🎪 Festivals & Events

Pelican Town's spring celebration, headlined by the Egg Hunt where you must find 9 eggs within 50 seconds (Abigail wins otherwise). Pierre runs a booth selling decorations and the all-important Strawberry Seeds. Your first win earns a Straw Hat, with Prize Tickets in later years.

A three-day 1.6 festival (Spring 15-17) unlocked by repairing the bus, with everything built around the Calico Egg currency. Earn eggs from races, Skull Cavern quests, fishing challenges and quizzes, then spend them at the Calico Egg Merchant and rotating villager shops. Time passes during the festival, so watch your energy and the 2am curfew.

Held in the far west of Cindersap Forest on Spring 24, this dance festival lets you invite a bachelor, bachelorette or another player to dance. They refuse unless you have at least four hearts of friendship, and dancing raises friendship by one full heart. A booth sells flowers and the collectible Rarecrow #5.

The summer potluck where the Governor tastes a community soup built from every villager's ingredients. What you add decides his reaction and can raise or lower friendship with every villager in town. The festival ends as soon as the soup is tasted.

A laid-back two-day fishing derby (Summer 20-21) introduced in 1.6, running from early morning to 2am. Every Rainbow Trout caught from the Cindersap river has a chance to drop a Golden Tag for the prize booth. Unlike classic festivals, time passes and all shops and homes stay open.

A quiet night-time gathering where the town watches migrating moonlight jellies follow the light of Lewis's torch out at sea. There is nothing to win; talk to Lewis to start the show and enjoy one of the valley's prettiest cutscenes. You are returned to the farm at midnight.

The valley's big carnival with minigames that pay out Star Tokens and the Grange Display contest showcasing your farm's best goods. Gus hands out free Survival Burgers while Star Tokens buy exclusive prizes at the shop near the bus stop. The fair ends when you leave town.

Stardew's Halloween night features a haunted maze north of Pierre's festive shop. Reaching the maze's end rewards a Golden Pumpkin on odd years and a Prize Ticket on even years. Pierre's stall sells the Rarecrow, Jack-O-Lanterns and the Jack-O-Lantern recipe.

A winter carnival with ice sculptures, igloos and the Ice Fishing Contest against Pam, Willy and Elliott. Be the first to catch five fish to win; a rod is provided for the contest. The first victory awards tackles, Magnet bait and a Sailor's Cap, with Prize Tickets in later years.

A two-day squid-fishing marathon on the Beach (Winter 12-13) introduced in 1.6. Daily catch milestones pay out copper, iron, gold and iridium tier prizes, with a different reward set each day and a counter reset on Winter 13. Shops stay open and time passes during the festival.

A three-night bazaar with travelling shops, a mermaid show and a deep-sea submarine tour. The submarine fishing catches fish found nowhere else, and copying the mermaid's flute-block song rewards a Pearl. Shops and homes stay open while time passes.

The year's finale centers on secret gift-giving: Lewis's letter on Winter 18 reveals your gift recipient, and a random villager will surprise you with a present too. Pierre sells a few random items at his booth at a markup (as of 1.6). The feast ends when you leave town.