Genshin Impact turned six on 28 September 2026, and HoYoverse marked it by pushing three anniversary announcements onto the in-game notice board at midday. The one worth your next ten minutes is the web event: Anniversary Memories Album, a browser page that pays real Primogems for clicking through your own account history.
It is the least demanding free-Primogem source the game has shipped this version. There is no combat, no Resin, no co-op, no download. There is, however, a clock that does not run on your server's time, an in-game mail that quietly deletes itself, and a set of hidden Easter eggs the community started hunting within hours.
This page covers Version 7.1 and the 6th anniversary cycle, and every number below is transcribed from HoYoverse's own in-game announcement 21874 and its HoYoLAB mirror, not from an aggregator.
Quick answer: The Genshin anniversary web event is Anniversary Memories Album, live from 28 September 2026, 11:00 to 18 October 2026, 23:59, on a UTC+8 clock for every server. You need Adventure Rank 10. Three tasks — browsing the Album, watching the Theater of Memories, and generating your Starfarer's Almanac Adventure Style — pay 160 Primogems in total, plus Hero's Wit ×5, Mystic Enhancement Ore ×5 and Sanctifying Unction ×5. Sharing from the event page adds Mora ×20,000. Hidden Easter eggs add Primogems ×20 and more. Everything arrives by in-game mail, and that mail expires 30 days after it lands.
What is the Genshin anniversary web event 2026?
It is a standalone browser page hosted on act.hoyoverse.com, not an in-game event. You sign in with your HoYoverse Account, pick the character bound to the UID you actually play, and the page reads your account history back to you.
HoYoverse describes it in one line: "Look back on your journey through Teyvat with Paimon!" The page then splits into three activities, and each one is a separate reward trigger:
- Anniversary Memories Album — Paimon walks you through memorable moments from your own journey. This is the one that surfaces your real start date and your real milestones.
- Theater of Memories — a highlight reel of your adventures from the past year, assembled from your account data.
- Starfarer's Almanac — generates an "Adventure Style" summary, the shareable card everyone is posting.
HoYoverse also attaches an unusually direct disclaimer to the whole thing: "This web event is provided purely for entertainment. The content of the event does not represent any actual story or settings in the game." In other words, nothing on this page is a leak, a tease or a roadmap. It is a scrapbook that pays.
The event does not require you to open Genshin Impact at all to complete it. You only need the game open later, to read the mail.
Genshin anniversary web event rewards: the full list
Three tasks pay Primogems. A fourth pays Mora. A fifth category — the Easter eggs — pays an amount HoYoverse has deliberately left open-ended.
| Task | Primogems | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Browse the Anniversary Memories Album | 60 | Hero's Wit ×5 |
| Watch the Theater of Memories performance | 60 | Mystic Enhancement Ore ×5 |
| Successfully generate your Adventure Style | 40 | Sanctifying Unction ×5 |
| Share any content from the event page | — | Mora ×20,000 |
| Hidden Easter eggs | 20 and more | Not published |
| Guaranteed total | 160 | Plus Mora ×20,000 |
The number that matters is 160. Intertwined Fates cost 160 Primogems each at the in-game shop rate, so the three core tasks of this web event are worth exactly one wish — and the Easter eggs push you past it. A post on r/Genshin_Impact titled "Free 180 primogems from the anniversary web event!" got the arithmetic right: 160 guaranteed, plus the 20 that the first Easter egg pays. One commenter summarised the entire event in four words: "one pull and a dream."
One correction worth flagging, because it is already circulating: the official Version 7.1 events calendar printed a 150 Primogem badge next to Anniversary Memories Album when it was published ahead of the patch. The live announcement itemises the rewards task by task, and those three tasks add to 160, not 150. Where a pre-release infographic badge and a live, itemised event notice disagree, trust the notice — and our own 7.1 events calendar breakdown carries the badge figure, which this page supersedes for this one event.
The materials are the part nobody converts, so here is the conversion. Hero's Wit grants 20,000 character EXP each, Mystic Enhancement Ore grants 10,000 weapon EXP each, and Sanctifying Unction grants 2,500 artifact EXP each. Five of each therefore means:
- 100,000 character EXP from Hero's Wit ×5
- 50,000 weapon EXP from Mystic Enhancement Ore ×5
- 12,500 artifact EXP from Sanctifying Unction ×5
None of that is transformative on its own. It is, however, free levelling material attached to a page you click through in under ten minutes, which makes this event worth doing even if you are sitting on a Primogem pile and have no intention of pulling.
