Back to Nature: Festivals

Spring

New Years Day

This Festival is on Spring 1st. You might not want to go to this Festival in the first year because you're going to be very busy packing. Although, If you do want to go, it is held at the Inn. Becareful not to drink too much.

Goddess Festival

This Festival is on Spring 8th. At this festival all of the village girls such as Ann, Karen, Popuri, Mary and Elli gets dressed up in traditional costumes to do a dance. You can only dance with a girl who has a crush on you. Inorder for them to dance with you, you'll have to ask them the day before The Goddess Festival.

Thanksgiving Festival

This Festival is on Spring 14th. This is a day where girls give gifts to guys, such as food. Be sure to Bring them some homemade food in return.

Local Horse Race

This Festival is on Spring 18th. This is the same as Harvest Moon 64, just train your horse everyday riding five laps around your farm. You will only get to do this in the second year because your horse won't be an adult yet.

Cooking Festival

This Festival is on Spring 22nd. Now its the time to show off some of your cooking skills. Bring the best recipe you ever cooked. A good strategy to winning this contest is to use high quality materials.

Summer

Swimming Festival

This Festival is on the first day of Summer. This is also like the Harvest Moon 64 festival. Go to the beach to participate in a Swimming Race. This time you'll have to press the "A" button to breathe.

Chicken Sumo

This Festival is on Summer 7th. Bring your chicken to town inorder to participate in this event. This festival is like a chicken fight, press the circle button to cheer on your chicken. If you win, your chicken will start to produce golden eggs.

Tomato Festival

This Festival is on Summer 12th. This looks like the most fun Festival there is. It's a tomato fight. First choose the team you want to be in, then press the square button to duck behind barrels. To shoot press the circle button. You have to hit all three people in the other teams to win.

Cow Festival

This Festival is on Summer 20th. There is really nothing to do in this festival. Bring your best cow to this festival. If you win your cow will give gold milk.

Fireworks Festival

This Festival is on Summer the 24th. Take the night off to watch Fireworks at the beach with the girl that you like. Go to the pier to watch them.

Music Festival

This Festival is on Fall the 3rd. Go to the church to participate in this festival. The priest Pastor Carter will come by the day before to ask if you to play an instrument. Make sure you arrive there on time.

Fall

Harvest Festival

This Festival is on Fall 9th. Remember to bring a Vegetable to this Festival so it can be judged by other peoples comment. There is not much to do in this Festival except talking to people and putting your vegetable in the stew.

Moon Viewing Festival

This Festival in on Fall 13th. The Moon Rises and Falls above Mothers Hill. You are able to take any girl you want to watch the moon with you.

Sheep Festival

This Festival is on Fall 21st. Enter your best sheep to this festival. If your sheep wins, your sheep will start to produce golden wool.

Winter

Dog Race

This Festival is on Winter 10th. Enter your dog in the race. To train it, and to get the best results, simply play catch with it, feed it, and blow the whistle at it everyday.

Thankgivings

This Festival is on Winter 14th. If a girl is at purple to blue heart on this day, they will give you chocolate as a present. If they're at green heart, they'll give you chocolate cake. Popuri comes at 6:00 AM, Ann comes at 8:00 AM, Elli comes at 10:00 AM, Karen comes at 1:00 PM, and Maria comes at 3:00 PM. Make sure you're at your farm during those times.

Christmas Eve

This Festival is on Winter 24th. You can ask a girl that is at purple heart to have a party at her house. It starts at 6:00 PM at their house.

New Years Eve

This Festival is on Winter 30th. Go to the mountain at midnight to watch the sunrise with all the villagers.