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đŸŽĒ Festival Events Calendar

Stardew Valley has 12 major festivals each year, plus the 3-day Night Market. Every festival offers unique activities, rewards, and seasonal shopping opportunities. This guide lists every festival with complete details.

Data from Stardew Valley Wiki v1.6

📅 Quick Reference: Complete Festival Calendar

Date Festival Season Location Type Best For
Spring 13 Egg Festival 🌸 Spring Town Center Contest + Shop đŸĨ‡ Strawberry Seeds
Spring 24 Flower Dance 🌸 Spring Cindersap Forest Social + Shop 💞 Romance opportunity
Summer 11-13 Night Market ☀ī¸ Summer Beach Shop + Fishing 🐟 Deep-sea fish + Pearl
Summer 28 Moonlight Jellies ☀ī¸ Summer Beach Watching 🌙 Decoration reward
Fall 16 Stardew Valley Fair 🍁 Fall Town Center Contest + Mini-games đŸĨ‡ Stardrop + Star Tokens
Fall 27 Spirit's Eve 🍁 Fall Town Square Maze + Shop 🎃 Golden Pumpkin
Winter 8 Fishing Tournament ❄ī¸ Winter Beach Contest đŸŽŖ Iridium Rod + Hat
Winter 15-17 Night Market ❄ī¸ Winter Beach Shop + Fishing 🐟 Deep-sea fish (repeat!)
Winter 25 Feast of the Winter Star ❄ī¸ Winter Lewis' House Social + Gift 🎁 Rare gift items
— Desert Festival All Year Desert Shop đŸĒ Rare seeds + items

🌸 Spring Festivals

Spring 13 — Egg Festival

Detail Info
Time 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location Town Center (near Community Center)
Start Location Talk to Lewis at the Town Center
Main Activity Egg Hunt — find 9 hidden eggs in the town
Win Condition Find the most eggs (Abigail is the NPC to beat)
Win Reward Straw Hat (cosmetic)
Participation Reward Straw Hat (win or lose — you still get one)

🛒 Festival Shop (Must-Buy Items)

Item Price Priority Notes
Strawberry Seeds 100g each ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Most profitable spring crop — buy 20-50+
Straw Hat 2,000g ⭐⭐ Already earned from participation
Decorations 500-1,000g ⭐ Cosmetic only

💰 Strawberry Seed Investment Guide

Playstyle Seeds to Buy Expected Harvests Profit
First Year (Spring 13 planted) 20-30 packs 2 harvests (Spring 16 + 20) ~2,000-3,000g
First Year (Spring 13, Speed-Gro) 40-50 packs 3 harvests (Spring 16, 20, 24) ~6,000-8,000g
Second Year+ 100-200+ packs 4-5 harvests with Deluxe Speed-Gro Massive profit

Spring 24 — Flower Dance

Detail Info
Time 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location Cindersap Forest (south of the Wizard's Tower)
Start Location Enter the forest — automatically starts
Main Activity Dance with an NPC (requires â‰Ĩ4 hearts)
Reward None (cosmetic only)
Secondary Activities Shop for decorations + flowers

💞 How to Dance with an NPC

  1. Give 2 quality gifts per week (Loved gifts preferred)
  2. Talk to them daily
  3. By Spring 24, you need 4 hearts
  4. Easiest NPCs to dance with Year 1:
  5. Haley — Loves Daffodils (foraged) and Sunflowers
  6. Elliott — Loves Duck Feathers or Pomegranate (harder Year 1)
  7. Leah — Loves Salad (buy at Saloon for 220g)
  8. Harvey — Loves Coffee (buy at Saloon for 300g)

Note: Dancing with an NPC gives a massive friendship boost — even if you just stand there awkwardly.

☀ī¸ Summer Festivals

Summer 11-13 — Night Market (Important!)

