Festival
A festival is added in The Sims 3: Seasons. A few days into each season, the player will get a notice that a festival has rolled into town. There will be a special maptag for the festival site, which is one of the big parks in the town. The activities, interactive objects and decorations will vary depending on the season.
Doing various activities will earn tickets, which you can trade in at a concessions stand for prizes. The food that can be bought at a stand is themed to the season, like hot chocolate in winter and ice cream in summer. When no festival is going on, the festival grounds will be a regular park area.
Spring Festival
In the spring, the festival will be mostly green, pink, yellow, and other Springish colors. It will strongly resemble a combination of Easter and Valentine's Day.
Activities:
- Hunting for eggs
- Dancing {whoever dances most will become Spring King/Queen, with a special plaque to hang on the wall!}
- Horseshoes
- Using the love tester
- Rollerskating
- Getting kissed at a kissing booth
- Getting Face Painted
- Taking Greeting Card photo
- Water Balloon Fighting
Interactible Objects:
- Kissing Booth for Guys
- Kissing Booth for Girls
- Rollerskating Rink
- Water Balloon Arena
- Concessions Stands for food and prizes
- Bathroom Structures
- Face-Paint Booth
- Greeting Card tent
Summer Festival
The summer festival is red, white and blue. It has fireworks set up, ready to light. During the summer festival, there will be a sale on fireworks at the grocery store.
Activities
- Getting a tan in a tanning machine
- Rollerskating
- Setting off fireworks
- Boobytrapping tanning machine {with Generations expansion pack}
- Hot Dog-Eating Contest
- Getting Face Painted
- Getting Snow Cones
- Playing Soccer
- Water Balloon Fighting
- Taking Greeting Card photo
Interactible Objects
- Rollerskating Rink
- Fireworks
- Consessions Stands for food and prizes
- Tanning Machine
- Eating Contest Table
- Face-Paint Booth
- Snow Cone Machines
- Soccer Goal
- Water Balloon Arena
- Greeting Card tent
Fall Festival
The fall festival is orange, purple, and other Halloween colors. Halloween and Thanksgiving are the themes of the festival.
Activities
- Visiting a haunted house
- Pie eating contest
- Bobbing for apples
- Picking pumpkins
- Getting Face Painted
- Taking Greeting Card photo
- Rollerskating
- Water Balloon Fighting
Interactible Objects
- Haunted Houses
- Eating Contest Table
- Rollerskating Rink
- Apple-Bobbing Tank
- Pumpkin Patch
- Water Balloon Arena
- Consessions Stands for food and prizes
- Face-Paint booth
- Greeting Card photo
Winter Festival
The winter festival is pale-colored, with white and light blue prominent. It is for winter fun in general, without much influence from holidays.
Activities
- Snowboarding
- Hot tubbing
- Ice Skating
- Snowball fighting
- Getting Face Painted
- Taking Greeting Card photo
Interactible Objects
- Snowboard Halfpipes
- Hot tub
- Ice Skating Rink
- Snowball Fight Arena
- Face-Paint Booth
- Greeting Card tent
Holidays
Holidays occur on the last Friday {or the last day, if no Friday is nearby} of a season. In spring, Love Day takes place, similar to Easter but especially Valentine's Day. In summer, Leisure Day. In fall, Spooky Day. On Spooky Day and the day before, teens and children can trick-or-treat. In winter, Snowflake Day.
Moodlets from Holidays
| Image | Moodlet Name | Mood Effect | Time Period | From | Game Dialog/Description | Notes | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Spring Fling | +10 | N/A | Love Day | Spring is the season of renewal, and it's only natural for a Sim's attentions to turn to romance. It's in the air. Don't try to fight it! | Appears all day during Love Day |  |
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Summer Fun | +10 | N/A | Leisure Day | Summer is only a precious few months out of the year. (Sim Name) wants to get outside and make the most of it! | Appears all day during Leisure Day | |
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Spooky Time | +10 | N/A | Spooky Day | Spooky Day is a time for both tricks and treats... but right now (Sim Name) is mostly thinking about the tricks! | Appears all day during Spooky Day | |
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Holiday Cheer | +10 | N/A | Snowflake Day | (Sim Name) is feeling the spirit of the season! he/she's ready for a little peace on earth and goodwill toward Sims. | Appears all day during Snowflake Day | |