Winter Festival

Winter Festival is an event that takes place on Saturday the 28th of Winter. To attend this festival, the player must talk to Bernard in the town center any time after 12:00pm on the last day of Winter. Be sure to do any farming, general upkeep, or inventory emptying before taking to Bernard, as the player will be returned to their farm at 11:00pm when leaving the festival.

Speak to Bernard again during the event to leave.

Earlier in the month, Bernard will show up outside the player's farm and tell them about the main event; the secret Santa gift exchange. He will tell the player who they are going to be responsible for giving a gift to. The person who the player is matched up with is random. In order to submit a gift, the player must to give it to Bernard in the town hall prior to the event starting.

During the festival, the player must guess who gave them a gift, based on the hints of the gift received.

Quest

Holiday Soup

Bernard will speak to you on 1st of Winter by your mailbox to start the quest. Go near the Town Hall and inspect the soup pot. Add 15 Mushroom, 15 Potato, 15 Egg, and 45 Noodles to complete the quest.

Events

Rebuild the Snowman

There is also an incomplete snowman south of the vendors you have the option to fix. It's a simple scavenger hunt.

Hot Chocolate Machine

There is a hot chocolate machine located to the right of Joy's shop. This item is not ready for the player when they enter the event. To receive one, the player must wait until the meter is fully charged.

Gift Giving

The gift exchange is optional, but the player will not receive any gifts if they do not participate. If the player chooses to participate they will receive a gift from one of the NPCs.

Name		Description	Gift	From
Bowed Gift		"This gift isn't even wrapped, but dramatically topped with a single bow ribbon. You have a feeling that the wrapper wasn't being lazy, but rather was trying to grab your attention."	Sunflower × 5	Vaan
Burlap Gift		"Someone forgot to wrap their gift and instead elected to toss it into a burlap sack. "SHIELD POLISH" is printed on the side of the sack."	Soldier's Boots	Nathaniel
Expensive Gift		A gift wrapped with shiny, expensive looking paper. Whoever wrapped this wanted to make a statement!"		Anne
Fancy Gift		"A sharply wrapped gift in fancy paper, topped with a blood red bow ribbon. You get the impression that the gift giver didn't wrap this themselves... maybe a servant?"	Crown (Black)	Darius
Firebolt Gift		"A gift wrapped in red paper with blazing fireballs painting across it. The bow is expertly tied to resemble Sun Haven's sun crest,"	Large Magic Potion × 3	Lucia
Floral Gift		"A gift wrapped in paper with beautiful flower patterns intertwining endlessly. A small charm hangs off the bow."	Watermelon Vine Seeds × 5	Catherine
Homemade Gift		"White paper that was turned into gift wrap. Despite the wrapper's best efforts, it's still smudged here and there with smithery soot."	Sunite Bar × 3	Lynn
Impeccable Gift		"A gift wrapped in shiny paper, the wrap job is impeccable. Whoever is responsible for this must be especially skilled at planning."	Chess Board	Xyla
Kitty Gift		"A gift wrapped in flashy pink paper, covered in sprinkles and pawprints. The gift tag reads "to XX, nya!". It obviously came from kitty."	Incredible Attack Potion × 3	Kitty
Leaf Gift		"A gift wrapped in a large, soft leaf. You've never seen a leaf quite like this before, someone must have grown it just for this occasion."	Small Mana Tome × 3	Iris
Little Girl's Gift		"A gift wrapped in paper noramlly meant for a young girl. Whoever wrapped it must have one had this on hand."	Shimmeroot Treat × 2	Liam
Music Note Gift		"A gift wrapped in paper printed with little music notes all over it. It seems to be from Claude... but it's too cute to come from him, right?"	Piano	Claude
Newspaper Gift		"A gift wrapped in some old newspapers, instead of gift wrap. One of the headlines reads 'SUN HAVEN OUTSIDER SPOTTED IN WITHERGATE'."	Bone Gift × 3	Donovan
Painted Gift		"A gift wrapped in hand-painted paper. Very thoughtful!"	Dreamy Painting	Jun
White Gift		"A gift wrapped in a fancy white wrapping paper. Is it just you, or does it kind of smell like the inside of a doctor's office?"	Health Potion × 3	Wornhardt
Traditional Gift		"A gift wrapped in simple paper, with colored strings that represent a bunch of obscure, boring Nel'Varian traditions."	Blue Roses Honey	Wesley
Poorly Wrapped Gift		"A crudely wrapped gift, whoever wrapped this wasn't very good at taking their time... or keeping their temper in check."	Shadow Ring	Vivi
Driftwood Gift		"A gift wrapped in scraps of old ship sails and fishing nets. It's covered in sand."		Kai
Tiger Print Gift		A gift wrapped in tiger paw paper. The ribbons look suspiciously as if they were cut with a sword...		Shang
Moon Print Gift		A gift wrapped in a paper stamped with... a lot of moons. Like, a LOT of moons.		Lucius
Celestial Runes Gift		A gift wrapped in sparkling golden runes of the Everbeyond. It's almost too pretty to open...		Miyeon
Seaweed Wrapped Gift		A sopping wet gift wrapped in... sea junk. Was this wrapped under water?		Karish
Red Wrapped Gift		A gift wrapped in crimson paper. It's covered in a thin layer of briney crust.		Zaria

Merchants

There are 2 merchants that attend this event.

