Stardew Valley Hats Guide: Where to Get and How to Unlock
In Stardew Valley there are a few ways for players to upgrade the look of their farmers. The first method is through clothing and the second method is through hats. Hats are an interesting group of unlockable cosmetic items players can equip on themselves or their horses. To learn more about them here’s our complete Stardew Valley hats guide.
Where to Buy Hats in SDV?
Before diving into each of the hats and how you unlock them it’s important to know where to buy hats in the game. The hat vendor in the game lives in the abandoned house directly south of your farm in Cindersnap Forest. This character appears after you’ve acquired your first achievement. The mouse that sells the hats is called Hat Mouse. Hat Mouse will send you a letter when it has opened up its shop. To buy a hat speak to the mouse.
All Hat Unlocks in SDV
When you first speak to the Hat Mouse you will notice it has a fairly low inventory of hats. This is by design. Hats in the game are unlocked by completing certain milestones. Once the milestone is completed the Hat Mouse will add the hat to its inventory. Each hat costs 1,000G.
| Hat/Mask | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Good Ol’ Cap | Earn 15,000g. |
| Lucky Bow | Earn 50,000g. |
| Cool Cap | Earn 250,000g. |
| Bowler Hat | Earn 1,000,000g. |
| Sombrero | Earn 10,000,000g. |
| Blue Bonnet | Donate 40 unique items to the museum. |
| Cowboy Hat | Complete the museum collection. |
| Butterfly Bow | Reach 5-heart friend level with someone. |
| Mouse Ears | Reach 10-heart friend level with someone. |
| Cat Ears | Reach 10-heart friend level with 8 people. |
| Tiara | Reach 5-heart friend level with 4 people. |
| Santa Hat | Reach 5-heart friend level with 10 people. |
| Earmuffs | Reach 5-heart friend level with 20 people. |
| Delicate Bow | Cook 10 different recipes. |
| Plum Chapeau | Cook 25 different recipes. |
| Archer’s Cap | Cook every recipe. |
| Tropiclip | Upgrade your house. |
| Hunter’s Cap | Upgrade your house to max size. |
| Daisy | Craft 15 different items. |
| Trucker Hat | Craft 30 different items. |
| Gnome’s Cap | Craft every item. |
| Sou’wester | Catch 10 different fish. |
| Official Cap | Catch 24 different fish. |
| Eye Patch | Catch every fish. |
| Watermelon Band | Catch 100 fish. |
| Polka Bow | Complete 10 Help Wanted requests. |
| Chicken Mask | Complete 40 Help Wanted requests. |
| Cowpoke Hat | Ship 15 of each crop. |
| Cowgal Hat | Ship 300 of one crop. |
| Goblin Mask | Ship every item. |
| Chef Hat | Cook every recipe. |
| Straw Hat | Win the egg hunt at the Egg Festival. |
| Sailor’s Cap | Win the fishing competition at the Festival of Ice. |
| Elegant Turban | Earn all other achievements. |
To purchase all of the above listed hats will cost you 34,000g. You will have enough money to purchase all hats as you progress through the achievements.
How to Equip Hats on Farmer
Hats can be equipped on either your farmer, horse, or child. To equip a hat on your farmer open the inventory screen and look at your farmer portrait. Next to the portraits borders are clothing items. The top right is for hats. Select the hat you want to equip and place it into the hat spot to equip it on your farmer.
How to Put Hats on Kids, the Horse, and Rarecrows
If putting a hat on your farmer isn’t enough for you kids, the horse, and Rarecrows can have hats equipped on them. To put hats on any of the mentioned characters place the hat in your active items bar. Highlight the hat in your bar and right-click on the child/horse/rarecrow and the hat will be placed on their head.
Once the hat is on their head the only way of getting is to use another hat to pop it off. This means you should only place hats on kids, the horse, or Rarecrows when you have other hats available to you. Otherwise the hat remains stuck on their heads until you can pop it off with another hat.
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