The Valentine's Donation Drive event began on February 14, 2026, and will last through February 28, 2026.
Valentine's Donation Drive Login Calendar
Begin: February 14, 2026 End: February 28, 2026 Days of Prizes: 14
Event Quest
To activate the Donation Drive portion of the event, you must complete an introductory questline from Ariel.
To complete the quest, use the Valentine's Donation Drive Plaza Paint Roller on the Festival plaza. This paint roller and plaza preview are as shown below. You must use this roller to activate the event.
This roller looks identical to last year's! The item icon for this roller and the appearance of the plaza after applying it are identical to the paint roller from last year's Valentine's event. Make sure you are using the one that appears later/lower in the grid of paint rollers. Using last year's paint roller will not complete the quest.
Donation Drive
Crabby Hopbobbin is calling for donations from Dacardia to the rest of Neopia.
The Donation Drive began on February 16, 2026 and runs through February 28, 2026.
Items can be donated by visiting the Festival Plaza. Once there, click the button to open the event:
Then, click on the "Donate Now" button in the bottom right corner:
Here, items can be turned in for Crabby Tickets. These can be exchanged for prizes both in-app and on Neopets.com! The number of Tickets an item is worth is based on its item type and rarity. You can earn a maximum of 225 per calendar day, resetting at 12AM NST.
Basic
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Resources
1
2
8
16
Essences
15
30
60
-
Paint Brushes/Rollers
30
60
120
240
Hats
-
100
150
250
Omelettes
-
10
25
40
Decor
-
15
30
60
There are also some omelettes that are "Bonus" items. These items are marked with a icon in the upper left corner of their image, though they will issue Tickets when donated. Although these are worth more points than items of equivalent type/rarity, your daily maximum remains at 225 even if you donate them, so you may not find much advantage in donating them over other items you have surplus of.
Appriberry Omelette 10 20
Apple Omelette 10 20
Berry Omelette 10 20
Cinnamon Heart Omelette 25 175
Clay Omelette 10 20
Crab Apple Omelette 25 50
Earthy Omelette 10 20
Fresh Fruit Surprise Omelette 25 50
Frozen Omelette 10 20
Green Omelette 10 20
Honey Omelette 25 50
Ice Pop Omelette 10 20
Seafood Omelette 25 50
Seaweed Omelette 10 20
Shellfish Omelette 25 50
Snowman Omelette 25 50
Sweetheart Candy Omelette 25 175
Strawberry Omelette 10 20
Strawberry Heartsicle Omelette 25 175
Sushi Omelette 40 80
Event Points Breakdown
Daily Points Breakdown
Below is how many points you should have after donating the maximum each day. Having less points than what is listed means a missed day at some point.
Day
# Points, Free
# Points, with Booster
Day 1
Mon, Feb 16th
225
450
Day 2
Tue, Feb 17th
450
900
Day 3
Wed, Feb 18th
675
1,350
Day 4
Thu, Feb 19th
900
1,800
Day 5
Fri, Feb 20th
1,125
2,250
Day 6
Sat, Feb 21st
1,350
2,700
Day 7
Sun, Feb 22nd
1,575
3,150
Day 8
Mon, Feb 23rd
1,800
3,600
Day 9
Tue, Feb 24th
2,025
4,050
Day 10
Wed, Feb 25th
2,250
4,500
Day 11
Thu, Feb 26th
2,475
4,950
Day 12
Fri, Feb 27th
2,700
5,400
Day 13
Sat, Feb 28th
2,925
5,850
How to Donate
Simply tap on any item on the lefthand side. You can use the tabs on the left to filter to certain types of items, but cannot sort the list overall. Bonus items will automatically appear at the top.
After tapping an item, you can use the slider to specify an exact quantity to donate, then press the yellow "Add" button.
The item will now appear in a box to the right. The total value of the item(s) selected will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. You can add additional items, up to 10 unique items at a time, each with any quantity.
When you are satisfied, press the green "Donate" button in the bottom right corner. Your items will be immediately removed from your inventory and will be credited with your Crabby Tickets! If you have more than 10 unique items to donate, simply repeat this process multiple times.
If you attempt to donate above the daily maximum, you will receive a warning before proceeding. You can still donate the item(s), but they will be taken and you will not receive extra Crabby Tickets. For example, donating 250 worth of items in one batch will consume all of the items, but only award you 225.
Notice this attempted donation was worth 250 points, but the daily limit is only 225 points, so the game provides a warning.
If you reenter the menu after you have donated your daily maximum, it will prevent you from executing any additional donations.
