Sam is a young man with bright and spiky blonde hair in Pelican Town and one of the bachelors that you can choose to have a relationship with. In this guide, we'll check out the best gifts you can give him as well as his schedule so can easily locate him to hand over your gifts. Let's also check the different things you need to do in order to trigger those heart events.
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Stardew Valley: Sam Gifts, Schedule, and Heart Events Guide
What Gifts does Sam like?
In Stardew Valley, there are items that are universally loved, liked, neutral, disliked, and hated. However, each character also has specifics that they want and don't want. The list below shows the specific gifts you can give to Sam.
- Loved Gifts: Maple Bar (Cooking: Maple Syrup x1, Sugar x1, Wheat Flour x1), Pizza (Cooking: Wheat Flour x1, Tomato x1, Cheese x1), Cactus Fruit, Tigerseye
- Liked Gifts: All Eggs except Void Egg, Joja Cola
- Neutral Gifts: All Fruit (except Cactus Fruit, Fruit Tree Fruit, and Salmonberry), All Milk
- Disliked Gifts: All Vegetables (except Hops, Tea Leaves, Wheat), Chanterelle, Common Mushroom, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Magma Cap, Morel, Purple Mushroom, Quartz, Salmonberry, Seaweed, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish, Winter Root
- Hated Gifts: Coal, Copper Bar, Duck Mayonnaise, Gold Bar, Gold Ore, Iridium Bar, Iridium Ore, Iron Bar, Mayonnaise, Pickles, Refined Quartz
Easiest Gift:If you don't have the patience for gathering ingredients for cooking, Sam can easily be gifted by giving him Pizza each day. This can easily be acquired from Gus at the Stardrop Saloon.
Sam's Daily Schedule
Each character in Stardew Valley has a specific daily schedule. In our list below, we'll show you the easiest way to find Sam for each season so you can easily gift him:
Spring Schedule
Rainy Day
Time | Location |
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9:00 AM | In his room |
11:00 AM | Goes to the bridge near the Museum |
4:00 PM | Goes in front of Haley and Emily's house |
7:00 PM | Goes home |
9:30 PM | Bed time |
Monday and Wednesday
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | In his house |
11:00 AM | Goes to JojaMart (Or Museum if Community Center is restored) |
4:00 PM | Goes home |
6:00 PM | In his room |
9:30 PM | Bed Time |
Friday
Time | Location |
---|---|
10:00 AM | In his room |
11:00 AM | Outside his house |
3:00 PM | Goes to Stardrop Saloon |
9:20 PM | Goes home |
10:20 PM | Bed time |
Regular Schedule
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | In his room |
1:40 PM | Heads nearby Mayor's Manor |
6:30 PM | Goes home |
9:00 PM | Bed time |
Summer Schedule
Birthday (JojaMart open, and raining), Rainy Day
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | Wakes up, will spend all day home |
9:30 PM | Bed time |
Monday, Wednesday
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | In his house |
11:00 AM | Goes to JojaMart (Or Museum if Community Center is restored) |
4:00 PM | Goes home |
6:00 PM | In his room |
9:30 PM | Bed Time |
Saturday
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | In his room |
2:00 PM | Has Sebastian over in his room |
6:00 PM | Outside his house |
7:50 PM | Goes back home, bed time |
Regular Schedule
Time | Location |
---|---|
10:00 AM | In his room |
1:40 PM | Goes to the beach with Vincent |
7:00 PM | Goes home |
9:00 PM | Bed time |
Fall Schedule
Thursday the 11th
Time | Location |
---|---|
10:00 AM | In his room |
11:30 AM | Goes to the Clinic |
4:00 PM | Walks into town |
9:00 PM | Goes home to bed |
Regular Schedule
Time | Location |
---|---|
10:00 AM | In his room |
1:20 PM | Goes to the forest, lower left side of Leah's house |
7:00 PM | Goes home |
9:00 PM | Bed time |
Winter Schedule
Regular Schedule
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | Wakes up, stays in his house all morning |
1:20 PM | Goes to Stardrop Saloon |
7:00 PM | Goes home |
9:00 PM | Bed time |
Deviations
Rainy day (random choice 1)
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | Wakes up, will stay in the house all day |
8:00 PM | Goes to bed |
Rainy day (random choice 2)
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7:40 PM | Goes home | Tuesday the 9th and Tuesday the 23rd (If less than 6 hearts with Penny and Sam)
Time | Location |
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9:00 AM | Wakes up in his room |
11:00 AM | Goes to the bridge near the ice cream stand |
4:00 PM | Goes in front of Haley and Emily's house |
7:00 PM | Goes home |
9:30 PM | Bed time |
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | Wakes up, stays in his house most of the day |
5:00 PM | Leaves for the Night Market. |
12:00 AM | Goes back home, bed time |
Time | Location |
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10:00 AM | In his room |
11:00 AM | Goes to the Museum |
4:00 PM | Goes back home |
6:00 PM | In his room |
9:30 PM | Bed time |
Time | Location |
---|---|
10:00 AM | In his room |
11:00 AM | In town skateboarding |
3:00 PM | Goes to Stardrop Saloon |
9:20 PM | Goes home, bed time |
Time | Location |
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8:00 AM | Wakes up, goes in front of Haley and Emily's house |
12:30 PM | Goes to his room with Sebastian |
6:00 PM | In front of his house |
7:40 PM | Goes back home, bed time |
Sam's Heart Events
Heart Events are cutscenes that you can watch for each character if you are able to reach a specific heart level. In order to trigger the cutscene, you need to be at the proper place with the correct heart number. The list below shows the places you need to be for Sam's heart events:- Two Hearts: Visit Sam's house while he's there.
- Three Hearts: Visit the beach on a sunny day between 7 am and 3 pm. (Except Winter, and only in Year 1)
- Four Hearts: Visit Sam's house while he's there.
- Six Hearts: Visit the town between 12 PM and 4 PM when it's not raining.
- Eight Hearts: Sam will visit outside your house between 6 am and 8 am. (Only if you've seen his two heart event)
- Ten Hearts: You will receive a letter from Sam, enter the town on a sunny day between 8 pm and 12 am.
- Fourteen Hearts: This is a 4 part event. For part 1, you need to have your farmhouse upgraded twice. Enter your house between 6:10 am and 5:00 pm while Sam is inside. Part 2 happens three days later, Part 3 happens three days later after part 2, and Part 4 happens four days later after Part 3. All of this will happen inside the farmhouse between 6:10 am and 5:00 pm.
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