Star Festival
- Not to be confused with Star Carnival.
- This article is about the event in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2. For the level in the Grand Finale Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy, see The Star Festival. For the musical theme, see The Star Festival (theme).
- “Shimmering stardust falls on the Mushroom Kingdom once a century. That time had come again...”
- —Narrator, Super Mario Galaxy 2
The Star Festival is an event in the Mushroom Kingdom that celebrates a special comet that passes through the skies once every century and releases Star Bits. The Toads of the Mushroom Kingdom gather in the Castle Gardens outside Peach's Castle to collect these Star Bits and combine them to form a powerful Grand Star, which is then brought to the castle. During this festival, Princess Peach stumbles upon Baby Luma.
At the beginning of Super Mario Galaxy, Mario is invited by a letter to the Star Festival by Princess Peach, who wants to give Baby Luma as a special gift. Bowser then appears and attacks with a fleet of airships, eventually abducting Peach's Castle with Peach inside.
After Bowser is beaten and Mario and Luigi have each collected all 120 Power Stars, the Grand Finale Galaxy is unlocked, where The Star Festival occurs again, due to the universe being recreated.
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the Star Festival occurs again. Once again, it is interrupted by Bowser, who has used the Power Stars to become a giant. Unlike its predecessor, the Star Festival in this game can only be visited once.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 星くず祭 Hoshi-kuzu Matsuri |
Stardust Festival | [?] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 星屑祭典 Xīngxiè Jìdiǎn |
Star Fragment Festival | Super Mario Galaxy | [?] |
| 星尘祭 Xīngchén Jì |
Stardust Festival | Super Mario 3D All-Stars | [?] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 星塵節 Xīngchén Jié |
Stardust Festival | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | [?] |
| 星塵祭 Xīngchén Jì |
Super Mario 3D All-Stars | [1] | ||
| 星塵祭典 Xīngchén Jìdiǎn |
Switch (eShop) | [2] | ||
| 星塵慶典 Xīngchén Qìngdiǎn |
Stardust Celebration | Switch | [?] | |
| Dutch | Sterrenfeest | Star Feast | [3] | |
| French | Festival des Étoiles | Stars Festival | [?] | |
| German | Sternenstaubfest | Stardust Festival (Star Bits are occasionally referred to as stardust in German) | [?] | |
| Italian | Festival delle Stelle | Festival of the Stars | [?] | |
| Portuguese | Festival das Estrelas | Star Festival | [4] | |
| Russian | Фестиваль Звездной пыли Festival' Zvyozdnoy pyli |
Stardust festival | [?] | |
| Spanish | Festival de las Estrellas | Stars Festival | [?] |
References[edit]
- ^ Official Chinese website for Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Official Hong Kong eShop website for Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)
- ^ Official Dutch website for Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch)
- ^ Official Brazilian website for Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Switch)
