Intro: Why the Rainbow Event Is Worth Your Time
Heartopia’s Rainbow Event is basically the game handing you a glittery golden ticket — for a few hours only. It’s a rare, short-lived event that drops powerful buffs and exclusive goodies, so if you see a rainbow icon on your in-game watch, drop whatever you’re doing (unless you’re about to marry a tree) and get ready to hustle.
How the Rainbow Event Works
The event shows up only under certain weather conditions and the game lets you know with a rainbow symbol on your watch. When it’s live, you get special status effects and access to items you can’t normally snag on a regular day. Treat it like a limited-time sale where everything is shiny and a little bit magical.
Where to Find Doris — The Rainbow Vendor
Doris is the traveling NPC who pops up during rain and rainbow occasions. On rain-only days she hangs out in predictable city spots, but for Rainbow Events you’ll often find her at Onsen Mountain or near the Forest Island bridge. Her shop is a short-term treasure trove: colored sugars (yellow, indigo, etc.) for Rainbow Roll Cake recipes, collectible postcards, and a unique Rainbow Emote that costs 2,000 coins. Stock up on the sugars — Doris disappears when the skies clear, and those ingredients don’t come around often.
Rainbow Bouquets and the Buff They Give
Floating rainbow bouquets — think four-leaf clovers but with more personality and better color coordination — appear during the event. Each bouquet grants a 30-minute buff that boosts the star (rarity) results for activities like fishing, cooking, and insect catching. While the blessing is active, you’ll see better loot, higher-quality catches, and juicier crafting results. Also, watering plants while the buff is active can sprinkle Rainbow Breeding Powder, which helps with breeding outcomes.
Where to Grab the Bouquets
There are three rainbow bouquets to collect during the event: one outside your home and two around Onsen Mountain (one of which sits on top of a climbable rock). Keep an eye out and plan your route so you can activate the buffs in quick succession.
Best Things to Farm on Rainbow Days
Think of Rainbow Days as double-reward time. Elder Trees at the four corners of the main city drop rare timbers (and the bouquet buff can effectively double those yields), so bring your axe. Resource nodes like ore rocks and berry bushes are more lucrative, and Black Truffles on Forest Island become especially valuable for high-profit recipes like truffle pies. Fishing also gets a boost — rare fish such as Butterfly Koi show up more often in Meadow Lake during rainbow weather.
Smart Tips: Timing, Stacking, and Priorities
Plan a short, prioritized route: activate bouquets, hit Elder Trees, sweep resource nodes, then farm truffles or fish while the buffs are running. If you have food or other buffs that boost gathering or skill checks, stack them for maximum silliness and profit. Remember to buy limited sugars and other items from Doris early in the event so you don’t miss crafting opportunities later.
Quick Checklist Before You Jump In
Bring your axe and tools, clear inventory space, check your watch for rainbow days, and note the bouquet spots near your home and Onsen Mountain. Grab Doris’s limited goods (especially colored sugars), plan routes to Elder Trees and Forest Island, and queue up any food buffs you can stack. Do all that and you’ll squeeze every last sparkle out of the event.
Final Thoughts
The Rainbow Event is short, sweet, and ridiculously generous if you come prepared. Think of it as a sprint: quick buffs, quick loot, and a lot of satisfingly rare drops. Get in, get shiny stuff, and get out — preferably with a truffle pie and a new emote to celebrate.
