Desert Festival

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The Desert Festival is a festival that happens every year in the Desert on Spring 15th, 16th, and 17th. Unlike non-festival days, players may enter the desert prior to when Pam arrives at the Bus Stop, though it officially starts at 10am. On the final day of the festival, the player must wait until Pam arrives to drive the bus at 10am. This event requires the Bus to be repaired in order to visit the festival.

Sandy's shop will not be open for the duration of the festival, however the player may still enter the Oasis. The Desert Trader is still present and her shop is accessible.

Several challenges and attractions offer the ability to earn this festival's currency, Calico Eggs. Calico Eggs are physical items within game that can be used to purchase several different items from the various shops during the Desert Festival. Eggs appear to carry over from day to day and can be saved until the last day of the festival. However, they will disappear from chests or inventory at the end of the festival and do not appear to be able to be saved for the following year. The eggs can be sold in the player's shipping bin, but they yield no gold. (more investigation needed).

Attractions

The Races

Throughout the day, players may bet on races that take place on the hour and, if the chosen contestant wins, will receive data-sort-value="20"> 20 Calico Eggs per win. This is repeatable up until 11pm when the final race of the day ends.

The player can also cheat the race by giving the Suspicious Man next to the Oasis data-sort-value="1"> 1 in exchange for one of the race contestants of the player's choosing possibly losing the race.

The contestants include King Sting, Speed Rooster, Shoebiscuit (or Boot), Escar-go, Cactus Crawler.

Calico Egg Merchant

The Calico Egg Merchant sells several accessories and furniture items, as well as various usable items.

It makes a selection from the following list.

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	10 Mystery Box	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Mummy Mask	data-sort-value="120"> 120
	Blue Bow	data-sort-value="50"> 50
	Dark Velvet Bow	data-sort-value="75"> 75
	Mega Bomb	data-sort-value="15"> 15
	3 Mixed Seeds	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	Magic Rock Candy	data-sort-value="250"> 250
	Lucky Lunch	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	5 Eggplant Parmesan	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	Sun Dunes	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Desert Table	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	Desert End Table	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Desert Chair	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Decorative Barrel	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	Calico Statue	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	Desert Fireplace	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Desert Flags	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	Sandy Rug	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Desert Rug	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	Woodcutter's Weekly	data-sort-value="100"> 100

Villager Shops

Abigail

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Abigail's Bow	data-sort-value="60"> 60
	Abby's Planchette	data-sort-value="70"> 70

Alex

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Magic Hair Gel*	data-sort-value="100"> 100
	Alex's Bat	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Muscle Remedy	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	5 Fried Egg	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	5 Milk	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	5 Pancakes	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	5 Hashbrowns	data-sort-value="10"> 10

*Note: this is only available after Combat Mastery has been claimed.

Caroline

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Exotic Palace	data-sort-value="120"> 120
	5 Green Tea	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	10 Tea Sapling	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Classic Lamp	data-sort-value="40"> 40
	5 Dandelion	data-sort-value="10"> 10

Clint

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	50 Coal	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	100 Copper Ore	data-sort-value="2"> 2
	100 Iron Ore	data-sort-value="4"> 4

Demetrius

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Periodic Table	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Nautilus Shell	data-sort-value="50"> 50
	3 Spice Berry	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	100 Deluxe Speed-Gro	data-sort-value="2"> 2

Elliott

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Elliott's Pencil	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Tricorn Hat	data-sort-value="100"> 100
	5 Crab	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Squid Ink	data-sort-value="30"> 30

Emily

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	5 Cloth	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	Prismatic Shard	data-sort-value="500"> 500
	5 Sea Urchin	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	5 Mixed Flower Seeds	data-sort-value="8"> 8

Evelyn

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	5 Cookie	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	25 Mixed Seeds	data-sort-value="4"> 4
	50 Mixed Flower Seeds	data-sort-value="2"> 2
	5 Daffodil	data-sort-value="15"> 15

