Hey, Blog Reader! This blog post is about 2020's Snowsgiving celebration.
If you're looking for 2021's Snowsgiving event, head on over to discord.com/snowsgiving.
Cozy up in a blanket, grab your hot cocoa, and embrace the season of giving as Snowsgiving 2020 is finally upon us!
If you haven’t heard of Snowsgiving before, it’s the time of year where the Discord community from all reaches of the planet are brought together in a single server through the holiday spirit. We make new friends within the Snowsgiving server, run a massive amount of contests and giveaways, and give back by supporting a charitable organization that works to make the world a better place.
Snowsgiving is a time to reflect upon the last year of experiences you’ve had through Discord, but 2020 hasn’t been quite a normal year. In addition to some great memories involving your closest friends, your Discord experiences this year may even include talking with your classmates, family members, and even a few digital convention attendees you met.
Now, let’s get down to business and discuss everything that’s happening this year. Spoilers: It’s the biggest Snowsgiving we’ve ever held.
Join us in the annual Snowsgiving pop-up server
First thing’s first: Use the invite below to join us in the Snowsgiving 2020 server below:
https://discord.gg/snowsgiving
Festivities will start on December 7th, but be sure to join as soon as possible.
Musical performances will be streamed on our Twitch and YouTube pages, so we’ll keep you in the loop as soon as events start going on throughout the week on the Snowsgiving server.
Below is everything we’ve got planned! All times are in PST:
Monday, December 7th
- 5pm: Taylor Kade
- 6pm: Born Dirty
- 7pm: Kaskade
Tuesday, December 8th
- 10am: AMA with Doctors Without Borders
- 5pm: Nakkia Gold
- 6pm: DJ Snoopadelic (intimate DJ set by Snoop Dogg)
- 7pm: DJ Skee (Outside The Matrix VR Set)
Wednesday, December 9th
- 10am: Magical Nathaniel’s Mystical Magic Show
- 12pm: Contest Submissions Close
- 5pm: Taylor Jaymin
- 6pm: Sultan + Shepard
- 7pm: Deadmau5
Thursday, December 10th
- 10am: Virtual Petting Zoo with Tiny Tales to You
- 12pm: Nova Miller
- 1pm: Soulex
- 2pm: Good Times Ahead
- 3pm: Lion Babe
Friday, December 11th
- 11:30am: Arca
- 4pm: Krewella
- 5pm: TOKiMONSTA
And of course, daily giveaways for Snowsgiving merch, Wumpus plushies, headsets, and maybe even some consoles? Check out the end of the blog.
We’ll give back to the world
For this year’s Snowsgiving, we’ll be running our annual charity drive in support of Doctors without Borders. This organization focuses on providing lifesaving medical humanitarian care to more than 70 countries around the world.
Want to learn more about the work that Doctors without Borders do? On Tuesday, December 8th, starting around 10 am PST, the Snowsgiving server will host an AMA with Karen Stewart, a Mental Health Officer from Doctors Without Borders who will be answering your questions about what the charity does to help, mental health, and COVID-19.
As for a fundraising goal? We’re stepping it up from previous years with a goal of $150,000 towards Doctors without Borders. If you donate at least $75, you’ll be able to claim one of these cozy winter sweaters!
This is a special run of sweaters only available during Snowsgiving. There are only limited quantities of these, and once it’s gone, it’s gone for good! If you’re ready to keep warm with Wumpus, head on over to our Tiltify page to pitch in.
Heads up: If you want to donate towards a sweater, be sure to select the sweater as your reward when going through the donation flow.
On top of the funds raised through Tiltify, Discord will be making a $50,000 donation to Doctors without Borders, making our total goal for the Snowsgiving donation drive $200,000.
We’ll listen to tunes together throughout the week
Even though some events may not be happening 24 hours a day, that doesn’t mean the celebration has to stop! We’re partnering with the team at Dash Radio to provide entertainment throughout the entire week, not just during the “day” on our side of the globe. Hop inside the “Listen Along!” channel and groove to a special Snowsgiving playlist throughout the day.
The team at Dash Radio will also be running exclusive Snowsgiving shows that will be broadcast on Discord’s Twitch and YouTube channels as well as Dash Radio’s Twitch channel. Throughout the week, guest artists including Kaskade, Deadmau5, TOKiMONSTA, DJ Snoopadelic (intimate DJ set by Snoop Dogg), and more will be stopping by to celebrate Snowsgiving in style.
Want to listen along with the Snowsgiving community? We’ve made some special adjustments in the server to accommodate a whooole ton more people in a single voice channel than your average server, offering space for thousands of users in one voice channel so everyone can listen in… we hope.
We’ll share a Discord memory that’s meant the most to us
Among all the fun of contests and giveaways, it’s important to remember that Snowsgiving is a time to reflect upon the past and celebrate the many experiences you’ve shared with friends over Discord.
Last year, we opened up a text channel for Server Boosters to share stories about what makes Discord so important in their lives. This year, we’re expanding to video and opening it up to everyone.
We’re looking for a 60-second video story from anyone who has something they want to share with the world. Whether you’ve met a new friend through a Discord server, you’ve joined a great community who welcomed you in open arms, or you use Discord to connect with your closest companions via DMs, we’d love to hear it.
You aren’t restricted to sitting in front of a camera either — it can be a drawing, animation, voiceover, anything that gets your story across in a way you’re proud of. Get creative!
Everyone who submits a legitimate entry (aka: not a Rickroll) will receive 1 month of Discord Nitro. With your help, we hope to create a special Snowsgiving video after the event’s over containing some of the most heartwarming memories shared within the server.
Check out the #discord-shorts channel in the Snowsgiving server for the full scoop. This contest is restricted to the United States, and entries will be accepted until 12:00 pm on Wednesday, December 9th.
And get creative in a Winter Wonderland
Storytelling doesn’t have to be through written words. If you’re the more visually creative type, we’ve got an opportunity for you as well in our Winter Wonderland art contest!
Whether you use color pencils, paper mache, paint, or your favorite set of gel pens from your classroom, no matter your experience or skill level, we’d love to see what you create.
Below are a few examples from last Snowsgiving to get you inspired.
When you’ve got that spark you want to pursue and create the snowy scene of your dreams, head into the #winter-wonderland channel. Just like the Discord Shorts contest, this contest is restricted to the United States and entries will be accepted until 12:00 pm on Wednesday, December 9th.
Above all, we really hope you’ll join us
Just listing out all the shenanigans that’ll be happening doesn’t truly encompass the excitement and sometimes controlled chaos of Snowsgiving. We’ve saved trees, raised money for Child’s Play, and even broke our own giveaway bot last year from all the excitement.
Even if you’re not interested in entering the competitions, or would rather let others try and win some prizes, we’d still love to hang out with you throughout the week. The hedgehogs would love to meet you as well.
But if you are interested in giveaways and you’ve been on the hunt for some next-gen consoles, I hear we may be a few give out, including this fully-stacked Xbox Series X bundle containing 1 year of Game Pass Ultimate, 1 Year of Discord Nitro, and Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla Ultimate Edition.
In addition to the Xbox Series X bundle, we’ve also got a PlayStation 5 Digital Edition bundle, with a copy of Godfall, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, and 1 Year of Discord Nitro!
Let’s end this crazy year together and make help a difference in the world.
We’ll see you on the Snowsgiving server.
discord.gg/snowsgiving
