How to trigger the Elden Ring Radahn Festival and unlock the Radahn boss fight
Want to start the Radahn Festival in Elden Ring?The Radahn Festival changes the status of Redmane Castle, allowing you to find its boss, Starscourge Radahn. Without triggering the Radahn Festival, you can’t defeat Radahn, which is part ofRanni’s questand a requirement to accessNokron, the Eternal City.
Until you begin the Radahn Festival and defeatRadahnhimself, you also cannot begin the newShadow Of The ErdtreeDLC. So if you want to experience everything thatElden Ringhas to offer, the Radahn Festival is an aboslute must to trigger. As it’s rather difficult to figure this out on your own, this guide will show you how to start the Radahn Festival in Elden Ring.
How to trigger the Radahn Festival
The Elden Ring Radahn Festival event must be triggered if you wish to defeat the Starscourge Radahn boss in Redmane Castle (south of Caelid). Radahn, in turn, must be defeated to access Nokron, the Eternal City. Triggering the Radahn Festival changes the outlook of Redmane Castle, creating a reddish atmosphere and removing all ‘normal' opponents. If you speak with Witch-Hunter Jerren inside the castle while the Festival status is active, you’ll be able to reach Starscourge Radahn.
There are two ways to activate the Radahn Festival:
The Altus Plateau method is arguably the easiest as you will have to enter thisElden Ring areaanyway, following your progression through Limgrave andLiurnia. To cross the border between Liurnia and Altus Plateau, you must either activate the Grand Lift of Dectus (which requires both Dectus Medallion halves) or take the hidden Ruin-Strewn Precipice path. For more details, take a look at our guide onhow to get to the Altus Plateauin Elden Ring.
Remember, once you’re there, you must rest at any Altus Plateau Site of Grace to activate the Radahn Festival in Redmane Castle. The only Sites that don’t count are the ones in theVolcano Manor.
If you’d rather follow Ranni the Witch’s quest, you must clear Caria Manor, agree to serve Ranni, and speak to Blaidd in Siofra River. When asked, you must visit Seluvis andSorceress Sellen, and then inform Blaidd of what you’ve learned. Once you’ve exhausted Blaidd’s dialogue, the Elden Ring Radahn Festival will start.
If that sounds rather complex, you might want to use ourElden Ring Ranni quest walkthroughfor a more detailed explanation. If you don’t feel like following this lengthy questline anymore, remember that you can always enter the Altus Plateau to activate the Radahn Festival.
An alternative way to trigger the Radahn Festival during Ranni’s questline, is to meet with Witch-Hunter Jerren (in Redmane Castle) and War Counselor Iji (south of Caria Manor, the ‘Road to the Manor' Site of Grace). You must first speak with Jerren about Iji, then go to Iji and speak with him about Jerren.
And that’s how to activate the Elden Ring Radahn Festival. Take a look at our fullElden Ring walkthroughto find your next destination in The Lands Between. We can also point you to theElden Ring boss locations, but you might want to get thebest buildsandbest armor setsfirst.
