Luau

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The Luau is a Festival that takes place on the 11th of every Summer. The player attends the Luau by entering The Beach between 9am and 2pm. The beach cannot be entered before 9am. When the Luau ends, the player will be returned to The Farm at 10pm.

On the day of the Festival, every home and shop in Stardew Valley is "locked" and cannot be entered.

A central feature of the Luau is the communal potluck soup, made with ingredients added by villagers. The player may choose to add an ingredient to the soup, then the Governor tastes and judges it. The soup-tasting begins by talking to Mayor Lewis and choosing "yes, let's start," at the dialogue option.

The reaction of the Governor at the soup tasting depends upon what item the player has added to it, if any. Friendship points with most villagers will also increase, decrease, or not change, depending on the item added to the soup. Friendships with Sandy, the Wizard, Krobus, the player's Children, and the Dwarf are never affected.

The Luau ends automatically after the Governor tastes the soup.

Shop

Pierre has a booth from which he sells the following items.

Name	Description	Price
Wall Palm	Can be placed inside your house.	data-sort-value="1000">1,000g
Jungle Decal	Can be placed inside your house.	data-sort-value="800">800g
Ceiling Leaves	Can be placed inside your house.	data-sort-value="400">400g
Totem Pole	Can be placed as decoration.	data-sort-value="1000">1,000g
Starfruit (1)	An extremely juicy fruit that grows in hot, humid weather. Slightly sweet with a sour undertone.	data-sort-value="3000">3,000g
Plain Torch	Can be placed as decoration.	data-sort-value="700">700g

Potluck

When adding an item to the potluck soup, only edible, uncooked items are valid (although Life Elixir and Oil of Garlic are crafted and not cooked, the game considers them "cooked" items, so they are not eligible. Magic Rock Candy and Piña Colada are considered "cooked" items as well, so they are not eligible. Field Snack and Bug Steak, however, are eligible). Note that the game does not inform the player before the event that the "potluck" is a soup, nor that cooked or inedible items are not valid.

Before the soup-tasting, Mayor Lewis states, "I trust that you all put high-quality ingredients in the pot this year. We don't want the governor to regret his visit to the valley!" At this point it is too late for the player to change the item already added to the soup.

Note that item quality, base sell price, and edibility (healing effect) are the three determining factors of the Governor's reaction. Profession bonuses that increase the sell price of items (such as Rancher, Angler, etc.) are not considered in the game's calculations.^[1]

There are 7 possible outcomes depending on the item added to the soup.

In a multiplayer game, all players must add an item to the soup, or the "Missing Something" response will occur. Following that, the final result is determined by the worst item added.

Missing Something Response

“	“Hmmm... Well it's not bad, but it's missing something... Did everyone in town contribute an ingredient to the soup? I feel like it's missing someone's unique voice.”
	— Governor

“	“You're right... It's a little bland.”
	— Lewis

The player neither earns nor loses friendship with the villagers if no item is used.

Best Response

“	“Oh my... that's the best soup I've ever tasted!”
	— Governor

“	“You're right... It's delicious!”
	— Lewis

The player earns 120 friendship points with the villagers if any of these items are used.

