Your island getaway in Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn’t just a place for you to do as you wish. Well, it is, but there are also a bunch of different events for you to take part in. Some just give you something nice to look at, whereas others reward you with rare items, or give you a competition to enter. Here are all Animal Crossing: New Horizons events that you can check out in the game.
All Events in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Down below, we’ve listed every event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that you can take part in.
January
- 1st – New Year’s Day
- Third Saturday – Fishing Tournament
February
- 2nd – Groundhog Day
- 3rd – Setsubun (Japan)
- 11th – Festivale
- 14th – Valentine’s Day
March
- 17th – Shamrock Day
- Third Saturday – Fishing Tournament
- Bunny Day
April
- 1st – April Fool’s Day
- 22nd – Nature Day
- 26th – Weeding Day
May
- 5th – Boy’s Day
- 18th – Fishing Tournament
June
- 21st – Summer Solstice
- Third Saturday – Bug Catching Tournament
July
- 7th – Starcrossed Day (Japan)
- Third Saturday – Bug-Off
August
- 15th – Obon (Japan)
- Every Sunday – Fireworks Festival
- Third Saturday – Bug-Off
September
- 2nd – Labor Day
- 3rd – Grass Day (Japan)
- 19th – Autumn Moon
- Third Saturday – Bug-Off
October
- 12th – Fishing Tournament
- 14th – Explorer’s Day
- 31st – Halloween
November
- 16th – Fishing Tournament
- 28th – Harvest Festival
December
- 14th – Fishing Tournament
- 21st/22nd – Winter Solstice
- 24th – Christmas Eve
- 31st – New Year’s Eve
It’s worth noting that Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be getting more events during special updates throughout the year. These will fall in-line with real-life seasonal events, which we’ll be sure to add to the list above as and when they’re announced.
Additionally, almost every day in the calendar year is also one of the many different villagers’ birthdays. We’ve not listed these, as it’s made fairly clear in the game when a villager is celebrating their birthday.
There you have all of the event dates you’ll need to know about in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For more tips and tricks, head over to our wiki, search for Twinfinite, or check out more of our coverage on the game below.
