Seasonal Events

The rest of the events occur on specific days of the year. Be sure you don’t miss them!

New Year’s Day

Date: January 1st

Each new year begins with the promise of health, hope—and a letter from your mom with 10,000 Bells attached! Visit the plaza on New Year’s Day to celebrate the start of the new year with Isabelle. You’ll receive one of the following presents just for showing up.

New Year’s Day Gifts

Groundhog Day

Date: February 2nd

Head down to the plaza on this date to find Isabelle celebrating Groundhog Day. You’ll score a free Resetti model as a gift and learn a little about the meaning behind this special day. Here’s hoping the weather is cloudy and spring comes early this year!

Valentine’s Day

Date: February 14th

Have your heart set on a special someone in town? Then be sure to send them a card for Valentine’s Day! Isabelle doesn’t appear at the plaza on this day, but she might send you a Valentine if you’re lucky.

Valentie’s Day Gifts

Festivale

Dates

When spring has finally sprung, a special visitor comes to your town: the one and only Pavé! Meet this party-loving peacock at the plaza to participate in the day’s joyous event.

Did you notice that all of your neighbors are wearing feathers? Pavé just loves them, being a peacock and all. Dancing with excitement and joy, he asks you to bring her a specific color of feather. No sweat!

Whip out your net and run around town, looking for floating feathers. They flutter through the air like butterflies—use your net to catch them just like bugs.

Return to Pavé with your feathers, and he’ll sing and dance with glee. Pavé hands you a gift, then sends you out for more feathers of a different color. Back to work you go!

Pavé has lots of goodies to give away, so make the most of Festivale by giving him plenty of feathers. See if you can score all of the gifts in the following table.

Festivale Gifts

Shamrock Day

Date: March 17th

Green is the color to wear on Shamrock Day, but don’t worry if you don’t have the right duds—just pop by the plaza, and Isabelle will hand you a shamrock hat. This big green topper is said to bring luck and makes a big impression on your neighbors.

Bunny Day

Dates

Once each year, a friendly fellow named Zipper T. Bunny will stop by your town to celebrate Bunny Day. Head down to the plaza to speak with Zipper and learn all about the day’s event.

Zipper wants you to find six of the special eggs that are hidden around town. Each egg is found in a different way, and most require the use of tools to find them.

• Earth Eggs: Dig at dig spots.
• Tree Eggs: Shake trees.
• Stone Eggs: Smash rocks with a shovel.
• Sky Eggs: Pop gift balloons with a slingshot.
• Water Eggs: Fish the sea with a rod (only appears in the sea).
• Deep-Sea Eggs: Swim and dive for the egg with a wet suit.

The eggs are pretty easy to find, and if you can manage to find all six different types, Zipper will reward you with a special gift. Zipper also doles out prizes for winning tickets, which you can find by eating the eggs. Trade these tickets in to Zipper for other valuable prizes!

Bunny Day Prizes

April Fool’s Day

Date: April 1st

The first day of April is a time for tricks and mischief. Your neighbors will make up some tall tales, but the real trickster of the day is a creepy, faceless visitor named Blanca. Find Blanca at the plaza, and the prankster will tell you of a devious plan to stir up trouble with your neighbors before suddenly vanishing. Not good!

Start visiting your neighbors in their homes and checking to see if they’ve spotted Blanca. If Blanca isn’t present, the neighbor may have a hint about where the trickster is.

Keep searching homes and talking to your neighbors until you stumble upon a strange situation: One of your neighbors is being harassed by a clone!

Of course, the clone is actually Blanca in disguise—but how can you tell who’s who? Your neighbor hopes you can identify them, and begins to argue with Blanca, with each character spouting facts about themselves to prove their identity.

Listen carefully to your neighbor and Blanca argue. When you think you know who is who, go ahead and make your choice. Guess right, and your neighbor will be thrilled that you know them so well. They’ll even give you a special picture of them!

Whether you guess right or wrong, Blanca quickly vanishes, leaving to bother another neighbor. Hurry after Blanca and keep searching houses until you find the trickster again. Save each of your neighbors from Blanca’s antics to ensure that their April Fool’s Day isn’t ruined!

