Star Festival



The Star Festival is an event in the Mushroom Kingdom that celebrates a special comet that passes through the skies once every 100 years 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 the original, the music in this version is based on Gusty Garden Galaxy's theme.