Looking to make a life with Penny on the farm? Here's how to romance Penny in Stardew Valley. Shy and incredibly hard-working, Penny is clearly looking for an escape and a chance to give the kids around town a better upbringing than her mother gave her.
Down below, we'll go over everything you need to know to woo Penny in your first year. We'll cover her likes and dislikes, where to find her at any time of day (yes, we're aware of how creepy that sounds, but time management is important), and how her various romance events play out. They're a quick way to make her yours.
For a few other bits, check out five games like Stardew Valley for when you've exhausted this one. You'll also want to repair the community center and solve the Winter Mystery quest. And for the whole lot, our Stardew Valley walkthrough hub is worth checking out. Our Stardew Valley characters guide works in a similar fashion.
Penny Romance Guide
Penny's life more or less revolved around tutoring Jas and Vincent. She'll spend most of her week meeting them at the Museum, playground, a spot near the graveyard, or the ice cream truck. By mid-afternoon, she begins walking them home.
On her days off, Penny likes to relax by the river or in town either reading a book or, on the odd occasion, meeting friends by a bench.
Relatively shy, Penny likes to cook. Living with her bar-hopping mother is a sore point, and the overall messy state of her trailer irks her. She doesn't appear to have any lofty life goals, but she does want to start a family of her own.
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What Penny gets up to around town depends on the season. For some activities, the year itself will play a part in their schedule, too.
No matter the time, date, season, or year, you'll be able to find Penny by following her set schedule. Here's how it looks:
Spring
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 11:00 - Leaves her home to tutor Jas and Vincent at the museum.
- 14:00 - Babysits Jas and Vincent at the Ice Cream Stand.
- 16:20 - Walks Vincent back to 2 Willow Lane.
- 17:50 - Drops Jas off at Marnie's Ranch.
- 18:40 - Goes home for the night.
Saturday
- 09:00 - Stays in her room.
- 10:00 - Meets Jas and Vincent near the Graveyard.
- 12:00 - Takes Jas and Vincent to the playground.
- 17:00 - Drops Jas and Vincent off at Emily and Haley's house.
- 18:30 - Goes home for the night.
Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- 08:10 - Leaves her home to read near the graveyard.
- 12:30 - Walks back to the trailer to clean.
- 16:00 - Sits on a bench by the Saloon with Maru.
- 18:40 - Goes home for the night.
Summer
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 09:00 - Walks from her home to the Museum.
- 10:00 - Spends time in the Museum with Jas and Vincent.
- 14:00 - Stands by the bridge near the Museum.
- 16:00 - Walks Jas and Vincent back home.
- 18:30 - Walks home from Marnie's Ranch.
- 20:00 - Stays home for the night.
Saturday
- 10:00 - Leaves home to go near the Graveyard.
- 11:00 - Babysits the kids near the graveyard.
- 12:00 - Takes the kids to the playground.
- 17:00 - Walks the kids back to Emily's house.
- 18:00 - Talks to the kids outside their house.
- 20:00 - Heads home for the night.
Sunday
- 08:00 - Walks to the river by JojaMart
- 13:00 - Goes to the Community Center garden.
- 18:00 - Heads home.
- 21:00 - Goes to bed.
Monday and Thursday
- 08:00 - Walks to the river by JojaMart
- 13:00 Walks to the community center to sit on a bench.
- 18:00 - Heads home for the night.
- 21:00 - Goes to bed.
Fall
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 09:00 - Heads to the Museum to meet Jas and Vincent.
- 14:00 - Heads to the river outside the Museum.
- 16:20 - Walks Vincent back to 2 Willow Lane.
- 17:50 - Walks Jas back to Marnie's Ranch.
- 18:40 - Heads home for the night.
Saturday
- 10:00 - Heads out to meet Jas and Vincent by a tree near the graveyard.
- 12:00 - Goes to the Playground.
- 17:00 - Starts escorting the kids to Emily's house.
- 20:00 - The kids go home and Penny heads for her own.
Sunday Monday, and Thursday
- 08:00 - Heads out to read by the Graveyard.
- 12:30 - Arrives home.
- 16:00 - Sits on a bench by Stardrop Saloon.
- 18:40 - Goes home.
Winter
There are some slight deviations to Penny's schedule on day 4 and 15 for her annual check-up and the Night Market event.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 09:00 - Heads out toward the Museum to meet Jas and Vincent.
