Fall
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 Northern Hemisphere months
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Fall (or autumn) in the Animal Crossing series is a season that starts on September 1 and ends on November 25. In the southern hemisphere in New Horizons, fall starts on March 1 and ends on May 25.
Fall consists of a mixture of clear, sunny days and some patches of rain. By November 26 / May 26, snow will begin to fall, marking the beginning of winter. In New Leaf, thunderstorms will dissipate around September, giving way for regular rain.
In September / March (specifically the 8th in New Leaf), trees will begin to turn from bright green to a dull, musky green. In October / April (the 17th in New Leaf), trees will then turn a bright orange/brown color. Grass follows the same color pattern as trees. By the end of the season, the ground, trees, and clover all change to a dull brown color. Dandelions will disappear until next summer.
Insects and rarer fish start to disappear, being replaced with cheaper fish and insects such as the pike and monarch butterfly, making fall one of the more quiet seasons in the series, rivaled by winter.
In New Horizons, hardwood and cedar trees will produce acorns and pine cones respectively, and from a short period from November 16 / May 16 to November 25 / May 25, maple leaves will clutter the sky for players to catch with a net. Alongside the existing mushrooms from previous games in the Animal Crossing series, they are all used in DIY recipes.
Events
Below is a list of events during fall, what happens during each, in which game, and when. Note that hemispheres are only accounted for in New Horizons.
| Event | Dates (In 2024 when applicable) | Games | Description |
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| Fishing Tourney | Animal Crossing: November 3, 10, 17, and 24 |
Animal Crossing Wild World City Folk New Leaf New Horizons |
Chip (or Tortimer in Wild World and C.J. in New Horizons) will set up a stall in the plaza. Prior to New Horizons, Chip (or Tortimer) will challenge the villagers of the town to catch the biggest fish (either overall or a specific type of fish). In New Horizons, C.J. will ask players to catch as many fish as possible within a 3 minute time range. The Fishing Tourney lasts from 9 AM to 6 PM, after which the winner is rewarded a trophy (or in New Horizons, the player can continue redeeming points for fish swag until 8 P.M.). |
| Festivale | February 15 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | Pavé appears in the plaza. During this event players can exchange feathers from other villagers, which they can exchange for prizes through Pavé. |
| Bunny Day | April 4 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | Bunny Day is what is in place of Easter, where Zipper appears outside Resident Services. Eggs appear around town and players can collect them and use them for DIY recipes. Bunny Day is celebrated in the preceding 11 days before the day of Easter and has a different date per year. |
| Nature Day 2020 | April 23, 2020 to May 4, 2020 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nature Day was celebrated in 2020 with special Nook Miles+ objectives that earn 5x the miles from completing. |
| May Day | April 29 to May 7 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | Tom Nook will invite the player to go on a special island tour where they must solve a maze in order to reach Rover for a special prize. |
| International Museum Day | May 18 to 31 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | Blathers will host a stamp rally in the bug, fish, and fossil exhibits. The players must find three stamp stations that changes locations each day in each bug, fish, and fossil rooms in order to earn a prize from Blathers. |
| Flea Market | Wild World: September 7, October 5, and November 2 City Folk: September 22, October 27, and November 24 |
Wild World City Folk |
Players can visit villager's homes and buy selected items of furniture. Likewise, villagers can visit the player's house and buy items from them, at a price set by the player. |
| Labor Day | September 2 | Animal Crossing City Folk New Leaf |
In Animal Crossing, the player can talk to Tortimer near the wishing well to receive a shop model. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the player will instead receive the picnic basket from the mayor outside the town hall. |
| La-Di-Day | September 14 and November 9 | Wild World | On this day, the player can hear villagers' suggestions for a new town tune. After the tune is sung to the player, they can decide whether or not they want it saved as the town's new melody. |
