Minecraft is on fire heading into the end of the year, and you don't want to miss a second!

From Minecraft 1.18 (the second part of Caves and Cliffs) to Minecraft Live, and even Halloween festivities with Spookyfest - there’s plenty of things to be excited about now and over the next few weeks.

Here are all the latest things you may have missed - and things to look forward to next around Minecraft.

Minecraft Live Approaches

Minecraft Live is where Mojang makes some of the most significant announcements about the future of Minecraft.

The event gives players a look ahead at what’s next for the series, and it's often massive news. From new mobs coming to the game to entire new updates, it's the must-see Minecraft event of the year.

Last year’s Minecraft Live revealed the biggest update in the game’s history, Caves and Cliffs, and while the second part is still to come, we expect a similarly massive show this year!

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Similar to the Caves and Cliffs reveal, we expect Minecraft Live 2021 will reveal the next massive Minecraft update. While we probably won’t see any of it until mid-2022, the possibilities are endless for what the game adds next.

Minecraft 1.18 Snapshot Updates Add More Future Features, Changes

Minecraft 1.18 has a ton of changes that will shake up the game, from cave and mountain generation to ore displacement and tons of new biomes to explore as well. 

Along the way, Mojang gives players a chance to test these upcoming new features with Snapshot Updates.

This week, Minecraft Snapshot 21w40a has added some improvements to the new ore and cave generation systems, as well as renaming nearly a dozen biomes to their official names we’ll know them for when they release.

Read over all of the changes coming to Minecraft in the latest Snapshot update here.

The Minecraft Spookyfest Has Arrived

As we push through October, the Halloween spirit is catching up, and it’ll soon show in Minecraft thanks to the Minecraft Spookyfest!

Spookyfest will offer some unique free content from the Minecraft Marketplace. This includes Halloween-themed character creator items and a free skin pack over the next few weeks.

This certainly won’t be all, with content creators and map makers alike offering tons of different ways to celebrate.

Along with Spookyfest, Minecraft Dungeons will also have its own Halloween festivities with Spookier Fall. This event will follow up on last year’s frights, but Mojang is holding back the details for now!