Nature Day

Date: April 22nd

Isabelle stands at the plaza on this special day, eager to celebrate the beauty of nature with everyone in town. Chat with Isabelle to receive a cool globe, and to learn a little about why nature is so great.

Weeding Day

Date: Last Friday of April

As April winds to a close, it’s important to ensure that your town is looking top-notch. Swing by the plaza to meet a happy little guy named Leif, who’d just love it if the whole town could be made weed-free.

Roll up your sleeves and lend Leif a hand by pulling up every weed you see around town. Leif won’t be satisfied unless each weed has been plucked, and he knows just how many there are. The guy’s a real pro!

Leif’s Awards

Leif just loves handing out awards for Weeding Day, and the prize you get depends on the following circumstances:

Special Cleanup Award: If there are no weeds in town when Weeding Day commences, Leif instantly hands you a special prize. You’ll also unlock all three “topiary” public works projects when you receive this award.

Town Cleanup Prize: Pull up every weed in town during the Weeding Day event, and you’ll score this award, which comes with its own range of prizes.

Happy Generosity Award: Visit another player’s town and help them pull weeds on Weeding Day, and you’ll receive this award from their town’s Leif, which also comes with its own set of prizes.

Weeding Day Gifts

Mother’s Day

Date: 2nd Sunday in May

Though this day is all about moms, yours takes the time to send you a special letter. Your mom always includes pink carnations in her Mother’s Day letter, and this is the only way you can acquire these rare flowers. Be sure to plant them somewhere special!

Father’s Day

Date: 3rd Sunday in June

Your mom also sends you a special letter for Father’s Day, letting you know how your dad is doing and what he’s been up to. The rare red carnations she includes in her Father’s Day letter can’t be found anywhere else, so set them in a safe spot!

Summer Solstice

Date: June 21st

The sun beams brightly on this longest day of the year. Find Isabelle at the plaza to receive your ladder shades. Now you’re ready to soak up those rays!

Fireworks Show

Date: Every Sunday in August

Summer is a time for celebration, and there’s no better way to celebrate than setting off fireworks. Gaze up at the evening sky each Sunday in August to watch a spectacular show unfold!

Isabelle also rocks the plaza during these events, ready to hand out celebratory gifts. Redd also has a cookie stand nearby—buy cookies for 500 Bells apiece, then eat them to find a prize ticket inside. Hand that ticket over to Redd before midnight, and he’ll trade you for a festive treat!

Isabelle’s Fireworks Show Gifts

Redd’s Fireworks Show Prizes

Labor Day

Date: 1st Monday of September

With so many hardworking people in the world, it’s nice having a day to kick back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of your labors. Give your tools a rest and head down to the plaza to receive a picnic basket from Isabelle, which promotes a relaxing day.

Autumn Moon

Dates

The moon is quite a sight to behold on this special night. But be sure to meet Isabelle at the plaza during the day to receive your special Autumn Moon treat: a wheat bundle!

Explorer’s Day

Date: 2nd Monday of October

On this special day, visit Isabelle at the plaza to honor those bold adventurers who have helped shape our world through their discoveries. You’ll receive a sailboat model just for stopping by!

Halloween

Date: October 31st

On this fun, freaky evening, everyone in town dresses up in scary costumes, and is consumed by a major craving for candy! Join in the excitement by putting on the mask that Jack mails to you in the days leading up to Halloween.

Trick or Treat

During Halloween, your costumed neighbors approach when they see you, and demand “trick or treat!” If you have candy, give it to your neighbor, and they’ll give you a hint about the type of costume that another neighbor is really afraid of. Keep these vital clues in mind!

If you don’t have any candy to give, then you’re forced to play a game with your neighbor. Win, and you’ll get some valuable candy. Lose, and your neighbor will play a nasty trick by turning your clothing into rags!

Fright Night

You can visit your neighbors in their homes to play games for candy as well. Visit a neighbor while wearing the mask that they’re most afraid of, and they’ll be so scared that they’ll just hand over a precious lollipop!

