The Stardew Valley Community Center is a place just north of the town, and Mayor Lewis takes you to visit in the first year. It used to be the heart of the town, but over the years it has fallen into disrepair. Mayor Lewis tasks you with figuring out the "rat problem" and it soon becomes your job to fix the building. So we're here to show you how to repair the community center in Stardew Valley.
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How to Repair the Stardew Valley Community Center
1. Solve the rat mystery
You unlock the Community Center on the 5th day of Spring in your first year. When you head there with Mayor Lewis you will see something odd but he will not, and he's therefore convinced that the place is filled with rats. Once he leaves, head back into the community center and follow the path on your left. You should come across a room that looks like this:
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+ 4Read the scroll in the centre of this room, but don't be surprised that you will not be able to decipher it. The next morning you should have a letter in your mailbox from Rasmodius the Wizard.
Go and find Rasmodius in his tower on the west side of Pelican Town. If you are having trouble finding it, the tower is marked on your map. When you have found his tower, head inside and talk to Rasmodius. After a cutscene, you will learn that the little "rats" are actually spirits that are called Junimos, and Rasmodius will give you the ability to understand their scrolls.
2. Read the scroll again
Head back to the Community Center and back to the room with the scroll in it. Interact with the scroll to read it once more, and you should be able to understand it now. There will be a tree with several different bundles/packages on it.
Your first job is to fill up one of these bundles. The easiest way to fill one quickly is to focus on the bundle for the season you are on. So if you are close to the end of that season, then focus on the one that's coming, and so on. When you have filled one of these bundles, click on the large gift at the base of the tree to claim your reward.
You can also check what the community center needs at any time, by clicking on the golden scroll menu in the top right corner of the pause menu.
But while you're here, if you're enjoying Stardew Valley then you should take a look at the rest of our guides for it in our walkthrough hub.
3. Complete the bundles for each scroll
After completing one bundle, a few more scrolls will appear in different areas of the community center. Each scroll will have a set of bundles that you need to complete, but all of them will be for different types of things.
click to enlarge + 4Craft Room - Foraging Bundles
The craft room is the first scroll you come across, and you will need to complete one of these bundles to restore it. Once you've done so, the bridge to the quarry is repaired. We've compiled the bundles into the below tables, so you can work out exactly what you need.
| Craft room bundles | Items needed | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Spring foraging bundle | Wild horseradish, daffodil, leek, dandelion | Spring seeds |
| Summer foraging bundle | Grape, spice berry, sweet pea | Summer seeds |
| Fall foraging bundle | Common mushroom, wild plum, hazelnut, blackberry | Fall seeds |
| Winter foraging bundle | Winter root, crystal fruit, snow yam, crocus | Winter seeds |
| Exotic foraging bundle | Coconut, cactus fruit, cave carrot, red mushroom, purple mushroom, maple syrup, oak resin, pine tar, morel | Autumn's Bounty x5 |
| Construction bundle | 99 wood, 99 wood, 99 stone, 10 hardwood | Charcoal kiln |
Pantry - Crops and Produce Bundles
The Pantry scroll will unlock after you complete one of these bundles, which helps to repair the community center. The reward is the restoration of your farm's greenhouse, which will then allow you to grow seasonal crops all year round.
| Pantry bundles | Items needed | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Spring crops bundle | Parsnip, green bean, cauliflower, potato | Speed-Gro fertiliser x20 |
| Summer crops bundle | Tomato, Hot Pepper, Blueberry, Melon | Quality sprinkler |
| Fall crops bundle | Corn, eggplant, pumpkin, yam | Bee house |
| Quality crops bundle | Gold parsnips x5, gold melons x5, gold pumpkins x5, gold corn x5 | Preserves jar |
| Animal bundle | Large milk, large brown egg, large white egg, large goat milk, wool, duck egg | Cheese press |
| Artisan bundle | Truffle oil, cloth, goat cheese, cheese, honey, jelly, apple, apricot, orange, peach, pomegranate, cherry | Keg |
Fish tank - fishing bundles
The fish tank scroll will appear with the pantry after you complete just one of these aquatic-themed bundles. By completing this bundle, the glittering boulder outside of the mine entry is removed, meaning you can pan the water for treasure.
