Fêtes
“An occasion to mark the completion of the Firmament's restoration, the Skyrise Celebration was originally conceived as a fête to be administrated by the artisans and residents who toiled to rebuild Ishgard. However, with project leader Francel de Haillenarte's support, the event gained state sponsorship.
The restoration of the Firmament not only provided shelter for those who had been left homeless by the interminable conflict that was the Dragonsong War, but also served as a catalyst for new developments in industry and tourism—the latter having long been neglected in favor of isolation. The Skyrise Celebration proved successful in this regard, and discussions regarding potential benefits of holding the event on a recurring basis are ongoing.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 64
Skyrise Celebration Fêtes are large-scale games held at regular intervals to celebrate the completion of the Firmament. During an event period, several fêtes are held in succession and offer rewards to participants.
Requirements
Any Disciple of the Hand or Land
Fête Event Periods
Time remaining until the next fête can be confirmed at any time in the Firmament via the duty list.
Fêtes are held twelve times over the course of a twenty-four hour period, with one every two hours. When the celebration has concluded, there will be a rest period of one to two days (Earth time) before the next event period begins.
- The timing of fêtes will differ between Worlds.
Types of Fêtes
There are five fêtes that play one after another and all have minimum turn-in requirements to hit gold on the fête and have the most rewards. These are:
- A Twist of Fête - 6
- Made of Softer Stuff - 3
- Shear-a-Yak - 4
- Toy Hunter - 4
- Presents of Mind - 6
A Twist of Fête
This Fête requires six 'turn-ins,' which are accomplished by copying the emote of the costumed NPC in front of you performing their specific emote. These NPCs take turns to perform their emote and you must use the same emote that is specifically on your hotbar, while you are targeting that NPC.
Fêtes can be full of a lot of people, so make sure to stand close to the NPCs and make sure you have targeted them, and not another player jumping in the way. If you are successful, you will gain one point out of the six you need.
Made of Softer Stuff
Made of Softer Stuff is a Fête where you 'craft' stuffed toys and transport them to one of two spots, so they can be delivered off. These Fêtes do not require any actual crafting and instead ask you to interact with the stuffed toy materials on the ground, pick up the toy, and carry them over to the wains. After three moogles have been crafted and turned in, you should hit gold.
Shear-a-Yak
You will be given actions on your hotbar for this Fête, the first being a copy of the Aetheromatic Auger from the diadem that is used to attack enemies, but is instead called the Aetheromatic Clippers. You need to use the clippers on the giant yak to shear it. Three Yak Fleece will then fall around the area, which you must pick up and hand in for one point out of the four required.
Toy Hunter
In Toy Hunter, there are random present boxes spread around the area which you need to pick up and open. Once open, you will either gain a lucky toy or a five-second debuff turning you into a piggy and making you unable to interact with other presents. If you gain a lucky toy, the other present boxes will vanish until you hand the item into the perky piggy NPC, giving you one point out of the four required for this Fête.
Presents of Mind
Presents of Mind gives you three different colored present boxes which you must gift to NPCs located further up the path. Presents for merchants are the yellow box in the middle, presents for children are the pink boxes on the left, and presents for artisans are the orange box on the right. The NPCs are sorted into those categories as such:
- Merchants - Foreign Merchant & Ishgardian Merchant
- Children - Firmament Boy & Firmament Girl
- Artisans - Skysteel Engineer & House Dzemael Stonemason
Fête Rewards
Players who earn a sufficient rating will receive a 
Fête Present, which is a lootbox that can contain any of a large number of prizes. These presents can only be opened in towns or field areas.
Players will also receive 
Fête Tokens, which can be exchanged for rewards by speaking with Enie in the Firmament (X:12.0 Y:14.0).