The 2026 Second Life Living Expo has opened today at 11am SLT and runs until the 6th of February. The Expo is a Relay For Life event in support of the American Cancer Society.
We’re excited to open today at 11:00 AM SLT.
Get ready to enjoy live events, special activities, and eight stunning regions filled with inspiration, creativity, and beautiful living ideas. Explore, connect, and experience the very best our community has to offer — let the adventure begin!
You know what it’s like, it’s mid afternoon, you’ve had your Christmas dinner and you just want a nap or at least to stretch out on a comfy couch. You can pick up this one at the Christmas Expo. It has a number of colours and cushion patterns, with matching rugs, plus a couple of tables and paintings.
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Couch:LE ~ PG Sofa Set Vintage Christmas – Event Booth
Curtains: Ever Green – Tidings Gathered Curtains – Event Booth
The Christmas Expo 2025 is now open for your shivery enjoyment. The Expo is an American Cancer Society event whose aim is to bring the Gift of Hope to childre with Cancer, it will run until 7th of December.
I found this sexy skating outfit, but it’s a little chilly in the snow if you’re not whizzing about the shops to keep warm, so I came into one of the many little hot drinks places dotted throughout the Expo to keep warm.
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Outfit:hizNherz Crimson Nova Skate Outfit – Event Booth
Nail appliers: .::LUNA::. Vintage Decorations Nails – Expo Booth
Eyeshadow: ALASKAMETRO<3 “Prosecco” eyeshadow 04 FIT X – Event Booth
I found a new store I love: Madame Noir. The Faire is mostly all about bright and shiny stuff, but you can have shiny Black too! The dress is called Lux, so why “Dark Star” in the title of the post? Simply because that’s what sprang into my mind when I saw the way the light reflected off it, it looked like a sparkling star in the darkness. Of course I needed an appropriate setting to show you it, so Nox Sanctum seemed appropriate as the Faire slowly begins to drift into the Mists for another year.
Upper closeupThe Boots!
To Know the Dark by Wendell Berry
To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.
THE FAIRELANDS WILL CLOSE TUESDAY 6TH APRIL MIDNIGHT SLT
(Then you’ll have to track down all the creators mainstores yourself, so better go grab the stuff at the Faire?!)
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Outfit:Lux Dress (Black) & Lux Panties (Black) by Madame Noir
update: The Lavendell Region quest was bought at the live auction at Fantasy Faire and has been moved to a new region called “Lavendell Quest” – you can go along and do the quest if you didn’t get chance to do it at the Faire. Even if you DID do it at the faire – extra ingredients have been added so you can do it again at the new location!
If you somehow missed it (how ? See previous posts linked below) Jinx released a fun game called Herb & Fable. For a taster of how it works, there’s a fun Quest on Lavendell, which I’m currently working my way through.
Here I’m part way through, grinding up some Turkeytail mushrooms that I’ve first harvested and dried. It’s an ingredient in a tea that I’ll be making when I gather the remaining ingredients, hinted at in the message you get from the starter NPC:
[07:32:18] Ella the Wise Fox: Welcome Fairelander. The first step of your journey is about collecting some healing herbs for different purposes – harvest what the land offers. Turkey Tail mushroom with its potent healing powers, saffron from the crocus – a very valuable spice, honey from bees – the saviours of our planet and cinnamon with its powerful flavour and healing properties.
Sounds like there’s going to be a few more steps for me to complete before I can brew my tea. If you get stuck, there’s a very helpful and active group of players in the Herb & Fable Inworld Group and Discord Server if you need a hint or three.
Fortunately there’s some lovely spots on Lavendell where you can sit and take a break from Questing or shopping and admire the beauty of the place.
However don’t spend too long chilling, you’ve now only got a few days before the Fairelands vanish into the mists again.
THE FAIRELANDS WILL CLOSE TUESDAY 6TH APRIL MIDNIGHT SLT
If you enjoy the Lavendell Quest, you can continue playing Herb & Fable by clicking the big sign in the Herb & Fable Faire Store for how.
I obviously had to put together an outfit made of Faire merchant items to match my chosen game class of Green Witch, see below.
I remember…there was a party as part of the Desert Foxes roleplay. It brought the storyline towards the end and raised several thousand Lindens throughout, pushing the annual Faire total so far for 2024 over the 9 Million L$ mark.
Lots of spectacular light and particle effects occurred in the Library as the story unfolded.
Sonya“Boots” (Changed into White when a certain donation milestone was reached!)
Earlier today I atteneded a poetry reading by Sidhe Fairelander of poetry she composed for Relay of Life.
Reading from a Chronicle of Gwath by Sidhe Fairelander Sidhe Fairelander has written a volume of poetry for Relay for Life since 2020. During the first 10 days of the Faire she writes as many poems as she can including every region and as many people as possible. Songs of the Faire In addition, she has also been writing verse for last year and this, celebrating the work of Amethyst Ytelde and Scarlet Fey in creating the story of Mithlumen over the centuries.Her second of two readings from her very special Chronicles takes place today. Gwath is Chapter 4 of the Mithlumen Series ~ This is a realm where intrigue reigns supreme and style meets sophistication in the dark elegance of the Dark Elves. Dare to embrace the living night of Gwath, the enigmatic world that stands defiantly as the fierce rival of Mithlumen.
You can pick up copies of the Gwath Chronicles Chapters 1 & 2 for 0L by clicking the poster frames on the wall through the archways.
Last night was the LitFest Tour of Gwath, the Region in this years Faire sponsored by Scarlet Fey. Since my first purchase in the Faire was the Gwath armour, I just had to go along.
Scarlet FeyAmethyst
Our hosts and the Region builders; Scarlet Fey (Sari6t) & Amethyst Ytelde (Jeanette Doobie)
I found some much warmer footwear than in my first Expo post, defintely more suited to the cold. I’m not so sure about the warmth of this lovely dress though, a hot drink will also warm me up.
Back from the seasonal festivities of the Expo, Ms Claus lies back on the bed resting. She watches the sugar-filled hyperactive youngster trying to wake Santa. Good luck, she thinks, he’s worn out and had far too much sherry.
Keeping warm by the Fire A better look at the boots & Tattoo
An adorable animesh of a youngster nervously trying to wake up Santa by Dench designs!