Detail Info
Time 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM (runs 3 days)
Location The Beach
Main Attractions Submarine ride, Mermaid show, Shops
Key Items Rare fish, Pearl, Rare Seeds, Paintings

đŸŽ¯ Night Market Must-Do Checklist (Daily)

Task Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
🐟 Ride Submarine ✅ ✅ ✅
🐚 Watch Mermaid Show ✅ — —
🛍ī¸ Buy Rare Seeds ✅ ✅ ✅
🎨 Buy Paintings ✅ ✅ ✅
☕ Buy Coffee (1,000g for 100 cups) ✅ ✅ ✅
đŸĒ¨ Buy Artifact Trove ✅ ✅ ✅

🐟 Submarine Fish Catalog

Fish Sell Price Difficulty Time Available
Blobfish 500g ⭐⭐ All 3 days
Spookfish 220g ⭐⭐ All 3 days
Midnight Squid 250g ⭐⭐⭐ All 3 days
Sea Cucumber 150g ⭐ All 3 days
Super Cucumber 250g ⭐⭐⭐ All 3 days
Scorpion Carp (rare) 450g ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rare

💰 Pearl Acquisition (Mermaid Show) - Watch the complete mermaid show - Get Pearl (worth 2,500g) - Pearl can also be crafted into Wedding Ring (multiplayer) or sold

Summer 28 — Moonlight Jellies Festival

Detail Info
Time 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Location The Beach
Main Activity Watch the moonlight jelly migration
Reward Moonlight Jelly Decoration (unique furniture)
Best Strategy Just enjoy the view — it's a relaxing end-of-season event

🍁 Fall Festivals

Fall 16 — Stardew Valley Fair (Most Important Festival!)

Detail Info
Time 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location Town Center
Main Activity Grange Display contest + Mini-games + Shopping
Win Condition Highest score in the Grange Display
1st Place Prize 1,000 Star Tokens

🏆 Grange Display Scoring Guide

Category Max Points Best Items to Use
Base Score (9 items) 9 points Fill all 9 slots!
Category Diversity Up to 30 points Use items from 6+ different categories
Item Quality Up to 28 points Iridium quality items give max points
Legendary Fish Up to 8 points Legendary fish give huge bonus

🏅 Best Grange Display Combinations

Slot Best Item (Early Game) Best Item (Late Game)
1 Gold-quality Melon Iridium Ancient Fruit
2 Gold-quality Pumpkin Iridium Wine
3 Gold-quality Cheese Iridium Cheese
4 Gold-quality Mayonnaise Iridium Mayonnaise
5 Diamond Diamond
6 Gold-quality Fish (Largemouth Bass) Legendary Fish
7 Gold-quality Forage (Morel) Iridium Forage
8 Gold-quality Egg (Large) Iridium Dinosaur Egg
9 Gold-quality Milk (Large) Iridium Goat Cheese

đŸĒ™ Star Token Shop — Purchase Priority

Item Price Priority Notes
Stardrop 2,000 Tokens đŸĨ‡ MUST BUY Permanently +34 max energy
Rare Seed 100 Tokens each đŸĨ‡ BUY 5-10 Grows Sweet Gem Berry (3,000g sell)
Farm Computer 2,000 Tokens đŸĨˆ Shows farm stats
Coffee Maker 2,000 Tokens đŸĨˆ Daily coffee (1.6 buffed)
Knight's Helmet 2,000 Tokens đŸĨ‰ Cosmetic
Hats 1,000 Tokens ⭐ Cosmetic
Halloween Decorations 500 Tokens ⭐ Cosmetic

Fall 27 — Spirit's Eve

Detail Info
Time 10:00 AM – 11:50 PM
Location Town Square
Main Activity Maze exploration
Reward Golden Pumpkin (sell for 2,500g or use as decoration)

🎃 Maze Guide 1. Enter the maze house (looks like a haunted mansion) 2. Navigate through dark corridors 3. Find the exit — the Golden Pumpkin is at the end 4. You can also buy Halloween decorations at the shop

❄ī¸ Winter Festivals

Winter 8 — Festival of Ice (Fishing Tournament)

Detail Info
Time 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location Beach (frozen river)
Main Activity Ice fishing competition — catch the biggest fish!
Win Condition Catch the heaviest fish (length or weight)
1st Place Prize Choice of Iridium Rod, Fisherman's Hat, Sailor's Cap
Strategy Stock up a big fish in advance OR fish early that morning

