Summer Event

Summer Event (suhm-e ih-vent) 
 * 1) the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere.
 * 2) any one contest in a programme of sporting or other contests.

Usage

On Gaia Online, a Summer Event (also known as Summer2K) was introduced in 2004 of August. A typical Summer Event on Gaia is homage to the Olympic Games and involves the release of related items and participating in the sites main event.

Observations

 * During the month of August, Gaia begins to hype-up the coming events by releasing announcements and manga pages.
 * Event related NPCs may make their presence known by posting in various forums, contacting Gaians through private messages or making announcements about why they are on the site.
 * During the event, Gaians can join a faction to gain points and obtain items.
 * Since Summer Events are so close to Autumn, these types of events are used a send off to Summer weather.