How to Win the Stardew Valley SquidFest

The SquidFest is one of the new mini-fishing festivals that happen in Stardew Valley with update 1.6. This particular event goes on while the normal days happen, so players don’t have to worry about shops being closed or not being able to talk to NPCs. Even still, players can compete for a couple of days and earn some impressive prizes.

How to Win the Stardew Valley SquidFest Event

The SquidFest happens on Winter 12 and 13 every year in the game. The goal is to catch as many squid as possible. Since it is the Winter season, it is fairly easy to catch squid. However, if you want to make your life much easier, I suggest making Squid Bait before the event actually begins to save you some time and make it easier to beat.

You can get Squid Bait through the Bait Maker when using it during the Winter. Once you have your Squid Bait, your goal is to catch at least eight squids before the day is done if it is Winter 12 and then at least 10 squids when it is Winter 13. This will ensure you get the highest tier known as Iridium and all of the prizes. Note that your squid count resets for each day so you will need enough bait for both days if you want to get all prizes.

How to Get All SquidFest Prizes

Winning SquidFest and getting all of its prize is as simple as catching enough squids on both days of the festival in Stardew Valley. The prizes are completely different on both days so you want to participate both times. In addition, getting the highest tier — Iridium — will guarantee all of the prizes from the lower tiers, too.

Here are all of the prizes and how many squid you need to catch to get them on Winter 12:

• 20 Deluxe Baits: 1 squid
• 1 Dish O’ the Sea, 2 Mystery Boxes, and 10 Winter Seeds: 3 squids
• 1 Pearl and 3 Coffees: 5 squids
• Squid Kid Furniture, The Art O’ Crabbing, 3 Mystery Boxes, and 1 Seafoam Pudding: 8 squids

On the other hand, here are all of the prizes you can get on Winter 13:

• Trap Bobber: 2 squids
• 1 Dish O’ the Sea, 3 Mystery Boxes, and 15 Winter Seeds: 5 squids
• Treasure Chest and 3 Triple Shot Espressos: 7 squids
• 1 Squid Hat, The Art O’ Crabbing, 3 Mystery Boxes, and 1 Seafoam Pudding: 10 squids

Stardew Valley is available right now for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.