If there is anything that feels like a classic fantasy story, it is arriving in a town or city just in the midst or verge of a major festival.

So what’s the party all about?

Table 1 – Random Festivals (d12)

1. Celebrating the anniversary of the end of a war.
2. Religious celebration (table 2).
3. Agricultural fair – showing off animals and foodstuffs.
4. The Great Fast – a day or week when all the inhabitants fast and are quiet and reserved.
5. Celebration of the beginning of the local calendar year.
6. Celebration of the anniversary of a great heroic deed.
7. Spontaneous celebration of an important marriage.
8. Trade festival.
9. Party to ward off bad luck and renew the good.
10. Remembrance of a great tragedy.
11. A major funeral.
12. Contests of prowess – military, skill or magical.

Table 2 – Religious Celebrations (d4)

1. Anniversary of the arrival of a great saint or religious leader.
2. Traditional celebration of blessings.
3. Day of purification.
4. Anniversary of the birth of a great saint or religious leader.