Head banner

Current Head Banners

Head banners are the banners at the top of the RuneScape website. The first one, Island Assault, was released on 1 July 2008 when the RuneScape website received a huge makeover and the game itself was upgraded to RuneScape High Detail, before that just a logo was shown which would also change sometimes during holidays or major updates (these are also archived in the "Pre-2008" article below). Banners link to their corresponding news posts.

After the release of "Island Assault", the banner has been frequently featuring holiday events or major events in RuneScape. Since 2011, special offers and new quests were included, and from 2012 on, nearly every game update gets its own banner, many of which are additionally previewed and featured in the Lobby.

Raptor's Challenge - Ripper Demons

 * Occasion: Fight to kill new Ripper Demons with new level 85 claw drops.
 * Scene: Concept art of the Ripper Demons
 * Duration: 2 November - 9 November

Raptor's Challenge - Wyverns

 * Occasion: Fight to kill new Living wyverns with a new level 85 crossbow drop, and take part in the Raptor's Challenge throughout November
 * Scene: Concept art of the Wyverns
 * Duration: 2 November - 9 November

Chronicle Closed Beta

 * Occasion: Sign up for the Chronicle: RuneScape Legends closed beta, which starts on 25 November 2015
 * Scene: Screenshots of the game showing the Raptor and Ariane in two of the games areas
 * Duration: 28 October -

Gauntlet of Souls

 * Occasion: Help Icthlarin defend the gates of Underworld from Amascut in the new Halloween Event
 * Scene: An adventurer gathering lost souls on the River Noumenon
 * Duration: 27 October - 12 November

Invasion of Falador

 * Occasion: Join the Black Knights or White Knights and help invade or defend Falador
 * Scene: The Black Knight Champion and the White Knight Champion ready to face off against eachother
 * Duration: 12 October - 2 November

Call of the Ancestors

 * Occasion: Join several goebies in a quest to unearth an ancient power on Mazcab
 * Scene: Tunks, Peck and Lunch stacked up together
 * Duration: 12 October - 19 October

Pet of Seasons

 * Occasion: Collect materials from Treasure Hunter or through skilling to make a Pet of Seasons
 * Scene: Concept art of the Pets of Autumn, Winter, Summer and Spring
 * Duration: 8 October - 16 October

RuneFest 2015 Live

 * Occasion: RuneFest 2015 is live and watchable on twitch
 * Scene: An image from RuneFest 2014
 * Duration: 3 October

Double XP Weekend

 * Occasion: Double XP Weekend is now live through 25 September to 28 September
 * Scene: A world view of Gielinor
 * Duration: 25 September - 28 September

Time to Train

 * Occasion: Time to Train returns with rewards to help throughout Double XP Weekend.
 * Scene: Concept art of Alice next to some Treasure chests
 * Duration: 24 September - 28 September

Waterfall Fishing

 * Occasion: Train your fishing skill at the new Prifddinas Waterfall Fishing spot, and unlock rewards like a crystal fishing rod.
 * Scene: Two adventurers fishing at Prifddinas' waterfall
 * Duration: 21 September - 12 October

DarkScape

 * Occasion: Play DarkScape, a new open-world PVP game where nowhere is safe
 * Scene: An adventurer battling another adventurer to the death
 * Duration: 16 September - 24 September

The Lord of Vampyrium

 * Occasion: Face Drakan in the newest quest in the Myreque Series
 * Scene: Concept art of Lord Drakan
 * Duration: 14 September - 21 September

Redeem Bonds for T-Shirts

 * Occasion: It is now possible to buy shirts from the RuneScape Merch shop with Bonds
 * Scene: Two Jagex Moderators wearing a level-up shirt for Magic and Slayer
 * Duration: 7 September - 14 September

Balthazar's Big Raffle

 * Occasion: Balthazar's Raffle returns for 2015 with new Golden Barrows outfit and his Bargain Barrel Blowout.
 * Scene: Balthazar speaking through a microphone announcing his raffle
 * Duration: 1 September - 3 October

The Light Within

 * Occasion: Help restore Seren in the new quest, The Light Within
 * Scene: Concept art showing a world gate on Tarddiad
 * Duration: 24 August - 14 September

God Caps

 * Occasion: Order one of 7 new God Caps now for an exclusive in-game cosmetic.
 * Scene: God Caps for the Zaros, Zamorak, Saradomin, Seren, Armadyl, Bandos and Godless factions.
 * Duration: 14 August - 7 September

2015 Clan Cup

 * Occasion: The Clan Cup returns for 2015 with various new events.
 * Scene: Several adventurers wearing different sets of armour
 * Duration: 12 August - 21 September

