The clock is ticking and the shadows are getting longer. Tonight, from 2pm to 8pm, the Halloween party everyone’s been whispering about erupts into full chaos and you’re either inside the madness or outside wishing you were.

Three DJs are taking over the night with a relentless, pulse‑pounding Halloween soundtrack built to shake the walls and drag you straight into the dark. Costumes, lights, smoke, bass… it’s all dialed past maximum. This isn’t a party. It’s a full‑scale supernatural takeover.

Every minute you hesitate, someone else is claiming your spot. When the doors close and the energy peaks, you’ll either be part of the legend or stuck hearing about it from everyone who didn’t miss their chance.

Get here. Get inside. Get lost in it. Tonight only and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.

The Space Alien Zombie Quest Game opens Sunday, October 18th 2026!
5 Levels of nail-biting fun!
Only @ OSFest 2026
Win awesome Halloween-themed animesh Vignettes, donated by Virtual Vignette / Kimm Starr. Fresh Mesh! for the holidays!

Click below to check out the video!
https://youtu.be/wvba-RPnOyY?si=_SMKMJup9L68DruB

🏕️ OSFEST 2026 PRESENTS: LASCAUX CAVE – A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME! 🔥
✨ Step Back in Time and Experience the Wonders of Prehistoric Life!
Join us for an unforgettable adventure as we explore the fascinating world of Lascaux Cave!
📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM Grid Time
HOP: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cooper%20Swizzle's%20Experiences/237/97/22
✨ Step Back in Time and Experience the Wonders of Prehistoric Life!
Join us for an unforgettable adventure as we explore the fascinating world of Lascaux Cave!
🌟 Travel thousands of years into the past and discover a world filled with ancient cave paintings, prehistoric surroundings, and characters who bring history to life!
Experience an immersive walking tour featuring Animesh characters powered by the Animaster scripting system, creating an engaging journey through time.
🦣 Explore, Discover, and Experience History in 3D!
Can't make it at noon? No worries! The Lascaux Cave experience is open 24/7 and fully self-guided, so you can enjoy this incredible adventure whenever you like!
🎉 Come for the adventure, stay for the discovery! And meet some interesting Characters who are on the tour.
See you Sunday at OSFest 2026!
#OSFest2026 #LascauxCave #OpenSim #VirtualWorlds #ImmersiveLearning #Animaster #VirtualExploration #Kitely
🌟 Travel thousands of years into the past and discover a world filled with ancient cave paintings, prehistoric surroundings, and characters who bring history to life!
Experience an immersive walking tour featuring Animesh characters powered by the Animaster scripting system, creating an engaging journey through time.
🦣 Explore, Discover, and Experience History in 3D!

🎉 OSFest 2026 – Saturday Night Entertainment! 🎶✨
Get ready for another fantastic day of music, fun, and celebration at OSFest 2026! 🎊
Join us on Saturday, October 17, as we keep the excitement going with four incredible performers bringing their music and energy to the OSFest stage!
🎵 SATURDAY'S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
🎩 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Austin Moores
🎤 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Maribol Inshan
🎧 4:00 – 5:00 PM | DJ Nay Kell
🎶 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Lavia
⏰ All times are Grid Time.
🌟 And there's more than just music!
While you're visiting, take some time to explore the amazing exhibits, discover unique shops, pick up freebies, and experience the creativity that makes the OpenSim community so special!
💃 Bring your friends, put on your dancing shoes, and enjoy an afternoon of great entertainment and wonderful company!
🌐 TELEPORT TO OSFest 2026:
hop://grid.opensimfest.com:8022/OSF_Welcome/236/400/565
🎉 OSFest 2026 – Where Creativity, Community, and Celebration Come Together!
See you on the dance floor! 💃🕺🎶

Experience the legendary allure of the silver 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder - faithfully recreated in every detail in the Ruritania region on OSGrid. Inspired by James Dean's iconic "Little Bastard," this fully interactive, two-seater replica features the complete 1955 livery, complete with race number 130. Climb in, and experience a piece of automotive history! https://ruritania.netlify.app/spyder.html

Take the high trail to the Fire Lookout. Follow the trail up past the signs for Stone Bowl Pond and Silver Veil Falls to climb into the pines for one of the best views in Sanctuary Canyon. Even with areas under construction on the sim, the trails are open for hiking or horseback riding, so take your time and see where the mountain leads!

