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A '''festival''' is a seasonal event that is held in the [[festival grounds]] in ''[[The Sims 3: Seasons]]'' and ''[[The Sims 4: City Living]]''. A festival may or may not occur the second day after the [[Weather (game mechanic)|season]] changes. During the first day of the season, the festival grounds will be in "under construction" state. All premade festival grounds have the under construction state. If the players create their own custom festival, they may not provide the under construction state, in which case the festival will begin as soon as the season changes.

 

Festivals are open at 8 AM and closed at 9 PM. During the closing time, Sims will not be able to enter enclosed buildings at the festival grounds, such as toilet stalls, or use certain objects like chairs. Sims who perform certain activities at the festivals will earn festival tickets which can be redeemed at the concession stands. Not all activities will reward Sims with festival tickets. Festival tickets are only rewarded if the activities are performed at the festival grounds. Only playable Sims can earn festival tickets, so when players try to select a different household, those Sims will not have any festival tickets in their [[inventory]].

 

Generic festival objects are always available at any festivals regardless of the season.

 

Sims can buy food and redeem festival tickets at the concession stand. The concession stand has different menus and items for different seasons. Sims with '''Festival Frequenter''' [[lifetime reward]] will get half price for the food. Some of the items are not available in the [[Buy mode]]. Some of the food are from the [[food truck]] and [[ice cream truck]], and therefore requires ''[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]'' and ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''.

 

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[[File:Festival generic - face painting booth.jpg|210px|thumb|A Sim having her face painted]]

Sims can get a temporary face paint at the face painting booth, which will wear off in 9 hours. Face painting costs §50, while Sims with the '''Festival Frequenter''' lifetime reward will get half the price. Sims will earn 5 festival tickets from having their face painted. Some face paints are available in certain season only, and there are 2 face paints that are randomly available in every season. The available face paints are as following:

There's a 20% chance Sims will get a failure face paint. [[Unlucky]] Sims will get +15% higher chance, while [[Lucky]] Sims will get -4% lower chance. [[Ghost]]s, [[Mummy|mummies]], [[SimBots]], and [[imaginary friend]]s cannot have their face painted.

 

[[File:Festival generic - greeting card photo booth.jpg|210px|thumb|A greeting card photo booth]]

Up to 8 Sims can take a greeting card at the seasonal-themed photo booth. After Sims are done taking a photo, each of them will have a greeting card in their inventory. Greeting cards can be hung on the wall or placed on a surface. Additionally, the players are able to share the greeting cards in their own wall or their friend's wall at [[TheSims3.com]], or share it to Facebook and Twitter.

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[[File:Festival spring - Easter egg hunt.jpg|210px|thumb|A child collecting an Easter egg]]

Every day during spring, Easter eggs will be randomly scattered around the festival grounds. The game will randomly spawn 10-20 Easter eggs at 5 AM. Sims can pick up an Easter egg when they see one, or search for eggs so they will look for the eggs on their own. Sims will earn a festival ticket for each egg they collect. There's a 10% chance finding a fancy festival egg when picking up an egg, and a 3% chance of the Bucktooth Butternut spring [[Mysterious Mr. Gnome|magic gnome]]. Sims can place the fancy festival egg at home as a decor that's worth §500.

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[[File:Festival spring - horseshoe court.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims playing with horseshoe court]]

Horseshoe court can be played by up to four Sims, with two teams consisting of two Sims. Sims will take turns tossing horseshoes. Sims will build the [[Secret skills#Seasons|hidden Horseshoes skill]]. The higher the skill, the more likely they will make a good toss. The winners of the game will earn 25 festival tickets, while the losers will earn 5.

 

[[File:Festival spring - kissing booth.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims being kissed at the kissing booths]]

Sims can ask to be kissed by a kissing booth attendant for §5. There are two kinds of kissing booths, one of each gender. Kissing booth kiss is not a romantic social, and therefore will not trigger jealousy. The kiss will not count towards first kiss either. Receiving a kiss from the attendant will give a positive "Got Kissed at a Kissing Booth" moodlet that lasts for 8 hours. Asking to be kissed will increase the Sim's gender preference towards the attendant's gender.

