SquidFest

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SquidFest is a fishing mini festival which takes place on the 12th and 13th of every winter. The festival begins at 6:10am and ends at 2:00am on both days. During the festival, Squid can be caught all day long and can be exchanged for prizes.

Unlike other festivals, shops and homes throughout Stardew Valley (including those at the beach) are not closed on the days of the event, and time continues to pass during the festival. Animals also need to be fed during the event; the game will not automatically consider them to be fed.

Booth

When interacting with the booth, the player can choose to either claim prizes or receive an explanation of the event.

Prizes

There are 4 tiers of prizes: copper, iron, gold and iridium. The squids needed for each tier are shown to the left of the shop. These are daily goals and the prizes and requirements change from one day to the next.

To get all possible rewards you need to catch 8 Squids per event day and you can turn them in all at once. Catching more than 8 Squids per event day won’t be rewarded with additional prizes.

The amount of squid the player caught is shown in a counter on the top-left corner. It resets between days.

Below is the list of tiers and rewards with the number of squids required to be caught on that day to earn the reward:

Day	Tier	Squids Required	Possible Reward(s)	Notes
Winter 12th	Copper	1	Deluxe Bait (20)	The player is guaranteed to earn this reward.
	Iron	3	Winter Seeds (10) Mystery Box (2) Dish O' The Sea (1)	Dish O' The Sea is a guaranteed reward. The player will also earn exactly one of 10 Winter Seeds or 2 Mystery Boxes, chosen with equal probability.
	Gold	5	Pearl (1) Coffee (3)	The player is guaranteed to earn both of these rewards.
	Iridium	8	'Squid Kid' (1) The Art O' Crabbing (1) Mystery Box (3) Seafoam Pudding (1)	'Squid Kid' is a guaranteed reward. The player will also get The Art O' Crabbing if they didn't already have it. If they already got it, they will instead earn 3 Mystery Boxes and 1 Seafoam Pudding.
Winter 13th	Copper	2	Trap Bobber (1)	The player is guaranteed to earn this reward.
	Iron	5	Winter Seeds (15) Mystery Box (3) Dish O' The Sea (1)	Dish O' The Sea is a guaranteed reward. The player will also earn exactly one of 15 Winter Seeds or 3 Mystery Boxes, chosen with equal probability.
	Gold	7	Treasure Chest (1) Triple Shot Espresso (3)	The player is guaranteed to earn both of these rewards.
	Iridium	10	Squid Hat (1) The Art O' Crabbing (1) Mystery Box (3) Seafoam Pudding (1)	Squid Hat is a guaranteed reward. The player will also get The Art O' Crabbing if they didn't already have it. If they already got it, they will instead earn 3 Mystery Boxes and 1 Seafoam Pudding.

Quotes

“	“It's a squid fishing challenge! If you can hit our daily catch targets, you'll win prizes. Check the sign to the left. We also put special bait in the water so the squid are active all day!”
	— In-game explanation of event

“	“You haven't earned any rewards yet. Better start catching some squid!”
	— Dialogue upon trying to claim a reward without having met the copper tier prize requirement

“	“You don't have any rewards available right now. Keep catching more squid!”
	— Dialogue upon trying to claim a reward after having met some but not all of the tier prize requirements and having already claimed all available rewards

“	“Congratulations! You hit our iridium-level target and earned all possible rewards for today.”
	— Dialogue after claiming the iridium tier prizes

Tips

• It is recommended that the player craft a Bait Maker to obtain some Squid Bait as it will significantly reduce the time needed to catch the required Squids.
• The player can also use Challenge Bait, as catching 3 Squid at once means the player only has to hook Squid 3 times on the 12th and 4 times on the 13th to obtain all of the rewards. However, as Squid is a relatively difficult fish, the player should be comfortable getting perfect catches on Squids. The player can use Cork Bobbers or Fishing Buffs to increase the size of the fishing bar, making it less likely for the Squid to leave the fishing bar.

History

• 1.6: Introduced.