Your Ultimate Guide to the Festivale Event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has rolled out a festive update featuring the vibrant holiday known as Festivale. This lively event, hosted by the flamboyant peacock Pave, takes place for just one day in February or March, with 2021’s celebration set for February 15. As with other in-game holidays, Festivale offers exclusive items that can only be obtained by participating in the festivities. This guide dives into everything you need to know about Festivale, including how to snag each new piece of Festivale furniture, the ins and outs of feather collection, and tips to maximize your haul so you don’t miss out.
**What Is Festivale?**
Festivale is Animal Crossing’s unique spin on Carnival. In 2021, the event is on February 15. If you happen to miss it, you can “time travel” by adjusting your Nintendo Switch clock to that date. On Festivale day, Pave will be dancing in the plaza, and your villagers will join in the celebration. Throughout the day, colorful feathers will float around your island, reminiscent of cherry blossoms and snowflakes. You’ll need to catch these feathers using a net. They come in five colors: green, red, blue, purple, and rainbow. While some colors may be more common, all are catchable, with rainbow feathers being the rarest.
The main goal of Festivale is to trade feathers for exclusive furniture items. You can only collect these feathers on the event day, and while the furniture will be available for purchase at Nook’s Cranny for two weeks leading up to the event, they cannot be crafted. The only way to acquire more is by trading feathers with Pave.
**Every Festivale Item (All Pave Rewards)**
There are nine standard Festivale items, each customizable into one of five color variants: green, red, blue, purple, and rainbow. To customize any of these items, you’ll need rainbow feathers. The items include:
– Festivale balloon lamp
– Festivale confetti machine
– Festivale drum
– Festivale flag
– Festivale garland
– Festivale lamp
– Festivale parasol
– Festivale stage
– Festivale stall
These items will be available for purchase at Nook’s Cranny for about two weeks before Festivale. You can buy one item each day, but only one of the five color options will be in stock. These items cannot be ordered through Nook Shopping or crafted, so participating in Festivale is essential for obtaining them.
Additionally, there’s a special item called the Festivale float, which cannot be customized, purchased, or crafted. The only way to acquire the Festivale float is by trading with Pave.
**How To Get All The Festivale Items**
On Festivale day, chat with Pave in the plaza, and he’ll ask you to don a Festivale outfit. You can find the Festivale costume, tank dress, and accessory at Able Sisters. Pave will then provide you with a DIY recipe for crafting a rainbow feather. To create one, you’ll need one each of red, blue, green, and purple feathers. Pave will exchange feathers for rewards, allowing you to either:
– Trade three feathers of one color for a furniture item of that color, or
– Trade one rainbow feather for a furniture item in the rainbow variant.
You can mix and match these options based on your desired color variants. Pave will give you a different item with each trade until you’ve collected the full set. Even after completing the set, you can continue trading feathers for duplicates until the event concludes.
**How To Get The Festivale Float**
After trading with Pave nine times—once for each standard Festivale item—he’ll request three rainbow feathers in exchange for the special Festivale float. This is the only way to obtain the float without trading with other players. You can acquire as many Festivale floats as you want on the event day by completing the nine trades, after which Pave will offer the float trade.
**How To Get Feathers**
Feathers are exclusive to the event day, so it’s crucial to gather as many as possible. Use your net to catch feathers floating around your island, just like you would catch bugs. Feathers come in green, red, blue, purple, and rainbow. While all colors are available, you may find some more frequently than others due to randomness. Rainbow feathers are rare but will occasionally appear.
**How To Get Rainbow Feathers**
In addition to finding rainbow feathers in the wild, you can craft them using the DIY recipe from Pave. Crafting rainbow feathers is often easier than hunting for them, so be sure to catch plenty of other feathers to facilitate crafting. Remember, you’ll need rainbow feathers to customize Festivale items, as standard customization kits won’t work.
**Trading Feathers With Villagers**
If you’re struggling to find the colors you need, you can trade feathers with your villagers. When you chat with them, they may offer to swap feathers of one color for another (excluding rainbow). The selection is random, so if they don’t have what you want, simply decline and try another villager. You can trade one, two, or three feathers at a time, depending on your inventory. If you want to trade just one feather, ensure it’s not stacked with others. Trading is a great way to get the specific colors you need for Pave or to craft rainbow feathers if you have an excess of one color.
