Beach ball vs. candy hunt

Heather Norsk (US1)

I thought this seemed a little different ....
I currently have a beach ball hunt going on, there are ~5 days left, many others in my co-op have the same.
In chat today, someone else in my co-op mentioned they have a candy hunt on their farm. A friend in another co-op also has a candy hunt, there are ~8 days left on that.
This is the 1st I have heard that different players have different hunts going on at the same time.
Why do some of us have beach ball hunt and some have a candy hunt?
Is this going on everywhere?

Heather Norsk (US1)

The only thing I've been able to figure out that is the same between these 2 players is that they were both offline for a few days when the beach ball hunt started, so neither had been collecting beach balls nor ice cream. I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but the only similarity I know.  

RosyStarling

I'll make enquiries

RosyStarling

There are 2 events going on



To find candy

Heather Norsk (US1)

Right, but not on every farm

It seems, some farmers have the candy hunt and some farmers have the beach ball hunt, but I haven't heard of anyone having both hunts on their farms simultaneously   (Does anyone have them both?)

And since we don't have both, how is/was it determined who got which hunt?  I mean, is it just a crap shoot?
 - and is this going to be the normal going forward that we don't all have the same events going on?

Bennet Drake (US1)

Don't have both. I'll ask my co-op.

Grandpa Squeak (US1)

I have only the beach ball hunt. I'm not currently participating in the island farm and I'm not participating in any of the active events (Mysterious Asia or Three Weddings and a Rigamarole).

Bennet Drake (US1)

20 Members in my co-op responded so far.
Everyone has only the beach ball hunt.
But, like @Heather Norsk (US1) says, none of them have been away from the game recently.

ninjahuman (AU1)

I only have the beach ball event running at the moment.

Grandpa Squeak (US1)

I got responses from 3 coopmates.

2 of them have beach ball

1 of them just returned from a 10 day vacation and has candy

none of them have both.

Edit up to 6 total responses now. 5 beach ball, and one candy.

Edit-Edit up to 12 total responses, 11 beach ball, 1 candy

RosyStarling

I am trying to find more information but so far it seems both are running but an individual only has one

Blue Denim (US1)

I only have the Beach Ball Event for My farm as well, nothing for Candy.

Heather Norsk (US1)

Thank you everyone who has added more date / replies from your co-ops to help confirm this !! 

Thank you @RosyStarling for looking into this. I look forward to an explanation & if this is something we'll be expecting to happen more in the future.