Hi Everybody! I want to invite you to join me Today, SATURDAY, Sep. 17th some fantastic OSFest entertainment! You'll be amazed at the variety of displays, and the fantastic work that so many great builders have put together to make our Opensim experience so much fun and so exciting. You'll see things from the past, the present, the future and amazing fantasy builds, historical builds, fun builds and just about anything you can imagine. The theme this year is Past, Present & Future. And let me also invite you to hear the many talented DJs and Live Performers including ME. I hope to see you all there for an amazing event that so many have worked so hard to create. ---- hop://grid.opensimfest.com:8022/OSF_Welcome

Atenção!

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HE JOURNEY IS ALMOST HERE!
Join Kimm Starr and Cooper Swizzle for the OSFest 2026 tour as we invite you to step into a world alive with color, music, tradition, remembrance, and a little unexpected magic.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: A Journey Beyond
It’s just days away!
This is more than a tour, it’s an immersive journey created to surround you with the sights, sounds, stories, and spirit of Día de los Muertos.
The journey begins October 16th!
Time: 12:00 PM Grid Time
Location:hop://login.thezones.icu:8002/Day%20of%20the%20Dead/131/12...
Hypergrid into the vibrant world of Día de los Muertos, (Day of the Dead). But this isn't your ordinary tour, You won't just LOOK at the experience. You'll STEP INTO it. You'll EXPLORE it.
And encounter a few surprises along the way!
It’s an immersive experience where the environment comes alive around you. Bring your sense of adventure, because you never know what might happen when you step through the portal!
Mark your calendar, and everyone’s invited.
Friendly reminder: Please remove any jewelry, AOs, HUDs, attachments, and other scripted objects.

new OAR + IAR kiosk. we use wormhole for safe secure large file uploads (we support up to 100GB) . touch the kiosk in the Payments & Support center to upload your Oar or Iar file. You can download a wormhole GUI client or use the command line. Doesn't have to be on the same computer, you just need to enter the Wormhole code and we'll pull it.

Note: only one of each can be uploaded at a time. if you upload a second Oar or Iar it will replace the previous one. So you have to wait until it is loaded on grid if you have more files to upload.

🌐 GridGather is LIVE — the social home of the Hypergrid! 🎉

Hey OpenSim family! 👋

Remember when finding the party meant digging through group notices and old event lists? Those days are over.

GridGather is a brand-new social platform built by OpenSim folks for OpenSim folks: one place for your events, your venues, your regions and your people, from every grid on the Hypergrid. And it’s free.

✨ What’s live right now:

📰 The Feed — the community’s front page: shoutouts, announcements, and what’s happening across the grids
🗓️ Events & Venues — post your events, find the party, and see live head counts from in-world Gate boards
🌍 Regions — give your sim its own page, photo feed and likes, and discover amazing places to explore
👤 Your Profile — your own post wall, your events, your venues, and your friends
🤝 Friends & Following — add friends, follow the DJs and builders you love
💬 GatherChat — live chat right on the Feed
✉️ Private Messages — one-to-one conversations, photos included
🌐 360° Snapshots — drag to look all the way around inside someone’s build
▶️ YouTube in the Feed — videos play right where you scroll
🛡️ A friendly, moderated community — built to stay a good place to hang out

This is just the beginning. GridGather is growing every week, and your feedback shapes what comes next. There’s a full User Manual if you want the grand tour.

