The outgoing 
Sam is an NPC in Stardew Valley who players can chat with, get to know, and possibly even marry. To deepen one's relationship with this energetic blonde musician, players will need to learn his likes, dislikes, and a few other things about the ambitious man.
Like all villagers in the game, Sam has a shifting schedule that changes with the seasons as well as possesses different tastes in gifts. The ideal way to win him over is to present him with the material goods that he loves the most.
Sam's Schedule For Every Season
When one is looking for a particular NPC, it can sometimes be tricky to track them down, as they all have different lives full of varying interests, hobbies, and jobs. Spring and Summer are the most diverse in terms of schedule, so it may be more convenient to get closer to Sam in the Fall or Winter.
Spring
Monday & Wednesday
- 10:00 AM - Stands in the center of his bedroom
- 11:00 AM - Goes to JojaMart
- 12:50 PM - Starts work at JojaMart
- 4:00 PM - Finishes shift and leaves JojaMart
- 6:00 PM - Stands in front of his bookshelf in his bedroom
- 9:30 PM - Goes to sleep
Tuesday
- 10:00 AM - Stands in the middle of his bedroom
- 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar
- 2:00 PM - Stands by the Mayor's Manor
- 6:30 PM - Goes home
Thursday
- 10:00 AM - Stands in front of his dresser
- 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar
- 1:40 PM - Walks to the shrub southeast of Lewis' home
- 3:00 PM - Stands in front of the shrub near Lewis' home
- 6:30 PM - Goes home
- 7:50 PM - Stands in front of his desk
- 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
Friday
- 10:00 AM -Plays his guitar
- 11:00 AM - Skateboards outside his home
- 3:00 PM - Goes to the Stardrop Saloon
- 4:00 PM - Plays pool near the arcade in the saloon
- 9:20 PM - Leaves the Stardrop Saloon
- 10:20 PM - Goes home
Saturday & Sunday
- 10:00 AM - Moves around his room
- 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar
- 1:40 PM - Stands near Lewis's home by the river
- 6:30 PM - Goes home
- 9:00 PM - Goes to bed
Summer
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
- 10:00 AM - Stands in the center of his bedroom
- 11:00 AM - Goes to JojaMart
- 12:50 PM - Starts work at JojaMart
- 4:00 PM - Finishes shift and leaves JojaMart
- 6:00 PM - Stands in front of his bookshelf in his bedroom
- 9:30 PM - Goes to sleep
Tuesday & Sunday
- 10:00 AM - Moves around his room.
- 11:00 AM - Plays his guitar
- 1:40 PM - Walks to the beach with his brother Vincent
- 7:00 PM - Goes home
- 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
Saturday
- 10:00 AM - Stands in the middle of his bedroom
- 2:00 PM - Stands around next to Sebastian
- 6:00 PM - Walks with Sebastian to the river in front of his home
- 7:50 PM - Goes home and goes to sleep
Fall
Every Day
- 10:00 AM - Moves around his room
- 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar
- 1:20 PM - Walks to the forest southwest of Leah's Cottage
- 7:00 PM - Goes home
- 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
Winter
Every Day
- 10:00 AM - Moves around his room
- 10:40 AM - Plays his guitar
- 1:20 PM - Walks to the Stardrop Saloon
- 7:00 PM - Goes home
- 9:00 PM - Goes to sleep
What Kind Of Gifts Sam Loves, Likes, Dislikes, & Hates
The Best way to level up one's relationship with Sam, and any other villager, is to give them things that they like or love. While blatantly seeming like one is buying Sam's affection with these gifts, try to remember that it is the thought that counts in Pelican Town, and knowing what someone is fond of shows that the player is in tune with their needs.
Love
- All Universal Loves
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Cactus Fruit
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Maple Bar
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Pizza
-
Tigerseye
Like
- All Universal Likes (except, Mayonnaise, Duck Mayonnaise, Pickles, & all Vegetables)
- All Eggs (except Void Egg)
- Joja Cola
Neutral
- All Universal Neutrals
- All Fruit (except Cactus Fruit, Salmonberry, & Fruit Tree Fruit,)
- All Milk
Dislike
- All Universal Dislikes (except Coal, Copper Bars, Gold Bars, Gold Ore, Iridium Bars, Iridium Ore, Iron Bars, Refined Quartz, & Tigerseye)
- All Vegetables
- Chanterelle
- Common Mushroom
- Daffodil
- Dandelion
- Ginger
- Hazelnut
- Holly
- Leek
- Magma Cap
- Morel
- Purple Mushroom
- Quartz
- Salmonberry
- Seaweed
- Snow Yam
- Wild Horseradish
- Winter Root
Hate
- All Universal Hates (except Joja Cola & Seaweed)
- Coal
- Copper Bar
- Duck Mayonnaise
- Gold Bar
- Gold Ore
- Iridium Bar
- Iridium Ore
- Iron Bar
- Mayonnaise
- Pickles
- Refined Quartz
What Happens After You Marry Sam
After the player has given enough gifts to max out their relationship level with Sam, they will be able to marry him. After marriage, Sam's schedule changes as he now will be focusing on being with the player a lot more than before.
He moves into the farmhouse with the player and sets up his bedroom next to theirs so that he can always stay nice and close. Sam will also set up a halfpipe behind the farmhouse where he will sometimes be found practicing his skateboarding tricks.
It will also become possible to receive gifts from Sam on rainy days and nights, such as a Cactus Fruit, a Coconut, an Earth Crystal, a Geode, or a Pizza. When Sam isn't doing tricks on the halfpipe around back, he can sometimes be found in the farmhouse and will on occasion gift the player with some Pancakes.