The SL18B Shop & Hop is almost here -- and this year it is bigger than ever! The event opens to the public on Thursday, June 17 at 9am PT with more merchants, more regions, and more gifts than ever!

This year, you’ll find a record-breaking 320 participating merchants across 16 regions. In addition to deep discounts and deals, there are also exclusive and completely new gifts available for free at all the shops. Whether you are into fashion or roleplaying, you’ll find items across a variety of themes including fantasy, cyberpunk, historic, and more!

We can’t wait until it formally opens to the public on Thursday - but who wants to wait when you get early access! If you are ready to shop now, join the official Second Life Birthday group inworld and you’ll be granted access right now, before the general public.

Before you jump inworld, you can get a sneak peek at many of the items that will be available in the official Second Life Shop & Hop Flickr pool. Don’t forget to share photos of your haul too!

To visit the SL18B Shop & Hop event - start at any one of the Regions - but be sure to visit them all to see everything that's available.  

A complete list of all 320 participating Shop & Hop Merchants in alphabetical order is below: