Winter tin can be a hard season to become through in Stardew Valley. With the harsh weather, you aren't able to fully maintain your farm like yous tin can during the rest of the year. Fortunately, there are notwithstanding plenty of other things y'all can still do!

This guide will accept a wait at what you lot tin can do during the wintertime. Nosotros will cover everything from what to exercise on the farm, to events and quests.

Can You Farm In Winter?

stardew valley winter

You can do a lot of things during the winter, simply farming is not one of them. The majority of seeds that you buy from Pierre's General Store or JojaMart will not grow during the season.

During the winter, you will just be able to successfully abound wild seeds. Planting and growing these volition produce winter-specific goods includingwintertime root, holly, crystal fruit, snow yam, and crocus.

If you already have the greenhouse, and then y'all can nonetheless plant whatever you lot want! The greenhouse allows y'all to abound any fruit and vegetable, regardless of the season. Out-of-season seeds may exist hard to come across, so brand sure to salvage some during the residue of the year. Additionally, y'all tin buy seeds all year long from the Oasis store in the Desert.

Overall, you don't take to focus on farming during the winter. The few goods that do abound aren't worth it because they don't sell for much.

Focus On Your Subcontract Animals

Player in Stardew Valley barn, surrounded by farm animals
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Winter is the perfect time to focus on your subcontract animals. With no crops to worry nigh, turn your attending to your barn and coop.

Chickens and cows will produce eggs and milk on a daily basis, providing a steady income. To boost this, process eggs and milk into mayonnaise and cheese.

Exist certain to pet your animals every day, peculiarly during the winter. Petting an animal will strengthen their relationship with you, allowing them to produce college-quality ingredients. These high-quality eggs and milk can then exist processed and due southold for a lot of money.

If this is your beginning winter in Stardew Valley, and you don't have whatsoever subcontract animals notwithstanding, at present is the fourth dimension! Head to Robin's house and build a barn and a coop. Below are the requirements for the basic-level buildings.

  • Barn: Costs 6,000g. Requires 350 Wood and 150 Stone.
  • Coop: Costs 4,000g. Requires 300 Wood and 100 Stone.

To get more animals, call back to upgrade your buildings!

Grab Unique Fish In Winter

player fishing in winter in Stardew Valley
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Line-fishing is available all twelvemonth long; however, in that location are some fish that can only be caught during the winter flavour. Below, you can have a await at all the fish that volition be bachelor during the winter.

Available During Winter

  • Tuna: Ocean, Ginger Island (6 AM to 7 PM)
  • Sardine:Ocean ( 6 AM to 7 PM)
  • Pike: River, Woods Pond (all day)
  • Red Mullet: Ocean (6 AM to 7 PM)
  • Herring: Ocean (all day)
  • Sea Cucumber: Ocean (six AM to vii PM)
  • Sturgeon: Mountain Lake (6 AM to seven PM)
  • Tiger Trout: River (half-dozen AM to vii PM)
  • Albacore: Ocean (six AM to 11 AM, half-dozen PM to 2 AM)
  • Red Snapper: Ocean (vi AM to vii PM)
  • Halibut: Ocean (6 AM to eleven AM, 7 PM to 2 AM)
  • Midnight Carp: Mount Lake, Cindersap Forest Swimming, Ginger Isle (10 PM to 2 AM)

Winter-Sectional Fish

  • Perch: River, Forest Pond, Mountain Lake (all day)
  • Squid: Ocean (vi PM to 2 AM)
  • Lingcod: River, Mount Lake (all day)
  • Glacierfish: Cindersap Forest (all mean solar day)

Nighttime Market Fish

In addition to angling around town, you will also be able to fish during the Night Market place that takes place from Wintertime 15 to 17. Later, we volition have a more in-depth await at the Night Market place. The following fish/objects will exist available from the Submarine in the Dark Marketplace.

  • Midnight Squid
  • Spook Fish
  • Blobfish
  • Sea Cucumber
  • Seaweed
  • Octopus
  • Pearl

Mine With Full Energy

combat and mining during winter in Stardew Valley

During the winter, you lot should also explore the mines to the fullest. Since there are no crops to water or harvest, you can outset your mean solar day with full free energy and head to the mines.

There are 120 floors to the mines north of Robin'southward house. When you reach the bottom, you will receive the Skull Key. This allows yous to enter Skull Cave, which is located in the Desert.

Overall, wintertime is a great time to do some exploring, as well equally collect fabric that you tin can use later during the yr. Many buildings and craftable objects crave a lot of stone, so employ this time to stock up on it!

Expand Your House

first house upgrade in Stardew Valley
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You tin can expand your house during any season, but wintertime provides the perfect opportunity to focus on it. As mentioned above, a lot of buildings require wood and stone. Use the wood and stone you have gathered from mining to upgrade your house!

Expanding your house can exist done at whatever signal during the yr, but during the wintertime, yous don't take to worry about buying seeds. Instead, your money can exist put towards firm expansions.

For more data on upgrading your business firm, check out this guide.

Wintertime Events In Stardew Valley

Winter calendar from Stardew Valley

There are 3 events and nine birthdays that have place during the wintertime. Let's become over the events that will happen during Winter.

Festival Of Ice: Winter 8

Every Winter 8, the Festival of Water ice will take place in the Cindersap Forest (the expanse straight below your farm where Marnie'due south Ranch is).

During the festival, the Traveling Merchant will be selling a diverseness of Winter themed decor and foods. Beneath, you can encounter a list of all items available for purchase.

  • Rarecrow 1: 5,000g
  • Tree of the Winter Star: 5,000g
  • Frozen Dreams (Painting): 2,000g
  • Icy Rug: 4,000g
  • Winter Dining Table: 3,000g
  • Icy Banner: 800g
  • Wall Sconce: 1,000g
  • Winter End Table: one,000g
  • Cranberry Sauce: 200g
  • Stuffing: 200g
  • Pumpkin Soup: 250g

Additionally, you can participate in the Ice Fishing Contest. To win, y'all merely demand to take hold of at least 5 fish in the given time. Winning will reward you with the barbed claw, dressed spinner, a magnet, and a sailor's cap. If y'all win the contest once more, you will receive ii,000g.

stardew valley night market

Nighttime Market: Winter 15-17

The Nighttime Marketplace takes place in the eye of winter. During this time, the beach expanse of Pelican Town volition have different vendors set upward on boats. In that location will exist tons of interesting things available for purchase, likewise as opportunities to win rare items. Recollect to check out our guide on the Dark Market for more information.

Feast Of The Wintertime Star: Winter 25

During this event, you will have the opportunity to give and receive gifts from the citizens of Pelican Boondocks. A week prior to the event, Mayor Lewis volition ship you mail with the name of your gift recipient. Over the next week, you will demand to find the perfect gift for them. You will as well be given a gift by another resident likewise. The gifts given will be at random.

Like the previous events, you tin also buy themed decor at the Banquet of the Winter Star. Check out the list of items available from Pierre'due south booth.

  • Winter Banner: one,000g
  • Large Low-cal String: 800g
  • Small Pine: 500g
  • Ornate Window: 1,000g
  • House Institute: 700g
  • Festive Dining Table: 3,000g
  • Large Reddish Carpet: ane,000g
  • Decorative Axe: 1,000g
  • Wood panel: 500g
  • Log Panel: 500-700g
  • Tree of the Winter Star: five,000g
  • Manicured Pine: 800g

Birthdays

As mentioned above, at that place are 9 birthdays throughout winter. Below are the ix birthdays that occur during the flavour. Be sure to prepare and give the citizens a gift that they volition honey.

  • Krobus: Winter 1
  • Linus: Wintertime three
  • Caroline: Winter 7
  • Sebastian: Wintertime 10
  • Harvey: Wintertime 14
  • Wizard: Wintertime 17
  • Evelyn: Winter 20
  • Leah: Wintertime 23
  • Clint: Winter 26

Winter Quests

Finally, in that location are a multifariousness of quests available during the winter. Below, you will see a list of all quests that y'all can complete during winter. In total, there are ten possible quests that are spread throughout the season.

Winter 2

  • Catch A Squid: Evangelize 1 Squid to Willy

Wintertime 5

  • Staff Of Ability: Evangelize an Iridium Bar to the Wizard

Winter 6

  • Clint'due south Effort: Give Emily an Amethyst

Winter 12

  • A Dark Regeant: Deliver a void essence to the Wizard

Wintertime thirteen

  • Catch a Lingcod: Deliver a Lingcod to Willy

Winter 17

  • A favor For Clint: Bring Clint an Iron Bar

Wintertime 19

  • Exotic Spirits: Bring Gus a Kokosnoot

Wintertime 21

  • Robin's Request: Deliver 10 Hardwood to Robin

Winter 26

  • Fish Stew: Evangelize an Albacore to Gus

During the wintertime, yous can also complete the Winter Mystery quest. The quest is a bit more complex than the ones above, so read our complete walkthrough for the quest. The reward for completing this quest is the magnifying glass, which can be used to read hole-and-corner messages that are scattered throughout the world.

Additionally, yous can as well work to consummate the Community Heart bundles. The bundles can be completed at any betoken in the year, then simply remember to keep foraging and mining throughout the wintertime. You lot don't want to have to await an unabridged year just to go one item that's only available in the wintertime.

Now, you know all at that place is to practise during the winter is Stardew Valley. Although you lot aren't able to grow crops, there is nonetheless enough of content to keep you busy. After wintertime ends, start growing your spring crops and brand some more money!

Next: Stardew Valley: Complete Guide And Walkthrough

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