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There is no shortage of events and festivals in Stardew Valley, with one of the festivals being an annual Luau. During the Luau, you will get to interact with the residents of Pelican Town, and contribute to the communal soup.

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This guide is going to go over everything you need to know about the Luau, including its date, location, and a description of the big event. The overall reward for succeeding during this festival is friendship points, so we will also go over how to get the best outcome.

Updated December 14, 2023 by Jacqueline Zalace: Finding the best items for the Stardew Valley Luau can be difficult, but our guide can help you succeed on the first try. We've updated the formatting of this guide slightly, allowing you to pick the best item and impress the governor in no time.

When Is The Luau?

Stardew Valley - Summer Calendar on left, Map of Stardew Valley on right

The Luau takes place every year on Summer 11. The Luau will occur on the beach, just south of Pelican Town.

The area will be blocked off until 9am, when the event starts. It just means you will have enough time in the morning to tend your crops, collect eggs, and milk your cows. To get there, just head to Pelican Town and take the bridge south of the Mayor's house.

You can attend the Luau later than 9am, however, the event will end at 2pm. If you show up past this time, the event will be over. When you leave the event, you will immediately be transported back to your farm at 10pm.

Although the Luau technically ends at 2pm, attending it will take the entire day.

Special Items For Sale At The Luau

Stardew Valley -  Pierre's shop at the Luau

During the Luau, you will also be able to purchase limited items from Pierre. Right as you enter the beach, Pierre will be set up to the right. Below are the items available as well as their prices.

Item

Price

Wall Palm

1,000g

Jungle Decal (4 variations)

800g

Ceiling Leaves (3 variations)

400g

Totem Pole

1,000g

Starfruit

3,000g

Plain Torch

700g

These items will be available every year of the Luau. If, for some reason, you can't buy them all, they will come again next year.

What Is The Luau Soup?

Stardew Valley - The Governor at the Summer Luau

The main event of the Luau is the potluck, which features a large soup. When you enter the Luau at the beach, you will see four tables surrounding a giant pot of soup.

Walk around and explore the Luau, and eventually add your item to the soup. When you are ready, talk to the Mayor to get the tasting started.

The item that you add will dictate the outcome of the event, so it's best to prepare in advance in order to bring a good ingredient. You won't need to guess though; we'll go over the best items that you should add.

Once the tasting is done, the event will end. Only add your item to the soup when you have finished speaking with all the townsfolk and are ready to end the event.

What To Add To The Luau Soup

Stardew Valley -  The Governor and Lewis

Your goal is to add the best item to the soup, which will impress the Governor. Depending on what you add, there there six different responses that the Governor will give, which can be found below.

Response Type

Quote

Best Response

"Oh my... that's the best soup I've ever tasted!"

Good Response

“Ah... that's a very pleasant soup. The produce from this valley never disappoints!”

Neutral Response

“Hmm... I don't have much to say about this. It's an average soup.”

Bad Response

“Um... It's actually kind of disgusting. I think I'll pass on the soup this year.”

Worst Response

“Blech! This is vile! I think I'm going to be sick...”

Nothing Added By The Player Response

“Hmmm... Well it's not bad, but it's missing something... Did everyone in town contribute an ingredient to the soup? I feel like it's missing someone's unique voice.”

Depending on his response, you will also gain or lose friendship points with the residents of Pelican Town. Pretty much every edible item in the game can be added to the soup. This is a lot, so we are going to go over the best response, as well as responses that you do not want to get.

No normal quality items will yield the best response; only silver, gold, or iridium items will. Every other item will create a soup that is either neutral or good.

A neutral response will reward you with no friendship points, while a good response will reward you with 60 friendship points.

Putting Lewis' Shorts Into The Soup

Stardew Valley -  The Governor with Lewis' shorts at the Summer Luau

We have to admit that we lied: there are actually seven responses that the Governor can give to your soup. The seventh response is only received if you decide to put Mayor Lewis' underwear into the soup.

  • Secret Response: “Hmm... It's a bit tangy... but actually, the flavor is quite good! Just one minute... there's something in my bowl... what's this?”

Lewis is outraged, but the incident doesn't result in any change in friendship with any villagers (including Lewis).

How To Obtain Lewis' Shorts

Stardew Valley -  Lewis in Marnie's Bedroom

On Summer 3, the Mayor will send you a letter asking you to find his purple shorts. The shorts can be found in Marnie's bedroom.

If you are close enough with Marnie, you can enter her room and grab the shorts. Instead of returning them to Lewis right away, just hold on to them until the Luau.

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