Big Cats

 * Occasion: Take part in a special edition of The Drop to adopt 2 big cats and new titles, also unlock two big cats via bonds
 * Scene: Concept art of the Jaguar, Lion, Tiger and Snow Leopard cubs
 * Duration: 20 July - 4 August

Raids

 * Occasion: Travel to Mazcab and discover the Goebies and their home world, while also taking part in 10-man raids.
 * Scene: Concept art of Durzag in Raids
 * Duration: 13 July - 24 August

RuneFest: Tickets on Sale

 * Occasion: RuneFest tickets are now on sale
 * Scene: An image from last year's RuneFest
 * Duration: 10 July - 14 August, 28 September - 3 October

Hero's Welcome

 * Occasion: Join V in this latest quest to raid some Dragonkin lairs
 * Scene: Concept art of V
 * Duration: 29 June - 13 July

Summer Beach Party

 * Occasion: Join Reyna in the Lumbridge Crater for a Summer Beach Party
 * Scene: Concept art of Reyna at the Lumbridge Crater beach party
 * Duration: 29 June - 14 August

RuneFest

 * Occasion: RuneFest returns on October 3 2015.
 * Scene: An image from last year's RuneFest
 * Duration: 16 June - 10 July

Adamant and Rune Dragons

 * Occasion: Venture deeper into the Brimhaven Dungeon to face Adamant Dragons, or travel to Kethsi to kill Rune Dragons
 * Scene: A Rune dragon near the portal to Gielinor
 * Duration: 15 June - 29 June

Astromancer Oufit

 * Occasion: Earn Astromancer credits through the world event or through Treasure Hunter to unlock the Astromancer outfit.
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Astromancer outfit
 * Duration: 4 June - 9 June

Tuska World Event

 * Occasion: Team up with either Saradomin, Zamorak, Godless or Armadyl factions to help take out Tuska.
 * Scene: Tuska making her way towards Gielinor
 * Duration: 1 June - 29 June

Smouldering Lamps

 * Occasion: Smouldering Lamps have returned to Treasure Hunter.
 * Scene: Concept art of the Smouldering lamp
 * Duration: 29 May - 2 June

Summer Special

 * Occasion: Buy the new Summer Special Membership offer and get three month's membership for the price of 2, the Enlightenment aura and the Cosmic foresight ability.
 * Scene: Concept art of the Rune Dragon on the left, followed by Goebies, an unnamed legendary Fremennik hero, Raids, Tuska and a Seren shard.
 * Duration: 26 May - 10 July

Minigame Spotlight

 * Occasion: Receive a new currency when taking part in minigames to get existing minigame rewards or Treasure Hunter items.
 * Scene: Concept art of Stanley Limelight standing on his podium announcing the spotlighted minigame.
 * Duration: 18 May - 1 June

Dragon Trinkets

 * Occasion: Get Dragon Trinkets from Treasure Hunter from the 15th - 18th May and use them for convenient teleports, slayer experience and instant dragon kills.
 * Scene: Concept art of the Dragon trinkets necklace item on a purple background.
 * Duration: 15 May - 18 May

Block N Load on Steam
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 * Occasion: Unlock the Cogwheel outfit by playing 5 friendly Block N Load matches, available on Steam now.
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Cogwheel outfit.
 * Duration: 1 May - 11 May

RuneScape Road Trip 2015

 * Occasion: The RuneScape Road Trip returns with new rewards, including a new Cute creature pet.
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Hiker's outfit with the Cute creature pet on their shoulder.
 * Duration: 29 April - 1 June

Aquarium

 * Occasion: Create your very own Aquarium in your Player-Owned house and fill it up with fish for new rewards.
 * Scene: An aquarium filled with various fish and scenery
 * Duration: 20 April - 6 May, 11 May - 18 May

New Merch Store

 * Occasion: Jagex have released a new merch store filled with new t-shirts and other stuff.
 * Scene: Two Jagex Moderators wearing a new shirt that is on sale.
 * Duration: 2 April - 17 April

Easter Eggs-periments

 * Occasion: Help the Easter bunny get rid of the imps from his factory in a new Easter event
 * Scene: The easter bunny, looking sad with the Ringleader imp next to it, holding a jadinko egg.
 * Duration: 30 March - 13 April

Shark Attack

 * Occasion: Collect pieces the new shark outfits now from Treasure Hunter
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Regular Shark outfit
 * Duration: 26 March - 31 March

Dimension of Disaster

 * Occasion: Venture into an alternate Varrock and confront Zemouregal
 * Scene: An adventurer being transported to the Alternate Varrock
 * Duration: 23 March - 30 March, 17 April -

Arrav Outfit

 * Occasion: Get Arrav's outfit from Solomon's Store, with an upgraded version if the outfit from the quest has been unlocked
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Cursed Arrav outfit
 * Duration: 23 March - 30 March

