Coral Island by Stairway Games is the Southeast Asian alternative to Stardew Valley. It’s a beautiful game that has you spending each day farming, fishing, catching bugs and making friends with the diverse townsfolk. But on special days you can take a break from all that and celebrate the different festivals on the island.
These festivals range from celebrating the change of the seasons to partaking in environmental impact works and more! Right now there are a total of eight festivals on Coral Island, two every season. You’ll get a notification the day before the festival starts and while attendance is not mandatory, it is highly encouraged!
In this guide, we’ll go through what happens at each festival and where and when they take place.
Disclaimer: Coral Island was released on the 11th of October 2022 in Early Access. As such information in this guide is subject to changes and additions. We’ll be adding more to this guide as the game updates!
All The Festivals On Coral Island
Attendance at festivals on Coral Island is optional so if you don’t feel like going you don’t have to. But there’s no reason why not! If you attend festivals you’ll be able to learn more about the culture of the island as well as the residents that live there. You’ll participate in several mini-games as well as have a chance to increase your friendship with the residents. There’s really no downside!
You’ll get a notification of a festival happening the day before and the day of the festival so you’ll have plenty of time to prepare. Make sure to attend the festival during the “start time” and note that when you leave it’ll be at the “end time”. So you’ll likely lose most of the day when you go. Make sure to do everything you need to do before!
Spring
- 10th – Cherry Blossom Festival
- 21st – Tree Planting Festival
Summer
- 12th – Disco In Color Day (WIP)
- 27th – Beach Cleanup Day
Fall
- 15th – Harvest Festival
- 28th – Spooky Festival (WIP)
Winter
- 21st – Winter Festival (WIP)
- 28th – New Year’s Eve Festival (WIP)
Spring
10th – Cherry Blossom Festival
Location: Alun-Alun Square
Start Time: 9:00 – 14:00
End Time: 21:00
The Cherry Blossom festival is the first festival of the year! And it’s done to celebrate the coming of spring with the pink blooms of the cherry blossom tree. In Coral Island, it takes place on the East side of the lake at Alun-Alun Square. To begin just talk to Mayor Connor and then interact with the Cherry Blossom festival balloon.
Once the festival begins, the in-game clock will stop and you’ll be free to socialise with the townsfolk as well as participate in the festival mini-games.
Cherry Blossom Festival Activities:
- Contribute To The Potluck – Bring any item beforehand to put in the Potluck. Depending on the item, there are six possible results that will affect the townspeople’s reactions.
- Participate In Balap Karung – A sack-race mini-game. Time your button presses with the indicator.
- Festival Shop – Stall North of the festival that sells decorations.
Leave the festival by leaving the Alun-Alun Square area. When you do so Connor will ask if you really want to go. Say yes and you’ll be teleported to your home at the end of festival time.
21st – Tree Planting Festival
Location: Behind Your Farm, Near The Ranch
Start Time: 8:00 – 14:00
End Time: 21:00
The Tree Planting Festival is the first environmental conservation festival of the year on Coral Island. The purpose of this is to help revitalise the Purwo Woods which have become barren from illegal logging. You’ll receive a letter from Mayor Connor a day before the event inviting you to attend.
To attend the event head over to the area near the Ranch at the designated start time. Once you start the festival, you and the townsfolk will walk into the Caverns and travel by boat to Purwo Woods. Once there you’ll help clear the barren land and start replanting trees. You’ll need your farming tools so remember to pack them before you go!
Tree Planting Festival Activities: Clear the barren land and plant trees.
If you participate in this festival continuously it will trigger the full restoration of the Purwo Woods in Year 4. The game developers also hint at a secret that will appear after you do!
Summer
27th – Beach Cleanup Day
Location: Beach
Start Time: 9:00 – 14:00
End Time: 21:00
Celebrate the Summer by cleaning up the beach and checking out the townsfolk in their Summer gear. To initiate the main event, interact with the main event monument centrally located on the beach. Once the festival begins, the in-game clock will stop and you’ll be free to socialise with the townsfolk as well as participate in the festival mini-games.
