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Sim About Town

Sim About Town

Attend a town event.

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How to unlock the Sim About Town achievement in The Sims 3 - Definitive Guide

Pick up the newspaper and go to town events and, Press "RT" Scroll down and you'll be shown the time and date of the event.

Good luck!

If you get an event across from where your house is then use the map to get there dont walk over it has to load up in ordet to get the achievement.

Big thank you to 'TheApolaustic1' for pointing this out!
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01 Nov 2010 16:48

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Update to my comment: I finally got the cheevo. There was some chess tournament at a completely different park, and when I went there, it popped. I'd like to note that when the same "chess tournament" event was hosted at the park across the street, I never got an achievement. So a note to those hoping to get this: The event has to be somewhere that requires a loading screen to get to. Or at least, it required that for me.
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By Owlowiscious on 10 Dec 2010 01:52
I checked the paper and there was an eating contest at the diner on Wednesday, 3-9 pm. I traveled to the diner, through the load screen,and there was nothing going on. So it's not just you. I'll just keep trying I guess!
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By Ginuwine AI3 on 10 Jan 2011 06:02
Thanks, this really help me out.
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By cooleyo mack on 08 Jun 2012 15:05
Geez, I go to the Olympics. Go in the building, my guy is in there forever. Comes out and it says Amateur Olympics have expired. This achievement hates me.
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By Ginuwine AI3 on 13 May 2014 05:51
So i had the community grill-a-thon come up and it would not award it for me just showing up. So on a whim i reloaded and tried to do the opportunity that comes up when the event starts (grill 5 meals). It finally gave it to me, when i finished the opportunity. So i guess it wasn't just attend the event but also do everything it wants you to do.
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By Goldfire64 on 19 Dec 2018 02:26
Yeah, you have to do the event objective. So, when you're there during you event you should get an opportunity notification. Accept it and do what it says. I got the music one. Right after I started playing the guitar, the achievement and the challenge popped.
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By SincereSeeker6 on 03 Jun 2021 18:34
I was at an event and the achievement didn't pop for me either. It seems to be a bit fussy.
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By takuto neko on 05 Jul 2011 09:11
This achievement appears to be glitched for me. I checked the newspaper, and it said there was an event at a park, thursday between 7 AM and 6 PM. The park happened be across the street from my sim's house, so at noon I ran over. No cheevo.

It was a guitar thing (forget the event name), so I tried "watch" on someone playing a guitar. No cheevo. Tried playing guitar myself. No cheevo.

Thought that maybe it was because I walked over instead of using the town map, so I ran back over, opened the map, and went that way. Repeated all of the above, and still no cheevo.

This has happened three times with three events. I'm starting to think my game's messed up, because every time I check the newspaper now, it's at the same park (across the street), so I can't see if it's just because the park is in the same neighborhood as my house. It's really irritating.

I know I'm going at the right day/time (I actually wrote it down once, because I wanted to be sure it wasn't that), so I can't say what's wrong.
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By Owlowiscious on 14 Nov 2010 02:42
Basically, to do this, follow the tips previously mentioned and when you arrive at the place that the event is, as long as you have selected the place from the menu and selected "travel to ....." then as soon as you get there, as long as it is the correct day and time, then you should get an opportunity menu pop up, select accept opportunity and then do whatever the event is, after this, the achievement should appear :)
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By You So Shady on 31 Jul 2011 19:07
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When you read the newspaper you can scroll down to the check weekly events option. Once you choose it you will get a notification about where, when and what kind of event is being held. To get this trophy you simply need to go to the right place at the right time in which an event is held. Don't worry the newspaper will tell you all that information. Just make sure to pay attention to what day it's on and what time it is, plan accordingly. Once you get to the event you may need to stay there a little while but you will eventually unlock the trophy.

For most events you'll get an opportunity notice upon entering the event. Some like the meet and greet don't have one but others like the amateur olympics and the chess competition do. For some events like the music festival you simply need to watch or play some music. For the meet and greet just socialize with the people there and you'll complete the event. Every event is handled a little differently but just showing up at the event isn't enough.

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Get a fresh newspaper which can be found outside of your front door and then select "Check Weekly Events". A new newspaper is delivered everyday. At the top right of your screen it will pop up with all the events coming up. Press and then check the location, day, and time of the event. Wait until the right time to attend the event and press and go to the "Town Map". Find the place you need to visit and go there. After the event is complete the achievement will unlock.

Here is an event you can do any time:

Event: Amateur Olympics
Time and day: Saturday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Bay Memorial Stadium

You only have to attend to unlock this achievement.

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