👉 Claim your profile, make your first post, and help us build the hub OpenSim deserves:
https://gridgather.net

💬 Come say hi on Discord: https://discord.gg/mVNw9eShRn

— The GridGather Team 🚀

GridGather accepts four image formats everywhere you can upload:

Format Notes
JPG / JPEG Best for photos and Firestorm snapshots
PNG Good for logos and screenshots
GIF Animated GIFs stay animated
WebP Smaller files, same quality

The 360° button takes JPG, PNG or WebP. Firestorm saves 360 snapshots as JPG by default.

Size limits:

The server allows up to 15MB per file (nginx’s limit).
Post photos are capped at 5MB.
360° snapshots can be up to 15MB.
Message photos are capped at 10MB.

https://gridgather.net

OSFest 2026 ignites today — Opening Day awaits!
Curiosity is rising across the Hyperverse. Join us for the Grand Opening and feel the pulse of the festival
🌠 Italian — Tono Cosmico
Giornata di Apertura di OSFest 2026 — ci vediamo lì.
La galassia mormora e la curiosità cresce ovunque. Vieni al Grande Apertura di OSFest 2026 e attraversa l’orizzonte cosmico con noi.
🌌 Spanish — Tonalidad Cósmica
Día de Apertura de OSFest 2026 — nos vemos allí.
Las estrellas se alinean y todos sienten la curiosidad. Únete al Gran Inicio de OSFest 2026 y entra en la energía del cosmos.
🌙 Mandarin — 宇宙风格
OSFest 2026 开幕日——到时见。
群星正在苏醒，所有人的好奇心在升腾。加入 OSFest 2026 盛大开幕式，踏入宇宙节庆的能量之流。

join us: grid.opensimfest.com:8022

⚡🔥 ONE WEEK UNTIL THE VORTEX OPENS! 🔥⚡

The countdown is ON! In just seven days, Electric Vortex comes alive, and we're ready to turn up the heat! 🎧💜

DJ Drew Blood is preparing a sonic journey packed with incredible trance, deep house, electronic beats, and a few unexpected twists along the way.

But here's the thing about the Vortex... you never quite know where the music will take you! 😉

We're bringing you more than just beats and a dance floor. We're creating an experience filled with energy, atmosphere, and a few surprises you won't want to miss.

So gather your friends, bring your date, and get ready to dance, discover, and let the music carry you away!

🗓️ ONE WEEK TO GO!

⚡ The energy is building.
🎶 The music is waiting.
🔥 The Vortex is almost ready to unleash itself!

Will you be there when it all begins?

💜 Electric Vortex on the Tenth Dimension Grid. Your next obsession might be just one beat away.

**FLUFFY AIR™ — Powered by Flying Brick™**

Welcome to FLUFFY AIR™, the official airline of the Moushouverse!

What started as a flying brick has become a living airport in the Open Grid — with autonomous aircraft, helicopters, a control tower, a runway and our very own mascot, Lucky the fluffy airport cat.

Our planes take off, fly their routes, return home and land automatically. Sometimes gracefully. Sometimes like a brick with ambition.

No passengers were harmed during development. Boo is still checking the statistics.

Built with imagination, scripting, experiments and a healthy disregard for the words "That's impossible."

**FLUFFY AIR™**
Where imagination gets its wings.

**#BecauseWeCan #FluffyAir #Moushouverse #OpenSim #VirtualAviation #HumanAIProduction**

Contents of Needful Things
< FaM[a]shed > The shop with a variety of full-perms meshes
< Pharmacy > No city is complete without a pharmacy
< Clarity > Everything for your eyes

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Inhalte von Needful Things
< FaM[a]shed > Der Shop mit diversen Fullperm Meshes
< Pharmacy > Eine Apotheke darf in keiner Stadt fehlen
< Clarity > Alles rund um die Augen

▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ Halloween Party ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂ ▁

first Halloween Party 2026 !