Beach Cleanup Day Activities:
- Tug-Of-War – Participate in a game of ‘Tug-Of-War’ by signing up at the Registration Booth. Your team’s strength will be based on your Max Stamina.
- Swimming Race –
- Festival Shop – The Pufferfish booth sells:
- Scrap Scarecrow (280g) – Covers an 11×11 square
- Carrot Cap (480g) – Clothing Item
- Chicken Suit (9,000g) – Clothing Item
Fall
15th – Harvest Festival
Location: Alun-Alun Square
Start Time: 19:00 – 22:00
End Time:
Harvest Festival celebrates the end of the growing year when hard-working farmers such as yourself put down their rakes and get ready for the Winter season. Harvest Festival on Coral Island takes place on the East side of the lake where the Cherry Blossom Festival was held. And it begins the same way by interacting with the Harvest Festival balloon.
Once the festival begins, the in-game clock will stop and you’ll be free to socialise with the townsfolk as well as participate in the festival mini-games.
Harvest Festival Activities:
- Cooking Competition –
- Smash Pumpkins – Smash pumpkins as they appear in the field.
- Eat Free Mooncake – Betty will be handing out free mooncakes at the North of the square.
- Festival Shop – Stall North of the festival that sells decorations.
Leave the festival by leaving the Alun-Alun Square area. When you do so Connor will ask if you really want to go. Say yes and you’ll be teleported to your home at the end of festival time.
28th – Spooky Festival (WIP)
Location: Starlet Town
Start Time:
End Time:
Spooky Festival Activities:
- Bonk the Skeleton
- Ring Toss
- Ogoh-Ogoh Parade – This festival has its roots in Balinese culture. During this event, giant papier mache sculptures known as ogoh-ogoh are paraded through the streets to ward off evil spirits before the Balinese New Year, known as Nyepi.
- Scavenger Hunt
Pet Day (WIP)
Pet Day is a substitute holiday for Halloween that lets you celebrate the community’s pets. During this event, you can build friendships with the furry critters that populate the island, and even adopt one for a brief period of time before the colder season falls. (WIP)
Note: This festival is expected to be up and running by the Winter Content Update.
Winter
28th – New Year’s Eve Festival
Location: Hillside Brewery and Vineyard
Start Time: 19:00 – 22:00
End Time:
New Year’s Eve is the last festival of the year and it’s held at Walter and Bree’s Vineyard. Like the previous festivals before it you can activate the festival by interacting with the holiday-themed festival balloon.
Note: Right now this festival seems to be a WIP and should be more fleshed out in Coral Island‘s Winter content update. But we can see the start of a few activities.
Once the festival begins, the in-game clock will stop and you’ll be free to socialise with the townsfolk as well as participate in the festival mini-games.
New Year’s Eve Festival Activities:
- Gift Exchange –
- Balloon Game –
- Spin The Wheel –
CORAL ISLAND
Coral Island is a vibrant and laid-back reimagining of farm sim games. Be who you want and create the idyllic farm of your dreams, where you’ll tend crops, nurture animals, and build a bond with the natural world around you. Help revitalize the nearby town and its surrounding coral reefs, and forge relationships with a vibrant community of more than 70 fellow people who call Coral Island home.
Coral Island is currently out on Early Access on PC – Steam and Xbox Game Pass.
CORAL ISLAND GUIDES
SKILLS GUIDE
- Coral Island – The Complete Fishing Guide
- Coral Island – The Complete Mining Guide
- Coral Island – Bug Catching Guide
- Coral Island – Cooking and Recipe Guide
FARMING GUIDE
- Coral Island – Best Crops To Plant
- Coral Island – All Crops, Flowers, Fruit Trees List
- Coral Island – Artisan Products Guide I (Bee House, Cheese Press, Dehydrator, Keg)
- Coral Island – Artisan Products Guide II (Loom, Mason Jar, Mayonnaise Machine, Mill)
- Coral Island – Artisan Products Guide III (Oil Press, Tap, Yogurt Machine, Aging Barrel)
FRIENDSHIP & ROMANCE
- Coral Island – Friendship Guide
- Coral Island – Bachelorette Romance Guide
- Coral Island – Bachelor Romance Guide
ISLAND GUIDES