Where the rewards actually go
Not to the web page. HoYoverse states it plainly: "The in-game rewards will be distributed via in-game mail. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the rewards in time."
This creates a second deadline that almost nobody writes down. If you finish the tasks on the final day, 18 October 2026, the mail lands that day and dies around 17 November 2026. Clear it the next time you log in — an expired anniversary mail is not recoverable, and there is no support route for it.
Genshin anniversary web event dates and the UTC+8 trap
The in-game notice lists the window as 2026/09/28 11:00 – 2026/10/18 23:59 (the notice itself appeared on the board an hour later, at 12:00), and the HoYoLAB mirror spells out what those stamps mean: "September 28, 2026 – October 18, 2026 23:59 (UTC+8)".
That is the trap. In-game events in Genshin run on your server clock — America, Europe and Asia each end at their own local 23:59. Web events do not. This one closes at 23:59 UTC+8 for everybody, which means the America and Europe servers lose hours off the end of the window relative to what they are used to.
| Your server | Event opens | Event closes |
|---|---|---|
| Asia / TW, HK, MO (UTC+8) | 28 Sep, 11:00 | 18 Oct, 23:59 |
| Europe (UTC+1) | 28 Sep, 04:00 | 18 Oct, 16:59 |
| America (UTC-5) | 27 Sep, 22:00 | 18 Oct, 10:59 |
If you play on the America server, the practical deadline is the morning of 18 October, not the end of that day. Treat 17 October as your real last call.
Eligibility is Adventure Rank 10 or above, which is a couple of hours of play from a fresh account, so essentially every active Traveler qualifies. HoYoverse adds one process note worth heeding: "Please log in to the event using your HoYoverse Account and select your corresponding character in Genshin Impact to take part." If you hold accounts on more than one server, the character selector at the top of the page is what decides where the mail lands, and picking the wrong one is not reversible.
Why the page looks broken on PC
Within the first hours, Travelers started reporting that the event window renders as a narrow phone-shaped strip on desktop. One player on r/GenshinImpactTips put it this way: "Is my thing bugged? Why I'm getting only mobile screen ratio event window on PC? Can't see anything. Every other anniversary they optimized for pc and mobile differently."
It is not a bug on your end. The event page itself declares a mobile viewport in its own metadata — the document carries an applicable-device tag set to mobile, and the layout is built around a portrait frame. The desktop browser is honouring what HoYoverse shipped.
Two practical workarounds, in order of how well they work:
- Open it on your phone. The page is built for that aspect ratio and every Easter egg is positioned for it.
- Use your browser's device emulation (F12, then toggle the device toolbar) to force a phone viewport, which restores the intended layout on desktop.
A second, smaller complaint is language: some Travelers reported the link opening in Japanese while others got English from the same post. The page follows your HoYoverse Account language setting rather than the link, so switch the account language before you start if the wrong one loads — the rewards are identical either way.
The hidden Easter eggs, and what is actually confirmed
HoYoverse's wording is deliberately vague: "There are also hidden Easter eggs to discover, with rewards including Primogems ×20 and more~". The "and more" is not defined anywhere in the announcement, and no official list has been published.
What is confirmed is the method: the eggs are visual, they are found by looking closely at the Album's illustrations, and zooming in is the mechanic. One community thread that took off within hours was built entirely around zooming — its title, "If you zoom in enough on this site… you'll find someone watching us", is the clearest description of the hunt anyone has written. A reply in that thread flagged a second find: "noticed the tiny cat just chilling on the rooftop too."
The honest position: at least one Easter egg is worth Primogems ×20, the rest of the payout is unpublished, and any site listing "all 12 Easter eggs" today is guessing. Zoom into every scene before you click past it — the tasks pay regardless, and the eggs are pure upside.
If you want the complete picture of everything free this version, the anniversary login package and the rest of the confirmed sources are catalogued in our Genshin 7.1 free Primogems breakdown.
The second anniversary event: Forum Commenting on HoYoLAB
The web event is not the only thing that went live on 28 September. A separate 6th Anniversary Forum Commenting Event runs 28 September – 11 October 2026 (UTC+8), and it is the more generous of the two if you get lucky.
The entry requirement is one comment: "Head to the comments section of the event post and share a beautiful photo you've taken of a Genshin Impact character." The reward structure is unusual because HoYoverse removed the cap — "This time, there'll be no limit on the number of rewards that will be given out! The more of you that participate, the more rewards there'll be!"
- 10% of participating Travelers, drawn at random, receive Blessing of the Welkin Moon ×1.
