Guide to Luau Festival in Stardew Valley

One of the best role-playing video games, Stardew Valley has a different gameplay for players who love the slice-of-life essence. Along with daily tasks like fishing and farming, players can enjoy many other activities like festivals and celebrations like the Luau Festival. This festival is a great opportunity for players to interact and get rewarded. If you want to increase your score in Stardew Valley Luau Festival then come along to know all about Luau and its festival along with how to gain the most out of it.

Updated on 16th October, 2024 by latest news and updates

Stardew Valley: Luau Festival 

Luau occurs at a beach in the southern area of Pelican Town. It occurs only on the 11th of Summer each year. The area will appear from 9 AM to 2 PM. This means that the players have to complete their early morning chores like collecting eggs and milking their cows first. 

To reach Luau. the players can reach the Pelican Tower and head towards the Mayor’s House. Take the bridge in the south direction of the Mayor’s House and get to the Luau Festival. After the festival is over, the players will be transported back to their lands around 10 PM. This is because the festival will held for the entire day.

The main motive of the Luau Festival is to earn friendship points, purchase various ingredients, and add to communal soup. As you enter the festival, move to the right to see Pierre a selling booth that has the following items at their given prices.

• Starfruit:3000g
• Ceiling Leaves( 3 variations): 400g
• Jungle Decal(4 variations):400g
• Plain Torch: 700g
• Totem Pole:1000g

These items are available in Luau every year. If you couldn’t buy them for any reason, then you can try again next year.

The Communal Soup at Luau Festival

The main attraction of the festival is the communal soup in which residents will add the ingredients to make it flavourful. The Governor will attend the festival to taste the soup and rate its taste. Whereas, Lewis, the Mayor asks the players to purchase good-quality ingredients.

The governor’s reaction depends on three factors which are:

• Quality of Ingredients 
• The base selling price of each ingredient
• Nutritive factor/Healing effect of each item.

As per the above factors, the Governor will give seven various reactions. Each reaction has its own impact. This impact will decide whether the players will gain or lose the friendship relationship with the people of Pelican Town. The reaction and their effect will be as follows:

Reaction	Effect
Best	+120 points for Friendship
Worst	– 100 points for Friendship
Good	+ 60 points for Friendship
Bad	– 50 points for Friendship
Neutral	No effect
Something is missing	No effect
Secret	No effect

Best Foods to Get Good and Bad Reaction

Players can only use the Silver, Gold, and Iridium quality ingredients to get the best reaction from the Governor. Here is the list of Silver, Gold, and Iridium quality items to add to the soup.

• Silver: Goat Cheese, Apple Wine, Ice Pip, Legend Fish, Pineapple Wie, Starfruit and its wine, Ancient Fruit wine, Coconut Wine.
• Gold/Iridium: Apple Wine, Catfish, Cauliflower, Cheese and its wine, Blobfish, Banana Wine, Beer, Crimson Fish, Cranberry Wine.

Avoid the following ingredients for worst or bad reactions.

• Bad: Salomberry, Jojo Cola, Sunfish, Sweet Pea, Green and White Algae
• Worst: Sea Cucumber, Sap, Pupperfish, Red Mushroom.

BONUS: How to get Secret Response at Stardew Valley Luau Festival

For secret response, the Mayor’s shorts should be added to the soup to give a tangy taste. You can help him find it after he requests you on the 3rd of Summer. This prank will make the Mayor angry but it will not have any effect on the friendship score.

Stardew Valley Luau Festival has many activities for players to enjoy and have fun. Besides increases the friendship score as well. You can explore various locations in-game or try to sneak into the Secret Woods. Try it yourself and you will surely love it.