No matter if it’s a new festival for you or not, we’re sure you can use some information from this handy guide! 📜
And remember: the festival will close its doors on May 13 at 01:00 a.m. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). ⏳
🔹 How do I unlock the festival?
Plant and then harvest mustard on your Home Island to unlock the festival.
🔹 How can I travel to the festival island?
Use the hot air balloon on the small islet near your pier to visit the Festival of Colors.
🔹 How can I get tickets to the festival?
You can obtain 7 tickets daily from the gift that appears every 20 hours next to the hot air balloon. Additionally, you can acquire them using diamonds in the balloon window just before traveling to the festival.
🔹 How many islands are there?
There are two islands – the festival island and the Island of the Colorful Bazaar.
🔹 What is the main reward?
For completing the Island of the Colorful Bazaar, you will get Mani the baby elephant, a new pet. You can:
🔸 Leave him – 3 pineapple juices. As a reward, you will receive 100 experience, 1/2/3 diamonds, and 9/10/11 energy.
🔸 Take him with you – 3 fruit salads. In return, Mani will give you 100 experience, 1/2/3 diamonds, and 8/10/12 energy.
You can interact with the new pet every 1 day and 20 hours. He will never become a decoration.
🔹 What can I find in the festival shop?
— Elephant Tokens;
— Useful resources: florins, energy, and galleon contract;
— All other items are decorations for your island;
— Rishi the white tiger, a pet. You can:
🔸 Leave him – 1 meat and 1 towel. For this interaction option, you will receive 100 experience, 2 diamonds, 3-5 palm leaves or 6-10 grass, and 6-8 energy, and Rishi will stay on your island, walking around his house for 20 hours.
🔸 Take him with you – 1 meat and 2 combs. As a reward, you will also get 100 experience, 2 diamonds, 3-5 palm leaves or 6-10 grass, and 6-8 energy, and Rishi will be following you for 20 hours.
🔹 How can I obtain Lotus Tokens?
— Increase your festival level;
— Complete introductory quests at the festival;
— Fish out Suleiman’s goods and sell them;
— Hand equipment to Fakir;
— Paint huts;
— Serve guests at the festival;
— Complete quests on the Island of the Colorful Bazaar;
— Participate in the Festival Season;
— Participate in the Festival of Colors Competitions.
🔹 How can I obtain Elephant Tokens?
— Dress up Sandar;
— Complete the “Natural born model” questline by dressing up the elephant;
— Complete the “Vibrant patterns” questline by painting huts at the festival;
— Complete the “Colorful treats” questline by serving guests;
— Complete the “Fire show” questline by handing equipment to Fakir;
— Complete quests on the Island of the Colorful Bazaar;
— Get them in the festival shop for lotus tokens;
— Participate in the Festival Season (Gold Ticket);
— Participate in the Festival of Colors Competitions.
🔹 How does the Festival Season work?
Complete tasks at the festival, increase your Season level, and unlock rewards. With the Gold Ticket, you get access to the bonuses from the upper row. The Premium Bundle gives you all the advantages of the Gold Ticket, but immediately unlocks all the rewards up to Season level 15.
🔹 What do the final Festival Season rewards give?
🔸 Small Garden Incense Burner – will give you 5 diamonds and 75 coins every 5 hours. After you collect rewards 30 times, the burner will turn into a decoration.
🔸 Large Garden Incense Burner (Gold Ticket) – will give you 8 diamonds and 25 energy every 5 hours. After you collect rewards 30 times, the burner will turn into a decoration.
🔹 Where can I get jewelry for the elephant?
You can buy them from the traders, get them as a reward for completing the trials, or for defeating the king cobra in the hot desert.
🔹 How do I get a map to enter the hot desert through the caravan?
You can obtain 1 map a day from the gift that appears every 20 hours next to the hot air balloon or by defeating the king cobra in the desert. Alternatively, you can get it for 400 diamonds right before entering the desert.
🔹 Is it mandatory to fight the king cobra in the desert?
No, but by defeating it, you can obtain decorations for the elephant and a map to enter the hot desert through the caravan again.
🔹 Is there a way to restore strength in the hot desert?
You can find a strength-restoring source every time you travel to the desert. Please note that each Natural Grotto contains only 30 strength.
🔹 Can I exit the hot desert without losing my progress?
Once you exit the desert, the current trial closes, so when you travel there next time, there will be a different quest waiting for you.
🔹 How can I get ingredients for paints?
Most of the ingredients can be found or made at the festival, except for mustard – you need to grow it on your Home Island.
🔹 How can I bring the ingredients for making items at the festival?
Click the hot air balloon on your Home Island, select “Load” from the top menu, and transfer the necessary items from your storage (on the left) to the balloon (on the right). Travel to the festival island with the loaded hot air balloon, and the items will be ready for use there.
Please note that you have to load these items onto the balloon, not the boat!
Pro tip: You can chop down grass, stones, and clay on the festival island and then use the unpacking table to be able to use the resources right away! You can also produce flour right on the festival island in the windmill – find it near the workshop where you make paints.
🔹 How many villages are there on the festival island?
There are 3 villages with festival visitors in total – move further into the island to find them all!
🔹 I haven’t found the answer to my question!
Please feel free to ask in the comments under this post!