Quality	Eligible Items
Normal	Normal quality items are not eligible.
Silver	Ancient Fruit Wine • Apple Wine • Banana Wine • Blobfish • Crimsonfish • Crystal Fruit Wine • Goat Cheese • Golden Egg • Ice Pip • Large Goat Milk • Lava Eel • Legend • Legend II • Magma Cap • Mango Wine • Melon Wine • Orange Wine • Ostrich Egg • Pale Ale • Peach Wine • Pineapple Wine • Pomegranate Wine • Rhubarb Wine • Smoked Angler • Smoked Blobfish • Smoked Catfish • Smoked Crimsonfish • Smoked Glacierfish • Smoked Glacierfish Jr. • Smoked Ice Pip • Smoked Lava Eel • Smoked Legend • Smoked Legend II • Smoked Midnight Carp • Smoked Ms. Angler • Smoked Mutant Carp • Smoked Octopus • Smoked Radioactive Carp • Smoked Son of Crimsonfish • Smoked Spook Fish • Smoked Stingray • Smoked Stonefish • Smoked Sturgeon • Smoked Super Cucumber • Smoked Tiger Trout • Smoked Void Salmon • Son of Crimsonfish • Starfruit • Starfruit Wine • Strawberry Wine • Wine (from Traveling Cart)
Gold / Iridium*	Ancient Fruit Wine • Angler • Apple Wine • Artichoke • Banana Wine • Beer • Blobfish • Cactus Fruit Wine • Catfish • Cauliflower • Chanterelle • Cheese • Cherry Wine • Coconut Wine • Cranberries Wine • Crimsonfish • Crystal Fruit Wine • Fairy Rose • Glacierfish • Glacierfish Jr. • Goat Cheese • Goat Milk • Golden Egg • Grape Wine • Ice Pip • Large Goat Milk • Large Milk • Lava Eel • Legend • Legend II • Magma Cap • Mango Wine • Mayonnaise • Mead • Melon • Melon Wine • Ms. Angler • Mutant Carp • Orange Wine • Ostrich Egg • Pale Ale • Peach Wine • Pineapple • Pineapple Wine • Pomegranate Wine • Powdermelon Wine • Purple Mushroom • Radioactive Carp • Red Cabbage • Rhubarb Wine • Smoked Angler • Smoked Blobfish • Smoked Blue Discus • Smoked Catfish • Smoked Crimsonfish • Smoked Dorado • Smoked Eel • Smoked Flounder • Smoked Glacierfish • Smoked Glacierfish Jr. • Smoked Halibut • Smoked Ice Pip • Smoked Largemouth Bass • Smoked Lava Eel • Smoked Legend • Smoked Legend II • Smoked Lingcod • Smoked Lionfish • Smoked Midnight Carp • Smoked Midnight Squid • Smoked Ms. Angler • Smoked Mutant Carp • Smoked Octopus • Smoked Pike • Smoked Radioactive Carp • Smoked Slimejack • Smoked Son of Crimsonfish • Smoked Spook Fish • Smoked Squid • Smoked Stingray • Smoked Stonefish • Smoked Sturgeon • Smoked Super Cucumber • Smoked Tiger Trout • Smoked Tuna • Smoked Void Salmon • Smoked Walleye • Son of Crimsonfish • Spice Berry Wine • Spook Fish • Starfruit • Starfruit Wine • Stingray • Strawberry Wine • Sturgeon • Super Cucumber • Truffle • Wild Plum Wine • Wine (from Traveling Cart) • Yam

*For items that are available in gold and iridium qualities, either may be used.

Good Response

“	“Ah... that's a very pleasant soup. The produce from this valley never disappoints!”
	— Governor

“	“Mmm... tasty. You all did very well today.”
	— Lewis

The player earns 60 friendship points with the villagers if any of these items are used.