▶▷▶ in our Ballroom at Gothic haunted Castle
in unserem Ballsaal im gotischen Spukschloss

Sunday/Sonntag 11.October 2026
◕ starts 11:00 am OS grid time – startet ab 20:00 Uhr EU
DJ CRAZY at the decks:
Gothic,Synth, EBM and Wave Tunes

Adults Only! Nur Erwachsene !
Taxi: hg.osgrid.org:80:FLORES SeaVibes
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🍺🥨 OKTOBERFEST AT THE VINEYARDS! 🥨🍺

PROST! 🍻 California Vineyards welcomes CLAN ESCOTIA LIVE & THE BAND for STOP #5 of our Fall Tour 2026! Join us for a spectacular Bavarian celebration filled with fantastic live music, beautiful Oktoberfest decorations, laughter, friendship, and plenty of festive fun! Put on your lederhosen or dirndl, bring your friends, and come celebrate with us beneath the blue-and-white Bavarian banners!

♥ OCTOBER ROSE SPECIAL PARTY ♥

★ Together against breast cancer

On Tuesday, October 6, the Event Beach Club on BloodMoon Grid will turn pink for a very special evening dedicated to October Rose.

✦ DJ CAM will be behind the decks for a night of music, dancing and good vibes — but above all, for a cause that matters.

♥ DRESS CODE: ALL IN PINK! ♥
Wear pink and come light up the dance floor with us!

MANIC MONDAY with DAVE KING
Join us every Monday from 10 AM – 12 Noon (Grid Time) for 2 hours of GREAT music, good company, and plenty of fun!

Kicking off our very first BUZZ is DJ Dave King with his MANIC MONDAY TUNES!

If it’s not Jelly Roll, it’ll be Rock ’n’ Roll!
And don’t forget to put your BOOTS ON THE FLOOR… because I’m pretty sure you’re going to be dancing! hop://login.linkup-grid.com:8002/LinkUp%20Welcome/114/88/2...

JUST A REMINDER, THIS WEEKEND—there’s a massive virtual festival coming up called WolfFest 2026! It’s hosted by the Wolf Territories Grid on October 3rd and 4th, and it’s basically a huge celebration to show off all the cool regions and creative stuff their community has built. It kicks off at 8:00 AM Grid time, and they have a ton of stuff planned: Live Music: There's going to be DJs spinning tracks. Dancing: High-energy spots to just hang out and dance. Lots of outdoor adventure and unique areas to explore. If you want to come by, you just hit up this link: http://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/WolfFest%202026/30/25... You can also check out the Wolf Territories tent if you want to get more details beforehand. Definitely mark your calendars, it’s going to be a blast!

identity verified by microsoft we release a new version of Peepski screenshot / video capture tool properly signed. should theoretically be easier to install :) smartscreen will likely still complain a little AFAIK microsoft doesn't green light until there have been a gadzillion installs. but that's my memory could be froggy.
Gyazo is maybe back up? there's now a note about the hack and says service will be unavailable with an update to be posted sept 29 however it looks like the service _may_ be functional now? i haven't tried.

🎤 Seeking Volunteer Singers for WolfFest 2026 — October 3rd & 4th

WolfFest will run both days beginning at 8 AM grid time, and we are currently looking for Singers who would like to volunteer their talents for this special weekend event.

WolfFest is a volunteer‑based festival, and no payment is offered for performances. We are simply gathering performers who love music, community, and sharing their gift on stage.

If you’re interested in participating, please contact Bonnie Parker, Tessa Lacombe, Passion Jumanji or Xenon Darrow on Wolf Territories to receive or return your performer application.

