Seasonal Festivals and Evaluations: When and How to Join

01 / Schedule

What happens in a year?

1. SpringCherry Blossom ViewingSpring 1210:00–19:00Cherry Blossom Viewing starts in Year 2, so there's none in Year 1 spring; everything else runs from Year 1.
2. SummerSummer FestivalSummer 1516:00–20:00
3. AutumnHarvest FestivalAutumn 2310:00–19:00
4. WinterNew Year's FestivalWinter 2820:00–23:00
5. Every seasonEvaluationThe 27th10:00–16:00

02 / How to take part

How do you take part?

• You don't have to be on time. Get to the square's entrance before it ends and confirm to go in.
• Game time stops once you're in, so there's no rush.
• At a festival, talk to Rin first to get it started; then you can chat with villagers and play the minigames.
• Leaving asks you to confirm. Once you do, the event is over for you and you can't go back in.
• The weather is always clear on event days.
• At certain points in the main story an event is called off, and you get a letter saying so.

03 / Cherry Blossom Viewing

Spring 12: Cherry Blossom Viewing

Everyone gathers in the square to view the blossoms; talk to Komako to play badminton.

Minigame	You get	Uses
Badminton	Tricolor Dango ×3Keep a rally going for 15 hits to win. Your first win gives Tricolor Dango ×3; winning again at the same event gives nothing more.	Free

04 / Summer Festival

Summer 15: Summer Festival

Night stalls fill the square: shop around and chat with the villagers.

Stall	What's there	Price
Rokkaku's stall	Yakisoba	¥ 700
Hasumi's stall	Candy Apple	¥ 500
Nago's stall	Ice Cream Float	¥ 600
Chinana's stall	Dyed ChickRed, orange, green, light blue, blue, purple and gray	¥ 1,600 each
Sazanka's stall	ShootingOne random prize a go; play as often as you like	¥ 500 a go
Kisuke's stall	Yo-yo fishingJust a chat	Free

• Buy three of each food in total to get its recipe; buying them all at once is fine. All three recipes come to ¥ 5,400.
• There are 15 shooting prizes: the RC Car in 10 colors, the Kokeshi and 4 Dolphin Floats. You can get repeats.

Leaving the Summer Festival ends the day, with no going back to the fields or the shops, so finish your farm work and shopping before you go in.

05 / Harvest Festival

Autumn 23: Harvest Festival

Talk to Yuta to roast sweet potatoes in the square; bring some Sweet Potatoes with you.

Minigame	You get	Uses
Roasting sweet potatoes	Roasted Sweet Potato ×1Take it out when it's just right. Too late and the Sweet Potato is used up anyway; too early and it isn't.	Sweet Potato ×1

06 / New Year's Festival

Winter 28: New Year's Festival

The notice that day says it starts at 16:00, but that's a mistake: the invitation and the calendar both say 20:00.

Minigame	You get	Uses
Mochi pounding	Mochi ×10Talk to Kisuke to pound mochi. Press the button in time to pound it, and don't hit Kisuke. Ten pounds and you're done.	Free
Making kagami mochi	Kagami Mochi ×1Talk to Chinana to make one. It takes two Mochi, so pound the mochi first.	Mochi ×2

Each can be done once per festival. Leaving the New Year's Festival also ends the day, so finish your farm work and shopping before you go in.

07 / Evaluation

The 27th of every season: Evaluation

• There are three categories (crops, livestock and horses), and each Evaluation you enter just one.
• The notice letter arrives on the morning of the 20th. Reply to pick your category; it counts as soon as you confirm. Reply before you go to bed on the 26th, as the 27th itself is too late; if you don't reply, one is picked at random.
• At certain points in the main story the letter can arrive late.
• Talk to the staff in the square, pick the crop or animal to enter and confirm. Livestock and horses need an animal that can enter; roosters can't.
• You can also just go and watch without entering.

What does entering the Evaluation unlock?

Condition	Unlocks	Price
Your first judging in any category, any rank	Tea Plant SeedlingTagami General Store	¥ 1,500
Your first livestock judging, any rank (even C)	Goat Kid (White)Street Vendor	¥ 4,000
A or better in livestock	Piglet (Pink)Street Vendor	¥ 10,000
An S with a chicken	PoultStreet Vendor	¥ 3,000
Two different animal products branded (horses count)	Cashmere KidStreet Vendor	¥ 6,000
An S with a crop, livestock or a horse	Name a brandGive the crop or animal you entered a brand name	—

Only an entry that actually gets judged counts; just watching doesn't. Unlocked animals still have to be bought.

How do I get an S?

• Crops: gold quality gets an S; bronze gets a B and silver an A.
• Livestock and horses: affection at level 5, with their mood at its best. In the Livestock List that's all five hearts filled and three music notes.

Related

• CookeryTricolor Dango, Roasted Sweet Potato and other dishes
• LivestockLivestock and horses
• Processed ProductsMochi and other processed goods