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Looking to finda fresh bit of stylefor your farmer (or maybe even your animals) inStardew Valley? Who can blame you? Even without the rings and boots that add actual perks to the player, hats are primarily cosmetic items, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t into looking good for the sake of it!
Some hats are in the character creator, but the majority of the hats in Stardew Valley will come from the Hat Mouse, operating out of the house at the southernmost edge of Cindersap Forest. There are also several hats you may find on your own.
The 1.6 update added more than two dozen new hats to Stardew Valley, but the update is currently only available on PC at the time of publishing.Every hat exclusive to the 1.6 update will be marked with an asterisk (*)to help console and mobile players keep track of what they don’t need to worry about yet.
Hat Mouse Hats
Once you’veunlocked your first achievementin a new playthrough, you’ll find a letter in your mailbox the following morning.
This letter comes fromthe Hat Mouse, who takes up residence in theabandoned homeyou may have noticed at the verysouthernmost border of Cindersap Forestas you head south from the Wizard’s Tower. If not, head down there as soon as possible – the Hat Mouse is one of the biggest suppliers of, well, hats!
New hats unlock as you unlock new achievements, making progressing through the game that much more lucrative for completionists.
Click here or our full Hat Mouse stock list guide.
Hats From Other Vendors
Our little friend can’t do everything on their own, though, pokey – there are plenty of hats that must bepurchased from other vendorsat different festivals and events throughout Stardew Valley.
Are you into the red fez the Traveling Merchant’s pig is always wearing? She’ll sell you one. Headed to the Desert Festival out in the Calico Desert? Some of your neighbors’ stalls offer exclusive new headgear. Got too many Taro Roots? Talk to the Island Trader to see what they can do.
2,500g-10,000g(Varies)
The Desert Trader on odd-numbered days
The Desert Trader on even-numbered days
10,000g
Chance to appear atthe Traveling Cart
8.000g
Elliott’s stall at the Desert Festival
100 Calico Eggs
Plenty of these hats are exclusive to the Desert Festival vendors, a feature added in the 1.6 update.
Tailor-Making Hats With The Sewing Machine
Have you been keeping up on your relationship with Emily, the blue-haired bartender over at the Saloon? We sure hope so, since befriending her is the ticket to unlockingaccess toa sewing machine.
You canuse the one in Emily’s roomonce you can enter her bedroom (after reachingtwo heartswith her), or you can wait until she sends you a letter about“rock rejuvenation.”This quest requires you to give Emily several gemstones (namely anAmethyst, Emerald, Jade, Ruby, and Topaz), but she’ll thank you by providing you with your very ownsewing machine for your house, meaning you can tailor at any point.
For each hat in the table below,you’ll needone piece of Cloth, as well as the items listed.
Plenty of the tailoring hats in Stardew Valley have a small chance to drop when you slay monsters. I’ve never used the Sewing Machine in my Joja playthrough at all, but I’ve been wearing the Propeller Hat for several seasons now.
All Other Hats In Stardew Valley
Finally, there are a few odds and ends that you’ll find can serve as headwear if you get creative. These hats are primarily free of charge, but they can be somewhat difficult to find.
Some of these Stardew Valley hats requiregood luckwith monster drops in the various dungeons in the game, while others requirespecific actionsas you play the game (like making the best soup for the governor, or for heading up to the summit of the mountain).
How to Get
??? (hat)
After reaching Perfection, interact with the monkeys up atthe Volcano Forge
Chance to find it in a treasure chestin Skull Cavern
Place first in theStardew Valley Fair grange contest
Trout Derby reward
Copper Pan (hat)
Put your Copper Pan into the hat slot for your farmer
Dark Ballcap *
Emily may randomly give you this hat at her Desert Festival dressing booth
Dark Cowboy Hat
Chance to find it in a treasure chest in Skull Cavern
Deluxe Pirate Hat
Chance to find it in a rare chest in the Volcano Dungeon
WatchEmily’s 14-heart event
Go fishing in the Gourmand Frog’s pond in his cave
Garbage Hat
After checking 20 garbage cans, small chance to find it when searching through garbage cans
Gil’s Hat *
Show Gil an egg rating of more than 25 after going into the Skull Cavern at the Desert Festival
Gold Pan (Hat) *
Put your Gold Pan into the hat slot for your farmer
Small chance when opening Golden Coconuts
Defeat 30 Duggies(Monster Eradication)
Iridium Pan (Hat) *
Put your Iridium Pan into the hat slot for your farmer
Joja Cap *
Defeat 50 Pepper Rex(Monster Eradication)
Laurel Wreath Crown *
Leprechaun Hat *
Check the pot of gold near Hat Mouse’s shop on Spring 17 (an approximation of St. Patrick’s Day)
Extremely small chance (0.001 percent) to find while cutting weeds
Small chance to find while chopping Mushroom Trees
Random chance to drop from breakingregular or Golden Mystery Boxes
Finish thethird Raccoon Request
Red Cowboy Hat
Win the Festival of Ice fishing contest
One ofthe Squidfest prizes
Chance to drop when defeating Metal Heads
Steel Pan (hat) *
Put your Iridum Pan into the hat slot for your farmer
Small chance to drop when defeating Tiger Slimes
There are some true oddball hats in this category, but the goofier, the better to round out the collection!
