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Festivals in Stardew Valley are not only a great way to get your hands on unique items and collectibles but also great for increasing your friendship levels with various characters in the Pelican Town. Luau Festival is one of the nine Stardew Valley festivals. It takes place every summer and offers a unique opportunity to increase your relationship with the entirety of Pelican Town at once by performing a certain action.
However, mess up the action and you will end up losing your popularity in the eyes of the people. To help you not lose your reputation, this guide will go over everything you need to know about the Stardew Valley Luau Festival.
Date and timings for the Luau Festival in Stardew Valley
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Before any festival in Pelican Town, Mayor Lewis will send you an invite in advance, informing you about the date, time, and venue for the festival. The Luau Festival takes place on the 11th day of the Summer season every year between 9 am to 2 pm at the Beach.
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You must make sure to arrive at the Beach before 2 pm else you will end up missing the entire festival.
Potluck soup at the Luau Festival explained
During the festival, the people of Pelican Town come together to cook a potluck soup to share with the visiting Governor. You can add any edible ingredient to this potluck soup. Depending on your choice, the Governor will react in one of the seven ways:
These responses of the visiting Governor are affected by the following factors:
- Quality of ingredients (normal/silver/gold/iridium)
- The healing effect of the item
- Base selling price
Hence, you are encouraged by Mayor Lewis to add something high quality. If you manage to get the best reaction, the people of the town will respect you, add something unexciting and you will lose friendship points with the entire town at once.
Best items to use in the potluck soup at Luau Festival
Items in Stardew Valley are categorized into normal, silver, gold, and iridium quality. While you’re encouraged by the Mayor to use the highest quality items, the item doesn't need to be of iridium quality to unlock the best response.
Some items of silver quality can also provide you with the best response and grant you 120 friendship points with the entire town.
Here’s a list of items that yield the best response from the visiting Governor (+120 friendship points):
Bad and Worst items to use in potluck soup
Just like there are items that increase your relationship with the entire town, there are also some that you should avoid at all costs if you don’t want to ruin your relationship with the townsfolk.
Here is a list of items you should avoid adding to the potluck soup during Luau Festival in Stardew Valley:
How to get the Governor’s secret response during the Luau Festival in Stardew Valley
There’s also a secret response that you can trigger during the festival. While this one doesn’t affect your friendship with the village, it is rather hilarious and worth it if you’re looking for some humor.
To trigger this response, you must add Mayor Lewis’ Lucky Purple Shorts to the soup. You can get these from an event that takes place on the third day of summer. The mayor will send a letter requesting you to help find his shorts.
The shorts are located in Marnie’s bedroom. You can take these shorts and wait until the Festival to prank the Mayor and receive unique responses from the Governor and Mayor Lewis.
Pierre’s limited-time item shop
During the festival, Pierre can be found in the festival area where he sells limited-time items. These items are rare and exclusive to the festival so it’s recommended you stock up on some gold. The items offered by Pierre include:
That was everything you need to know about the Luau Festival in Stardew Valley. The festivals take place once a year so it is recommended to prepare the items in advance if you are planning to increase your friendship levels with the village.
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