Another charming festival joins the Fields of Mistria calendar as part of the cozy game's third major update, bringing with it a wealth of endearing features. Fields of Mistria's Harvest Festival takes place in the fall and is full of numerous cute and cozy things to do, from taking part in the Queen Berry competition and NPCs to dance to picking a plethora of pumpkins and more.
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This Fields of Mistria Harvest Festival guide details the best locations to find Queen Berries if you're determined to win the competition's various rewards. It also outlines everything you can do on the day to join in with the celebrations and commemorate the event.
How to Start the Harvest Festival
While Fields of Mistia's Harvest Festival takes place on day 10 of Fall, preparations for the event actually begin on day 7of Fall when exiting your home. When leaving your home, a short cutscene with Reina triggers. Reina tells you the Harvest Festival is coming up and asks for your help collecting Queen Berries before the event begins.
There are also prizes to win for whoever collects the most Queen Berries over the next few days (and a special Mistrian Berry that only appears just before the Harvest Festival), including prizes for first, second, and third place. It's time to get collecting!
The Harvest Festival also shows up as a story quest in the quest menu, where you can also see how many Queen Berries you've gathered, or by checking your inventory. If you want to try the Harvest Festival but have a long time to wait until fall starts in your current game year, you could also load a previous save file that's near or on day 7 of Fall if you have one.
Where to Find Queen Berries in Fields of Mistria (Best Queen Berry Farming Locations)
Finding Queen Berries in Fields of Mistria works similarly to finding Breath of Spring in the Spring Festival, which appears as a possible spawn drop from completing certain activities. Although it's possible to find Queen Berries by doing everyday activities like chopping down trees and harvesting forageables like Cattail Fluff, the best place to find and farm Queen Berries is in the Mines.
As shown in the video below, you can find numerous Queen Berries by mining rocks on the top floors of the Mines, where you also don't need to travel far to find plenty of them:
Harvest Festival Competition and Rewards
On day 10 of Fall, when the Harvest Festival begins, Reina shows up at your home again to collect any Queen Berries you've gathered.
After another scene with Reina, you can head to the town square to take part in the Harvest Festival, which is adorned with fall-themed decorations and bunting.
Make sure you've collected at least some Queen Berries before day 10 if you want to see the event, as it seems if you don't collect any, it's possible that the festival itself may not start after speaking with Reina.
On entering the town square, the Queen Berry Competition begins. If you've gathered enough Queen Berries, you can win a prize, with around 25 Queen Berries required for third place and the Harvest Festival Centerpiece reward worth 500 Tesserae.
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How to Ask Someone to Dance at the Fields of Mistia Harvest Festival
Another thing you can do at the Harvest Festival is to ask one of Fields of Mistria's bachelors or bachelorettes to dance. If you talk to the town NPCs at the festival, an option appears next to those eligible to dance that says 'Ask to Dance.' Elsie may also ask if you are going to ask someone to dance. Selecting the option to dance then triggers an adorable and unmissable dance scene with your chosen NPC.
Harvest Festival Purchasable Items and Interactables
Dancing and competing aren't the only things to do during Fields of Mistria's Harvest Festival. You can also buy more cooking recipes and souvenirs from Nora's Souvenir Stall, with the following items available for purchase:
|
Harvest Festival Souvenir Stall Item |
Price (Tesserae) |
|---|---|
|
Candied Queen Berries |
400 |
|
Queen Berry Pie |
800 |
|
Pumpkin Pie recipe |
600 |
|
Apple Honey Curry recipe |
800 |
|
Harvest Plate recipe |
800 |
|
Autumn Scarecrow |
500 |
|
Cornucopia |
500 |
|
Berry Crown |
1,000 |
|
Berry Hat |
1,000 |
|
Berry Dress |
1,000 |
|
Berry Suit |
1,000 |
In addition to the Stall, there is also Hayden's Pumpkin Patch, where you can pay 200 Tesserae to obtain a random, surprise pumpkin decoration for your housing plot, such as:
- Pumpkin Pile - a pile of white decorative pumpkins.
- Large Decorative Pumpkin - a large black pumpkin.
Lastly, you are also free to talk to everyone at the festival and grab some food from the Harvest Feast table by interacting with it, topping off an abundant event with plenty of mouth-watering treats and fall-themed decorations to enjoy.
OpenCritic Reviews
- Released
- August 5, 2024
- Developer(s)
- NPC Studio
- Publisher(s)
- NPC Studio
- Engine
- GameMaker
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Early Access Release
- August 5, 2024
- PC Release Date
- August 5, 2024
