Stardew Valleyis host to a huge range of characters, each with their own personality and preferences. Making friends with these characters - and perhaps even falling in love with them! - is worth it for a myriad of reasons; they can send the player different gifts and recipes for raising heart points with them, and it makes theStardew Valleyexperience feel so much richer.
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One of the characters available to befriend and romance isLeah,Stardew Valley’sresident artist. In many ways, Leah is a pretty simple character - a trait that many fans appreciate. That being said, it can be difficult to know exactly what to do to befriend Leah. In this guide, we’ll explain how best to go about raising friendship with Leah.
Leah’s Regular Schedule For Every Season
Everyone inStardew Valleyhas their own schedule that they run onthat changes dependingon the day, the season, and even the weather. For some characters, their schedules can be quite easy to remember; thankfully for players, Leah’s schedule is definitely one of the easiest to remember.
Leah has a relatively simple schedule; she dedicates most of her time to working on her art or exploring nature, so she can usually be found in or around her cottage, and she always enjoys visiting the Stardrop Saloon in town. She only has a few exceptions to her schedule: on Spring 16, she’llvisit Harvey in townfor her annual check-up, and on Winter 15, she’ll visit the Night Market during the evening. Her schedule in Summer can also change depending on the player’s actions.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Friday, Saturday, and Rainy Days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday (Beach Bridge Not Restored)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday (Beach Bridge Restored)
All Other Days (Including Snowy Mondays)
The Best Gifts For Leah: Likes, Loves, Dislikes, and Hates
Each villager inStardew Valleyloves receiving gifts, and Leah is no exception. Her tastes in gifts are a littleeasy to guess, as many of her likes and dislikes go along with her carefree, nature-loving personality. For example, she enjoys forages and items fresh from the players' farm like wines and cheese, but she isn’t as fond of sugary foods.
As with all other villagers, Leah also loves receiving liked or loved gifts on her birthday, Winter 23. Gifting her something on this day is definitely recommended, as players will get a huge boost to heart points, so be sure to make a note of her birthday to be able to take advantage!
Hates
Movie Theater: Leah’s Favorites
The Movie Theater was introduced toStardew Valleywith the 1.4 Update, giving players even more ways to bond with their favorite characters. Players can not only go see screenings by themselves, but they can also invite somebody to go with them. There’s also the opportunity to buy the players' guest certain concessions. Loved or liked screenings and concessions will give players a huge boost in friendship points with their chosen guest, so it’s definitely worth trying out!
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To invite Leah to a movie, players must buy two ticketsfrom the Movie Theater, each ticket costing 1,000g. After buying both tickets, find Leah and gift her one of these tickets; then, before the day ends, head to the Movie Theater at the Joja building in the east of town.
Disliked Concessions
Leah’s Heart Events
Heart Events inStardew Valleyallow players to get a better insight into the characters they’ve made friends with. They represent how close the player and a specific character have grown, and even allow players the opportunity toraise heart pointshigher with the character. This can be achieved by speaking to characters regularly, and by gifting them things they enjoy.
What Happens After Marrying Leah?
After marrying Leah, she will move into the farmhouse to live permanently with the player, though she’ll still visit her old cottage on Mondays. After moving in, she’ll add a little room to the right of the house where she’ll go to paint. She’ll also add a small area right behind the farmhouse where she’ll go to sculpt. On rainy mornings, Leah may give the player a gift of either Chanterelle, Common Mushroom, Red Mushroom, or Morel, telling the player she found themwhile ‘mushroom-hunting’.
On other days, she may gift the player with Coffee or with something she claims to have grown herself, including Cactus Fruit, Daffodil, Dandelion, Fiddlehead Fern, Leek, Spice Berry, Sweet Pea, or Wild Horseradish. On Winter 28, she’ll give the player a bottle of Wine to celebrate the New Year.
Stardew Valleyis currently available for Mobile, PC, PS4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, and Xbox One.
