Wrap up warm and head over to the concert! The Santa troupe will be performing a set in a wide variety of genres, something for everyone! Decorate your vehicles with a decal of your favorite musician, hang up some lights, and make New Year’s battles even more festive!
And, of course, it wouldn’t be complete without some excellent gifts! Four vehicles will be available to unlock, three of which are Rank VI-VII machines. That’s not all though, you’ll be able to win a huge number of prizes with the Festive Cupcake chest too!
When: From December 19th (11:00 GMT) until January 8th (11:00 GMT), complete tasks and get rewards!
Participate and get Rewards!
Vehicles
By completing tasks in this event, you’ll be able to earn the following vehicles.
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MiG-25PD | H-75M |
A Rank VII Event Vehicle for the USSR | A Rank I Premium for China |
The MiG-25 series of aircraft set dozens of speed and altitude records, and the family is still considered among the fastest production fighters in all of history. The “PD” (interceptor-modified) variant will be the first aircraft in War Thunder capable of reaching speeds of approximately 3,000 km/h at high altitudes! The MiG-25 has no guns and relies purely on air-to-air missiles in combat. It’ll have two types of missiles with all-aspect IR seekers, the R-40TD for medium-range combat and the R-60M for short-range air combat plus the R-40RD with a SARH seeker. | Curtiss Hawk fighters were not only in demand in the United States, but were also widely exported to its allies. A stellar example were the Chinese-built H-75M variants with fixed landing gear, which proved their worth against the Japanese Empire in the early stages of the war. In War Thunder, the Chinese H-75M is a rank I premium fighter with heavy and light machine guns, featuring decent speed and agility for its rank. |
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IJN Tosa | CRV Block 2 |
A Rank VI Event Vehicle for Japan | A Rank VII Event Vehicle for Great Britain |
Tosa-class battleships were conceived as the pinnacle of Japanese dreadnought development, armed with ten powerful 410 mm guns in five turrets, and featuring advanced sloped armor. However, their construction was interrupted by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. In War Thunder, Tosa will be a classic heavy battleship with outstanding firepower and solid armor protection. These advantages are complemented further by a wide array of secondary guns and powerful 610 mm torpedoes. Despite its impressive size, Tosa still maintains decent maneuverability, allowing this versatile leviathan to fill any role necessary! | The wheeled Boxer CRV was supplied by the Rheinmetall Group under the LAND 400 rearmament program, and is currently the most modern vehicle of its class in service with the Australian Army. In War Thunder, this Boxer will make its way to the British ground forces tree. This fast infantry fighting vehicle is armed with a powerful 30 mm automatic cannon with versatile anti-air and anti-armor shells. It also comes equipped with SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles, which are capable of engaging both tanks and helicopters at significant ranges. |
Christmas Cosmetic Rewards
Decorate your vehicles with Christmas themed decorations, decals, and get yourself a special profile icon too!
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“Christmas Disco Ball” decoration for ground vehicles | “Christmas Pickup Truck” decoration for Bluewater ships | “Metalhead Santa” profile icon | Decals: “Winter Concert” decal collection |
Complete the Decal Collection!
Activate all decal coupons on your account to get a special decal called “Legend of Rock”!
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“Legend of Rock” decal |
Learn more about collections on the War Thunder Wiki
Vehicle Camouflages
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Among the rewards in the event is also this chest. When opened, there is a chance to receive one of the following items:
50,000 — 100,000 Silver Lions
Silver Lion and research point boosters
Random wagers and orders
Universal backups (1-3 pcs.)
Random camouflage for a vehicle you own
1 day of Premium account
Marks of Distinction
The event vehicles at ranks V-VII and the decals are given as coupons, while the premium rank I vehicle, profile icon, decorations and camouflages will be activated on your account as soon as you unlock them.
All event rewards are issued for achieving a certain number of “Marks of Distinction” for each vehicle type in the corresponding mode.
Tasks
To earn one Mark of Distinction for each category, you’ll need to earn 40,000 mission points in random battles of rank III or higher (or from rank I while using event vehicles) in each corresponding game mode. There are also point multipliers based on the rank and mode you play as well, these specifics can be found in the task description. Each Mark of Distinction task is the same, and a new task will begin every two days at 11:00 GMT.
If you missed a Mark of Distinction, you can purchase each one for Golden Eagles until January 12th. You can do this in the following menu: Nickname → Achievements → Winter Concert → Tasks for tankers/pilots/sailors. If you’re significantly close to completing a stage, its price will be significantly reduced.
Take a bite of the Festive Cupcake!
The Festive Cupcake is coming next week, we’ll tell you more about it soon!
The Festive Cupcake will reward you with vehicles, camouflages, decals, decorations and profile icons from previous winter events. Useful consumables will also drop of course, including boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders. Some items will be available in coupon form for the first time, meaning you’ll be able to sell them on the Marketplace!
The Festive Cupcake can be purchased for 60,000 Silver Lions. |
The Festive Cupcake silver box |
Detailed Terms
The exact terms of each task can be found here: Nickname → Achievements → Winter Concert.
To get a Mark of Distinction, you need to complete a task in the corresponding vehicle type in the corresponding game mode. For example, a Mark of Distinction for pilots can only be received by playing Air battles (AB/RB/SB).
You can complete tasks in multiplayer battles in all game modes except for “Assault” and “[Enduring Confrontation] Naval Battles”.
You can complete tasks not only in vehicles of Rank III and above, but also in lower rank event vehicles. These are vehicles from large events such as winter and summer marathons, WWII chronicles, BP seasons and crafting marathons. In the stat cards of these vehicles you can find the name of the event in which they first became available.
The Mark of Distinction is considered received if the achievement’s color is has turned gold. If you’ve completed the task and it hasn’t turned gold yet, join another battle and afterwards it should turn gold.
Missed Marks of Distinction can be purchased for Golden Eagles in the Achievements window until January 12th 2026. Make sure you pick the right achievement category: either for tankers, pilots or sailors.
Rewards received in the form of tradable coupons will be available for trading on the Market from January 12th 2026. The time from which the coupon can be traded can be viewed in the coupon description in game. The option of trading each coupon separately depends on the time of its receipt and doesn’t depend on the vehicle type.
The “Upgrade for coupon” item is valid until 12:00 GMT on February 1st 2026. Until this time, you can use it or exchange it for War Bonds. Afterwards, it’ll disappear from your inventory.
For 8 Marks of Distinction you’ll receive an untradable coupon for a vehicle. Upon activating it, you’ll instantly receive a corresponding vehicle. If you do not wish to use the vehicle and want to sell the coupon on the Market instead, you’ll need the “Upgrade for coupon” item.
For 10 Marks of Distinction, you’ll receive an untradable “Upgrade for coupon” item. You can use it to make the vehicle coupon you received tradable and then sell it on the Market. The date on which a traded coupon becomes available for sale can be seen in its description in the game.
PlayStation and Xbox players will be able to exchange decal coupons for similar ones. The exchange is available in the Workshop → Exchange items “Winter Concert” window.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!