Animal Festival Highlights at Fields of Mistria

The latest update to *Fields of Mistria* brings a delightful array of new activities and features, including the much-anticipated Animal Festival. This event not only promises fun but also gives your farm-raised animals a chance to take the spotlight. Here's a comprehensive guide on how to participate and excel at the Animal Festival.

How to Unlock Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

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The Animal Festival is an annual event in Fields of Mistria, akin to other seasonal town events. If you miss it one year due to in-game obligations or simply forget, don't worry—you'll have another chance the following year.

The festival kicks off on the 10th day of the Winter season. This timing allows you ample opportunity to prepare by purchasing and nurturing your animals. Ensuring they look and feel their best is crucial if you're aiming for the top prize.

How to Win Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

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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). Note that only fully grown adult animals are eligible to participate.

How to Enter the Animal Festival Contest

To enter, 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 offers two key tips to boost your score:

1. The more hearts your chosen animal has, the higher your score will be. You can increase your animal's hearts by petting or picking them up, feeding them, and allowing them to enjoy sunny days outdoors.
2. The rarity of your animal's coat color can also enhance your score. Animals with unique colors like pink or blue can give you an edge.

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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 the eligible animals from your farm.

Once you've made your selections, return to Josephine and let her know you're ready to 'start the judging'.

All Prizes for the Animal Festival Contest

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A cutscene will unfold, announcing the winners of the small animal category first, from third to first place. Beating Hayden's chicken Henrietta secures you the top spot in this bracket.

The scene then shifts to the large animal category, where surpassing Hayden's cow Sunshine clinches the first place.

At the end of the judging, you'll receive prizes based on your performance. Competing in your first year can be challenging, as it takes time to fully fill your animals' heart gauges and unlock rare animals with unique coat styles through ranch-related story quests and farm upgrades.

Consistently caring for your animals and upgrading your farm each year will significantly improve your chances of winning the coveted gold crown at the Animal Festival.

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