Stardew Valley Traveling Cart Helper

Updated for 1.6.11

The Traveling Cart appears every Friday and Sunday from 6am to 8pm in Cindersap Forest, plus during Desert Festival (Spring 15-17) from 9am to 5pm.

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Regular Cart Day (Forest Location)

Desert Festival Cart Day (Desert Location)

Keep track of critical bundle items that can appear in the Traveling Cart. Check them off as you acquire them.

Check if an item's price at the Traveling Cart is worth buying compared to producing it yourself.

Select Item:

Cart Price (g):

Game Year:

Current Season:

Item	Cart Price Range	Self-Produce Cost	Verdict

Optimize your cart shopping based on the current season.

Spring Focus

Priority: Rare Seed (1,000g) - Plant on Fall 1 for Sweet Gem Berry by Fall 28.

Also Watch For: Red Cabbage (for Dye Bundle), Fruit Tree saplings, any animal products for Animal Bundle.

Desert Festival (15-17): Don't miss this special cart appearance! Check for Sandfish and exclusive desert items.

Summer Focus

Priority: Fiddlehead Fern - Critical for Chef's Bundle if you don't want to wait until Year 2.

Also Watch For: Red Cabbage (if missed in Spring), Fish Bundle items, Quality Crops items.

Fall Focus

Priority: Pomegranate - Last chance to complete Artisan Bundle in Year 1.

Also Watch For: Any remaining bundle items, especially if you have gold saved up.

Plant any Rare Seeds by Fall 1 to harvest before Winter!

Winter Focus

Priority: Any remaining bundle items, especially Winter Forage items.

Also Watch For: Seeds for Spring planting, Rare Seeds for next year.

Winter is a good time to stock up on harder-to-find items since you'll have more gold from Fall harvests.