This is a guide to New Year, a Contest Festival held between Winter 30 and Spring 1 in Rune Factory 5. Learn how long New Year is celebrated in Rigbarth and what kind of activities you can do on this holiday!

New Year Guide

New Year Basic Information

New Year is a unique two-day holiday celebrated between Winter 30 and Spring 1. On these two days, New Year is called in-game as New Year's Eve and New Year's Day respectively.

The holiday is similar to Beach Day in the sense that the two-day holiday is a relatively "free" day that leaves player with the opportunity of doing whatever they want throughout the day. Characters on these days will spend a majority of their time (once their shops are closed) around the Festival Grounds.

Things to Do on New Year

Relax With Your Friends

Keeping up with the theme of spending a holiday with your friends, you can spend your day(s) talking with the various townsfolk of Rigbarth around the Festival Grounds.

Talking with them on this day will also bring out unique dialogue from these characters, who remark about their various achievements all year and their plans for the following year to come.

Raid Dungeons

Outside of spending the day with your friends, players may also wish to spend their day simply boosting their Skills or sharpening their combat abilities by going on dungeon raids. Clearing out dungeons not only brings players a healthy amount of XP to work with, but also serves as a valuable way of increasing individual skills they have for future endeavors.

Catch Up on Farming Duties

Players who wish to take on a more relaxing acitivity on this holiday can partake in Farming Activities. Plant, harvest, level up seeds – players can do these activities to get a head start in welcoming the new year in!

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