Splatoon 2: all you need to know about Splatfests (schedule, results, etc.)

Looking for details about Splatfests in Splatoon 3? Check out this page instead!

Looking for details about the content updates for Splatoon 2 (new maps, Gear, weapons)? Then check out this post! For the archives of previous Splatfests, check out the link at the bottom of this page.

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Splatfests are special in-game events taking place in Splatoon 2. You have to choose between two teams, depending on your answer to a given theme (for example: “What do you prefer, Cats or Dogs?”). Once you’ve selected your team, you take part in several 4 vs 4 battles, with one goal: make your team win, and prove your choice was the best one!

One thing to note about Splatfests is that once you’ve selected your team, you cannot change it: you have to stick with it until the bitter (or sweet) end! But this time around, you can choose to play on your own, or play with friends if you don’t like to play solo (but only with friends who voted for the same team).

After voting, you get a t-shirt that you will wear during the Splatfest. You can actually upgrade it and its Abilities before the event, by using it during the matches. The t-shirt has Ability Doubler.

From the time the Splatfest is announced up until the end of the event, you can send support messages for your team via the mail box found in the plaza.

At the end of each Splatfest, you get some Super Sea Snails (based on your performance during the event, and whether your team win or not). Those Super Sea Snails can be given to Murch, who can improve your Gear (to add Ability slots, etc.). You have to collect them before the next Splatfest is announced.

The results are based on the following:

• the total amount of votes for each Team
• the results for Solo play
• the results for Team play

In this post, we’re going to list everything about the Splatfests as they’re announce: schedule, themes, results. This post will be updated regularly as new festivals are announced, so stay tuned!

Splatoon 2 – Results for All Splatfests

• Splatfest 0: [Japan] Team Rock (Pearl) / [Europe/North America] Team Ice Cream (Marina)
• Splatfest 1: [Japan] Team Mayo (Pearl) / [North America] Team Mayo (Pearl) / [Europe] Team Mayo (Pearl)
• Splatfest 2: [Japan] Team Chicken Nuggets (Marina) / [Europe/North America] Team Flight (Pearl)
• Splatfest 3: [Japan] Team Endurance (Marina) / [Europe] Team Front Roll (Pearl) / [North America] Team Vampire (Pearl)
• Splatfest 4: [Japan] Team Karaage Without Lemon Juice (Marina) / [Europe] Team Warm Breakfast (Pearl) / [North America] Team Fantasy (Marina)
• Splatfest 5: [Japan] Team Warm Outwear Clothing (Marina) / [Europe] Team Film (Pearl) / [North America] Team Sweater (Pearl)
• Splatfest 6: [Worldwide] Team Comedy (Marina)
• Splatfest 7: [Japan] Team Challenger (Marina) / [Europe] Team Gherk-OUT (Pearl) / [North America] Team Love (Marina)
• Splatfest 8: [Japan] Team Flowers (Pearl) / [Europe / North America] Team Chicken (Pearl)
• Splatfest 9: [Japan] Team Popular Model (Marina) / [Europe] Team Salty (Pearl) / [North America] Team Baseball (Pearl)
• Splatfest 10: [Japan] Team Advanced Technology (Marina) / [Europe / North America] Round 1: Team Raph (Pearl) – Round 2: Team Donnie (Marina) – Round 3: Team Donnie (Marina)
• Splatfest 11: [Japan] Round 1: Team Hello Kitty (Pearl) – Round 2: Team My Melody (Pearl) – Round 3: Team My Melody (Marina) / [Europe / North America: Team Pulp (Pearl)
• Splatfest 12: [Worldwide] Team Squid (Pearl)
• Splatfest 13: [Japan] Team Kinoko no Yama (Pearl) / [Europe] Team Adventure (Pearl) / [North America] Team Fork (Pearl)
• Splatfest 14: [Japan] Team Koshian (Marina) / [Europe / North America] Team Modern (Marina)
• Splatfest 15: [Worldwide] Team Treat (Marina)
• Splatfest 16: [Japan] Team Pocky Gokuboso (Ultra Slim) (Marina) / [North America] Team Salsa (Pearl) / [Europe] Team “I always save the best for last!” (Marina)
• Splatfest 17: [Worldwide] Team Villains (Marina)
• Splatfest 18: [Worldwide] Team Friends (Marina)
• Splatfest 19: [Japan] Team Boke (Pearl) / [Europe / North America] Team Waffles (Marina)
• Splatfest 20: [Worldwide] Team Witch/Wizard (Marina)
• Splatfest 21: [Worldwide] Team Hare (Pearl)
• Splatfest 22: [Japan] Team Pa (Pacific League) (Marina) / [Europe / North America] Team Teleportation (Marina)
• Splatfest 23: [Japan] Team No Pineapple in Sweet-and-Sour Pork (Pearl) / [Europe] Team Grown-Up (Marina) / [North America] Team Narwhal (Marina)
• Splatfest 24 (Final Fest): [Worldwide] Team Chaos (Pearl)
• Splatfest 25 (Bonus 1): [Worldwide] Team Ketchup (Marina)
• Splatfest 26 (Bonus 2): [Worldwide] Team Chicken (Pearl)
• Splatfest 27 (Bonus 3): [Worldwide] Team Treat (Marina)
• Splatfest 28 (Bonus 4): [Worldwide] Team Super size from a Super Mushroom (Pearl)