We would love to have you be part of WolfFest 2026!
grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:WolfFest 2026

🚛 NEW PHYSICS DEVELOPMENT AT OPENSIM NETWORK 🚛
We’ve been hard at work improving our truck hitch physics system inside OpenSim Network — and the results are looking better than ever.
Our updated system now delivers:
✅ Smooth trailer following
✅ More natural turns
✅ Improved hitch connection behavior
✅ Realistic jackknife motion
✅ Better overall truck + trailer articulation
This is another step forward in our mission to build a more advanced OpenSim experience focused on vehicles, gameplay, physics, and immersive interaction.
At OpenSim Network, we’re not just building regions — we’re building systems that bring movement and realism to life.
More developments are on the way as we continue testing and refining Nexa Physics for future vehicle experiences across the grid.
OpenSim Network
Nexa Physics Development
Realistic • Dynamic • Immersive
#OpenSim #OpenSimNetwork #VirtualWorld #TruckPhysics #VehiclePhysics #NexaPhysics #GameDevelopment #VirtualVehicles

New WolfStorm/WolfViewer release, put images on your region maps directly from your inventory (wt only). Added old movement and camera controls on tabs if you don't like joysticks.

https://youtu.be/suYhwXN2-bI?si=70mcPAziUeNn1L78

Low Earth orbit= https://platform.leolabs.space/visualization
Kind of freaked me out the amount of satellites we Humans need in Orbit
Your able to uncheck or check the tables in map to really get a glance of it all!
AVW is always looking for the unknown or the hidden aspects of reality
avirtualworld.org:8002/AVW Welcome

Dear Friends,

I have planned this day for weeks. I have made a description without personal details.
I am preparing a set out of my music collection that is a bit of a wild mix and ride through different styles of music.
Feel free to jump in anytime. I know there are lots of other parties going on.
If I could I would love to visit them also...


􀀁 - your space shuttle


􀀂 - the turning wheel


􀀃 - the witch


􀀀 - the animals

https://opensimworld.com/events/141032

https://cozycomfortsgrids.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/mabon-c...

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Mabon Celebration
The animals on my picture:
🐘 The Elephant — Memory, Wisdom, Abundance

The elephant represents memory, life experience, strength, and community . In your image, it feels like a large, calm protective presence in the background.

That fits Mabon particularly well:

We look back at what has grown and acknowledge what has carried us.

The little sign hanging from the elephant is also interesting:

FREEDOM · CREATIVITY · HEART SPACE

This almost turns the elephant into a guardian of your three central values .

🐆 The Black Panther — Strength, Independence, the Unseen

The panther brings a completely different energy: instinct, self-determination, inner strength, and the ability to move through darker phases .

It is lying there calmly. It does not need to prove anything.

That fits beautifully with the transition from the light half of the year into the darker season:

Not everything has to be fought. Some things are allowed to return to the darkness.

🐺 The Wolf — Community and the Individual Path

The wolf is particularly interesting because it represents both community and individuality .

It belongs to the pack — while remaining an individual creature.

That connects directly with your word:

COMMUNITY

Mabon is also a celebration of sharing, community, and gratitude for what has been created together .

🧸 The Teddy Bear — The Inner Child

The teddy bear is, of course, not a Celtic symbol historically. But within your personal image , it serves a different purpose.

It represents:

comfort
security
vulnerability
playful creativity
the desire to protect something precious

And that creates a beautiful contrast with the large, wild animals.

The woman is holding the bear for a reason : between the panther, wolf, and elephant there is something remarkably gentle.

👩 The Woman in the Center

Actually, she is the connecting element.

She sits between:

Panther – Bear – Wolf – Elephant

and therefore between instinct, vulnerability, community, and wisdom .

That makes the image much more interesting than simply a “fantasy autumn scene.”

🍂 And the Fruits in the Foreground?

The pumpkins, apples, grapes, nuts, and grain are actually the clearest Mabon references for me:

Harvest → Abundance → Gratitude → Sharing → Transition

And that is why your subtitle

LAST FAMILY MEETING

works so well: it transforms the scene from merely an autumn celebration into a kind of last gathering together before the changing of the season .

