There are three competitions that takes place in Alba. The first festival, can be restored after you help Hugo restart his restaurant. Restore the first festival to start working on restoring the second, and so on. Once unlocked, each festival take place twice a year. The Alba Times will remind you when a contest is taking place.
These contests are winner-take-all. There is only a first-place prize offered.
After completing Chapter 4, talk to Willis to learn about plans to revive the ancient horse race. Bring him 10 Palm Board Lumber, 10 Palm Square Lumber, and 10 Sunflower.
Once unlocked, the Equestrian Challenge occurs on the 23rd of Summer and Autumn. Talk to Willis by the entrance of Alba Park to enter the race, which is on the western edge of your farm. You will need to own a horse to participate. Horses can be purchased from Philip's animal shop at the end of Chapter 3.
The more friendship music notes your horse has, the better it will run. The horse's health (face icon) determines its stamina level.
During the race, tap on the screen to make your horse run. Tap too fast and you'll quickly deplete it's stamina, a green bar located on the right-side of the screen. You've to tap enough to make your horse run, but not tap too much to exhaust your buddy.
The winning prizes are:
I've tried with various horses and have yet to actually win the Advanced rank. No prob with the other levels, but Advanced appears to be impossible on my iPad Mini.
After you unlock the Equestrian Challenge, talk to Willis to learn about Abraham's idea to bring back the old fishing tournament. Willis will ask you to bring him 10 Palm Board Lumber, 10 Palm Square Lumber, and 5 Agate.
After turning over the materials to restart the fishing contest, go to Alba Beach on Summer 6 and Winter 6. Talk to Willis between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm to participate. Make sure you have regular fish bait in your bag, which can be purchased from Victoria's General Store. Using fish bait will help entice the fish to bite the hook faster than when no bait is used.
The in-game time will then move to 3:00 pm. You have the next 3 hours to catch as many fish as you can from any of the fishing spots around Alba. Points will be awarded based on the size of the fish. For example, a 2 cm Mosquitofish will earn 2 points. Be mindful that traveling to a fishing spot will also take time. Try to stay around the center of Abla; don't bother going to the Alba Mountain's fishing spot.
The contest ends at 6:00 pm, unless you are actively reeling in a fish. In which case, the contest ends as soon as you catch the fish and its point value is added to your final score.
The winning prizes are:
Willis mentions the Beginner Level prize while giving out the award for the Advanced Level contest. You will also keep all the fish caught during the contest. You'll be placed by Village Hall at the 6:00 pm conclusion.
This will be the last festival Willis asks your help with. After unlocking the Fish Faceoff, talk to Willis to hear Jacque's idea for a contest to find the best farmer in Alba. The idea is that folks will hone their farming skills to become Alba's Number One Farmer. Willis will ask you to bring him 10 Palm Board Lumber, 10 Fabric, and 5 Glass.
A week before the contest, the local Alba Times will disclose the categories that will be judged. The categories vary depending on the entry levels available; beginner, intermediate, or advanced. For example, if you've only unlocked the entry-level Expo, the Alba Times will only give the judgement category for the Beginner Class.
Beginner level will judge on one contest entry, Intermediate level will judge on two contest entries, and the highest Advanced level will judge on three contest entries.
Before 3:00 pm, head to the space outside of Village Hall. Talk to Willis to enter the exposition. For crops and flowers, have the entry in your bag. For animals, you will select from a list. You can enter the exact item being judged or, if it is a crop or flower, a mutation of that item.
Keep in mind that not everything will count as a valid entry. For example, when the Expo is judging on Asparagus, Willis will accept Asparagus, Purple Asparagus, and Sparta as contest entries. For some reason Phalax is not a valid entry, even though Sparta is a mutation of Phalax. That's why it is important to bring a variety of potential contest entries.
The higher the star rank and rarity, the better score you'll earn.
The contest will end at 3:00 pm. You will keep your contest entry.
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