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[[File:RuneFest 2010.png|300px|right|thumb|RuneFest 2010 logo]]

'''RuneFest 2010''' was held in London, United Kingdom, on [[28 August]], 2010. Jagex officially launched the RuneFest commercial website on [[24 April]], 2010.
[[File:Runefest_1920x1200.jpg|thumb|The RuneFest wall(paper) of fame. Click to enlarge.]]

===Venue===
On [[9 July]], 2010, Jagex confirmed that RuneFest 2010 was to be held in the "Dungeons of Vinopolis" in London{{CiteForum |author=Mod Hohbein |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5wH20veM2 |title=RuneFest Update |forum=RuneFest |postdate=09-Jul-2010 |notes="Tickets for RuneFest 2010 are now sold out and everyone here at Jagex is really excited about our first ever player event, which will take place on Saturday 28th August within the dungeons of Vinopolis, in central London." |date=03:06, July 19, 2012 (UTC)}}.

===Tickets===
RuneFest tickets went on sale to those who pre-registered on Friday, [[30 April]], 2010. People were given a unique code to purchase the tickets twenty-four hours before general sale and they could buy no more than four tickets per order. Tickets went on general sale on Saturday, [[1 May]].

Tickets were sold via TicketMaster, both online and on the telephone. The face value of the tickets were originally £75 each{{CiteGeneral |url=http://twitter.com/RuneFest/status/12959364757 |author=RuneFest |publisher=Twitter |title=Jagex Twitter Reply |accessdate=2010-04-28 |format=Web |quote=Tickets are £75 for RuneFest 2010. All the money will go towards the event, if we should make money it will go to charity. |name=75e |date=03:06, July 19, 2012 (UTC)}} (not including £4.95 booking fee and £2.50 for TicketFast, which enabled you to print out your own ticket).

On Friday, [[9 July]], 2010, Jagex announced that tickets to RuneFest had sold out and that all ticket holders would have the full costs of their tickets refunded. Jagex would instead be using money from their marketing budget to cover the cost.

Tickets were printed on [[10 August]] and posted to the address given on purchase. Anyone who had not received their ticket by [[21 August]] were told they should contact Ticketmaster. Anyone who lost their ticket could show identification and their confirmation email at the doors to gain entry to the event.

===RuneFest Events===
The doors opened to RuneFest at 12-noon on the [[28 August]] 2010 and the event ran until 9pm.

Jagex announced on [[9 August]] to ticket holders that they will be providing a more detailed itinerary shortly. The full itinerary was announced on [[20 August]].

====Draynor Market====
*Jousting (All Day)
*Archery (All Day)
*Tarot Cards (All Day)
*Market Stalls (All Day)
*Food and Drink (All Day)
*Wrestling (All Day)
*Diango's Toy Store (All Day)
*Photo Booth (All Day)
*Sword Fighting Display (on the Hour)
*And More!

====Draynor Manor (gaming zone)====
*12:00-12:30 Free Play
*12:30-13:30 Dungeoneering
*13:30-14:00 Free play
*14:00-15:00 Dungeoneering
*15:00-15:30 J Mod Clan Wars
*15:30-16:30 Dungeoneering
*16:30-17:00 Free Play
*17:00-18:00 Dungeoneering
*18:00-19:00 Break
*19:00-19:30 Free Play
*19:30-20:00 J Mod Clan Wars
*20:00-21:00 Free Play

====Poison Arrow Pub====
*All Day Food and Drink
*14:30-15:00 Pub Quiz
*16:30-17:00 Pub Quiz

====Varrock Insider Sessions====
*13:00-13:45 RuneScape Genesis
:This will be a relaxed chat show style session with [[Mod Mark]] (RuneScape’s Lead Designer), [[Andrew Gower|Andrew]] and [[Paul Gower]] about RuneScape. From the beginnings of [[Devious MUD]] and [[Runescape Classic|RSC]] to the modern day Runescape and [[Dungeoneering]].
*14:00-14:45 Development and Dungeoneering
:Special session and Q&A on Dungoneering, it's design, development, and future.
*15:00-15:45 Quiz Show
*16:00-16:45 The Big Questions
*17:00-17:45 Storytelling Panel Session
*18:00-19:00 [[The Golden Gnomes]] Video Awards
:An awards ceremony for [[The Golden Gnomes]] video competition. There were awards for:
:*Short Story in Machinima
:*Short Story in Animation
:*Short Story in Live Action Video
:*RSMV in Machinima
:*RSMV in Animation
:*RSMV in Live Action Video
:Jagex shortlisted two finalists for each category and then the winners were voted on by the attendants of Runefest. Finalists were contacted by Jagex via the message inbox by the end of Friday 20th when they were be asked to film an acceptance speech incase they won.

===Images from Runefest 2010===

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