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Stardew Valley Penny Guide - Marriage Candidate

Complete guide to Penny in Stardew Valley. Learn about her schedule, loved gifts, heart events, and marriage.

πŸ’• Social πŸ“… All Seasons 🟒 Beginner πŸ“… Published: Jun 15, 2026
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Stardew Valley Penny Guide - Marriage Candidate

Basic Information

AttributeDetails
NamePenny
BirthdayFall 2
AddressTrailer - east of town
FamilyMother Pam
MarriageYes
OccupationNo fixed occupation, likes reading and teaching

Daily Schedule

Spring

  • Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday

    • 8:00 AM - Wakes up, stands in trailer
    • 9:00 AM - Heads to Museum
    • 9:30 AM - Arrives at Museum
    • 2:00 PM - Leaves Museum for Town Square
    • 2:30 PM - Arrives at Town Square, stands by fountain
    • 5:00 PM - Returns home
    • 6:00 PM - In trailer
    • 9:00 PM - Goes to bed
  • Saturday

    • 8:00 AM - Wakes up
    • 9:00 AM - Heads to Museum
    • 9:30 AM - Arrives at Museum
    • 2:00 PM - Leaves Museum for Town Square
    • 2:30 PM - Arrives at Town Square
    • 5:00 PM - Returns home
    • 9:00 PM - Sleeps
  • Sunday

    • 8:00 AM - Wakes up
    • 9:00 AM - Heads to Museum
    • 9:30 AM - Arrives at Museum
    • 2:00 PM - Returns home
    • 3:00 PM - In trailer
    • 9:00 PM - Sleeps

Summer

  • Often visits river or lake
  • Afternoons often at Town Square

Fall

  • Schedule similar to Spring
  • At home on birthday

Winter

  • Often stays home
  • Stays indoors on rainy days

Gift Preferences

Loved Gifts (+80 friendship)

  • Diamond
  • Emerald
  • Melon
  • Poppy
  • Red Plate
  • Roots Platter
  • Sandfish
  • Tom Kha Soup

Liked Gifts (+45 friendship)

  • All Fruits (most fruit)
  • All Flowers (most flowers)
  • All Milk (milk)
  • All Vegetables (most vegetables)
  • Daffodil
  • Dandelion
  • Leek
  • Hazelnut
  • Snow Yam
  • Winter Root

Neutral Gifts (+20 friendship)

  • Chanterelle
  • Common Mushroom
  • Purple Mushroom
  • Morel

Disliked Gifts (-20 friendship)

  • Clay
  • All Fish (most fish)
  • All Eggs (eggs)
  • Seaweed
  • Wild Horseradish
  • Holly

Hated Gifts (-40 friendship)

  • Beer
  • Wine
  • Mead
  • Pale Ale
  • Rabbit’s Foot
  • All Alcohol

Heart Events

2 Heart Event

  • Trigger: Enter Museum
  • Plot: Penny is teaching at the Museum, she invites you to sit in on her class.
  • Choice Effect: Listening attentively increases friendship.

4 Heart Event

  • Trigger: Enter Penny’s trailer
  • Plot: Penny feels embarrassed because of her mother Pam’s behavior, she apologizes to you.
  • Choice Effect: Understanding her situation increases friendship.

6 Heart Event

  • Trigger: Enter Penny’s trailer
  • Plot: Penny invites you to dinner, she cooks personally.
  • Choice Effect: Praising her cooking increases friendship.

8 Heart Event

  • Trigger: After receiving Penny’s letter, enter town in the evening
  • Plot: Penny is waiting for you at Town Square, she expresses her dreams and wishes to you.
  • Choice Effect: Supporting her dream increases friendship.

10 Heart Event

  • Trigger: After receiving Penny’s letter, enter the Mountain in the evening
  • Plot: Penny is stargazing in the mountain, she expresses her feelings for you.
  • Choice Effect: Accepting her feelings increases friendship.
  • Note: Need to purchase Mermaid’s Pendant to propose

14 Heart Event (Post-Marriage)

  • Trigger: After marriage, enter the farmhouse
  • Plot: Penny wants to establish a library on the farm, she asks for your opinion.
  • Choice Effect: Supporting her education career increases friendship.

Marriage Information

Proposal Requirements

  1. Reach 10 hearts friendship with Penny
  2. Complete 10 heart event
  3. Have at least 1 farmhouse upgrade
  4. Purchase Mermaid’s Pendant from the Old Mariner (3000g)

Married Life

  • Room: Adds a cozy room on the right side of the farmhouse, with bookshelves
  • Help: Occasionally waters crops, feeds animals, repairs fences
  • Gifts: Sometimes gives you food, books, or other items
  • Children: Can have or adopt up to two children

Post-Marriage Schedule

  • Spends most time inside the farmhouse
  • Sometimes goes to the Museum to teach on Wednesday
  • Sometimes visits Town Square

Trivia

  • Penny is a kind and gentle girl who loves education and reading
  • She and her mother Pam live in a trailer, living conditions are quite hard
  • She often helps the town’s children with their studies
  • Her favorite colors are orange and yellow

Data sourced from Stardew Valley Wiki, applicable to game version 1.6