đŸŽŖ How to Win (Guaranteed)

Method Details
Method 1 (Cheese) Catch a Legendary Fish earlier in the year, save it in a chest, then enter it at the festival = instant win
Method 2 (Day-of) Fish in the Mountain Lake before the festival — catch a Sturgeon or large Largemouth Bass
Method 3 (Natural) Compete with the AI — you usually only need a 10+ inch fish to win

Winter 15-17 — Night Market (Repeat!)

Same as Summer Night Market — see above for details. This is your second chance to catch deep-sea fish and buy rare seeds.

Winter 25 — Feast of the Winter Star

Detail Info
Time 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location Lewis' House
Main Activity Gift exchange + Feast
Mechanic Each player is assigned a secret friend to give a gift to

🎁 Secret Friend Gift Guide

Recipient Best Gift (Loved) Alternative (Liked)
Any Villager Best: Prismatic Shard Good: Diamond, Gold Bar
Abigail Amethyst, Pumpkin Quartz
Emily Cloth, Gem Wool
Haley Sunflower, Coconut Daffodil
Leah Salad, Wine Cheese
Penny Poppy, Diamond Leek
Maru Gold Bar, Battery Strawberry
Alex Complete Breakfast Salmon Dinner
Elliot Pomegranate, Duck Feather Crab Cakes
Harvey Coffee, Wine Pickles
Sam Pizza, Cactus Fruit Joja Cola
Sebastian Frozen Tear, Sashimi Obsidian
Shane Pizza, Beer Hot Pepper
Clint Amethyst, Gold Bar Geode
Willy Catfish, Diamond Fish
Marnie Diamond, Farmer's Lunch Pumpkin Pie
Pam Pale Ale, Glazed Yams Potato Juice
Jodi Pancakes, Diamond Vegetable Soup
Lewis Glazed Yams, Hot Pepper Vegetable Medley
Robin Goat Cheese, Peach Wood
Demetrius Strawberry, Bean Hotpot Rice Pudding
Linus Blueberry Tart, Coconut Wild Horseradish
Gus Diamond, Fish Taco Salmon Dinner
Wizard Purple Mushroom, Void Essence Solar Essence

đŸŒĩ Desert Festival

Detail Info
Location The Desert (west side)
When Any season, after bus is repaired
Key Shop Desert Trader
Rare Items Desert Totem recipe, Magic Rock Candy, Rare Seeds

📊 Annual Strategy Summary

Year 1 Must-Do Festivals

Priority Festival Why Preparation
đŸĨ‡ Spring 13 — Egg Festival ✅ Strawberry Seeds (best spring crop) Save 2,000-5,000g
đŸĨ‡ Summer 11-13 — Night Market ✅ Deep-sea fish + Pearl Iridium Rod + bait
đŸĨ‡ Fall 16 — Stardew Valley Fair ✅ Stardrop + Star Tokens Grange display items + pumpkins
đŸĨ‡ Winter 15-17 — Night Market ✅ Deep-sea fish again Iridium Rod + bait
đŸĨ‡ Winter 25 — Feast of Winter Star ✅ Rare gift items Keep a diamond/prismatic shard
đŸĨˆ Fall 27 — Spirit's Eve ✅ Golden Pumpkin Just show up
đŸĨˆ Winter 8 — Fishing Tournament ✅ Iridium Rod Save a big fish

Annual Income from Festivals

Festival Direct Gold Value Indirect Value
Spring 13 0g +5,000-15,000g from strawberry harvests
Summer 11-13 2,500g (Pearl) +3,000g from deep-sea fish
Fall 16 Unlimited (Stardrop + items) Farming knowledge
Fall 27 2,500g (Golden Pumpkin) —
Winter 15-17 2,500g (Pearl again) +3,000g from deep-sea fish

Data from Stardew Valley Wiki v1.6. All festival dates, times, and rewards verified for version 1.6.9.