Mistria Animal Festival: Complete Guide

The latest update to *Fields of Mistria* introduces an array of new activities and features, among which the town’s Animal Festival stands out as a highlight. This event not only promises a delightful experience but also offers your farm-raised animals a chance to showcase their beauty and prowess. If you're eager to participate and perhaps win big, here's a comprehensive guide to the Animal Festival in *Fields of Mistria*.

How to Unlock the Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

The Animal Festival operates much like other seasonal town events in Fields of Mistria, occurring annually. Should you miss it in one year due to in-game commitments or forgetfulness, you'll have another chance the next year.

The festival kicks off on the 10th day of the Winter season. Depending on your current position in the seasonal cycle, this gives you ample time to prepare. Focus on purchasing and nurturing the animals on your farm, ensuring they are in top condition for the festival, as this is crucial for securing the grand prize.

How to Win the Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

The highlight of the Animal Festival is the main event, where you can enter up to two of your farm-raised animals in the contest for prizes. You may choose one small animal (such as chickens, ducks, or rabbits) and one large animal (such as cows, alpacas, or sheep). Remember, only fully grown adults can compete.

How to Enter the Animal Festival Contest

To participate, head to the festival grounds in the town center and speak with Josephine at the front counter. She will guide you to enter your animals at the two booths located behind her.

Josephine will share two key pieces of advice that can influence your score. Firstly, the higher the number of hearts your animal has, the better your score will be. You can increase your animal's hearts by petting or picking them up, feeding them, and allowing them outside on sunny days.

Secondly, your score can also improve based on the rarity of your animal’s coat color. Animals with unique colors like pink or blue can significantly boost your chances of a higher score.

When ready, talk to Terithia at the left booth to enter your large animals. A menu will appear displaying which of your animals qualify. Then, approach Landen at the right booth to enter your eligible small animals.

Once satisfied with your selections, return to Josephine and inform her that you're ready to ‘start the judging’.

All Prizes for the Animal Festival Contest

A cutscene will follow, announcing the winners of the small animal category first, from third to first place. If you outshine Hayden's chicken Henrietta to take first place, you'll be crowned the winner of that category.

The scene then shifts to the large animal category. Topping Hayden's cow Sunshine secures you the top spot in this category as well.

At the conclusion of the judging, you'll receive a list of prizes based on your performance. Note that if you're participating in your first year, winning first place can be challenging due to the time required to fully nurture your animals.

Achieving the highest heart levels takes dedication, and you'll need to complete ranch-related story quests and upgrade your farm’s barns and coops to access rare animals with unique coat colors.

Consistently caring for your animals and upgrading your farm to its maximum potential will dramatically increase your chances of claiming the gold crown at the Animal Festival.

This wraps up our guide to the Fields of Mistria Animal Festival. For more tips and tricks, explore our other content on the game, including how to access the Deep Woods.