Total wins:

• Pearl: 15 (Total: 31)
• Marina: 17 (Total: 29)

NB: for the total wins, the results are combined for each Splatfest (including the different Rounds for Tournament-style Splatfests). For example, Marina won in the most regions during the pre-launch Splatfest, so she gets 1 point. And since she won in two regions (Europe/North America + Japan), she get 2 points in “Total”).

Important note: Ver. 5.0 will add Splatfest mode for Private Battles. Check out this post for more details!

Splatoon 2 – Next or current Splatfest

• #28 (Bonus 4) – Worldwide

• Theme: Which power-up would you prefer? Team Super size from a Super Mushroom vs. Team Invicibility from a Super Star!
• Additional notes: this is a special, 48h-long Splatfest. Make sure to download the latest Software update ahead of it!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: January 15th 2021 (11PM CET / 10PM GMT) to January 17th 2021 (11PM CET / 10PM GMT)
  • North America: January 15th 2021 (2PM PT / 5PM ET) to January 17th 2021 (2PM PT / 5PM ET)
  • Japan: January 16th 2021 (7AM) to January 18th 2021 (7AM)
• Winner: Team Super size from a Super Mushroom (Popularity: 31.80%, Normal: 53.41%, Pro: 54.12%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: Cannon Fire Pearl, The Bunker Games, The Bouncey Twins, and The Chronicles of Rolonium (map changes every 2 hours)

Splatoon 2 – Previous Splatfest events

• #11 – Japan
  
• Theme: Who is the cutest Sanrio character?

1. Round 1: Team Hello Kitty vs Team Cinnamoroll
2. Round 2: Team My Melody vs Team Pompompurin
3. Final Round: Team Hello Kitty vs Team My Melody

• Takes place from:
  • Round 1: May 19th (3PM) to May 20th (3PM) [important: Super Sea Snails have to be collected before May 23rd)
  • Round 1: May 26th (3PM) to May 27th (3PM)
  • Final Round: June 9th (3PM) to June 9th (3PM)
• Winner:
  • Round 1: Team Hello Kitty (Popularity: 39.24% / Solo: 50.96% / Team: 54.39%)
  • Round 2: Team My Melody (Popularity: 47.66% / Solo: 50.31% / Team: 51.09%)
  • Final Round: Team My Melody (Popularity: 38.60% / Solo: 50.41/ / Team: 50.93%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

#11 – Europe / North America

• Theme: How do you prefer your orange juice? Team With Pulp vs Team Without Pulp!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: June 23rd (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to June 24th (3PM BST / 4PM EST)
  • North America: June 22nd (9PM PT) / June 23rd (12AM ET) to June 23rd (9PM PT) / June 24th (12AM ET)
• Winner: Team Pulp – Pearl (Popularity: 32.65% / Solo: 50.62% / Team: 52.61%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #12 – Worldwide