George

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Retro TV	data-sort-value="200"> 200
	10 Coffee	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	20 Vinegar	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	Morel	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Artifact Trove	data-sort-value="10"> 10

Gus

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Dusty Skull	data-sort-value="50"> 50
	5 Escargot	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Lobster Bisque	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Squid Ink Ravioli	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Eggplant Parmesan	data-sort-value="30"> 30

Haley

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Haley's Iron	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Art Photo	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Art Photo 2	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Pink Cake	data-sort-value="20"> 20

Harvey

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Harvey's Mallet	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Radio Desk	data-sort-value="40"> 40
	Model Planes	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	5 Coffee	data-sort-value="10"> 10

Jas

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Ancient Doll	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	25 Fairy Seeds	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	Rabbit's Foot	data-sort-value="100"> 100
	Magic Rock Candy	data-sort-value="300"> 300

Jodi

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	3 Crispy Bass	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	25 Mixed Seeds	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	50 Mixed Flower Seeds	data-sort-value="2"> 2

Kent

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	5 Fiddlehead Fern	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	10 Staircase	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Wood Chipper	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	5 Hazelnut	data-sort-value="10"> 10

Leah

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Leah's Whittler	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Short Bookcase	data-sort-value="40"> 40
	100 Hardwood	data-sort-value="3"> 3
	5 Salad	data-sort-value="20"> 20

Leo

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	5 Poi	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	5 Tropical Curry	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	1 Banana Sapling	data-sort-value="100"> 100

Marnie

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	100 Grass Starter	data-sort-value="2"> 2
	150 Hay	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	Truffle Oil	data-sort-value="50"> 50

Maru

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Maru's Wrench	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	2 Iridium Bar	data-sort-value="50"> 50
	Goodnight Shirt	data-sort-value="25"> 25
	20 Strawberry Seeds	data-sort-value="10"> 10

Pam

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Beer	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Mead	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	Pale Ale	data-sort-value="30"> 30

Penny

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Penny's Fryer	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	Strawberry Decal	data-sort-value="100"> 100
	Night Sky Decal 1	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Night Sky Decal 2	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Night Sky Decal 3	data-sort-value="30"> 30
	Pirate Flag	data-sort-value="100"> 100

Pierre

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Pierre's Sign	data-sort-value="50"> 50
	200 Calico Egg	data-sort-value="150">150g
	5 Squid	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	100 Wheat Flour	data-sort-value="2"> 2
	100 Oil	data-sort-value="4"> 4

Robin

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Wallpaper	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	500 Wood	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	500 Stone	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	Furniture Catalogue	data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000

Sam

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Sam's Skateboard	data-sort-value="50"> 50
	Sam's Old Guitar	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	5 Maple Bar	data-sort-value="20"> 20
	6 Joja Cola	data-sort-value="2"> 2

Sebastian

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Seb's Lost Mace	data-sort-value="70"> 70
	5 Frozen Geode	data-sort-value="10"> 10
	5 Energy Tonic	data-sort-value="25"> 25

Shane

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	Chicken Decal	data-sort-value="60"> 60
	5 Pizza	data-sort-value="5"> 5
	12 Egg	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	3 Pepper Poppers	data-sort-value="30"> 30

Vincent

Permanent Stock
Image	Name	Purchase Price
	10 Fiber	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	3 Bug Meat	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	Sap	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	Cave Carrot	data-sort-value="2"> 2
	Skeletal Hand	data-sort-value="2"> 2
	20 Clay	data-sort-value="1"> 1
	Chipped Amphora	data-sort-value="1"> 1

Emily's Outfit Services

Emily and Sandy offer the player a new outfit daily with a short cutscene in which she will pick the clothing that "embodies the player". The player's original outfit is placed in their inventory. If the player tries to re-enter the hut in which the clothing service happens, the player will be blocked from entering, with Emily saying that the player looks great in their new outfit. On days where Emily runs a Villager Shop, Sandy will take over after a bit of hesitation.