[[File:Festival spring - tending kissing booth.jpg|210px|thumb|A Sim tending a kissing booth]]Sims can also attend the kissing booth to earn extra money. They will earn money depending on how many kisses they've made. Each kiss will earn the Sim between §0-§10. Sims can use the self-"Be Flirty" interaction, which can make them more attractive so other Sims are more likely to ask to be kissed. Sims who are a vampire, have [[Great Kisser]] or [[Hopeless Romantic]] trait, or have Attractive lifetime reward will also attract other Sims, albeit considerably less than being flirty.

 

[[File:Festival spring - love tester machine.jpg|210px|thumb|Two Sims using a love tester machine]]

Sims can use the love tester machine alone or with someone for §5. The machine will calculate and give a result. The machine has 10 outcomes, ranging from good to bad:

** One of them is a [[witch]], while the other one is a regular Sim

 

[[File:Festival spring - dance floor.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims dancing at the dance floor]]

On last day of every spring, the festival will announce king and queen of the spring dance. Sims need to dance for at least an hour at the spring dance floor in the festival grounds in order to be qualified as a king or queen. There's a 20% chance for a Sim to be picked, and an additional +20% for each hour they dance. This means that Sims who have danced for 5 hours will always be picked for qualification. If there are more than 2 Sims who are picked, the game will randomly determine the king and queen of the spring dance queen; otherwise the sole Sim who is picked will become the king or queen. Dancing any longer will not increase the odds to be crowned.

Sims who is crowned the king or queen of the spring dance will receive a plaque in their [[mailbox]] and earn 250 festival tickets. They will also become the subject of Spring Dance King and Spring Dance Queen [[Photography]] subject.

 

[[File:Festival summer - hot dog eating contest.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims competing in a hot dog eating contest]]

Up to four Sims can compete in a hot dog eating contest. Sims can participate in the contest on their own or invite others to join. If no one is available to participate, the contest is cancelled and Sims have to retry participating. The contest lasts for approximately an hour, during which the winner will be determined, and after the contest is over, Sims have to wait for another two hours to compete again. If the eating contest stand is not on a festival lot, the contest can immediately be participated in again. [[Plumbot]]s, stuffed Sims, and nauseous Sims cannot participate in the eating contest.

Sims with '''Competitive Eater''' lifetime reward has numerous advantages in addition to boosted weighted chance. They will not get stuffed or fat from participating in the contest, and they will not vomit or get nauseous.

 

[[File:Festival summer - roller skating rink.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims roller skating]]

Roller skating rink is a common festival object in most seasons. There are two sizes of roller skating rinks; small and large. Small rink can have 5 skaters, while large rink can have 5 skaters in the outer lane and 3 in the inner lane. Skating will grant 5 festival tickets no matter how long Sims skate. Sims with [[Bot Fan]] trait in their robot form cannot skate.

[[Ghost]]s, [[Mummy|mummies]], [[SimBot]]s, [[Vampire (The Sims 3)|vampires]], [[imaginary friend]]s in their toy form, [[genie]]s, [[Fairy|fairies]], [[Werewolf|werewolves]] in their wolf form, and [[zombie]]s will not skate on the skating rink. Instead, they will run or hover around. In addition, they cannot skate backwards or spin. [[Plumbot]]s will not wear skating shoes, but will still use the normal skating animation.

 

[[File:Festival summer - water balloon fight.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims having a water balloon fight]]

Sims can initiate a water balloon fight at a ball fight arena. Up to four players can join the game. Sims will throw water balloons against the opponents. Each water balloon that hits the opponent will give 10 points or 20 points if a team is outnumbered. The first team to earn 100 points will win the game and earn 25 festival tickets. The losing team will earn 5 festival tickets. Winning Sims will get "In Your Face" moodlet, and "One Man Army" moodlet if they're outnumbered.

For every hit, mummies will get soaked, SimBots have a 5% chance to get short out, and ghosts will get a sparkle effect instead of water splash / snowball effect. [[PlantSim]]'s water [[motive]] will slowly increase during the game.

 

[[File:Festival summer - soccer goal 1.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims practicing shootout]]

Sims can practice alone or shootout against another Sim with the soccer goal. [[Plumbot]]s with hover bottom cannot participate. When practicing alone, Sims will make 10 practice shots for each practice session. In a shootout, each player will take turn between the goalie and the shooter after 4 shots. The players will slowly build relationships during the game. The goalie may taunt the shooter during the game. Sims with [[Childish]], [[Good Sense of Humor]], [[Evil]], and [[Mean Spirited]] traits are more likely to taunt, while Sims with [[Grumpy]] and [[No Sense of Humor]] will not.