| Fish tank bundles | Items needed | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| River fish bundle | Sunfish, catfish, shad, tiger trout | Bait x30 |
| Lake fish bundle | Largemouth bass, carp, bullhead, sturgeon | Dressed spinner |
| Ocean fish bundle | Sardine, tuna, red snapper, tilapia | Beach warp totem x5 |
| Night fishing bundle | Walleye, bream, eel | Small glow ring |
| Crab pot bundle | Lobster, crayfish, crab, cockle, mussel, shrimp, snail, periwinkle, oyster, clam | Crab pot |
| Specialty fish bundle | Pufferfish, ghostfish, sandfish, woodskip | Dish o' the sea |
click to enlarge + 4Boiler room - mining bundles
The scroll in the Boiler Room will appear once you have completed 2 bundles from any of the other scrolls. Completing all boiler room bundles repairs the minecarts, which allows you to fast travel between certain points of Pelican Town. You can find a table below detailing what you need to complete these bundles.
| Boiler room bundles | Items needed | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Blacksmith's bundle | Copper bar, iron bar, gold bar | Furnace |
| Geologist's bundle | Quartz, earth crystal, frozen tear, fire quartz | Omni-geode |
| Adventurer's bundle | Slime x99, bat wing x10, solar essence, void essence | Small magnet ring |
Bulletin board - villager bundles
The Bulletin Board scroll will unlock after you have completed 3 bundles from any of the available scrolls. By completing this bundle and helping to repair the community center, you also increase your friendship rating with every non-dateable villager by 2 hearts. Mayor Lewis will even send you a message expressing his gratitude!
| Bulletin board bundles | Item's needed | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Chef's bundle | Maple syrup, fiddlehead fern, truffle, poppy, maki roll, fried egg | Pink cake x3 |
| Dye bundle | Red mushroom, sea urchin, sunflower, duck feather, aquamarine, red cabbage | Seed maker |
| Field research bundle | Purple mushroom, nautilus shell, chub, frozen geode | Recycling machine |
| Fodder bundle | WWheat x10, Hay x10, Apple x3 | Heater |
| Enchanter's bundle | Oak resin, wine, rabbit's foot, pomegranate | Gold bar x5 |
Vault - money bundles
The broken vault in the Stardew Valley community center becomes available to repair once you've completed 4 different bundles. Rather than go hunting for items, all you need to complete the vault bundle is a lot of money. We've compiled the amounts into the table below, so you can budget yourself accordingly. By fixing the vault, the bus is also repaired, meaning you can journey to the desert and explore the skull caverns!
| Money needed | Reward |
|---|---|
| 2,500g bundle | Chocolate cake x3 |
| 5,000g bundle | Quality fertiliser x30 |
| 10,000g bundle | Lightning rod |
| 25,000g bundle | Crystalarium |
Missing bundle - abandoned Joja Mart
After you've repaired and restored the Stardew Valley community center, a cutscene will trigger on the first night before a rainy or stormy day. A bolt of lightning will strike the now abandoned Joja Mart, and inside, the missing bundle can be found. We made a final table detailing what you need to complete this mystery bundle because it's definitely worth doing. You get a movie theatre from it!
| Abandoned Joja Mart bundle | Items needed | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| The missing bundle | Silver or better quality wine (any), dinosaur mayonnaise, prismatic shard, gold quality ancient fruit x5, gold or iridium quality void salmon, caviar | Movie theatre! |
click to enlarge + 4So there you have it, when you have completed all of these bundles, the Stardew Valley community center will be restored to all its former glory.
Restoring the Stardew Valley community center is a big task, but it will highly improve the life of all the Pelican Town residents if you manage it. Although, there is another way to go about fixing the things around town, so if you want to skip the community center altogether, you can give all of your money to Joja Corp instead.
But while you're here, we also have an extensive character hub to help you build friendships with other residents, or if you're looking to do some farming with friends, be sure to check out our guide to playing Stardew Valley co-op.
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