Festivals

Most festivals start at 10AM and are held at Rose Square. Ones marked with a * take place at 6:00 pm (or later). If they don't take place at Rose Square, it will be mentioned in the festival's description.

Spring Festivals

Spring 01 - New Year's Day
NOTE: You don't celebrate New Year's Day in Year 1, but you do every year after.
There are two places you can go to celebrate this day: the inn or Rose Square. The inn is where the older people in the town go, while the young people (including the guys) go to the square. Thus, I'd highly recommend going to the square!! Talk to the guy you like the most, and he'll ask you to dance with him!

Spring 08 - Goddess Festival
This festival celebrates the coming of spring. The girls in town all dress up in costumes and perform a dance for the villagers. The day before the festival, the guy who likes you the most will come to your house at noon to ask to escort you. However, if Kai likes you the most, then it's tough luck: he's only there during the summer, so you'll have to go alone or go with the guy who likes you second best.

Spring 14 - Thanksgiving Festival
This is a day when the guys in town show their appreciation for the hard work the women do and give the girl they like some kind of sweet. If you gave a guy some chocolate on the Winter Thanksgiving day, he'll return the favor!

Spring 18 - Local Horse Race
You can enter a full-grown horse if you have one, and bet on the horses there to win some medals.

Spring 22 - Cooking Festival
The gourmet judge comes to town to choose the best dish. If you have a kitchen and cooking supplies, you should try to enter a dish and see if you win! (I've never won though... Maybe the judge just doesn't like ice cream or something?)

Summer Festivals

Summer 1st - Opening Day
This day celebrates the opening of the swimming season!! Each year, the people who participate are different:
Year 1: You, Kai, Ann, Elli, Gray, the Doctor
Year 2: You, Kai, Popuri, Karen, Jeff, Harris
Year 3: You, Popuri, Karen, Ann, Elli, Mary
In year 4, it repeats the same people who participated in Year 1.

Summer 7th: Chicken Festival
A chance to prove that your best hen is, well, not chicken! (Ha, bad pun...) Your goal is to drive your opponent's chicken out of the ring. Rumor has it that chickens who win will start producing Golden Eggs...

Summer 12 - Tomato Festival
You can join one of the four teams here and try your best at pelting the opposing teams with tomatoes. You must be very careful on this one: if you're hit with a tomato, you're out! The last team standing wins.

Summer 20 - Cow Festival
Only full-grown cows can be entered into this festival. If you have a very happy cow, then you should enter her. There are rumors that a winning cow will give Golden Milk... This takes place at Yodel Ranch.

Summer 24 - Fireworks Display*
Go to the beach for this one. One of the guys might invite you to watch the fireworks with him.

Fall Festivals

Fall 3 - Music Festival*
This one takes place at the church at 6PM. Pastor Carter will ask you to play the ocarina at the festival the day before. IMPORTANT: You must be on time for this!! If you're late you can't participate!

Fall 9th: Harvest Festival
Everyone in town brings an ingredient for a big potluck dinner. You can bring something, too, but some things (such as honey, lumber, poison mushrooms, etc.) will ruin the stew.

Fall 13th: Moon Viewing Day*
You go to the top of Mother's Hill after 6PM for this one. If you have a kitchen, go to the supermarket and buy the kit to make Moon View Dumplings. (Just talk to Jeff behind the counter.) You don't need any utensils to make the dumplings.The guy who likes you the most will be waiting at the top of the mountain. (Once again, if it's Kai who likes you most, it will be the guy who likes you second most waiting for you.)

Fall 21st: Sheep Festival
This takes place at Yodel Ranch. If you have a sheep who is very happy, enter it in the festival! If it wins, it might start growing Golden Fleece...

Winter Festivals

Winter 10th: Dog Race
You and your dog have to work together in this race. Your dog must like you enough to follow you when you run. (Be sure to hug your dog every day and play fetch with him a lot when you get the ball from Won.)

Winter 14th: Winter Thanksgiving
This is the day that women and girls show their appreciation to the men in the village. Buy chocolate at the supermarket (just talk to Jeff) and give it to the guy you like most!

Winter 24th: Star Night Festival*
The day before, buy an invitation from Jeff. Give it to the guy whom you want to invite. Make sure that you have some stuff in your rucksack when he comes. (Wine and bread would be fine.)

Winter 30th: New Year's Party*
This takes place at the peak on Mother's Hill at midnight. Join some of the villagers to see the first sunrise of the new year!