Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice
Occurrence
June 21st
Time		All day
Host		Tortimer Isabelle
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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The Summer Solstice (known as Midsummer's Day in City Folk) is an event in the Animal Crossing series that occurs on June 21, coinciding with the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. On this day, the sun is out longer than any other day.

Appearances

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the Summer Solstice is a European-exclusive event, referred to as Midsummer's Day, that takes place on the June 21. If the player talks to Tortimer outside the Town Hall, they will receive an Espresso Maker.

In New Leaf

Two players using the cut out board in New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the event takes place in the player's town on June 21, the day when the sun is visible throughout the entire day, even at midnight. Despite this, bugs, fish, and sea creatures still appear at their usual times. When the summer solstice occurs, the town holds a celebration, which is marked by a cut out board featuring a sun and a sunflower. If the player speaks with Isabelle, who is located in the event plaza, she will give them a pair of Ladder Shades. If a Bug Off occurs on the solstice, Isabelle will be located in front of the Town Hall instead.

In New Horizons

The Sunflower Crown

While the Summer Solstice does not appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as a standard event, it appears as a Nook Shopping seasonal event from June 7 to July 6 in the Northern Hemisphere or December 1 to December 31 in the Southern Hemisphere, in which the player can purchase the Sunflower Crown from Nook Shopping for 1,560 Bells.

Real-world information

In the real world, the summer solstice is a phenomenon that occurs when the tilt of a planet's semi-axis, in either the northern or the southern hemisphere, is most inclined toward the star (in Earth's case, the Sun) that it orbits. Earth's maximum axial tilt toward the sun is 23° 26'. This happens twice each year - once for each hemisphere; during these times, the sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the north or the south pole. However, what is seen in Animal Crossing: New Leaf is actually known in the real world as a "polar day," a day on which the sun is visible for more than 24 hours. The event takes place in the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle on the days surrounding the summer solstice.

See also

• Winter Solstice