Quality	Eligible Items
Normal	Amaranth • Amaranth Juice • Ancient Fruit Wine • Aged Roe (all kinds) • Angler • Apple • Apple Wine • Apricot Wine • Artichoke • Artichoke Juice • Banana • Banana Wine • Beer • Beet • Beet Juice • Blobfish • Blue Discus • Blueberry Wine • Bok Choy Juice • Broccoli • Broccoli Juice • Cactus Fruit • Cactus Fruit Wine • Carrot • Carrot Juice • Catfish • Cauliflower • Cauliflower Juice • Cave Carrot Juice • Cave Jelly • Caviar • Chanterelle • Cheese • Cherry Wine • Coconut Wine • Coffee • Corn Juice • Cranberries Wine • Crimsonfish • Crystal Fruit • Crystal Fruit Wine • Dandelion Juice • Dinosaur Mayonnaise • Dorado • Dried Fruit (any, except Dried Qi Fruits) • Dried Mushrooms (any) • Duck Mayonnaise • Eggplant Juice • Energy Tonic • Fairy Rose • Fiddlehead Fern Juice • Flounder • Garlic Juice • Ginger Juice • Glacierfish • Glacierfish Jr. • Goat Cheese • Goat Milk • Golden Egg • Grape Wine • Green Bean Juice • Green Tea • Hazelnut Juice • Hot Pepper Wine • Ice Pip • Jelly (any, except Qi Fruit Jelly) • Juice (from Traveling Cart) • Kale • Kale Juice • Large Goat Milk • Large Milk • Largemouth Bass • Lava Eel • Leek Juice • Legend • Legend II • Lingcod • Lionfish • Magma Cap • Mango • Mango Wine • Maple Syrup • Mayonnaise • Mead • Melon • Melon Wine • Midnight Carp • Midnight Squid • Milk • Morel • Ms. Angler • Muscle Remedy • Mutant Carp • Mystic Syrup • Oil • Orange • Orange Wine • Ostrich Egg • Pale Ale • Parsnip Juice • Peach • Peach Wine • Pickles (any, except Pickled Spring Onion) • Pike • Pineapple • Pineapple Wine • Pomegranate • Pomegranate Wine • Poppy • Potato Juice • Powdermelon • Powdermelon Wine • Pumpkin Juice • Purple Mushroom • Radioactive Carp • Radish Juice • Raisins • Red Cabbage • Red Cabbage Juice • Rhubarb Wine • Rice • River Jelly • Roe (all kinds) • Sea Jelly • Slimejack • Smoked Albacore • Smoked Angler • Smoked Blobfish • Smoked Blue Discus • Smoked Bullhead • Smoked Catfish • Smoked Chub • Smoked Clam • Smoked Cockle • Smoked Crab • Smoked Crayfish • Smoked Crimsonfish • Smoked Dorado • Smoked Eel • Smoked Flounder • Smoked Ghostfish • Smoked Glacierfish • Smoked Glacierfish Jr. • Smoked Halibut • Smoked Ice Pip • Smoked Largemouth Bass • Smoked Lava Eel • Smoked Legend • Smoked Legend II • Smoked Lingcod • Smoked Lionfish • Smoked Lobster • Smoked Midnight Carp • Smoked Midnight Squid • Smoked Ms. Angler • Smoked Mutant Carp • Smoked Octopus • Smoked Perch • Smoked Pike • Smoked Radioactive Carp • Smoked Rainbow Trout • Smoked Red Mullet • Smoked Red Snapper • Smoked Salmon • Smoked Sandfish • Smoked Shad • Smoked Shrimp • Smoked Slimejack • Smoked Smallmouth Bass • Smoked Snail • Smoked Son of Crimsonfish • Smoked Spook Fish • Smoked Squid • Smoked Stingray • Smoked Stonefish • Smoked Sturgeon • Smoked Super Cucumber • Smoked Tiger Trout • Smoked Tilapia • Smoked Tuna • Smoked Void Salmon • Smoked Walleye • Smoked Woodskip • Snow Yam • Snow Yam Juice • Son of Crimsonfish • Spice Berry Wine • Spook Fish • Stardrop • Starfruit • Starfruit Wine • Stingray • Strawberry • Strawberry Wine • Sturgeon • Summer Squash • Summer Squash Juice • Super Cucumber • Taro Root • Taro Root Juice • Tiger Trout • Tomato Juice • Truffle • Truffle Oil • Tuna • Vinegar • Void Salmon • Walleye • Wild Horseradish Juice • Wild Plum Wine • Wine (from Traveling Cart) • Winter Root Juice • Yam • Yam Juice
Silver	Albacore • Amaranth • Angler • Apple • Apricot Wine • Artichoke • Banana • Beer • Beet • Blue Discus • Blueberry Wine • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Bullhead • Cactus Fruit • Cactus Fruit Wine • Carrot • Catfish • Cauliflower • Chanterelle • Cheese • Cherry • Cherry Wine • Coconut Wine • Cranberries • Cranberries Wine • Crystal Fruit • Dorado • Duck Egg • Eel • Fairy Rose • Fiddlehead Fern • Flounder • Glacierfish • Glacierfish Jr. • Goat Milk • Grape • Grape Wine • Halibut • Hazelnut • Hot Pepper Wine • Kale • Large Egg (white/brown) • Large Milk • Largemouth Bass • Lingcod • Lionfish • Mango • Mayonnaise • Mead • Melon • Midnight Carp • Midnight Squid • Milk • Morel • Ms. Angler • Mutant Carp • Orange • Peach • Pike • Pineapple • Pomegranate • Poppy • Potato • Powdermelon • Powdermelon Wine • Purple Mushroom • Radioactive Carp • Radish • Red Cabbage • Red Mullet • Salmon • Sandfish • Slimejack • Smoked Albacore • Smoked Blue Discus • Smoked Bream • Smoked Bullhead • Smoked Chub • Smoked Clam • Smoked Cockle • Smoked Crab • Smoked Crayfish • Smoked Dorado • Smoked Eel • Smoked Flounder • Smoked Ghostfish • Smoked Halibut • Smoked Largemouth Bass • Smoked Lingcod • Smoked Lionfish • Smoked Lobster • Smoked Midnight Squid • Smoked Oyster • Smoked Perch • Smoked Pike • Smoked Rainbow Trout • Smoked Red Mullet • Smoked Red Snapper • Smoked Salmon • Smoked Sandfish • Smoked Sardine • Smoked Shad • Smoked Shrimp • Smoked Slimejack • Smoked Smallmouth Bass • Smoked Snail • Smoked Squid • Smoked Tilapia • Smoked Tuna • Smoked Walleye • Smoked Woodskip • Snow Yam • Spice Berry • Spice Berry Wine • Spook Fish • Squid • Stingray • Strawberry • Sturgeon • Summer Spangle • Summer Squash • Sunflower • Super Cucumber • Taro Root • Tiger Trout • Tilapia • Truffle • Tuna • Void Salmon • Walleye • Wild Plum • Wild Plum Wine • Winter Root • Woodskip • Yam
Gold / Iridium*	Albacore • Amaranth • Apple • Apricot Wine • Banana • Beet • Blue Discus • Blueberry Wine • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Bullhead • Cactus Fruit • Carrot • Cherry • Cranberries • Crystal Fruit • Dorado • Duck Egg • Eel • Fiddlehead Fern • Flounder • Grape • Halibut • Hazelnut • Hot Pepper Wine • Kale • Large Egg (white/brown) • Largemouth Bass • Lingcod • Lionfish • Mango • Midnight Carp • Midnight Squid • Milk • Morel • Orange • Peach • Pike • Pomegranate • Poppy • Potato • Powdermelon • Radish • Red Mullet • Salmon • Sandfish • Slimejack • Smoked Albacore • Smoked Bream • Smoked Bullhead • Smoked Chub • Smoked Clam • Smoked Cockle • Smoked Ghostfish • Smoked Oyster • Smoked Perch • Smoked Rainbow Trout • Smoked Red Mullet • Smoked Red Snapper • Smoked Salmon • Smoked Sandfish • Smoked Sardine • Smoked Shad • Smoked Smallmouth Bass • Smoked Tilapia • Smoked Woodskip • Snow Yam • Spice Berry • Squid • Strawberry • Summer Spangle • Summer Squash • Sunflower • Taro Root • Tiger Trout • Tilapia • Tuna • Void Salmon • Walleye • Wild Plum • Winter Root • Woodskip

