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'''Lunar New Year 2026''' was a limited-time [[Special:MyLanguage/Shop|Shop]] promotion by [[VRChat]], tied to the [[wikipedia:Lunar New Year|Lunar New Year]] and the Year of the Horse.<ref name="yt-lny">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3NCRAneZ_g "Lunar New Year 2026 VRChat Shop Update"] on ''[https://youtube.com/@VRChat YouTube]''. Dated February 17, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref><ref name="devupdate">[https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-19-february-2026 "Developer Update - 19 February 2026"] on ''[[ask.vrchat.com]]''. Dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> It added a themed shelf of [[Special:MyLanguage/Items|items]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Portals|portals]], a warp effect, stickers, and emojis. A free [[Special:MyLanguage/VRC+|VRC+]]-exclusive credit bundle styled as a "Lucky Red Envelope" was also part of the promotion. It was the first Lunar New Year promotion in VRChat to include purchasable Shop items; the previous year's celebration in early 2025 (Year of the Snake) had offered only a free limited-time [[Special:MyLanguage/Stickers|sticker]] set.<ref name="stickers-wiki">[https://wiki.vrchat.com/wiki/Stickers "Stickers"] on ''VRChat Wiki''. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref>
'''Lunar New Year 2026''' was a limited-time [[Special:MyLanguage/Shop|Shop]] promotion by [[VRChat]], tied to the [[wikipedia:Lunar New Year|Lunar New Year]] and the Year of the Horse.<ref name="yt-lny">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3NCRAneZ_g "Lunar New Year 2026 VRChat Shop Update"] on ''[https://youtube.com/@VRChat YouTube]''. Dated February 17, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref><ref name="devupdate">[https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-19-february-2026 "Developer Update - 19 February 2026"] on ''[https://ask.vrchat.com ask.vrchat.com]''. Dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> It added a themed shelf of [[Special:MyLanguage/Items|items]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Portals|portals]], a warp effect, stickers, and emojis. A free [[Special:MyLanguage/VRC+|VRC+]]-exclusive credit bundle styled as a "Lucky Red Envelope" was also part of the promotion. It was the first Lunar New Year promotion in VRChat to include purchasable Shop items; the previous year's celebration in early 2025 (Year of the Snake) had offered only a free limited-time [[Special:MyLanguage/Stickers|sticker]] set.<ref name="stickers-wiki">[https://wiki.vrchat.com/wiki/Stickers "Stickers"] on ''VRChat Wiki''. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The promotion marked the Year of the Horse with new Shop content.<ref name="yt-lny"/> Themed listings on the Lunar New Year shelf ran from February 17, 2026 through April 1, 2026, with lower prices on paid items for VRC+ subscribers. The February 17, 2026 YouTube video "honse update | VRChat Shop Refresh!" presented the Shop update,<ref name="yt-lny"/> and the February 19, 2026 Developer Update on [[ask.vrchat.com]] covering the promotion.<ref name="devupdate"/>
The promotion marked the Year of the Horse with new Shop content.<ref name="yt-lny"/> Themed listings on the Lunar New Year shelf ran from February 17, 2026 through April 1, 2026, with lower prices on paid items for VRC+ subscribers. The February 17, 2026 YouTube video "honse update | VRChat Shop Refresh!" presented the Shop update,<ref name="yt-lny"/> and the February 19, 2026 Developer Update on [https://ask.vrchat.com ask.vrchat.com] covering the promotion.<ref name="devupdate"/>


