- "Trick or treat!"
- ―A popular saying during the Galactic Moon Festival
The Galactic Moon Festival was an event celebrated at Mos Eisley and Moenia during the Galactic Civil War.
History[]
- "All the citizens of Mos Eisley and Moenia gladly agreed to participate in the Galactic Moon Festival, when Jabba asked them. With a townsperson targeted, say 'Trick or Treat'. If they like your costume they will give you Galactic Moon Coins. If not, use your Trick or Treat device and scare them!"
- ―Z'ozpheratu, to a spacer

Moenia during the Galactic Moon Festival
The Galactic Moon Festival was created by Jabba the Hutt to gain more support from Tatooine and Naboo. He grew tired of festivals of love and life, so he aimed to create the scariest event of the year. He sent Aponte to advertise the event, while Z'ozpheratu was tasked with handing out costume holo-projectors in both cities.[3]
These holo-projectors would allow spacers to "dress up" in a number of scary costumes, including Droidekas, Toydarians, and Hutts. These celebrants would attempt to scare others with their costumes, by exclaiming, "Trick or treat!" If they were genuinely scared or impressed by the costume, the participants would be given Galactic Moon Coins. These coins could be given to Z'ozpheratu in exchange for certain prizes.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
This Galactic Moon Festival was first introduced to Star Wars Galaxies with the "Game Update 5.10," published on October 14, 2008, in order to coincide with the real-world festival of Halloween.[4] The festival also shared similarities with Halloween.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (First appearance)
Sources[]
Friday Feature – Don't Fear the Reaper on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 5.10 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Galactic Moon Festival Wallpaper on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Event Report – Galactic Moon Festival on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – The Return of the Galactic Moon Festival on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
The Galactic Moon Festival on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – Scary places to visit in Star Wars Galaxies this season on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Galactic Moon Festival Event Month! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Teesquared's Producer Note – October 1, 2010 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Upcoming Galactic Moon Festival Events! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – The Galactic Moon Festival Returns! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Galactic Moon Festival Submissions Needed! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Star Wars Galaxies: Galactic Moon Festival Game Update 18 – Thursday, October 21st on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
The Galactic Moon Festival Game Update Highlights on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Friday Feature – Galactic Moon Festival Celebrations! on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Reminder: Galactic Moon Festival Ending on November 18th on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Event: "Galactic Moon Festival"
- ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑
Friday Feature – Don't Fear the Reaper on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 5.10 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links[]
Galactic Moon Festival on the SWG Wiki
Star Wars Galaxies - General 3D artist & UI, by SWG 2D/3D Artist Christine Chugon on drawkin.com (backup link archived on August 22, 2018)