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[[File:Festival summer - tanning booth.jpg|210px|thumb|A Sim having a glowing tan]]

Sims can get a spray tan in the tanning booth for §90 if the tanning booth is at a community lot. There's an 85% chance they will physically get suntanned, 5% for over saturated tan, 5% for discolored tan, and 5% for uneven tan. Sims can also get a spray tan at the [[spa]] for §175.

Only teenagers and older can get a spray tan. Mummies, SimBots, genies, plantSims, mermaids, and plumbots cannot get a spray tan. Ghosts can get a spray tan, but will not receive any benefits from it, while vampires will say that they can "fit in." Sims who are sunburned, frostbitten, or have recently gotten a failed spray tan cannot get another tan. If ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'' is installed, teenagers can set a booby trap inside the tanning booth. Sims who get a spray tan in a trapped booth will get a discolored tan.

 

[[File:Festival fall - pie eating contest.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims competing in a pie eating contest]]

A pie eating contest is essentially the same as hot dog eating contest. The same applications apply to the pie eating contest, although with a few differences. Sims will eat key lime pie and receive an excellent platter of key lime pie. In addition, Sims' face will be smeared from pie and their [[hygiene]] drops slightly.

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[[File:Festival fall - apple bobbing tank.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims cheering for apple bobbing contestants]]

Up to four Sims can compete in an apple bobbing contest. The principle is more or less similar to eating contests. Sims can participate in the contest on their own or invite others to join. If no one is available to participate, the contest is cancelled and Sims have to retry participating. After the contest is over, Sims have to wait for another two hours to compete again. If the eating contest stand is not on a festival lot, the contest can immediately be participated in again. [[Hydrophobic]] Sims will not autonomously participate in the contest, while SimBots will short out if they participate.

Sims need to bob 5 apples in order to win. Sims will randomly bob an apple for every under 15 Sim minutes, but 30 minutes for [[Unlucky]] Sims. The winner will earn 25 festival tickets and "Winner" moodlet, while the losers will earn 5. If any of the participants has germs, there's a 50% chance that the other contestants will get sick as well.

 

[[File:Festival fall - haunted house.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims queuing to enter the haunted house]]

Children and older can enter the haunted house to test their bravery. Before entering, [[Coward]] and [[Childish]] Sims may react hesitantly. Sims will spend 10 minutes inside the haunted house and exits. Upon exiting, Sims might vomit, pee self, panic, or just shiver. Coward Sims are more likely to vomit, pee self, or panic instead of just shivering, while [[Brave]] Sims will just shrug.

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[[File:Festival fall - pumpkin patch.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims harvesting pumpkins at the pumpkin patch]]

Although not technically a festival activity, all premade festival grounds come with a pumpkin patch where Sims can harvest pumpkins and carve them to decorate their house. Normally, the fall festival is where Sims can find and harvest pumpkins, but pumpkins can also be purchased at the [[grocery]].

 

[[File:Festival winter - snowball fight.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims having a snowball fight]]

Sims can initiate a snowball fight at a ball fight arena, or on a flat ground with deep snow. The mechanics of snowball fight is essentially the same as water balloon fight, with the only difference is that it can only be done in [[winter]] with a deep snow. If the snow is not deep enough, Sims cannot initiate a snowball fight. Sims can still initiate a water balloon fight regardless of the season and snow depth, however.

 

[[File:Festival winter - ice skating rink.jpg|210px|thumb|Sims ice skating]]

The essence of ice skating is the same as roller skating rink, with the only difference is that Sims wear ice skates instead of roller skates. Unlike snowball fighting, Sims can ice skate regardless of the season, because the activity is based on the type of rink used.

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[[File:Festival winter - half-pipe.jpg|210px|thumb|A Sim snowboarding on a half-pipe]]

Sims can snowboard on a [[half-pipe]]. Sims can purchase a snowboard at the concession stand or from [[Buy mode]] and customize their own snowboard, although it is not required, because Sims will be automatically given a default snowboard when they use the half-pipe. Children have their own smaller snowboard. Other Sims might queue up to use the half-pipe, and when that happens, Sims will take turns in using the half-pipe. Sims will receive 5 festival tickets after they're done snowboarding.

 

==The Sims 4: City Living==

* [[Geekcon]]

* [[Humor and Hijinks]]