How to Unlock the Haley 14 Heart Event in Stardew Valley

The cake-walk event in Stardew Valley, showing townsfolk participating in the game with Haley organizing the activity in the town square.

With the new 1.4 update of Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe has introduced exciting new Heart Events for your spouses, which unlock at 14 Hearts. If you’re wondering how to unlock the Haley 14 Heart Event in Stardew Valley, this guide will walk you through the steps to experience this special event with Haley and deepen your relationship.

How to Reach 14 Hearts with Haley

To unlock Haley’s 14 Heart Event, you’ll need to build your relationship with her up to 14 hearts. Starting from 0 hearts, you’ll first need to develop a friendship by giving her gifts she loves and interacting with her daily. Once your relationship reaches 10 hearts, you can propose to her using a Mermaid’s Pendant.

After marriage, you should be at 10 hearts. From there, continue to nurture your relationship by giving her favorite gifts to increase your hearts to the maximum of 14.

Haley’s Favorite Gifts

Haley’s relationship screen showing her at 14 Hearts in Stardew Valley.
To trigger the event you need to build your relationship with Haley to 14 Hearts.

To increase your relationship with Haley quickly you can focus on giving her any of the following items that she loves:

  • Coconut
  • Fruit Salad
  • Pink Cake
  • Sunflower

Regularly gifting these items will help you reach 14 hearts with Haley. Once you’ve maxed out your relationship, Haley will acknowledge your bond with a special dialogue:

“Thanks for always being so thoughtful. I’m looking forward to our future together!” – Haley

How to Do Haley’s 14 Heart Event

Cutscene in Stardew Valley featuring Haley overhearing Penny discussing the need for new books for the children.
When you enter the town you will trigger a cutscene.

To start the 14 Heart Event, you need to trigger a specific cutscene. Head into town around 10 AM on a Monday when Haley is there. You’ll witness a short scene where Haley overhears Penny discussing the need for new books for the children, highlighting their financial struggles.

Talk to Haley to Learn More About the Cake-Walk

Haley in Stardew Valley brainstorming and proposing the idea of a charity cake-walk during a kitchen cutscene.
Haley will tell you about the cake-walk in the kitchen.

After this cutscene, head back to your house. Over the following days, you should trigger another cutscene with Haley when she’s in the kitchen. During this scene, Haley will say:

“Hey… I have an idea… I want to get everyone together for a charity cake-walk. It’s like musical chairs, but everyone wins and gets cake. It’ll be on the next sunny day in the town square. Could you bring a Chocolate Cake?” – Haley

Agree to bring the Chocolate Cake to trigger the new quest: Haley’s Cake-Walk.

How to Complete Haley’s Cake-Walk

To complete Haley’s Cake-Walk event, you need to provide a Chocolate Cake. Here’s where you can get one:

  • Make it yourself: Recipe available from The Queen of Sauce (14 Winter, Year 1).
  • Purchase from Krobus’ Shop: Available on Saturdays.
  • Purchase from Stardrop Saloon: Check for availability.

On a sunny day, head to the town square with the Chocolate Cake. A cutscene will play where townsfolk participate in the cake-walk game.

Haley will announce the winners based on the number they land on, and the event will raise 5,000G to help Penny. After the cutscene, return to your farm and speak with Haley to discuss the event further.

Haley’s 14 Heart Event offers a glimpse into her kinder side, contrasting her often bratty behavior in the game.

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1 response

  1. Nuni says:

    I love Haley but she is Not really cool With 0 hearts

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