The video ran about one minute 23 seconds, showed each item in the promotion, and featured LazyTheDinoKing and InviaWaffles.<ref name="yt-lny"/> Its description listed the drop as including "a new Portal, Warp Effect, Premium Emoji's, Premium Stickers and 3 new items: Lucky Coin, Firecrackers & Pallet Drum."<ref name="yt-lny"/>
The video ran about one minute 23 seconds, showed each item in the promotion, and featured LazyTheDinoKing and InviaWaffles.<ref name="yt-lny"/> Its description listed the drop as including "a new Portal, Warp Effect, Premium Emoji's, Premium Stickers and 3 new items: Lucky Coin, Firecrackers & Pallet Drum."<ref name="yt-lny"/>
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The '''Lucky Red Envelope''' was later offered on its own as a free Shop redemption for VRC+ subscribers for a limited time,<ref name="bsky-feb19">VRChat (@vrchat.com), [https://bsky.app/profile/vrchat.com Bluesky], posts dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> granting {{Credits|399}}. The same day, VRChat's [[wikipedia:Threads (social network)|Threads]] account posted about the envelope.<ref name="threads-lre">[https://www.threads.com/@officialvrchat/post/DU62IqUjmKP VRChat (@officialvrchat)], Threads, post dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref>
The '''Lucky Red Envelope''' was later offered on its own as a free Shop redemption for VRC+ subscribers for a limited time,<ref name="bsky-feb19">VRChat (@vrchat.com), [https://bsky.app/profile/vrchat.com Bluesky], posts dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> granting {{Credits|399}}. The same day, VRChat's [[wikipedia:Threads (social network)|Threads]] account posted about the envelope.<ref name="threads-lre">[https://www.threads.com/@officialvrchat/post/DU62IqUjmKP VRChat (@officialvrchat)], Threads, post dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref>


The envelope was first set to grant {{Credits|400}}, but the reward was changed to {{Credits|399}} before broader availability. The reduction reflected [[wikipedia:Tetraphobia|tetraphobia]]: in some East Asian cultures the word for "four" sounds like the word for "death."<ref name="strasz-399">[https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-19-february-2026/47849/34 strasz, reply in "Developer Update - 19 February 2026"] on ''[[ask.vrchat.com]]''. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> Some users who redeemed on February 19, 2026, before the change, received {{Credits|400}} instead of 399.<ref name="feedback-bug">[https://feedback.vrchat.com/bug-reports/p/unable-to-claim-additional-399-promo-credits-as-a-vrc-subscriber-received-400-pr "Unable to claim 399 promo credits as a VRC+ subscriber, received 400 promo credits instead of 399 credits earlier (Lucky Red Envelope)"] on ''VRChat Feedback''. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> Per Shop listing data, the Lucky Red Envelope was listed from February 18, 2026 through April 1, 2026.
The envelope was first set to grant {{Credits|400}}, but the reward was changed to {{Credits|399}} before broader availability. The reduction reflected [[wikipedia:Tetraphobia|tetraphobia]]: in some East Asian cultures the word for "four" sounds like the word for "death."<ref name="strasz-399">[https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-19-february-2026/47849/34 strasz, reply in "Developer Update - 19 February 2026"] on ''[https://ask.vrchat.com ask.vrchat.com]''. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> Some users who redeemed on February 19, 2026, before the change, received {{Credits|400}} instead of 399.<ref name="feedback-bug">[https://feedback.vrchat.com/bug-reports/p/unable-to-claim-additional-399-promo-credits-as-a-vrc-subscriber-received-400-pr "Unable to claim 399 promo credits as a VRC+ subscriber, received 400 promo credits instead of 399 credits earlier (Lucky Red Envelope)"] on ''VRChat Feedback''. Retrieved April 9, 2026.</ref> Per Shop listing data, the Lucky Red Envelope was listed from February 18, 2026 through April 1, 2026.


== Shop items ==
== Shop items ==
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== Official resources ==
== Official resources ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3NCRAneZ_g honse update | VRChat Shop Refresh!] on VRChat's YouTube channel
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3NCRAneZ_g honse update | VRChat Shop Refresh!] on VRChat's YouTube channel
* [https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-19-february-2026 Developer Update - 19 February 2026] on [[ask.vrchat.com]]
* [https://ask.vrchat.com/t/developer-update-19-february-2026 Developer Update - 19 February 2026] on [https://ask.vrchat.com ask.vrchat.com]
* [https://www.threads.com/@officialvrchat/post/DU62IqUjmKP Lucky Red Envelope announcement] on VRChat's Threads
* [https://www.threads.com/@officialvrchat/post/DU62IqUjmKP Lucky Red Envelope announcement] on VRChat's Threads
* [https://bsky.app/profile/vrchat.com VRChat (@vrchat.com)] on Bluesky
* [https://bsky.app/profile/vrchat.com VRChat (@vrchat.com)] on Bluesky

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For the latest Lunar New Year, see Lunar New Year 2026.