Ice Sculptures

The first is Jerry, the ice sculptor. He sells unique ice sculptures the player can buy. They are limited in quantity and can only be purchased with Winter Tokens.

Item	Description	Cost
Cracked Reindeer Ice Sculpture	Uh-oh! Looks like the sculptor slipped a bit...	350
Snow Globe Ice Sculpture	More like an ice globe, really.	350
Reindeer Ice Sculpture	The graceful movements of a reindeer, perfectly captured in a giant fancy ice cube.	350
Angel Wing Ice Sculpture	They're beautiful, but don't try flying with them.	350
Swan Ice Sculpture	So realistic it looks like it might just fly away.	350
Dragon Ice Sculpture	A very bold, yet elegant, dragon carved of solid ice.	600
Peacock Ice Sculpture	Wow, those tail feathers couldn't have been easy to sculpt!	550

Holiday Shop

The other merchant is Joy. She is running the Holiday Shop just north of Jerry. She sells both food and Christmas themed decoration items.

Item	Description	Cost
Drinking Chocolate	Known less formally as hot chocolate, this brew is the essential drink for the chilly winter season.	1000
Mulled Cider	Cider that has been heated, or mulled, with holiday spices and fruit.	1500
Spiced Cider	Cider topped with a froth of potent spices.	1500
Elios Gingerbread Cookie	It looks just like Elios, even though it's a cookie!	1500
Holiday Hot Cocoa	Cocoa thickened with peppermint, it's hot AND cool.	2000
Fruit Cupcake	A cute mini version of the holiday fruit cake.	2000
Figgy Pudding	Get figgy with it.	1500
Gingerbread Man	This one didn't run away home.	1500
Milk and Cookies	Santa food.	1500
Raspberry Doughnuts	Raspberries aren't in season during the winter, so these doughnuts are made with sweetened preserves.	1500
Gingerbread House	Knock knock, anyone home?	1000
Panettone	A fluffy and delicate fruit cake, just in time for winter.	1000
Ornament Streamers	Deck the halls with these festive winter streamers.	550
Holiday String Lights	It's not winter without string lights!	550
Holiday String Lights Fence	This is one festive fence, you'll give it that much.	550
Holiday Bed	More sleep is a gift everyone should get.	2000
Holiday Wardrobe	This baby can fit so many candy canes in it.	1500
Holiday Throne	Dish out gifts, or keep them all to yourself, while sitting atop this winter festival throne.	3000
Holiday Couch	This comfy couch is the best gift you can give your rump this year.	1800
Snowflake Rug	You know, they say no two snowflake rugs are alike...	900
Holiday Table	Festive dinners are best served on festive tables.	1000
Holiday End Table	Winter may have to end, but this end table never has to!	750
Holiday Tree	It's a Western Region tradition to cut down a pine tree and decorate it for winter. This one is a fake tree, though. So sustainable!	1250
Holiday Wreath	No one knows where the tradition of winter wreaths came from, but no one questions it, either!	700
Green Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Blue Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Red Green Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Red Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Blue Holiday Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Snowy Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Polka Dot Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Striped Blue Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Striped Red Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Striped Yellow Stocking	Festive socks. Legends tell that if hung up, a fat red man will sometimes break into your house at night and leave stuff in them!	425
Stack of Presents	You can NEVER have too many presents. Never.	720
Yule Logs	Yule certainly agree that these logs complete your holiday decorations.	675
Hanging Bells	Two bells, to ring in joy and cheer.	300
Bow Bell	These holidays need more bow bell.	350
Classic Bell	Rung by carolers through the land as they sing songs to winter cheer.	400
Thin Bell	Sometimes known as an Angel bell, for its chime sounds similar to the wing beats of Angels.	350
Long Bells	These little bells sway in the winter winds, like little holiday wind chimes.	375

Gallery

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  Limited in quantity and costing Winter Tokens are the ice sculptures.

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  All items that can be purchased from Joy's Holiday shop during the Winter Festival.+

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History

• 0.8: Winter Festival introduced into the game.
• 1.2: With the addition of the new RNPCs, three new gift givers are possible for the Winter Festival event.
• 1.2.2:  Holiday End Table price decreased.
• 1.3: Prices of several food items adjusted.