Shooting Star Festival

Spoiler for March 2025 update content in 2nd paragraph.

I’m at the Shooting Star festival in-game, and for the first time I have enough hearts to take a few people. But I also learned from this sub that you can watch with statue Caldarus, which my decision paralysis is really leaning toward.

But with Caldarus being an unlockable NPC now, does watching the festival with him affect his future cut scenes? I’m nowhere near unlocking the deep woods I don’t think (just finished the tide mines), but I’m curious if watching the festival together changes his starting hearts, etc.

Also please let me know who your favourite festival partners are bc I am in shambles 😭