Lunar New Year 2026 was a limited-time Shop promotion by VRChat, tied to the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse.[1][2] It added a themed shelf of items, portals, a warp effect, stickers, and emojis. A free VRC+-exclusive credit bundle styled as a "Lucky Red Envelope" was also part of the promotion. It was the first Lunar New Year promotion in VRChat to include purchasable Shop items; the previous year's celebration in early 2025 (Year of the Snake) had offered only a free limited-time sticker set.[3]

Overview

The promotion marked the Year of the Horse with new Shop content.[1] Themed listings on the Lunar New Year shelf ran from February 17, 2026 through April 1, 2026, with lower prices on paid items for VRC+ subscribers. The February 17, 2026 YouTube video "honse update | VRChat Shop Refresh!" presented the Shop update,[1] and the February 19, 2026 Developer Update on ask.vrchat.com covering the promotion.[2]

The video ran about one minute 23 seconds, showed each item in the promotion, and featured LazyTheDinoKing and InviaWaffles.[1] Its description listed the drop as including "a new Portal, Warp Effect, Premium Emoji's, Premium Stickers and 3 new items: Lucky Coin, Firecrackers & Pallet Drum."[1]

The Lucky Red Envelope was later offered on its own as a free Shop redemption for VRC+ subscribers for a limited time,[4] granting VRChat credits icon399. The same day, VRChat's Threads account posted about the envelope.[5]

The envelope was first set to grant VRChat credits icon400, but the reward was changed to VRChat credits icon399 before broader availability. The reduction reflected tetraphobia: in some East Asian cultures the word for "four" sounds like the word for "death."[6] Some users who redeemed on February 19, 2026, before the change, received VRChat credits icon400 instead of 399.[7] Per Shop listing data, the Lucky Red Envelope was listed from February 18, 2026 through April 1, 2026.

Shop items

The Lunar New Year shelf included the following listings. All paid items were available from February 17, 2026 through April 1, 2026; the Lucky Red Envelope was listed from February 18, 2026 through April 1, 2026.

  • Bundle of Good Fortune — bundle
    Bundle of Good Fortune — bundle
  • Festival Gate — portal
    Festival Gate — portal
  • Lucky Lantern — warp effect
    Lucky Lantern — warp effect
  • Firecrackers — item
    Firecrackers — item
  • Pellet Drum — item
    Pellet Drum — item
  • Good Fortune Coin — item
    Good Fortune Coin — item
  • Lunar New Year Emoji Bundle — emoji bundle[8]
    Lunar New Year Emoji Bundle — emoji bundle[8]
  • Lunar New Year Sticker Pack — sticker pack[3]
    Lunar New Year Sticker Pack — sticker pack[3]
  • Lucky Red Envelope — credit bundle (free, VRC+ exclusive)
    Lucky Red Envelope — credit bundle (free, VRC+ exclusive)

Item descriptions

The promotional video showed the Festival Gate as a traditional paifang that served as a portal. The Good Fortune Coin carried a horse design and could be flipped. The Firecrackers were interactive and produced explosions. The Pellet Drum (also called a den-den daiko) could be spun to produce sound. The Lucky Lantern surrounded warp with a swirl of floating lanterns as the user appeared or disappeared.[1]

Full listing text, images, and product identifiers are documented on List of Shop listings § Lunar New Year.

See also

Official resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Lunar New Year 2026 VRChat Shop Update" on YouTube. Dated February 17, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Developer Update - 19 February 2026" on ask.vrchat.com. Dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Stickers" on VRChat Wiki. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  4. ↑ VRChat (@vrchat.com), Bluesky, posts dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ VRChat (@officialvrchat), Threads, post dated February 19, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ strasz, reply in "Developer Update - 19 February 2026" on ask.vrchat.com. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Unable to claim 399 promo credits as a VRC+ subscriber, received 400 promo credits instead of 399 credits earlier (Lucky Red Envelope)" on VRChat Feedback. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Emojis" on VRChat Wiki. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
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