Red Dead Online Free Roam Events

Every scheduled free roam event in Red Dead Online for the next 24 hours, shown in your time zone.

Times in UTC

All free roam events

General events

  • Railroad Baron

    Competitive

    Fight other players for control of a moving train by capturing and holding its cars. It plays like King of the Castle on the rails.

    Runs 4 times a day

  • Wild Animal Kills

    Competitive

    Kill more wild animals than the other players before time runs out.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Fool's Gold

    Competitive

    Fight to wear the gold armor. Taking down the player wearing it scores points, and you score points for kills while you wear it.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Free Roam Challenge

    Competitive

    A randomly picked challenge where you compete for the highest score before time runs out.

    Runs 4 times a day

  • Wildlife Photographer

    Competitive

    Photograph wild animals to outscore other photographers. More species, closer shots and better composition earn more points.

    Runs 6 times a day

  • King of the Castle

    Competitive

    Stay alive inside the castle zone to hold it. Whoever controls it longest wins.

    Runs 4 times a day

  • Fishing Challenge

    Competitive

    Fish against other players for the best catch before time runs out. It runs at a lake, a river or a swamp.

    Runs 4 times a day

  • Master Archer

    Competitive

    Hit as many targets as you can with a bow before time runs out.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Cold Dead Hands

    Competitive

    Take the prize and keep it. The longer you hold on, the more points you score.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Dispatch Rider

    Competitive

    Race other players and posses to deliver a horse to the drop-off point first.

    Runs 2 times a day

Role events

Role events are open only to players who have reached the required rank in the matching role.

  • Day of Reckoning

    Competitive Bounty Hunter

    Compete with other Bounty Hunters to capture wanted targets and bring them in for points.

    Runs 4 times a day

  • Manhunt

    Cooperative Bounty Hunter

    Work with other Bounty Hunters to capture wanted targets, guarded by armed henchmen, across the event area.

    Runs 3 times a day

  • Trade Route

    Cooperative Trader

    Work with other Traders to protect a train full of goods from bandit attacks.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Condor Egg

    Competitive Collector

    Race rival Collectors to find a rare condor egg hidden in the event area.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Salvage

    Competitive Collector

    Search a wreck site for scattered collectibles while bandits hunt for them too. Whoever finds the most wins.

    Runs once a day

  • Wild Animal Tagging

    Naturalist

    Sedate wild animals and take samples from them before time runs out.

    Runs 2 times a day

  • Protect Legendary Animal

    Cooperative Naturalist

    Work with other Naturalists to escort a legendary animal to safety while fighting off poachers.

    Runs 2 times a day

This list covers the events on the current schedule. Events that no longer run are not listed.