Chef

The Chef gives the player a choice of ingredients to make them a meal with varying effects depending on the ingredients chosen. The player may do so repeatedly, and choose different ingredients each time. The meal will be eaten and any effects will be applied immediately, lasting for variable durations. The buffs from dishes are a combination of buffs from both ingredient choices, e.g; Crystal Cake would provide you with both Mining (+3) and Luck (+1) buffs. Any dish will restore the player's maximum health and energy.

All Available Dish Combinations:

Choices:	Rich Marinara Defense (+1)	Mushroom Creme Mining (+1)	Cherry Syrup Luck (+1)	Pungent Garlic Attack (+1)	Uncomfortable Hot Sauce Speed (+1)
Hearty Beans Defense (+3)	N/A	Earthy Mousse	Sweet Bean Cake	Skull Cave Casserole	Spicy Tacos
Cave Loaf Mining (+3)	Mountain Chili	N/A	Crystal Cake	Cave Kebab	Hot Log
Rare Fruit Luck (+3)	Sour Salad	Superfood Cake	N/A	Warrior Smoothie	Rumpled Fruit Skin
Extremely Sharp Cheddar Attack (+3)	Calico Pizza	Stuffed Mushrooms	Elf Quasedilla	N/A	Nachos of the Desert
Shrimp Fishing (+3)	Ciopinno	Rainforest Shrimp	Shrimp Donut	Smell of the Sea	Desert Gumbo

Free Cactus

Once per festival, the player may obtain a cactus decor item from the Cactus Salesman at the bottom of the map. This decor is one out of several, and its face, colors, and design vary.

• Purple Flower Smiling Cactus.png

  Purple Flower Cactus

• Red Flower Sideeye Cactus.png

  Red Flower Cactus

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  Sly Cactus and Free Cactus Salesman

• Cat Cactus.png

  Cat Cactus

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  Random Cactus Combinations

Skull Cavern

During the Desert Festival, Gil and Marlon of the Adventurer's Guild offer one-day Quests that will award the player Calico Eggs if completed. These quests are Monster Slaying or Exploring Quests, in which the player must slay a number of monsters, or reach a certain level in the Skull Cavern. The player does not need to have obtained the skull key to enter skull caverns during the festival, and the skull caverns function as they normally do (including Treasure Rooms and hard-mode ("Dangerous", "Skull Cavern Invasion") skull caverns; as such, if hard-mode is toggled on, one may want to toggle it off before the festival!)

There are Calico Egg mining nodes which, when mined, yield data-sort-value="1-3"> 1-3.

"Egg Levels" are granted 1 every 5 floors and additionally every time a Calico Statue is activated. Talking to Gil presents the option to submit the day's egg level for a prize. This prize (is based on egg level?) can include eggs (100 on egg level 20?+), Triple Shot Espresso (x5 on egg level 20?+) and Gil's Hat (egg level 25?+).

Calico Statues may randomly appear once per floor (even Treasure Rooms). Activating the statue grants a random effect that lasts the (confirmation needed: visit to the mine? the day?) (plus the 1 additional "Egg Level").

Calico Statue effects (Work-in-progress list)
Status	Effect	Result
Buff	data-sort-value="+10"> +10	Receive data-sort-value="10"> 10
	data-sort-value="+25"> +25	Receive data-sort-value="25"> 25
	data-sort-value="+50"> +50	Receive data-sort-value="50"> 50
	data-sort-value="+100"> +100	Receive data-sort-value="100"> 100
	Speed boost	Gain +1 speed for 5 minutes
	Full refresh	Energy and health restored to max
	Monsters do less damage	Monsters do less damage
Neutral	No effect	Nothing (except the usual +1 Egg Level)
Debuff	More monsters	More of all monster types spawn
	More bats	More bats spawn
	Mummies are angry	Mummies move faster
	Bugs become Assassin Bugs	Armored Bugs are replaced with deadlier Assassin Bugs
	More serpents	More serpents spawn
	Monsters do more damage	Monsters do more damage
	Food is half as effective	Food is half as effective
	Lose more eggs when you're knocked out	Lose more eggs when you're knocked out
	More Ghosts	More Ghosts spawn

