Festivals and the season calendar
The summer festival, cherry-blossom viewing, badminton, sweet potato roasting and mochi, plus what each season unlocks across your first year in Kagatsu.
Season gates the good stuff: Autumn of Year 1 is when Silkie Chickens and Mallards appear at Chinana's stall, and the summer festival has its own purchase counter for an achievement.
The calendar is the real progression system. Seasons gate animals, festivals gate achievements, and one specific Autumn is the door to half the livestock list.
The season gates that matter
| Gate | What it opens | Patch |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn of Year 1 | Silkie Chickens and Mallards at Chinana's stall | 1.20 |
| Autumn of Year 1 + one furniture purchase | The Furniture Catalog | 1.20 |
| Buy at least one goat | Fluffy Cows and Spotted Goats | 1.20 |
| Year 2 + story beat | The birthday event | 1.30 |
| Hokora stage 3 | The Seeder for sale | 1.30 |
Autumn of Year 1 is the single most valuable date on the calendar. If you are close to it, do not spend your money on anything decorative — bank it for animals.
Festivals and the activities attached
| Activity | Season | Achievement | Global rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Festival shopping | Summer | Summertime Spender — 10 purchases | 27.9% |
| Cherry-blossom viewing | Spring | No achievement, pure affection | — |
| Badminton | Warm months | More Like Goodminton — 15-shot rally | 36.6% |
| Sweet potato roasting | Autumn | Tater Toaster | 44.5% |
| Mochi making | New Year period | Mochi to be Desired | 37.9% |
The badminton one is the only skill check in the list: 15 successful returns in a single rally. Everything else is attendance.
Holidays and the day after
Patch 1.04 fixed an issue where you could become unable to leave home the day after a holiday (Festival or Competition). If you are on an older build and wake up stuck indoors, that is the bug, not a rule.
Planning a season in four lines
- Spring: plant, talk, bank seed money; cherry-blossom viewing raises affection cheaply.
- Summer: the festival purchase counter — ten buys, one achievement.
- Autumn: livestock tier two and the Furniture Catalog; this is the busiest season.
- Winter: mine, cook, craft, and push the numbers that do not need crops.
What the festival money is for
Festival purchases are one of the few places where spending is progress. Ten buys at the Summer Festival is an achievement, and the items are cosmetic — which is fine, because the money page shows how quickly shipping income outruns any single purchase.
Seasonal animals tie directly into livestock and hunting, and the late-game gates are collected on the unlock list.
Next
- Livestock and hunting — the animals Autumn unlocks.
- Gifts and requests — what affection does at festivals.
- Patch history — which festival changes came from which patch.