• Theme: Which one are you? Team Squid vs Team Octopus! [Important note: you play as an Inkling if you choose Team Squid, and as an Octoling if oyu choose Team Octopus, even if you don’t own or haven’t completed the Octo Expansion yet]
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: July 21st (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to July 22nd (3PM BST / 4PM CEST)
  • North America: July 20th (9PM PT) / July 21st (12AM ET) to July 21st (9PM PT) / July 22nd (12AM ET)
  • Japan: July 21st (3PM JST) to July 22nd (3PM JST)
• Winner: Team Squid (Popularity: 44.04%, Solo: 51.66%, Team: 52.94%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: features a strange squid / octopus balloon…

• #13 – Japan

• Theme: Which one do you prefer? Team Kinoko no yama vs Team Takenoko no sato!
• Takes place from: August 18th (3PM JST) to August 19th (3PM JST)
• Winner: Team Kinoko no Yama (Popularity: 39.87%, Solo: 50.28%, Team: 50.21%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #13 – Europe
  

• Theme: How do you prefer to spend your holidays? Team Adventure vs Team Relax!
• Takes place from: August 18th (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to August 19th (3PM BT / 4PM CEST)
• Winner: Team Adventure (Popularity: 34.12%, Solo: 50.11%, Team: 52.13%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #13 – North America
  

• Theme: Which one is more important? Team Fork vs Team. Spoon!
• Takes place from: August 24th (9PM PT) / August 25th (12AM ET) to August 25th (9PM PT) / August 26th (12AM ET)
• Winner: Team Fork (Popularity: 46.80%, Solo: 51.62%, Team: 50.31%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #14 – Japan

• Theme: How do you like you red bean paste? Team Tsubuan vs Team Koshian!
• Takes place from: September 23rd (3PM JST) to September 24th (3PM JST)
• Winner: Team Koshian (Popularity: 58.41%, Normal: 50.27%, Pro: 50.16%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #14 – Europe / North America
  

• Theme: What’s your style? Team Retro vs Team Modern!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: August 22nd (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to August 23rd (3PM BST / 4PM CEST)
  • North America: August 21 (9PM PT) / August 22nd (12AM ET) to August 22nd (9PM PT) / August 23rd (12AM ET)
• Winner: Team Modern (Popularity: 68.83%, Normal: 51.23%, Pro: 51.79%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #15 – Europe, North America Japan (Splatoween) [click here for more details!]
  

• Theme: On Halloween, which one do you choose? Team Trick vs Team Treat!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe / United Kingdom: October 19th (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to October 21st (4PM BST / 4PM CEST)
  • North America: October 19th (3PM PT / 6PM ET) to October 21st (3PM PT / 6PM ET)
  • Japan: October 19th (5PM JST) to October 21st (5PM JST)
• Winner: Team Treat (Popularity: 43.15% / Normal: 50.11%, Pro: 52.45%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #16 – Japan
  

• Theme: What kind of Pocky do you prefer? Team Pocky Chocolate vs Team Pocky Gokuboso (Ultra Slim)!
• Takes place from: November 10th (3PM) to November 11th (3PM)
• Winner: Team Pocky Gokuboso (Ultra Slim) (Popularity: 57.27%, Normal: 50.36%, Pro: 49.11%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #16 – North America
  

• Theme: What’s your favourite chip dip? Team Salsa vs. Team Guacamole!
• Takes place from: November 16th (8PM PT / 11PM ET) to November 17th (8PM PT / 11PM ET)
• Winner: Team Salsa (Popularity: 57.12%, Normal: 52.47%, Pro: 54%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #16 – Europe

• Theme: When eating, what do you prefer to do? Team “I always eat the best bit first!” vs Team “I always save the best for last!”
• Takes place from: November 24th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET) to November 25th (2PM GMT to 3PM CET)
• Winner: Team “I always save the best for last!” (Popularity: 65.24%, Normal: 51.43%, Pro: 53.47%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #17 – Worldwide

• Theme: In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, who will you side with? Team Heroes vs. Team Villains!
• Takes place from:
  • Japan: December 15th (3PM) to December 16th (3PM)
  • Europe: December 15th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET) to December 16th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET)
  • North America: December 14th (8PM PT / 11PM ET) to December 14th (8PM PT / 11PM ET)
• Winner: Team Villains (Votes: 37.11%, Normal: 52.21%, Pro: 53.51%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #18 – Worldwide