*For items that are available in gold and iridium qualities, either may be used.

Neutral Response

“	“Hmm... I don't have much to say about this. It's an average soup.”
	— Governor

“	“He's right... It's nothing special. Not bad, though.”
	— Lewis

The player neither earns nor loses friendship with the villagers if any of these items are used.

Quality	Eligible Items
Normal	Albacore • Apricot • Blackberry Wine • Blue Jazz • Blueberry • Bok Choy • Bream • Bug Steak • Bullhead • Cave Carrot • Cherry • Chub • Common Mushroom • Corn • Cranberries • Dandelion • Duck Egg • Eel • Egg (white/brown) • Eggplant • Fiddlehead Fern • Garlic • Ghostfish • Ginger • Grape • Green Bean • Halibut • Hazelnut • Hops • Hot Pepper • Large Egg (white/brown) • Leek • Parsnip • Perch • Pickled Spring Onion • Potato • Radish • Rainbow Trout • Red Mullet • Red Snapper • Salmon • Sandfish • Sardine • Shad • Smallmouth Bass • Smoked Anchovy • Smoked Bream • Smoked Carp • Smoked Herring • Smoked Mussel • Smoked Oyster • Smoked Periwinkle • Smoked Sardine • Smoked Sunfish • Spice Berry • Squid • Sugar • Summer Spangle • Sunflower • Tilapia • Tomato • Tulip • Void Egg • Wheat Flour • Wild Horseradish • Wild Plum • Winter Root • Woodskip
Silver / Gold / Iridium*	Apricot • Blackberry Wine • Blue Jazz • Blueberry • Bream • Chub • Common Mushroom • Corn • Dandelion • Egg (white/brown) • Eggplant • Garlic • Ghostfish • Green Bean • Hops • Hot Pepper • Leek • Parsnip • Perch • Rainbow Trout • Red Snapper • Sardine • Shad • Smallmouth Bass • Smoked Anchovy • Smoked Carp • Smoked Herring • Smoked Mussel • Smoked Periwinkle • Smoked Sunfish • Tomato • Tulip • Void Egg • Wild Horseradish

