The Day of the Bright Sun is a festival to celebrate the event of Peach ending the 330-yearlong Age of Darkness by clearing the clouds and letting the sun rays shine over the land once again around 100 years prior. It occurs on the 19th day of Month 1 every year.
During the first year, at the fireside meeting on Day 14, Mayor Gale requests that all citizens of Portia participate in the gift-giving event by donating an item. The builder can participate in this through Mission: Present for the Celebration. Although the festival will occur every year, there will not be a fireside about it after year 1. The mission, however, is repeatable each year.
At the start of the day of the festival, an airship will fly from the north of the Workshop towards town. Once the event begins, a few gift boxes will be seen falling from it at a time, tumbling to the ground. Townsfolk will follow its path and run in a mad scramble for each box. If the player is able to reach a box before someone else claims it, they can press the interact button ("E" on keyboard, "A" on controller) to pick it up. The airship travels from Peach Plaza towards Central Plaza, following the road. After the event, it stops dropping presents and flies off again.
The player needs to be hasty and retrieve as many gifts before the event ends. Most townsfolk will participate in the event (making the festival a good time and place to give everyone gifts to improve their Relationship) and are able to claim the gifts. After claiming a gift, the player receives a letter of gratitude from the benefactor.
This section is under construction and may be out of date.You can encounter the following items when collecting presents at the festival:
Aadit
3
Albert
5
Alice
1
Antoine
6
1
"Even among shell necklaces, this one's a beauty! Hate to give it away."
Arlo
1
10
1
"We dig up a lot of surplus copper ore whenever we explore the ruins, so take some off of our hands."
Carol
5
5
"Only good cotton can make good clothes, try out my cotton!"
Dawa
3
Django
1
1
1
"Hope you'll like this gift."
"Just a small gift, hope you like it."
Dolly
5
Emily
3
5
5
"I am so happy everyone can gather for this special day!"
"Since the demand for pumpkin pie is so great here in Free Cities. We're always short on pumpkins, let's all plant pumpkins next time!"
Gale
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
5
10
10
3
20
10
20
10
"Just a small gift, hope you like it."
"This one's from Emily, probably, there's a note without any signature. So careless."
"The giver forgot to write a name, it's really nice too."
"Someone forgot to leave a note. Hope you like it."
"Alright, whoever gave this probably thought it was useful, oh well."
"This is probably Sophie's gift? She probably forgot to leave the note...again."
"This should be Sophie's. I think she forgot the note."
"Yeah this might be a common stone, but it's still useful."
Ginger
1
2
"I didn't really know what to get, but I hope you like it."
Gust
5
Higgins
5
2
Isaac
1
Jack
2
3
"This flower is from Alice's garden, isn't it beautiful. Don't tell anyone, I took it secretly."
Lee
2
Lucy
5
1
"This is a photo album of the daily life at our school. Hope you like it."
Mars
1
Martha
3
McDonald
5
3
Mei
2
Molly
2
Nora
1
3
2
"Yes, this is sour, but it's very special and useful."
"I accidentally found it by the slope when I was getting down from the Temple. Seems pretty neat."
Oaks
20
Paulie
3
15
"Here's some hardwood, necessary for any fine furniture."
Petra
5
Phyllis
10
Polly
2
1
"My mother made this, so good!"
Presley
1
Qiwa
5
Remington
5
Russo
3
Sam
3
Sanwa
2
Sonia
1
Sophie
1
Toby
20
Tody
1
5
"Just a small gift, hope you like it."
Wuwa
3
Xu
10
5
When the Day of the Bright Sun, present drop finishes, special group photo opportunities will become available. They are marked on the map with 
icon. Activate the glittering camera sign (right) and you'll take a group photo with the people standing next to the sign. The pose is unique to this festival and group of people. Try and get them all before the day ends!
