Animal Festival Guide: Fields of Mistria

The latest update to *Fields of Mistria* brings a delightful new event to the game: the town's Animal Festival. This annual celebration not only promises fun but also offers a chance for your farm-raised animals to take the spotlight. Here's a comprehensive guide on how to participate and make the most of the Animal Festival.

How to Unlock Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

The Animal Festival in *Fields of Mistria* is an annual event, much like other seasonal town festivities. If you miss it one year due to in-game commitments or forgetfulness, don't worry—you can always participate the following year. The festival kicks off on the **10th day of the Winter season**. This gives you plenty of time to prepare your animals, ensuring they are in top condition to compete for the grand prize.

How to Win Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

The highlight of the Animal Festival is the main contest, where you can enter **up to two of your farm-raised animals** to compete for prizes. You can 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 participate.

How to Enter the Animal Festival Contest

To enter the contest, head to the festival grounds in the center of town and speak with **Josephine** at the front counter. She will guide you to the two booths behind her where you can register your animals. Josephine will also share two key tips that can boost your score:

• **Hearts Accrued**: The more hearts your animal has, the higher your score will be. You can increase hearts by petting or picking up your animals, feeding them, and letting them enjoy sunny days outdoors.
• **Rarity of Coat Color**: Animals with rare coat colors, like pink or blue, can significantly improve your score. Ensuring your animals are well-cared for and have unique coloring can give you an edge.

When ready, talk to **Terithia** at the left booth to enter your large animals, and **Landen** at the right booth for your small animals. A menu will display which of your animals are eligible. Once you've made your selections, return to Josephine and tell her you're ready to **‘start the judging’**.

All Prizes for the Animal Festival Contest

A cutscene will then play, announcing the winners starting with the small animal category, from third to first place. If you outshine Hayden’s chicken Henrietta, you'll be crowned the winner of that bracket. The large animal category follows, and beating Hayden’s cow Sunshine will secure you the top spot there.

Your prizes will be awarded based on your performance. Note that winning in your first year can be challenging due to the time needed to fully develop your animals' heart gauges and unlock rare animals through ranch-related quests and barn upgrades.

Consistent care and farm upgrades will significantly increase your chances of winning the coveted gold crown at the Animal Festival year after year.

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