Derby Day

Derby Day falls on July 9 of each year, and commemorates the day Habitica defeated the worst of its ancient bugs.

2014
In 2014, HabitRPG released The Dilatory Derby quest as part of the Derby Day celebration. Each user received a Seahorse egg with the introduction of the quest.

Background
When first introduced, HabitRPG used a framework known as DerbyJS. The website had various issues with slowness, stability, and bugs in those early versions, and many a user abandoned their characters because of those difficulties. After switching frameworks to AngularJS, HabitRPG's stability improved tremendously. To honor the switch, Derby Day was introduced on July 9, 2014.