Herta and her fellow geniuses have upgraded the Simulated Universe to investigate the Swarm Disaster caused by  Tayzzyronth, the Aeon of Propagation. Navigate through chessboard-like randomly generated domains, fight tough bosses, and work to unlock the path of Propagation in the Simulated Universe. With high risk comes high rewards, so you can unlock two self-modeling resins by participating in this event.

Pure Fiction

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. To find out more and get your head around this game mode, check out our Honkai Star Rail Pure Fiction guide.

Divergent Universe

Aside from the Simulated Universe, Screwllum has also created a new branch of the project. As the project's first standalone topic, the extrapolation this time concerns the "human world" beneath the stars. In this exciting permanent gameplay mode, you can switch up your team comps, take on a variety of challenges, and farm heaps of planar ornaments with more freedom than ever before.

Apocalyptic Shadow

Dr. Edward has struck a deal with a member of the mysterious Creed Exequy, and the wish to seek traces of the shapeless prince in the experiences of your deadly struggles. Relive your most memorable fights in varying difficulties to earn bountiful rewards, including a free copy of Honkai Star Rail's Xueyi and 300 stellar jade when you complete difficulty level two.

Anomaly Arbitration

In this permanent combat challenge, you get the chance to face some extremely challenging enemies using three separate teams across three trial stages. Once you've passed the trial stages, you can form another team of any characters to take on the even more difficult final stage.  Completing this challenge nets you heaps of handy rewards, including the 'interference' key item which allows you to block stats when upgrading relics. This gameplay mode is updated once every version.

Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game

This permanent combat challenge sees you form a combat team of ten characters, with four on-field and six off-field, with their positions and alliances providing a host of different buffs and effects. Use these unique strategies to unleash unified attacks as you take on waves of enemies in exchange for bountiful rewards. It's also a great opportunity to try out characters you don't own or haven't built yet for free.

Divergent Universe: Protean Hero

Protean Hero is a Divergent Universe gameplay mode that arrived in version 3.8, featuring new equations, curios, weighted curios, and, of course, rewards. The synchronicity level cap also increase to 120, and a new Balloon Bonanza adventure mode arrives, during which you must pop multiple bubbles within a time limit.

Honkai Star Rail web events

Here are the current HSR web events:

Come With Me, Take the Journey

Recurring

Earn rewards by inviting returning players who have not played for at least 14 days back to the game.

Other web events and giveaways

Hoyoverse often holds community events, competitions, and giveaways on social media, so be sure to follow Honkai Star Rail at the following links:

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.