Once you’re used to farm life in Stardew Valley, it’s time to meet the neighbors. Leah, a struggling artist, lives just one screen south from your farm in Pelican Town. Why not make friends? Here’s where to find her around the clock.
Where’s Leah? Daily Schedule & Whereabouts
Leah’s easy to befriend organically. She lives nearby, can be found in the Stardrop Saloon on rainy days and weekends, and has simple but expensive taste in gifts. Once you’ve got a pet goat and/or a few Kegs, bring some Wine or Goat Cheese with you whenever you know you’re going to run into Leah.
In the early game, as Leah often mentions when you talk to her, she likes vegetables. You can quickly befriend Leah by giving her things you’ve just found on the ground, like Dandelions, Common Mushrooms, Hazelnuts, or Spring Onions. If it fits in a salad (or is a Salad, the recipe for which comes from Emily), Leah will usually take it off your hands.
If you’re strictly into pursuing relationships in Stardew for their mechanical benefits (you monster), Leah wouldn’t be your first pick. (Arguably, you’d want to marry Abigail.) Leah doesn’t offer recipes or gifts as you gain friendship points with her. Instead, she gives you a unique piece of art for display after her 6-heart event, and once you’ve married her, you can get one of 3 paintings from Leah to hang in your shared farmhouse.
On the other hand, Leah does have one of the more touching character arcs in the game, and hey, maybe you’re also an artist. As ever, the biggest reason to befriend any available villager in Stardew is because you like the cut of their jib. (Although some decent recipes don’t hurt.)
Leah’s Spring Schedule
At the start of a new game, Leah is easiest to find every night at the Saloon, where she sits at a table near Pam to the left of the door. She also does her shopping on Mondays around 11 AM.
Otherwise, she’s usually painting inside her house, which you can’t enter until you reach 2 hearts with her or higher. As noted above, however, Leah is easy enough to please. Those 2 hearts are a pretty low threshold. Give her a couple of Daffodils on Week 1 and you’ll be there before you know it.
Where You Can Find Leah
- On a normal day:
- She sculpts in her house from 9 AM to noon.
- Leah then goes to the riverside to the southwest of her cottage from noon to 3.
- At 3 PM, she sketches at the end of the nearby pier, and stays near the pond until 7:30 PM, when she goes home. She'll hang out there until she goes to bed at midnight.
- On rainy days and weekends, Leah only leaves her house to go to the Saloon at 4 PM, where she stays until nearly midnight.
- On Mondays, she leaves her house at 11 AM to shop at Pierre’s and stays there until 5 PM before going home.
- Leah’s annual checkup at the Clinic is on Spring 16, which takes up most of her morning. She goes to the Saloon afterward.
Leah’s Summer Schedule
You can fix the bridge on the east end of the beach map as soon as you have 300 spare Wood. Once you do that, in addition to unlocking a new area to forage in, it changes Leah’s Summer schedule.
Where You Can Find Leah
- On a normal day:
- Leah sculpts in her house from 9 AM to noon.
- At noon, Leah heads to the beach to draw.
- If the bridge has been repaired, she’ll cross it and hang out by the reefs.
- If the bridge has not been repaired, she can be found at the edge of the ocean, south from the entrance from Pelican Town.
- Leah stays at the beach until 7 PM, then goes home. She'll hang out there until she goes to bed at midnight.
- On Mondays, Leah leaves her house at 11 AM to shop at Pierre’s and stays there until 5 PM before going home.
- On rainy days or weekends:
- Leah spends all day sculpting and painting in her cottage, then goes to the Saloon at 4 PM.
- She leaves at 11:40 PM and goes to bed.
Leah’s Fall Schedule
Where You Can Find Leah
- On a normal day:
- Leah sculpts in her house from 9 AM to noon.
- At noon, Leah heads into Pelican Town and stands by the side of the river near JojoMart.
- She stays there until 7 PM, then goes home. As usual, Leah stays up until midnight.
- On rainy days or weekends:
- Leah spends all day sculpting and painting in her cottage, then goes to the Saloon at 4 PM.
- She leaves at 11:40 PM and goes to bed.
Leah’s Winter Schedule
Leah treats Winter like 28 rainy days in a row.
Where You Can Find Leah
- Leah spends all day sculpting and painting in her cottage, then goes to the Saloon at 4 PM.
- She leaves at 11:40 PM and goes to bed.
- On Mondays, Leah leaves her house at 11 AM to shop at Pierre’s and stays there until 5 PM before going home. She'll hang out there until she goes to bed at midnight.
There’s where you need to be to track down Leah in Stardew Valley. She’s a creature of habit, and the only real speed bump to her relationship grind is getting that first 2 hearts so you can visit her at home. Enjoy.