- 14:00 - Arrives at the bridge near the Museum.
- 16:20 - Walks Vincent back to 2 Willow Lane.
- 17:40 - Drops Jas off at Marnie's Ranch.
- 18:30 - Starts to walk home for the night.
Saturday
- 11:00 - Meets Jas and Vincent near the Graveyard.
- 14:30 - Plays with Jas and Vincent at the Playground.
- 17:00 - Walks the kids to Emily's house.
- 20:00 - Walks home.
Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- 10:30 - Heads to the Community Center to read.
- If the Community Center is not yet restored, Penny will either be near the Graveyard or at the Museum.
- 18:00 - Walks home.
- 21:00 - Goes to bed.
Gifts to romance Penny
To quickly raise your rank with Penny, be sure to give her gifts from the Loved and Liked lists below. Avoid anything in the Neutral, Disliked, and Hated lists unless you're trying to cause a divide or simply get rid of some goods.
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- Tom Kha Soup
- Roots Platter
- Sandfish
- Red Plate
- Poppyseed Muffin
- Poppy
- Melon
- Emerald
- Diamond
Liked gifts
- All Milk items
- All Artifacts
- Dandelion
- Leek
- Universal Likes*
*Except for Pale Ale, Pale Broth, Algae Soup, Beer, Meed, Pina Colada, Wine, and Tom Kha Soup
Neutral gifts
- Chanterelle
- Common Mushroom
- Daffodil
- Ginger
- Hazelnut
- Magma Cap
- Morel
- Snow Yam
- Wild Horseradish
- Winter Root
- All Fruit*
- All Eggs*
- All Universal Neutral gifts*
*Except Duck Feather, Wool, Hops, Fruit Tree fruits, Grape, Salmonberry, Melon, and Dinosaur eggs.
Disliked gifts
- Duck Feather
- Algae Soup
- Pale Broth
- Purple Mushroom
- Red Mushroom
- Quarts
- Wool
- Salmonberry
- Universal Dislikes*
*Except Sandfish and Artifacts
Hated gifts
- Beer
- Grape
- Holly
- Mead
- Hops
- Pina Colada
- Pale Ale
- Wine
- Rabbit's Foot
Heart events when romancing Penny
At every two heart levels, you'll have the opportunity to trigger an event with Penny. The choices you make during these scenes can dramatically alter your friendship, either gaining more points or losing them very quickly.
Here are Penny's heart events and how to trigger them:
| Hearts | Event |
|---|---|
| Two | Visit the town at 9am-2pm on a sunny day. You notice Penny helping George. She asks you a question. |
| Four | Triggered by entering Penny's trailer whenever she's home alone. You help Penny clean the trailer before being interrupted by Pam. |
| Six | Triggered by entering Penny's trailer whenever she's home alone. You trying her new recipe and give your opinion. |
| Eight | Triggered by entering Cindersap Forest from 9am-4pm. You help Penny give Jas a Vincent a good field trip. You then talk about whether or not you'd like to start a family. |
| Ten | Head to the Spa between 7pm and midnight after receiving the letter from Penny. Penny confesses her love to you. |
| Ten (Group) | Triggered by entering Haley and Emily's house after triggering the ten-heart event with all available characters. The exact dialogue of the event will differ if you have the Rabbit's Foot item at the time. Otherwise, you'll be berated for dating all the girls at once. They'll then ignore you for a whole week. |
| Fourteen | Lets you choose between the unique Forest and Moon, Strawberry Home, or Pirate Theme room decor options. Available from 3-7pm in the farmhouse whenever Penny is present. |
Married life after you've romanced Penny
After getting married to Penny, her schedule is the one that changes the least. After all, she still has a duty to tutor Vincent and Jas. The main thing is that she'll take Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday to stay on the farm instead of hanging around town reading books.
On the days between those, she'll continue to see the kids at the museum, playground, ice cream truck, and walk them home. On Monday, you'll find her either at Pierre's General Store in the morning or relaxing in town until the evening.
Want to learn more? Check out our Stardew Valley Fishing Hub to learn where to find some of Penny's favourite items. And if you want to marry Morris, who's usually out of the running, there's a marry Morris mod out there just like there's one to add Pokemon to Stardew Valley and stay up late, too.
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