• Theme: Who would you rather spend the holidays with?
• Takes place from:
  • Japan: January 4th (5PM) to January 6th (5PM)
  • Europe: January 4th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET) to January 6th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET)
  • North America: January 4th (2PM PT / 5PM ET) to January 6th (2PM PT / 5PM ET)
• Winner: Team Friends (Popularity: 37.73%, Normal: 51.99%, Pro: 52.83%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: TBA

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• #19 – Japan

• Theme: Which comedy role do you prefer? Boke vs Tsukkomi! (CoroCoro collab. Splatfest)
• Takes place from: February 2nd (3PM) to February 3rd (3PM)
• Winner: Team Boke (Popularity: 45.08%, Normal: 50.38%, Pro: 50.74%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: TBA

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• #19 – Europe, North America
  

• Theme: What do you like to eat at breakfast? Team Pancakes vs Team Waffles!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: February 8th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET) to February 9th (2PM GMT / 3PM CET)
  • North America: February 8th (8PM PT / 11PM ET) to February 9th (8PM PT / 11PM ET)
• Winner: Team Waffles (Popularity: 51.31%, Normal: 51.34%, Pro: 51.41%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: coming soon!

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• #20 – Worldwide

• Theme: What would you like to become? Team Knight vs Team. Witch/Wizard!
• Additional notes: this is a special Splatfest. As you’ve probably noticed, the teams are based on the Gear sets unlocked via the Octoling Girl and Octoling Boy amiibo. If you wear the Steel or Enchanted headgear and shoes, then the t-shirt will transform into the missing piece of Gear so that you can have the full set (but you still get the usual Splatfest tee bonuses). And it doesn’t matter which team you’re in: you can still sport whichever outfit you want (ie: Knight outfit even if you’re Team Witch/Wizard, and vice-versa).
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: March 16th (12PM GMT / 1PM CET) to March 17th (12PM GMT / 1PM CET)
  • North America: March 15th (9PM PT) / March 16th (12AM ET) to March 16th (9PM PT) / March 17th (12AM ET)
  • Japan: March 16th (3PM) to March 17th (3PM)
• Winner: Team Witch/Wizard (Votes: 62.68%, Normal: 50.27%, Pro: 49.70%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• #21 – Worldwide

• Theme: Who would win in a race? Team Hare vs Team Tortoise!
• Additional notes: this is a special Splatfest, which is part of the Springfest event. More details about it in this post!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: April 19th (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to April 21st (3PM BST / 4PM CEST)
  • North America: April 19th (3PM PT / 6PM ET) to April 21st (3PM PT / 6PM ET)
  • Japan: April 19th (5PM) to April 21st (5PM)
• Winner: Team Hare (Popularity: 43.79%, Normal: 52.11%, Pro: 50.61%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #22 – Japan

• Theme: Which League do you support? Team Se (Central League) vs Team Pa (Pacific League)
• Additional notes: this is a special Splatfest, in collabortion with the Nippon Professional Baseball’s eSports Series – Splatoon 2
• Takes place from: May 11th (3PM) to May 12th (3PM)
• Winner: Team Pa (Pacific League) (Popularity: 44.61%, Normal: 51.31%, Pro: 51.64%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #22 – Europe, North America
  

• Theme: Which superpower would you rather have? Team Time Travel vs Team Teleportation!
• Additional notes: N/A
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: May 18th (1PM BST / 2PM CEST) to May 19th (1PM BST / 2PM CEST)
  • North America: May 17th (9PM PT) / May 18th (12AM ET) to May 18th (9PM PT) / May 19th (12AM ET)
• Winner: Team Teleportation (Popularity: 58.66%, Normal: 50.58%, Pro: 50.53%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #23 – Japan

• Theme: Pineapple in Sweet-and-Sour Pork? Team Nay vs Team Yay!
• Additional notes: N/A
• Takes place from: June 15th (3PM) to June 16th (3PM)
• Winner: Team No Pineapple in Sweet-and-Sour Pork! (Votes: 59.69%, Normal: 50.16%, Pro: 50.11%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #23 – Europe
  

