Animal Crossing: New Horizons has brought back Pavé, the party-loving peacock, to celebrate festivals. To complete this event, you must collect features and turn them into pavé for rewards. Our ACNH Festivale Guide explains how to catch feathers, when festivalé takes place, and what the big festival rewards are.
When does the festival take place?
The date changes depending on Lent and Easter as it is based on Mardi Gras. Here are the dates for the next festival years:
- February 28, 2022
- February 20, 2023
- February 12, 2024
- March 3, 2025
- February 16, 2026
- February 8, 2027
How do I get Festivale furniture?
In the weeks before the festival you can buy themed furniture here Nook’s Cranny and clothing from the Able Sisters to help you celebrate the holiday. You can also buy a set of reactions from Nook’s Cranny to help you dance and throw confetti.
The furniture purchased from Nook’s Cranny can be customized into different colors, but to do this you need a Rainbow Feather, which you can only get from Pavé on Festivale.
What happens during the Festivale event?
At festivals these feathers will be flying around in the sky. You can catch them with your net. How to get the DIY recipe for a rainbow feather
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After trading feathers for furniture nine times, you will need three Rainbow Feathers to trade for the at Pavé float Item only available on the holiday. To craft Rainbow Feathers, you will need one of each of the other colors: Red, Blue, Green, and Purple.
You can also trade feathers with your villagers if you have too many of one color. Three feathers of any color can also be traded at Pavé for Festivale furniture, and he will give you furniture of the same color as the feathers you give him. You can also exchange a Rainbow Feather for a random piece of furniture. Note that these are the same furnishings you could purchase from Nook’s Cranny in the weeks leading up to the event, so you may end up with duplicates.
Rainbow feathers are also used to match the colors of your festivale furniture, so make sure you stock up on extra ones if you plan to do that. You can also time-travel back to Festivale to get more feathers if you need them later.