*Any available quality (silver, gold, or iridium) of these items will produce the Neutral Response.

Bad Response

“	“Um... It's actually kind of disgusting. I think I'll pass on the soup this year.”
	— Governor

“	“Yuck. Someone must have ruined it with a poor-quality ingredient.”
	— Lewis

The player loses 50 friendship points with the villagers if any of these items are used.

Quality	Eligible Items
Any	Anchovy • Blackberry • Carp • Crocus • Daffodil • Dried Qi Fruits • Field Snack • Green Algae • Herring • Joja Cola • Qi Fruit • Qi Fruit Jelly • Qi Fruit Wine • Salmonberry • Salmonberry Wine • Seaweed • Spring Onion • Spring Onion Juice • Sunfish • Sweet Pea • Unmilled Rice • Unmilled Rice Juice • White Algae

Worst Response

“	“Blech! This is vile! I think I'm going to be sick... I need to lie down...”
	— Governor

“	“Good going, people... Whoever put that foul ingredient in the soup made the Governor pass out! I'm ashamed.”
	— Lewis

The Governor passes out and the player loses 100 friendship points with the villagers if any of these items are used.

Quality	Eligible Items
Any	Goby • Holly • Pufferfish • Red Mushroom • Sap • Scorpion Carp • Sea Cucumber • Smoked Goby • Smoked Pufferfish • Smoked Scorpion Carp • Smoked Sea Cucumber • Void Mayonnaise

Secret Response

Quote

“	“Hmm... It's a bit tangy... but actually, the flavor is quite good! Just one minute... there's something in my bowl... what's this? This... This is outrageous! I've never been so insulted in all my life! Blech... my tongue is swelling up... I think I'm going to be sick.”
	— Governor

“	“Whoever took part in this appalling act is truly reprehensible. Using my very private item for this sick purpose! And to ruin a perfectly good soup... unforgivable! I've never been more ashamed of this community... Truly disgusting.”
	— Lewis

Adding Mayor Lewis' Lucky Purple Shorts to the soup will result in a unique response from the Governor and Lewis. Friendship with villagers is not affected in this scenario. If any player in a multiplayer game adds the shorts to the soup, the result will be the secret response, no matter what else is added.

Mail

Gallery

Missing Something Response
Best Response
Good Response
Neutral Response
Bad Response
Worst Response

References

↑ See StardewValley.Event::governorTaste in the game code.

History

1.2.31: Fixed grammar in Luau community soup text.
1.3.27: All players in a multiplayer game can contribute to the soup. Mayor Lewis' shorts can be added to the soup.
1.3.28: Fixed music not playing at the Luau festival.
1.4: Fixed bug where NPCs would follow non-festival schedules after the festival.
1.5: Added Pierre's booth. Fixed bug where a staircase could be added to the soup.
1.6: New items (including Mayonnaise, Jelly, and Pickles) can be added to the soup. The Luau's layout now changes every second year.
1.6.2: Wine and Juice have scaling edibility, changing some items' responses when added to the soup.

Festivals
Spring	Egg Festival • Desert Festival • Flower Dance
Summer	Luau • Trout Derby • Dance of the Moonlight Jellies
Fall	Stardew Valley Fair • Spirit's Eve
Winter	Festival of Ice • SquidFest • Night Market • Feast of the Winter Star

[governortaste-1] See StardewValley.Event::governorTaste in the game code.

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