Straw Hat
| Straw Hat | |
|---|---|
| Type | Hat |
| Location | Egg Festival |
| Price | 1000g |
The Straw Hat is the first hat most farms ever own, and it is won rather than bought. Mayor Lewis starts the egg hunt at the Egg Festival on the thirteenth of Spring, and a farmer working alone has fifty seconds to gather nine coloured eggs from around Pelican Town before Abigail takes the win. The hat is the prize for a first victory; winning again in later years pays a Prize Ticket instead. Once that first win is on the books the Hat Mouse stocks the hat for 1,000g, so the race only has to be run successfully once. It is also one of the few hats that genuinely looks like farm clothing, which is why many farmers never take it off.
The in-game description reads: Light and cool, it's a farmer's delight.
Location
The Egg Festival fills the centre of Pelican Town from nine in the morning until two in the afternoon, with Lewis posting a letter about it the day before. Arriving after two closes the chance for the year. Shopping comes first, because speaking to Lewis starts the hunt and the hunt ends the festival: Pierre's stall is the only place Strawberry Seeds are ever sold, so anyone who runs the hunt before buying them loses a season of strawberries.
In the hunt itself the eggs are scattered far more thickly than the nine required, tucked into corners and behind bushes across town, and the festival ground reaches as far as the river. Collecting more than the target adds nothing, so speed and a known route beat thoroughness. On a shared farm the target drops as players join: six eggs each with two farmers, five each with three, four each with four or more, and more than one farmer can win at the same time.
The hat has a second, luckier route. Emily and Sandy give out free makeovers at the Desert Festival in the middle of Spring, and two of the outfits in that rotation include this hat, one with a Yellow Suit and yellow Farmer Pants and the other with a Green Buttoned Vest and a green Skirt.
Effect
The hat is pale woven straw with a wide, slightly floppy brim and a plain band. It gives no shade from heat, no luck and no protection, because the head slot in this game is appearance and nothing more. What it does give is the look the game's own art leans on: broad brim, rolled sleeves, boots. It suits overalls better than any mask or crown in the shop, and it carries a quiet bit of status, since anyone who sees it knows the wearer beat Abigail to the eggs.
Notes
After the first win the Abandoned House at the south of Cindersap Forest is the simplest place to pick one up, since the mouse there adds festival hats to its shelves alongside the achievement ones. Nothing on those shelves can be sold back. For a shared save that matters: the hunt only ever gives one hat, so the second farmer buys theirs.
All Hats
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ??? (hat) | Volcano Caldera | |
| Abigail's Bow | Desert Festival | |
| Arcane Hat | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Archer's Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Beanie | Tailoring | |
| Blobfish Mask | Tailoring | |
| Blue Bonnet | Abandoned House | |
| Blue Bow | Desert Festival | |
| Blue Cowboy Hat | Skull Cavern | |
| Blue Ribbon | Abandoned House | |
| Bluebird Mask | Island Trader | |
| Bowler Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Bridal Veil | Tailoring | |
| Bucket Hat | Trout Derby | |
| Butterfly Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Cat Ears | Abandoned House | |
| Chef Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Chicken Mask | Abandoned House | |
| Cone Hat | Night Market | |
| Cool Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Copper Pan (hat) | Copper Pan | |
| Cowboy Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Cowgal Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Cowpoke Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Daisy | Abandoned House | |
| Dark Ballcap | Desert Festival | |
| Dark Cowboy Hat | Skull Cavern | |
| Dark Velvet Bow | Desert Festival | |
| Delicate Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Deluxe Cowboy Hat | Island Trader | |
| Deluxe Pirate Hat | Volcano Dungeon | |
| Dinosaur Hat | Tailoring | |
| Earmuffs | Abandoned House | |
| Elegant Turban | Abandoned House | |
| Emily's Magic Hat | Emily's 14-heart event | |
| Eye Patch | Abandoned House | |
| Fashion Hat | Tailoring | |
| Fedora | Stardew Valley Fair | |
| Fishing Hat | Tailoring | |
| Flat Topped Hat | Tailoring | |
| Floppy Beanie | Tailoring | |
| Forager's Hat | Tailoring | |
| Frog Hat | Ginger Island | |
| Garbage Hat | Garbage Cans | |
| Gil's Hat | Desert Festival | |
| Gnome's Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Goblin Mask | Abandoned House | |
| Goggles | Tailoring | |
| Gold Pan (hat) | Gold Pan | |
| Golden Helmet | Golden Coconuts | |
| Golden Mask (hat) | Tailoring | |
| Good Ol' Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Governor's Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Green Turban | Desert Trader | |
| Hair Bone | Tailoring | |
| Hard Hat | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Hunter's Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Infinity Crown | Abandoned House | |
| Iridium Pan (hat) | Iridium Pan | |
| Jester Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Joja Cap | Desert Festival | |
| Junimo Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Knight's Helmet | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Laurel Wreath Crown | Desert Festival | |
| Leprechaun Hat | Cindersap Forest | |
| Living Hat | Weeds; Wilderness Golems; Iridium Golems | |
| Logo Cap | Tailoring | |
| Lucky Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Magic Cowboy Hat | Desert Trader | |
| Magic Turban | Desert Trader | |
| Mouse Ears | Abandoned House | |
| Mr. Qi's Hat | Qi's Walnut Room | |
| Mummy Mask | Desert Festival | |
| Mushroom Cap | Mushroom Trees | |
| Mystery Hat | Mystery Boxes; Golden Mystery Boxes | |
| Official Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Pageboy Cap | Abandoned House | |
| Panda Hat | WeGame exclusive | |
| Paper Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Party Hat (blue) | Tailoring | |
| Party Hat (green) | Tailoring | |
| Party Hat (red) | Tailoring | |
| Pink Bow | Volcano Dungeon | |
| Pirate Hat | Tailoring | |
| Plum Chapeau | Abandoned House | |
| Polka Bow | Abandoned House | |
| Propeller Hat | Tailoring | |
| Pumpkin Mask | Tailoring | |
| Qi Mask | Tailoring | |
| Raccoon Hat | Giant Stump; Raccoon Wife's Shop | |
| Radioactive Goggles | Tailoring | |
| Red Cowboy Hat | Skull Cavern | |
| Red Fez | Traveling Cart | |
| Sailor's Cap | Festival of Ice | |
| Santa Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Skeleton Mask | Adventurer's Guild | |
| Small Cap | Island Trader | |
| Sombrero | Abandoned House | |
| Sou'wester | Abandoned House | |
| Space Helmet | Abandoned House | |
| Sports Cap | Mayor's Manor; Abandoned House | |
| Spotted Headscarf | Tailoring | |
| Squid Hat | SquidFest | |
| Squire's Helmet | Metal Heads; Hot Heads; Metal Head (dangerous) | |
| Star Helmet | Tailoring | |
| Steel Pan (hat) | Steel Pan | |
| Straw Hat | Egg Festival | |
| Sunglasses | Tailoring | |
| Swashbuckler Hat | Tailoring | |
| Tiara | Abandoned House | |
| Tiger Hat | Tiger Slimes | |
| Top Hat | Casino | |
| Totem Mask | Tailoring | |
| Tricorn Hat | Desert Festival | |
| Tropiclip | Abandoned House | |
| Trucker Hat | Abandoned House | |
| Warrior Helmet | Tailoring | |
| Watermelon Band | Abandoned House | |
| Wearable Dwarf Helm | Tailoring | |
| White Bow | Abandoned House | |
| White Turban | Tailoring; Skull Cavern | |
| Witch Hat | Tailoring |