Cherry Blossom Potluck

The **Cherry Blossom Potluck** is the first festival of the year, taking place on the 10th of Spring at Alun-Alun Square, on the east side of the Lake. The celebration begins by interacting with the festival orb in the square between 9:00 - 14:00. On Spring 9th the player will receive a letter:

Dear <Player>,We're gathering at the lake tomorrow to celebrate the start of Spring. The festival is a cookout potluck, so make sure to bring something yummy!
Arrive between 09:00 and 14:00.Hope to see you there!
Mayor Connor

Once the festival begins, the in-game clock will stop and the player will be free to socialize with any townies and participate in any activities as much as they like.

The player can contribute to the potluck with an ingredient of their choice by putting it into the pot on the east of the festival. Talking to Connor, whether contributing or not, will progress the main event: a taste testing by Judge Ross.

Players can also take part in a sack race-like minigame, Balap Karung, located south-west of the festival.

There is also a small shop stall located north of the festival where a couple of outdoor decorations can be purchased.

Leaving the festival location will bring it to an end, with the player spawning in front of their house at 21:00. Attending the festival (even though skipping main event) will earn 40 × 40.

## Cherry Blossom Shop

The Cherry Blossom Shop offers a selection of items for purchase - one is cherry blossom plant that exclusive to the festival and ten Furniture Store items sold at a 20% discount.

## Hotpot Donation

The main event of the festival hinges on the item the player donates to the hotpot. There are six possible results depending on the item donated - if one is donated at all - and its quality, with different amounts of points afforded to them. The amount of points earned affects the success of the potluck and the responses of the townies afterwards. Only loved hotpot is considered as winning the festival, and earning 300  as well as Heart friendship points.

Any item not specifically listed is judged by its gifting category.

**Note:** Not all listed items may be obtainable by normal gameplay. Due to changes in how wine is made, only Apple wine is treated as a specified ingredient. All other wines are considered Artisan products, and will only receive a neutral score.

### Love

> **Judge Ross:** Wow... This soup tastes AMAZING! All of you have made a masterpiece! Great job, Starlet Town!
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A **Loved** hotpot is worth 80 points.

### Like

> **Judge Ross:** Mmm... delicious! This soup certainly tastes good... The local products are great, and they complement each other. Well done!
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A **Liked** hotpot is worth 60 points.

### Neutral

> **Judge Ross:** It's... okay. I taste nothing special with this soup. Well, as long as it's edible, everyone can consider it a success.
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A **Neutral** hotpot is worth 40 points.

### Dislike

> **Judge Ross:** ... Yuck! This soup is... Weird...Yuck! This soup tastes... weird. One spoon is enough for me! How disappointing. One spoon is enough for me!
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A **Disliked** hotpot is worth 20 points.

### Hate

> **Judge Ross:** ...
> **Connor:** A-are you okay Ms.Ross?
> **Judge Ross:** Yuck! I can't believe I just ate that thing... My stomach hurts...
> **Connor:** Folks... I just saw some questionable things inside the soup. Whoever put it in the pot ruined our soup and put everyone's safety in danger. I'm really disappointed. ... Okay, festival is over. Everyone, please go home.
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A **Hated** hotpot is worth 1 point.

### No Participation

> **Connor:** *Player*,  do you want to go? It seems like you have a lot of work at the farm, hah hah hah. It’s too bad you can’t join us for the big potluck, though. But it can't be helped, it seems you are very busy. I hope you can participate in the next festival.
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Choosing not to donate to the hotpot awards no points and immediately ends the festival.

## Balap Karung

Interacting with the Registration sign on the south side of the lake allows the player to play the Balap Karung minigame. In addition to participating in the race, the player can view instructions on how to play and try a practice run.

Balap Karung is a timing game where players must press an interact button - space or A - when a moving indicator is in the center green section of a slider bar. The closer the indicator is to the center of the bar when tapped, the further the player will jump. With every success, the indicator moves faster and a little stamina is drained. When stamina is drained completely or the player taps outside of the green section, they will trip and lose time in the race. Eating extra stamina food is recommended.

Balap Karung rewards: