Summary

• Stardew Valley's 1.6 update adds a Pot of Gold on Spring 17, offering increasing gold year on year.
• The Pot of Gold location is fixed by an Abandoned House at the forest; rewards include a Leprechaun Hat item.
• Despite not a major money-making method, finding the Pot of Gold is an easy and fun activity for extra income.

A new addition to Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update has added a range of new content to the popular indie game, with some changes being more readily apparent than others. Some of these inclusions are relatively small tweaks, but still worth players taking the time to seek them out.

Stardew Valley is full of details that help to bring its world to life, and has only grown richer with each new update. Its latest incarnation is no different, with the 1.6 update introducing new crops, NPC interactions, and more. Of course, not every aspect of the game is immediately obvious; without in-game information drawing attention to them, some features in Stardew Valley are fairly well hidden, especially if such changes are not explicitly laid out in patch notes. The most recent update is no different, even making one inclusion only accessible on a single day of the year.

Stardew Valley Celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day With A Pot Of Gold

Multiple Rewards On The 17th Of Spring

Stardew Valley now includes a celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day, with a small event triggered on the 17th of Spring. This corresponds to the real-life holiday, which takes place on March 17. Fittingly for an event so closely associated with Ireland, a farmer who ventures into Cindersap Forest on this day can find a Pot of Gold at the end of a rainbow. Interacting with this pot will give the farmer both Gold and the new Leprechaun Hat item. Notably, this is an annual event, and the Pot of Gold’s payout even increases every year.

The Pot of Gold gives the player 200g in Year 1, and then an additional extra 25g for every year reached after that. This incremental increase continues until the Pot of Gold’s value reaches a maximum of 2,500g in Year 93.

Finding Stardew Valley’s New Leprechaun Hat Does Not Take Long

How To Get The Leprechaun Hat In Stardew Valley

The Pot of Gold itself is easy to find, as it always appears in the same location: the riverbank beside the Abandoned House, along the Southern border of Cindersap Forest. The rainbow that appears alongside it even seems to be created by the nearby waterfall. This means, somewhat ironically, that a unique hat is found for free next to what eventually becomes a hat shop. It is also interesting to note that this reward is the second piece of clothing directly tied to Leprechauns in the game, after the prior addition of the Leprechaun Shoes in version 1.4.

Although finding the Pot of Gold might not be the best way of making money in Stardew Valley, it is a relatively quick errand to run, and the proceeds are still a helpful addition to a farm’s finances at any point in the game. The Leprechaun Hat is also a nice inclusion that furthers the connection to Saint Patrick’s Day in a fun way. Because of this, keeping the 17th of Spring in mind whilst playing Stardew Valley is undoubtedly a worthwhile endeavor.