• Theme: What would you rather be? Team Kid vs Team Grown-Up!
• Additional notes: N/A
• Takes place from: June 16th (3PM BST / 4PM CEST) to June 17th (3PM BST / 4PM CEST)
• Winner: Team Grown-Up (Votes: 34.21%, Normal: 51.64%, Pro: 54.73%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #23 – North America
  

• Theme: Which creature is more majestic? Team Unicorn vs Team Narwhal!
• Additional notes: none
• Takes place from: June 14th (9PM PT) / June 15th (12AM ET) to June 15th (9PM PT) / June 16th (12AM ET)
• Winner: Team Narwhal (Votes: 60.99%, Normal: 50.11%, Pro: 51.11%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #24 (Final) – Worldwide

• Theme: Which side are you on? Team Chaos vs Team Order!
• Additional notes: this is a special, 72h-long Splatfest, part of the Splatocalypse event. Check out this post for more details! During this Splatfest, 100x Battles will be 100 times more likely to occur. Make sure to download the latest Software update ahead of it!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: July 18th (1PM BST / 2PM CEST) to July 21st (1PM BST / 2PM CEST)
  • North America: July 18th (5AM PT / 8AM ET) to July 21st (5AM PT to 8AM ET)
  • Japan: July 18th (8PM JST) to July 21st (8PM JST)
• Winner: Team Chaos (Popularity: 58.05%, Normal: 51.39%, Pro: 50.34%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: features a new Shifty Station, and all the previous ones. The Final Shifty Station is called “MC. Princess Diaries”, and was designed by Pearl herself. Exclusive gimmicks such as Pearl Bomb and Senpai Cannon (from the Octo Expansion) appear on this stage. What’s more, there’s rumours that say Off the Hook themselves will make an appearance! This Final Shifty Station will be available during the last 24h of the Splatfest. During the first 2 days, all past Shifty Stations will be playable, with 2 different maps each hour.

• #25 (Bonus) – Worldwide

• Theme: Which condiment do you prefer? Team Mayo vs. Team Ketchup!
• Additional notes: this is a special, 48h-long Splatfest. Make sure to download the latest Software update ahead of it!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: May 22nd (11PM BST) / May 23rd (12AM CEST) to May 24th (11PM BST) / May 25th 12AM CEST)
  • North America: May 22nd (3PM PT / 6PM ET) to May 24th (3PM PT / 6PM ET)
  • Japan: May 23rd (7AM) to May 25th (7AM)
• Winner: Team Ketchup (Votes: 55.25%, Normal: 48.29%, Pro: 50.38%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station:

• #26 (Bonus 2) – Worldwide

• Theme: Which came first? Team Chicken vs Team Egg!
• Additional notes: this is a special, 48h-long Splatfest. Make sure to download the latest Software update ahead of it!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: August 21st (11PM BST) / August 22nd (12AM CEST) to August 23rd (11PM BST) / August 24th 12AM CEST)
  • North America: August 21st (3PM PT / 6PM ET) to August 23rd (3PM PT / 6PM ET)
  • Japan: August 22nd (7AM) to August 24th (7AM)
• Winner: Team Chicken (Popularity: 41.92%, Normal: 52.46%, Pro: 52.65%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: The Bunker Games

• #27 (Bonus 3) – Worldwide

• Theme: When it comes to Halloween, are you… Team Trick vs. Team Treat!
• Additional notes: this is a special, 48h-long Splatfest. Make sure to download the latest Software update ahead of it!
• Takes place from:
  • Europe: October 30th (10 PM GMT / 11PM CET) to November 1st (10PM GMT / 11PM CET)
  • North America: October 30th (3PM PT / 6PM ET) to November 1st (2PM PT / 5PM ET)
  • Japan: October 31st (7AM) to November 2nd (2AM)
• Winner: Team Treat (Popularity: 41.64%, Normal: 50.57%, Pro: 52.80%)
• Illustrations and pictures:

• Shifty Station: Railway Chillin’

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