Recommended Donations
The best items to donate are any you simply don't want, especially including Hats, or the following decor and food items which are the most efficient for points requiring the fewest resources to craft:
Simple Fence 15
Simple Log 15
Apple Omelette 20
Appriberry Omelette 20
Seaweed Omelette 20
For this event, the following combos of these items total the 225 daily points exactly:
15 Decor
11 Decor + 3 Omelettes
7 Decor + 6 Omelettes
3 Decor + 9 Omelettes
Milestone Prizes
Upon earning certain set amounts of Crabby Tickets, you earn rewards on Neopets.com. You must have NeoPass connected to claim them.
Milestone prizes will be awarded immediately and automatically after hitting the required thresholds.
Prize Shop
You can exchange your Crabby Tickets for Neopets.com prizes. To receive the Neopets.com prizes, you must have both your Neopets.com and Tales of Dacardia accounts linked to NeoPass.
The Donation Drive lasts over 13 calendar days. This means you can earn up to 2,925 for free, or up to 5,850 with a booster pass for the full event (see the next section for more info on this). The prize shop contains 5,850 worth of prizes, so not all of these can be obtained without a booster pass.
The prize shop will remain open through the end of the day on February 28. Any unused Tickets will expire at this time.
Neopets.com Prizes
All Neopets.com prizes are limit 1. Unsure which Neopets.com prizes are the best value for your Crabby Tickets? Check out our Prize Shop Value Guide.
You can double your daily maximum limit from 225 to 450 by purchasing a Booster Pass.
There are two types of Booster Pass. The "1 Day Doubler" costs $2.99 (or local equivalent) and will double your limit for the date of purchase only, resetting at 12AM NST. The "Daily Doubler" costs $14.99 (or local equivalent) and will double your limit every date through the remainder of the event.
Click the blue banner in the bottom right to open the Booster Pass purchase menu.
The Donation Drive lasts over 13 calendar days. This means you can earn up to 2,925 for free, or up to 5,850 with a booster pass for the full event. The prize shop contains 5,850 worth of Neopets.com prizes, so not all of these can be obtained without a booster pass.
Event Resources
Exclusive resources were available at three gather points. These were available for the entire month of February. They were also originally briefly available from January 17 to 19 as a mistaken early release.
Furtive Farm
Chocolate Strawberry
Seacret Beach
Jelly Heart
Mysterious Mine
Chocolate
These resources can be used to make three different omelettes. The omelettes made from them are Bonus items. The recipes for these omelettes are available from completing the introductory event quest for the Donation Drive. (They could also be unlocked from the introductory event quest for last year's Valentine's event as well!)
Pearly Parlour Exclusives
During the event, the Pearly Parlour offered a handful of limited-time exclusive items. It is not known if or when these may retire. None of the items within the bundles were available for individual purchase from the Pearly Parlour, only as part of these bundles—although some were previously available individually during prior events, questlines, or other means.
Smitten Shore Bundle
Cost:1,400
1x Heart Target
4x Candy Heart Checkered Tile
4x Chocolate Heart Checkered Tile
1x Haunted Heart Tree
2x Pink Leafy Tree
3x Sweetheart Candy Omelette
Limit: 3
Silly Hat Bundle
Cost:900
1x Teddy Headband
1x Cherry Blossom Witch Hat
1x Pirate Hat
1x UFO Hat
1x Chef Hat
Limit: 3
Flower Power Bundle
Cost:870
2x Simple Flower Pot
4x Roses
1x Simple Pond
4x Rose Petal Path
1x Flower Hat
10x Flower
Limit: 3
Secret Admirer Bundle
Cost:1,314
1x Dacardian Anniversary Lania Statue
1x Heart Mailbox
4x Roses
4x White Chocolate Wood Path
1x Lania's Goggles
1x Magenta Paint Brush
Limit: 3
Be Mine Bundle
Cost:1,182
1x Potted Roses
2x Heart Balloons
4x Heart Hedge
1x Crabby Hopbobbin Cupid Fountain
4x Milk Chocolate Wood Path
Limit: 3
Omelette Love Bundle
Cost:324
3x Cinnamon Heart Omelette
3x Strawberry Heartsicle Omelette
3x Sweetheart Candy Omelette
Limit: 3
Brushed with Blush Bundle
Cost:1,704
1x Shoyru Cupid Paint Brush
1x Valentine Paint Roller
1x Magenta Paint Roller
Limit: 3
Crabby Capsules
During the event, one new Crabby Capsule was introduced at the Pearly Parlour with new limited-time exclusive items, and one Crabby Capsule was re-released with the bonus item switched. Upon release they were available through March 31, 2026.
The Void Within plot is now on hiatus for the holidays. We currently expect it to return in early 2026. Catch up on all that's happened so far on our plot guide:
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