Mistria Animal Festival: Comprehensive Guide

The latest update to *Fields of Mistria* brings a host of new activities and features, including the much-anticipated Animal Festival. This event not only promises fun but also offers a chance for your farm-raised animals to take center stage. If you're eager to participate, here's a comprehensive guide on how to make the most of the Animal Festival.

How to Unlock the Animal Festival in Fields of Mistria

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The Animal Festival is an annual event in Fields of Mistria, 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. Depending on your position in the seasonal cycle, this gives you ample time to prepare your animals. Ensuring they are in top condition is key to winning the grand prize at the festival.

How to Win the 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. These can be a small animal (such as chickens, ducks, or rabbits) and a large animal (such as cows, alpacas, or sheep). Remember, only fully grown adult animals are eligible for the contest.

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 the two booths behind her where you can enter your animals.

Josephine also offers two crucial tips that can influence your score. First, the more hearts your chosen animal has, the higher your score will be. You can boost your animal's hearts by petting or picking them up, feeding them well, and allowing them time outside on sunny days.

Second, your score can improve based on the rarity of your animal's coat color. Animals with unique colors like pink or blue can significantly enhance your chances of a higher score.

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

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

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A cutscene will then reveal the winners, starting with the small animal category, from third to first place. If you outshine Hayden's chicken Henrietta and take first place, you'll be crowned the winner of that bracket.

The large animal category follows, and if you surpass Hayden's cow Sunshine to claim first place, you'll be declared the winner of that bracket as well.

At the end of the judging, you'll receive a list of prizes based on your performance. Note that winning first place in your first year can be challenging, as it takes time to fully fill your animals' heart gauges and to unlock rare animals through ranch-related story quests and farm upgrades.

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

This concludes 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.