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Overwatch 2 Year of the Rabbit event start and end dates

The return of a classic.
Emily Morrow
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Max Miceli
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Published: Jan 17, 2023 05:19 pm

While it might seem impossible to top the amount of new content Overwatch 2 introduced in its first season, developer Blizzard Entertainment is trying its best to do just that in season two.

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The season, which began in December, includes the new hero Ramattra, the new map Shambali, a new battle pass with a Mythic skin for Junker Queen, the new Battle for Olympus limited-time mode, and two seasonal events. While neither of these seasonal events are new to the franchise, they both bring new cosmetics and other new elements to Overwatch 2.

One of these returning seasonal events is Lunar New Year. 2023 is the year of the rabbit, which also acts as the subtitle of the event. Taking place after Winter Wonderland, the returning holiday event from the first Overwatch, Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit will give players a chance to get their hands on new and returning cosmetics as they celebrate the lunar new year.

Curious about when you’ll be able to celebrate the year of the rabbit in Overwatch 2? Here are the start and end dates for next year’s Lunar New Year event.

Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year event dates

The Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit began today and will run through to Tuesday, Jan. 31, according to a post to social media by Overwatch on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/1615430072428552208?s=20&t=379dCd5jKg-n0sZJ2ZClIw

This slightly contradicts a previous post by Blizzard. Ahead of season two, the developer released a road map that suggested the event would end a week later, on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

This means players will have about two weeks to snag any cosmetics they want and participate in any limited-time modes that will accompany the event, as opposed to the anticipated three weeks. In the past, Lunar New Year: Year of the Rooster featured the Capture the Rooster brawl mode on Lijiang Tower. It’s unclear whether Overwatch 2’s iteration of the event will include a new limited-time mode or whether it will only reuse old ones.

On Jan. 5, the day after Winter Wonderland ended, the Battle for Olympus began. It will remain available until Thursday, even though the Lunar New Year event has started.

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Emily Morrow
Emily is a staff writer covering Apex Legends, Overwatch, Pokemon, and general gaming for Dot Esports. Her other bylines include Digital Trends, Screen Rant, and GameSpew. She also works as a narrative designer in games. Get in touch with her on Twitter @thepokeflute.
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Max Miceli
Senior Staff Writer. Max graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a journalism and political science degree in 2015. He previously worked for The Esports Observer covering the streaming industry before joining Dot where he now helps with Overwatch 2 coverage.
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