Piñata Party

Piñata Party is a game mode in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time. It takes place on the Player's House and has zombies from all areas. Most Piñata Parties last for a day and some last more than a day. They can only be played when the player beats Day 5 in Ancient Egypt.

After the player wins, they will smash 3 piñatas, which may have free Power Ups, Coins, or even costumes for plants.

When the player completes three consecutive levels of Piñata Party in a row, Señor Piñata appears after the player opens the three regular piñatas. It requires three taps to break and always contains a plant costume or large amount of coins. Missing a day will restart the counter, meaning Señor Piñata can only be opened if the player plays three parties in a row.

Levels
See Piñata Party/Level History.

Gallery
See Piñata Party/Level Gallery.

Feastivus
There was a "5 Days of Feastivus" Party running from December 24 to 29 (the last Feastivus Party lasts for 2 days). It's just like a normal Piñata Party, but the area was changed to a Christmas look with snow and other various Christmas-related stuff with Pianist Zombie, Swashbuckler Zombie, Camel Zombies, Poncho Zombie, Gargantuar and Imp having a new Christmas look. After completing a day of Feastivus, instead of Piñatas, the player could whack open 3 presents. After 3 days completed the player would whack a giant gift, replacing Señor Piñata. During this event, the Pianist Zombie will play Christmas Carols instead of its usual music.

St. Paddy's Day Party
This party runs on March 17. Money pots with Imps will fall down randomly and defeating them will always contain a Gold Coin. Most of the Imps appear to wear a Leprechaun costume, except for the ones who are on the back of Gargantuars.

Future Piñata Party
This party runs on March 20 and 24. This Party introduces new types of plants and zombies from Far Future as sneak peaks. These include Laser Bean, Future Zombie and its variants, Citron and Robo-Cone Zombie.

Trivia

 * If the player does not get a plant costume after three tries, the piñata with the costume will be revealed.
 * The Imitater and the Marigold are the only plants that doesn't have a costume.
 * Piñata Parties can be played even if the plants and/or zombies encountered have yet to be seen or unlocked.
 * This includes premium plants and, as of the 2.0.1 update, plants that have not been released.
 * This is the only instance you can play the updated versions of the tutorial stages in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time aside from the Tutorial levels.
 * For very few users, there is a bug where a Piñata Party won't occur, making it impossible to find Señor Piñata.
 * You can only play Piñata Party once you reach level five in Ancient Egypt.
 * This is maybe because that's when the power ups are unlocked and free power-ups are potential prizes for Piñata Parties.
 * When you play a Piñata Party level with plants/zombies you haven't obtained/encountered, the almanac entry of that plant/zombie is unlocked.
 * Everytime there's a Piñata Party with a premium plant, the Premium Plant shown in that party will be on sale for a limited time.
 * Piñata Party can only be played on Mondays and Thursdays.
 * For version 1.9 and above, you have to pay 1,000 coins if you want to restart a Piñata Party level.
 * Starting from v1.9, Piñata Parties sometimes have extra goals for success just like normal and Brain Buster levels.