Chameleon Extract

 * Occasion: Change your skin colour out of 23 shades with the new Chameleon extracts, now on Solomon's Store
 * Scene: An adventurer holding a Chameleon extract
 * Duration: 16 March - 25 March

Rares and Luckies

 * Occasion: Collect rare tokens to buy new rares from the Rare item store, or win them from Treasure Hunter
 * Scene: An imcando axe on a table with several runes and coins
 * Duration: 13 March - 20 March

Dark Lord

 * Occasion: The Dark Lord pack has been released on Solomon's Store
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Dark Lord outfit
 * Duration: 10 March - 16 March

Meteor Storm

 * Occasion: Space dust and meteorites have returned to Treasure Hunter.
 * Scene: Several meteorites falling from the sky
 * Duration: 6 March - 9 March

Dishonour Among Thieves

 * Occasion: Gather a team of Zamorak's most trusted forces in an attempt to steal the Stone of Jas from Sliske in Dishonour among Thieves quest
 * Scene: Enhakhra, Lord Daquarius, Zemouregal, Jerrod, Nomad, Moia, Hazeel, General Khazard and Bilrach shown over the Stone of Jas
 * Duration: 23 February - 6 March, 9 March -

GameBlast Double XP Weekend

 * Occasion: Double XP Weekend has started and will end on 23 February at 12:00 UTC
 * Scene: A background showing Gielinor.
 * Duration: 20 February - 23 February

GameBlast 2015 Livestream

 * Occasion: Watch the GameBlast 24 hour livestream now
 * Scene: A background showing Gielinor with an image from a previous stream next to it
 * Duration: 20 February - 21 February

Time to Train

 * Occasion: All Treasure Chests rewards are replaced with items to help with training skills over the weekend.
 * Scene: Alice near some treasure chests
 * Duration: 19 February - 23 February

Valentine's Day 2015

 * Occasion: Collect rose petals through ingame skilling or Treasure Hunter to create love or hate valentines items.
 * Scene: Cupid wearing the Love valentines items with a dark cupid wearing the Hate valentines items
 * Duration: 12 February - 17 February

Bonus Chests

 * Occasion: A brand new Bonus chest has been added to Treasure Hunter, which rewards double the reward inside it.
 * Scene: The bonus chest being opened
 * Duration: 6 February - 10 February

Solomon's General Store - Wings IV

 * Occasion: Finish your skilling outfits with 4 brand new cosmetic wings, now on Solomon's General Store
 * Scene: An adventurer wearing the Silver-bladed wings
 * Duration: 2 February - 21 February

Protean Hides

 * Occasion: Win Protean Hides from Treasure Hunter for Crafting experience.
 * Scene: A Protean Hide being tanned in a desert area
 * Duration: 30 January - 2 February

Ports- Guardians of the World

 * Occasion: The third Ports expansion has been released, featuring 3 new adventures with new rewards.
 * Scene: The Tengu, The Memory and The Exiled shown in front of a ship
 * Duration: 26 January - 2 February

RuneLabs

 * Occasion: Suggest your ideas on RuneLabs and they could be featured in a future game update
 * Scene: The RuneLabs logo hovering over a laboratory filled with chemicals
 * Duration: 20 January - 2 February, 18 February - 23 February, 13 April - 1 May

Hati and Skoll Returns

 * Occasion: Hati and Sköll return for another year with their Hati paws and Skoll boots drops.
 * Scene: Hati in the foreground with Skoll in the background
 * Duration: 19 January - 26 January

Alchemist's Amulet: Last Chance

 * Occasion: It's the last chance to collect the fragments to create the new ALchemist's Amulet.
 * Scene: The Luminous alchemist's amulet surrounded by fallen gold coins
 * Duration: 16 January - 20 January

Alchemist's Amulet Returns

 * Occasion: A brand new Alchemist's amulet is available to create by collecting fragments from Treasure Hunter.
 * Scene: The Luminous alchemist's amulet surrounded by fallen gold coins
 * Duration: 9 January - 16 January

Boss Pets

 * Occasion: 26 brand new boss pets available as drops from the appropriate bosses
 * Scene: The King Black Dragon boss pet next to the Araxxor boss pet
 * Duration: 5 January - 16 January

2014
2013

Splash page
On the previous splash page (the page you got on when visiting the RuneScape website for the first time) there were also a few banners promoting the game which can be seen below. Now it just shows some screenshots.

NOTE:On the website all these banners had small animations.

Trivia

 * As of 27 April 2012 no head banners were shown, instead it just showed the background which looks the same as the default banner but without any animations. This was most likely just a bug and has been fixed with the Runespan update.