Jack’s Stash

So you’ve got lots of sugary goodness ... Now what? Search around outdoors for a special character with a large orange pumpkin head. This is Jack, the master of Halloween! Jack just loves candy and will trade you special gifts for each piece you bring him. Lollipops are his favorite, so do your best to spook your neighbors and score Jack’s best loot!

Neighbor’s Trick Items

Jack’s Halloween Gifts

Harvest Festival

Date: 4th Thursday in November

There’s nothing like a delicious feast to celebrate the seasons’ change. As November draws to a close and winter fast approaches, pay a visit to the plaza to find a talented turkey named Franklin who is eager to cook a memorable multi-course meal.

Even the greatest chef is limited by his ingredients, and Franklin’s supply is embarrassingly low. He asks if you wouldn’t mind venturing out to find three specific ingredients for his first course. These ingredients will vary based on the dish Franklin is preparing, but they usually include some sort of fish, fruit, mushroom, or other food product.

After memorizing Franklin’s list, pop into any neighbor’s home to find them busily preparing for the feast as well. Your neighbors are also lacking ingredients—visit each one in their homes and find out exactly what they need.

The Great Ingredient Swap

Now that you’ve got a long list of ingredients, let’s get to work! Fish are the first things to find, so grab your rod and work at reeling in each fish on your list.

After you’ve caught some fish for your neighbors, return to them and trade those fish for other ingredients. Your neighbors will give you special items like milk, butter, and exotic fruits that don’t grow in town. This is the only way to find these vital ingredients, so just keep finding items for your neighbors and trading with them until you gather up everything that Franklin needs.

Return to Franklin after you’ve found all three ingredients and hand them all over. If you managed to discover the dish’s secret ingredient, be sure to give that to Franklin as well. Get all four ingredients right, and Franklin will give you a special gift.

Franklin’s feast has multiple courses, so just keep fishing, swapping ingredients with neighbors, and listening carefully to their secret ingredient tips until you complete the whole feast. Franklin doles out a goodie each time you complete a dish—see if you can gobble them all up!

Harvest Festival Gifts

Winter Solstice

Date: December 21st

It’s no secret that the days grow shorter and shorter as the year draws to a close. But on this special day, the sun never rises! That’s right: It’s nighttime all day during the Winter Solstice—visit Isabelle at the plaza to receive a blue glow wand for safety.

Toy Day

Date: December 24th

Easily one of the greatest days of the year, Toy Day is the time for gift-giving and merriment. Find a jolly character named Jingle strolling around your town in the evening and see if you can help lend him a hand.

Jingle hints that he’d like someone to spice up the holiday by dressing up as Santa and delivering toys. You can help Jingle, but only if you’ve found the following items to complete the Santa disguise:

• Santa hat
• Santa beard
• Santa coat
• Santa pants
• Santa boots

Disguise yourself as Santa. Jingle will hand you his Santa bag, which is filled with toys for your neighbors. Unfortunately, he doesn’t give you a list! Here’s hoping that you’ve been listening to your neighbors this winter—for as Toy Day draws near, they’ll give you hints about what they’re hoping to receive!

Now comes the fun part: Handing out presents! Head to the nearest neighbor’s home (or find one outside) to blow them away with a personal visit from Santa. Give them one of the gifts from the Santa bag—ideally the one they were wishing for!

Return to Jingle after handing out all of the presents. Whether or not you gave them all to the right recipients, the merry reindeer hands you a special gift for your help in making the holiday extra special. The following table reveals the gifts you might receive from Jingle:

Toy Day Gifts

Countdown

Date: December 31st

The last day of the year is a time for celebration, reflection—and partying all night! Head for the plaza as the hour nears midnight to find Isabelle, Redd, and all of your neighbors ready to count down the new year’s arrival.

Isabelle hands you a glass of sparkling cider to sip while you watch the giant timer tick down behind her. If you really feel like celebrating, spend a few Bells at Redd’s nearby stand to purchase neat treats such as New Year’s hats and party poppers. Now you’re ready to rock!

Be sure to stick around the plaza, for when the countdown timer reaches zero, things really go off with a bang. Happy New Year!

Isabelle’s Countdown Gifts

Redd’s Countdown Treats