- The remaining 90% each receive Mora ×100,000.
- 6,000 Travelers who commented each receive Primogems ×100, by separate random draw.
- Everyone who commented receives a 6th Anniversary Comment Decoration.
Read that structure carefully: there is no losing outcome. The floor is Mora ×100,000 plus a profile decoration, which is more Mora than the web event pays, for one comment. The expected value beats the web event's Mora reward outright, and the Welkin lottery is genuinely a one-in-ten shot rather than the usual token draw.
The rest of the 6th anniversary drop
Alongside the two events, HoYoverse released the 6th Anniversary Theme Song, "A Letter From the Wind" — produced by HOYO-MiX, composed by Xin Zhao, with Griffin Burns performing the English version. It plays inside the Theater of Memories segment of the web event, which is why so many players are reporting the same reaction. One Traveler wrote: "Tell me why the event made me emotional fml it had to be the music or the way they worded the memories."
Worth knowing while you are collecting: Version 7.1 "A Rekviem for the Underworld" went live on 23 September 2026, so the anniversary lands five days into the patch and the Primogems you pick up here arrive mid-banner rather than between cycles. The event window also runs past the 7.1 phase change, which means the Fate you buy on 28 September and the Fate you buy on 18 October may not be pulling on the same banner. Check the 7.1 banner line-up and dates before you spend it, and the 7.2 release window if you would rather hold.
The five-minute run-through
- Open the event from the in-game notice (the notice board entry titled "Anniversary Memories Album") or from the HoYoLAB post, on your phone.
- Sign in with your HoYoverse Account and select the correct character/UID at the top.
- Browse the Album fully — zoom into each scene, hunting eggs as you go. +60 Primogems, Hero's Wit ×5.
- Watch the Theater of Memories through to the end. +60 Primogems, Mystic Enhancement Ore ×5.
- Generate your Starfarer's Almanac Adventure Style. +40 Primogems, Sanctifying Unction ×5.
- Hit share on anything. +Mora ×20,000.
- Go to HoYoLAB, find the Forum Commenting Event post, and comment a character photo before 11 October.
- Open Genshin Impact and clear your mail — you have 30 days from delivery, not from the event's end.
FAQ
What is the Genshin anniversary web event 2026? It is "Anniversary Memories Album", a browser-based 6th anniversary event on act.hoyoverse.com that replays your account history with Paimon and pays Primogems for completing three activities.
When does the Genshin anniversary web event end? 18 October 2026 at 23:59 UTC+8. That is 16:59 for Europe-server players and 10:59 on the morning of 18 October for America-server players.
How many Primogems do you get from the Genshin anniversary web event? 160 Primogems are guaranteed across three tasks — 60 for browsing the Album, 60 for the Theater of Memories and 40 for generating your Adventure Style. Hidden Easter eggs add Primogems ×20 and more.
Is 160 Primogems enough for a wish? Yes. Intertwined Fates cost 160 Primogems each, so the guaranteed portion of this event is exactly one pull, and the Easter egg rewards take you past it.
What are the requirements for the Genshin anniversary web event? Adventure Rank 10 or above, and a HoYoverse Account with the correct Genshin character selected on the event page so the rewards reach the right UID.
Where do the anniversary web event rewards go? In-game mail. HoYoverse's notice states the mail expires after 30 days, so claim it on your next login rather than leaving it sitting.
Why is the Genshin anniversary web event showing a mobile layout on PC? The event page is built for a portrait phone viewport and declares a mobile applicable-device tag, so desktop browsers render it as a narrow strip. Open it on your phone, or force a mobile viewport with your browser's device emulation.
How do you find the Easter eggs in the Anniversary Memories Album? Zoom into the Album's illustrations. The confirmed finds so far are characters watching from the background and a cat on a rooftop. HoYoverse has confirmed the reward includes Primogems ×20 and more, but has not published a full list.
What is the Genshin 6th Anniversary Forum Commenting Event? A separate HoYoLAB event running 28 September to 11 October 2026 (UTC+8). Comment a photo you have taken of a Genshin character and 10% of participants win Blessing of the Welkin Moon ×1, the other 90% get Mora ×100,000, 6,000 random participants get Primogems ×100, and everyone gets a 6th Anniversary Comment Decoration.
What is the Genshin 6th anniversary song called? "A Letter From the Wind", produced by HOYO-MiX and composed by Xin Zhao, with Griffin Burns singing the English version.
Can you still do the anniversary web event after it ends? No. HoYoverse states that after the event ends you can no longer take part or claim the rewards, and there is no catch-up window.
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