The Springening is a recurring special event in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. It is an event celebrating Easter and the April Fool's Day internationally and Arbor Day and Earth Day in China. The event usually runs from late March through early April.
Plants vs. Zombies 2[]
The Springening was first celebrated in Plants vs. Zombies 2 on March 25, 2015 with the release of exclusive Piñata Parties which ran from March 25th to April 9, and the inclusion of the special edition plant Dandelion. Later years saw the return of the exclusive Piñata Parties. In 2022, new a Thymed Event was added for the special event which ran from April 11, 2022 to April 22, 2022.
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Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) (China only)[]
The Springening was first celebrated in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2on March 11, 2021 with the release of the 2.6.2 update. This update included exclusive levels, the new plants Gumnut and Olive Pit, as well as costumes for Cabbage-pult, Spring Bean, Threepeater, Endurian, and Melon-pult.
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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2[]
The Springening was first celebrated in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 on March 22, 2016 with the introduction of the Springening pack, an exclusive pack containing Easter-themed customizations for various characters.
On April 4, 2017 The Springening returns with the introduction of Rabbit, an NPC who offers daily challenges to players involving them finding a hidden key to unlock the Easter-themed chest next to him, which contains special Easter-themed customization items. Easter-themed consumables were also introduced and were available through the returning Springening Packs.
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Plants vs. Zombies Heroes[]
The Springening was first celebrated in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes on April 4, 2017 and introduced the Weekly Event card Lily of the Valley.
The event also introduced new event cards such as Snake Grass and Hippity Hop Gargantuar, the latter of which was only obtainable through the The Springening Bundle pack.
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville[]
The Springening was first celebrated in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville on April 2, 2020. It includes a Springening prize map, with the "Celestial Beauty" costume and Thorn Apart legendary upgrade for the Rose at the end of the prize map, as well as the "Astral Perfection" costume for the Rose for the completion reward.
It also includes character challenges for Sunflower, Captain Deadbeard, Night Cap, and Super Brainz. The prize map also includes a common costume for the 80s Action Hero named "Hot Dog."
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- The Springening and Summer Nights are the only events which have a special event themed Vasebreaker.
| V · T · E |
| Major Recurring | Valenbrainz · Luck O' the Zombie · The Springening · Birthdayz · Summer Nights · Lawn of Doom · Fall Food Fight · Feastivus |
| Minor Recurring | Other events (PvZ2) · Other events (PvZ: BfN) |
| Thymed Events | Food Fight (Bonanza!, 2023) · Feastivus (2022, 2023) · Backyard Big Top (Act II, Extravaganza) · Lunar Zoo Year (2023, 2024) · Luck O' the Zombies (2023, 2024) · The Springening (2023, 2024) · Birthdayz (Happy) · Summer Nights (2023) · Lawnbowl I (II) · Tomb Tangled! · Harvest Festival (2023) · Lawn of Doom (2023) · Mega Gatling Pea's Winter Adventure · The Zombosseum (II) · Big Beach Brawl (2024) · ZCorp Takeover |
| Other | Endless Challenge · Festivals · Weekly Event · World Cup · Milestone Events |