The symbolism of the whole image

If we read the entire image as a symbolic language, it could be summed up like this:

🐘 Remember
🐆 Be strong
🐺 Belong
🧸 Stay tender
🍂 Give thanks
🔄 Turn the wheel

That, in my view, is the stronger interpretation than trying to assign supposedly “original Celtic” meanings to every animal.

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The turning wheel of animals:

🐘 Der Elefant – Erinnerung, Weisheit, Fülle

Der Elefant steht für Erinnerung, Lebenserfahrung, Stärke und Gemeinschaft . In deinem Bild wirkt er wie eine große, ruhige Schutzfigur im Hintergrund.

Das passt besonders gut zu Mabon:
Wir schauen zurück auf das, was gewachsen ist, und erkennen an, was uns getragen hat.

Interessant ist auch das kleine Schild an ihm:

> FREEDOM · CREATIVITY · HEART SPACE

Damit wird der Elefant fast zu einem Hüter deiner drei zentralen Werte .

🐆 Der schwarze Panther – Kraft, Unabhängigkeit, das Unsichtbare

Der Panther bringt eine völlig andere Energie hinein: Instinkt, Selbstbestimmung, innere Stärke und die Fähigkeit, durch dunklere Phasen zu gehen .

Er liegt sehr ruhig da. Er muss nichts beweisen.

Das passt hervorragend zum Übergang vom hellen zum dunkleren Teil des Jahres:
Nicht alles muss bekämpft werden. Manche Dinge dürfen einfach in die Dunkelheit zurückkehren.

🐺 Der Wolf – Gemeinschaft und eigener Weg

Der Wolf ist besonders interessant, weil er gleichzeitig für Gemeinschaft und Individualität steht.

Er gehört zum Rudel – und bleibt trotzdem ein eigenständiges Wesen.

Das passt zu deinem Text:

COMMUNITY

Mabon ist schließlich auch ein Fest des Teilens, der Gemeinschaft und der Dankbarkeit für das, was gemeinsam entstanden ist .

🧸 Der Teddybär – das innere Kind

Der Teddybär ist historisch natürlich kein keltisches Symbol. Aber in deinem persönlichen Bild erfüllt er eine andere Funktion.

Er steht für:

Trost
Geborgenheit
Verletzlichkeit
spielerische Kreativität
das Bedürfnis, etwas Wertvolles zu bewahren

Und genau dadurch entsteht ein schöner Kontrast zu den großen, wilden Tieren.

Die Frau hält den Bären nicht zufällig in den Armen: Zwischen Panther, Wolf und Elefant befindet sich etwas ausgesprochen Sanftes.

👩 Die Frau in der Mitte

Eigentlich ist sie das verbindende Element.

Sie sitzt zwischen:

Panther – Bär – Wolf – Elefant

und damit zwischen Instinkt, Verletzlichkeit, Gemeinschaft und Weisheit .

Das macht das Bild viel interessanter als eine bloße „Herbst-Fantasy-Szene“.

🍂 Und die Früchte vorne?

Die Kürbisse, Äpfel, Trauben, Nüsse und das Getreide sind für mich sogar der eindeutigste Mabon-Hinweis:

Ernte → Fülle → Dankbarkeit → Teilen → Übergang

Und genau deshalb funktioniert dein Untertitel

> LAST FAMILY MEETING

so gut: Es macht aus der Szene nicht nur eine Herbstfeier, sondern tatsächlich eine Art letzte gemeinsame Zusammenkunft vor dem Wechsel der Jahreszeit .

Wenn man das ganze Bild als Symbolsprache liest, könnte man es so zusammenfassen:

> 🐘 Remember
> 🐆 Be strong
> 🐺 Belong
> 🧸 Stay tender
> 🍂 Give thanks
> 🔄 Turn the wheel

Das ist meiner Meinung nach die stärkere Interpretation als zu versuchen, jedem Tier eine angeblich „original keltische“ Bedeutung anzudichten.