Harvey's Medical Station

If the player loses all health in the Skull Caverns and is knocked out, they will awaken at Harvey's "shop" located in the festival next to the Cavern entrance. The player will awaken with 10 health and will not lose energy or Gold. The player will keep their items but lose two Calico Eggs. Talking to Harvey will result in the same dialogue as before the player died.

Fishing Quests

Willy offers one-day fishing related quests, which will also award the player data-sort-value=""> Calico Eggs upon completion. These quests involve catching certain Desert Fish, like Sandfish, or involve festival-specific items.

Scholar

The Scholar gives the player a series of four questions, in exchange for a reward of event currency if all answers are correct. The player has one chance per day to achieve this. After a successful round of questions, the player must wait until next year to receive another reward. Questions are randomized from the table per event. Click below to see possible questions and their answers.

Scholar's questions and answers
#	Questions	Answers
1	Who runs the Blacksmith in Pelican Town?	Clint
	Who runs the Museum in Pelican Town?	Gunther
	Who runs the Saloon in Pelican Town?	Gus
	Who runs the Fish Shop in Pelican Town?	Willy
	Who runs the Animal Shop in Pelican Town?	Marnie
	Who runs the General Store in Pelican Town?	Pierre
	What is the date of the season's end?	28th
	Where are we?	Calico Desert
2	What season does Garlic grow in?	Spring
	What season does Red Cabbage grow in?	Summer
	What season does Artichoke grow in?	Fall
	When does the Apricot tree bear fruit?	Spring
	When does the Peach tree bear fruit?	Summer
	When does the Pomegranate tree bear fruit?	Fall
	When is Pierre's Shop normally closed?	Wednesday
3	In what season can you catch Carp?	Any Season
	In what season can you catch Pufferfish?	Summer
	In what season can you catch Salmon?	Fall
	In what season can you catch Squid?	Winter
	How many steps have you taken?
	How much does a Chicken cost?	data-sort-value="800">800g
	How much does a Cow cost?	data-sort-value="1500">1,500g
	How much does a Pig cost?	data-sort-value="16000">16,000g
	How much does a Rabbit cost?	data-sort-value="8000">8,000g
	How much does a Duck cost?	data-sort-value="1200">1,200g
4	Where might you catch the Stonefish?	Mine level 20
	Where might you catch the Ice Pip?	Mine level 60
	Where might you catch the Lava Eel?	Mine level 100
	What is George's last name?	Mullner
	How many garbage cans are there in Pelican Town?	8

If successful, the player will receive data-sort-value="50"> 50 Calico Eggs.

Shrouded Figure

The Shrouded Figure offers to teleport the player back to their farm for data-sort-value="250">250g, like in the Night Market during Winter. It functions the same as the Warp Totem: Farm.

Traveling Cart

The Traveling Cart makes an appearance with her standard cart, sporting an umbrella over the pig's head. A selection of the usual items is sold (with a new re-randomized stock for each of the 3 days), including the Wedding Ring recipe in a Multiplayer game. The shop opens at 12 pm.

Villager Attendees

Like the Night Market, villagers will deviate from their regular schedules to attend the Desert Festival. Alongside the festival-goers, some villagers host their own shops during the festival. However, players are able to walk into the shops through the back, meaning these villagers are still available for gifting, talking, or quest completion while at their post. Which villagers host a shop on which day is seemingly random, and their shops are available from 12 pm to 12 am.

Notes

• The trash bin next to the Calico Egg Merchant's shop can be checked and contains Calico Eggs once per day.

History

• 1.6: Introduced.