The Midsummer Fire Festival is represented relatively equally in all capital cities, so you don't need to worry about the entire Azerothian population being packed into Ironforge and Orgrimmar. Below is a list of where, exactly, the festivities are in each of the capital cities.

Alliance

• Stormwind - Just north of the Mage District, west of the Trade District. Next to The Stockade.
• Ironforge - At the far back of the city, in the Hall of Explorers.
• Darnassus - Outside of the city proper, in Rut'theran Village, right by the dock to Auberdine.
• Exodar - In the center of the Crystal Hall, the northmost wing of the city.

Horde

• Undercity - Above ground in the courtyard, right by the city gates.
• Silvermoon City - In the Court of the Sun, just outside of Murder Row.
• Orgrimmar - In the Valley of Wisdom, just outside of Thrall's chambers.
• Thunder Bluff - On the Spirit Rise, near the northwestern edge of the bluff.

Shattrath also has some of the activities these places have, but not everything. If all you're looking for is the Maypole or the daily quest Striking Back, Shattrath will do you fine. Otherwise, head to one of the locations listed above.

Just a heads up to all our American night owls and Oceanic players: There will be rolling restarts for all Realms starting at 5am PDT, about an hour and fifteen minutes from now. Each realm will be down for about 15 minutes, and the entire process will take about an hour.

It's likely that this downtime is for working out a few kinks with the Midsummer Fire Festival. Kisirani confirmed earlier that there is a problem with the Striking Back quest for those under level 65, so it's likely that these rolling restarts will institute the hotfix to that problem. In addition, there's been some rumors that Lord Ahune's Normal and Heroic loot tables are not properly separated, so it's possible that this will fix those issues as well.

Speaking of Ahune, be sure to keep your eyes glued to WoW Insider today. We're writing a complete loot guide and a strategy walkthrough for the new holiday boss as well speak. You can also check out the Midsummer quest walkthroughs we already have set up -- they're perfect reading material for the downtime. Happy reading, and we'll see you on the other side of the restarts.