Dina Bader: Mark you calendar for all of the ACNH holidays and seasonal events

Do you want to build a snowman? Or maybe make a daisy chain? You'll be able to do it as long as it's the right season.

One of the things that makes Animal Crossing: New Horizons unique is that the activities and events within the game correspond to the real-life time of year. That means that when it's Spring-time, cherry blossoms and vibrant flowers will be plentiful on your New Horizons island. And when it's Winter, snow will furnish every tree and building.

There are several season-specific activities for you to engage in, whether that be building a snowman in Winter, or gathering flowers for a daisy chain in Spring. Here are all of the seasonal activities in the Animal Crossing calendar that we know of so far. We'll be sure to update as we learn more.

In due season

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

$60 at Amazon

Enjoy seasons and activities

As you build your life on a deserted island, the in-game seasons will change to match your real-life seasons. Enjoy holiday events and yearly activities with your favorite villagers.

Seasons decided by your hemisphere
Animal Crossing Calendar

Seasons decided by your hemisphere

When you start your New Horizons game, you'll be asked whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. This will affect what order the seasons appear in your game. For instance, let's say you're starting a game in April. Those who select Nothern Hemisphere find a lush Spring island filled with cherry blossoms and greenery, whereas those who choose the Southern Hemisphere will find a Fall island filled with yellow and red leaves.

The seasons will cycle through in-game just the way they do in real life. Which adds variety to gameplay and changes up what activities, holidays, and events you can participate in.

Holidays and events

Event	Date	Regions
New Year's Day	January 1st	All
Fishing Tourney (Winter)	Third Saturday of January	All
Lunar New Moon	Dates vary in February	Korea
Groundhog Day	February 2nd	North America
Setsubun	February 3rd	Japan
Great Full Moon	February 8th	Korea
Festivale	February 11th	All
Valentine's Day	February 14th	All
Leap Day	February 29th	All
Hina Matsuri	March 1st	Japan
Shamrock Day (St. Patrick's Day)	March 17th	Europe and North America
Spring Sports Fair	March 20th-21st	All
April Fool's Day	April 1st	All
Bunny Day (Easter)	April 1st - April 12th	All
Cherry Blossoms	April 1st - April 10th	All
Arbor Day	April 5th	Korea
Fishing Tourney (Spring)	Second Saturday in April	All
Earth Day	April 22nd	North America
Weeding Day	Last Friday in April	North America
Weeding Day	Last Saturday in April	Europe
Children's Day	May 5th	Japan
Parent's Day	May 8th	Korea
Mother's Day	Second Sunday in May	Japan, Europe, Germany, Italy
Teacher's Day	May 15th	Korea
Father's Day	May 21st	Germany
Bug Off I	Third Saturday in June (Northern Hemisphere), Third Saturday in November (Southern Hemisphere)	All
Father's Day	Third Sunday in June	Japan, North America, Europe, France, UK
Summer Solstice	June 20th	All
Tanabata	July 7th	Japan
Fishing Tourney (Summer)	Second Saturday in July	All
Tanning Season	July 16th - September 15th	All
Bug Off II	Third Saturday in July (Northern Hemisphere), Third Saturday in December (Southern Hemisphere)	All
Summer	Third Saturday in July	All
Big Cloud Season	August	All
Fireworks Festival	Every Sunday in August	All
Shaved Ice	August 8th	All
Obon	August 13th - 15th	Japan
Bug Off III	Third Saturday in August (Northern Hemisphere), Third Saturday in January (Southern Hemisphere)	All
Grass Day	September 3rd	Japan
Labor Day	September 2nd	North America
Autumn Moon	September 19th	North America
Bug Off IV	Third Saturday in September (Northern Hemisphere), Third Saturday in February (Southern Hemisphere)	All
Halloween Items	October	All
Otsukimi	October 1st	Japan
Chuseok	October 1st	Korea
Autumn Moon	October 1st	Europe, North America
Explorer's Day	Second Monday in October	North America
Fishing Tourney (Fall)	Second Saturday in October	All
Halloween	October 31st	All
Mushroom Season	November	All
Harvest Series Season	November 1st - Fourth Thursday in November	All
Winter	November 6th-7th	All
Harvest Festival (Thanksgiving)	Fourth Thursday in November	All
Festive Furniture Season	December 1st - 23rd	All
Gift Hunt Season	December 1st - 24th	All
Santa Clothing Season	December 1st - 24th	All
Festive Accessories Season	December	All
Snowflakes Season	December 1st - February 24th	All
Naughty-or-Nice Day	December 6th	Europe
Blizzard	December 10th	All
Snow Season	December 11th - 30th	All
Aurora Season	December 11th - February 24th	All
Snowball Season	December 11th - 30th	All
Decorated Pine Tree Season	December 15th - January 3rd	All
Winter Solstice	December 21st	All
Toy Day (Christmas)	December 24th	All
New Year's Eve	December 31st	All

It's the time of the season

Animal Crossing is unique in that it's one of the few games that changes seasons and it brings about events to match real-life holidays. As you go about your year, you'll have the opportunity to participate in several different in-game activities or to experience things that you weren't able to do at a different time of the year.

In due season

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

$60 at Amazon

Enjoy seasons and activities

As you build your life on a deserted island, the in-game seasons will change to match your real-life seasons. Enjoy holiday events and yearly activities with your favorite villagers.