RuneFest 2026 is about to put three branches of the RuneScape universe on one very large stage. The two-day gathering runs October 3–4 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, where more than 6,000 players are expected for a sold-out weekend of reveals, talks, community celebrations and creator meet-and-greets.

Anyone without a ticket will still be able to follow the major news remotely. Official presentations for RuneScape, Old School RuneScape and RuneScape: Dragonwilds are scheduled to stream through Twitch and YouTube. The broadcast activity begins Saturday, October 3 at 2:00 PM BST, which is 1:00 PM UTC, 9:00 AM EDT and 6:00 AM PDT.

That shared billing matters. The three games are distinct projects, but RuneFest’s schedule gives each one a dedicated spotlight: Dragonwilds gets its first summit, RuneScape looks ahead to 2027, and Old School RuneScape closes the main run of Saturday showcases. For players deciding when to tune in, the event has provided a compact timetable rather than a vague promise of news occurring somewhere between a cosplay photo and an unexpectedly emotional bank-standing reunion.

The key RuneFest 2026 stream schedule

The following headline events are all scheduled for Saturday, October 3, in British Summer Time:

  • 2:00 PM BST: RuneFest’s streamed festivities begin.
  • 4:00 PM BST: Dragonwilds Summit.
  • 5:00 PM BST: Golden Gnome Awards.
  • 7:00 PM BST: RuneScape Summit.
  • 8:00 PM BST: OSRS Summit.

The event itself continues into October 4, while the listed top-level presentation times concentrate the biggest named shows onto the Saturday. Viewers should keep an eye on official RuneScape channels and the event schedule for the fuller program, including anything surrounding the marquee talks.

Dragonwilds gets its first dedicated summit

The RuneScape: Dragonwilds Summit, scheduled for 4:00 PM BST, is positioned as the first summit specifically for Dragonwilds. It is set to cover a roadmap and offer a look beyond the game’s 1.0 release.

A roadmap is a forward-looking development outline: it tells players which areas a team intends to address or expand, though it should not be treated as a guarantee that every subject will arrive on a fixed date. Likewise, “post-1.0” refers to the period after a game’s full version 1.0 milestone. It signals that the conversation is not solely about reaching release, but about what follows it.

What that post-1.0 plan contains has not been detailed in advance. That distinction is important. Players can reasonably expect an outline of future direction from the scheduled summit, but specific systems, content, release windows and changes should wait for the presentation itself rather than being guessed into existence by a particularly optimistic group chat.

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Dragonwilds is currently available on PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Jagex Launcher. It is also available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. That spread means a roadmap discussion could be relevant to players across PC and current console platforms, even if the summit itself is a single shared broadcast.

RuneScape’s 2027 outlook is the other major reveal slot

The RuneScape Summit follows at 7:00 PM BST and is slated to look ahead to 2027 while delivering major reveals. This is the segment for players following the contemporary RuneScape game rather than Old School RuneScape or Dragonwilds.

A “look ahead” presentation is useful because it gives a live-service audience a sense of the direction of travel. Live-service games continue to evolve through ongoing updates, and their communities often plan around upcoming goals, activities and broader priorities. RuneFest’s description does not identify the individual reveals in advance, so viewers should separate the confirmed fact—that the summit will discuss 2027 and include major announcements—from any predictions about what form those announcements might take.

RuneScape is available on PC, Steam, iOS and Android. It supports cross-platform progression and play across PC and mobile. In practical terms, cross-platform progression means a player’s progress can carry between those supported device types, rather than being locked to only a desktop or only a phone. Cross-platform play means players on the supported PC and mobile platforms can play within the same game ecosystem.

That accessibility makes a streamed summit especially straightforward to follow: the game itself can be played on PC or mobile, while the event announcements will be available through Twitch and YouTube for people who are unable to attend in Birmingham.

Old School RuneScape closes Saturday’s showcase block

The OSRS Summit begins at 8:00 PM BST. OSRS is shorthand for Old School RuneScape, the separately supported version of the game that shares the RuneScape name but has its own community and presentation slot at the event.

Like RuneScape, Old School RuneScape is currently available on PC, Steam, iOS and Android, with cross-platform progression and play on PC and mobile. That places both games in the same broad availability pattern while preserving separate showcases for their respective news.

The announced schedule does not disclose the content of the OSRS Summit. As a result, the reliable takeaway is timing and scope: it is a major dedicated Old School RuneScape presentation at RuneFest, not merely a small item folded into the main RuneScape showcase. Players interested in both versions may want to treat the 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM BST slots as back-to-back appointments rather than assuming one summit replaces the other.

The Golden Gnomes remain part of the community program

At 5:00 PM BST, RuneFest will hold the Golden Gnome Awards. The awards slot sits between the Dragonwilds and RuneScape summits, reflecting that RuneFest is designed as a community gathering as well as an announcement venue.

That broader focus is visible throughout the event plan. Attendees will have creator meet-and-greets alongside the talks and reveals, while the sold-out crowd will gather around all three RuneScape-related games. The streams offer remote viewers access to the official presentation side of the weekend, even though the in-person social elements naturally belong to the NEC audience.

How to watch and what not to assume

Official RuneScape, Old School RuneScape and Dragonwilds talks, updates and announcements will be carried on Twitch and YouTube. The safest viewing plan is to join from 2:00 PM BST on October 3 if you want the event coverage from its stated start, then return for the individual summits that match the games you play.

For viewers outside the UK, the supplied conversions are 1:00 PM UTC, 9:00 AM EDT and 6:00 AM PDT. Using the UTC time can also be helpful for audiences in other regions, since it provides a single reference point from which to calculate a local start time.

The weekend arrives amid a crowded games calendar, with PC and console players also watching other releases such as MXGP 26’s launch across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. RuneFest is different from a product launch, however: its immediate value is information. The confirmed announcements are the event, and the specifics of those announcements will only become clear once the presentations begin.

For now, the firm details are unusually clean: RuneFest runs October 3–4, is sold out in person, is streaming its official talks online, and has identified the Dragonwilds, RuneScape and OSRS summit times. Everything beyond those stated plans—whether it concerns Dragonwilds’ roadmap, RuneScape’s 2027 reveals or Old School RuneScape’s showcase—belongs to the broadcasts themselves.