| Sports Fair | September 23 to September 24 | Animal Crossing | Players and villagers compete against each other in for different events - Aerobics, Foot Race, Ball Toss and Tug-o-War. |
| Yay Day | September 22 and November 24 | Wild World | Villagers swap compliments with the player, and may refer to them infrequently after the event. |
| Explorer's Day | September 9 | Animal Crossing City Folk New Leaf |
The mayor will be near the wishing well to reward the player a bottled ship in Animal Crossing. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the player will instead receive the sailboat model from Tortimer outside the town hall. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Isabelle will be standing in the plaza waiting to give the player a sailboat model. In addition to this there will be a cutout for player to pose with. |
| Acorn Festival | October 7 to 13 | Wild World | Cornimer will be outside town hall, exchanging Mushroom furniture for acorns. |
| Halloween | October 31 (Northern Hemisphere) | Animal Crossing City Folk New Leaf New Horizons |
Jack will appear between 6 PM and 1 AM (or between 5 PM and 12 AM in New Horizons). During this time, players can play trick or treat with the villagers or earn Spooky Series furniture by offering candy to Jack. |
| Mushroom Season | Animal Crossing: October 15 to October 25 City Folk/New Leaf/New Horizons (Northern Hemisphere): November New Horizons (Southern Hemipshere): May |
Animal Crossing City Folk New Leaf New Horizons |
One (Animal Crossing), five (New Leaf and New Horizons) or six (City Folk) mushrooms will appear every day next to trees. In City Folk and New Leaf, one mushroom will be a piece from the Mushroom Series. The others can be sold to Tom Nook or Re-Tail, given to Wendell in City Folk, or eaten by the player. In New Horizons, players can use all five mushroom variants in DIY recipes for the Mush Series. |
| Harvest Festival / Turkey Day |
November 28 (Northern Hemisphere) | Animal Crossing City Folk New Leaf New Horizons |
In Animal Crossing and City Folk, Franklin will be hiding somewhere in town as Tortimer sets up some tables and food outside the wishing well (Animal Crossing) or town hall (City Folk) to celebrate. In New Leaf and New Horizons (the latter had renamed Harvest Festival to Turkey Day), Franklin will appear in the plaza and request that player collects four ingredients so that he can create a dish. Upon receiving the ingredients he will present the player with a piece of furniture in New Leaf or DIY recipes in New Horizons. |
Nook Shopping seasonal events (New Horizons)
The following is a list of events celebrated through the Nook Shopping app in New Horizons.
| Event | Dates | Items | Hemisphere | Description |
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| Hinamatsuri | February 25 to March 3 |  Hinaningyo  Blossom lantern |
Southern | "On this day celebrated across Japan, families wish for their girls to grow up healthy and happy. Many will decorate their homes with dolls representing the wedding of an emperor and empress, seated between bonbori lanterns." |
| π Day | March 1 to 14 |  π pie |
Southern | "On March 14th, or 3/14, we honor the mathematical constant π (pi), whose first digits are 3.14. In honor of π and its critical importance to the math of circles, many choose to enjoy a circle of their own: a pie!" |
| Shamrock Day | March 10 to 17 |  Shamrock doorplate  Shamrock rug  Shamrock soda |
Southern | '"No matter where you live, this holiday is a great chance for everyone to show off their shamrock spirit! On this day, folks across the world will decorate buildings, food, and themselves with all the emerald green they can!" |
| April Fools' Day | March 26 to April 1 |  Whoopee cushion |
Southern | "Beloved by some, reviled by others, April 1st—April Fools' Day—is often full of practical jokes and funny fibs. Just remember: the best pranks are ones where both the prankster AND the pranked are laughing!" |
| Singmogil | April 1 to 10 |  Forsythia |
Southern | "Celebrated in South Korea, this is a day for planting trees and caring for our forests. Traditionally, people plant forsythia shrubs, and their eventual flowering is said to herald the arrival of spring." |
| Prom | April 1 to 30 |  Prom sash  Prom flooring  Prom wall |
Southern | "Mainly celebrated in the USA, prom marks the end of the high-school year with a formal dance. Students wear fancy dresses and tuxedos, and at the finale, they'll often elect a Prom King and a Prom Queen." |
| Nature Day | April 15 to 22 |  Cool globe |
Southern | "Use this day to think about and take action for the Earth's environment. Pick up trash, plant trees, recycle... No matter where you live, there are many ways to do your part to make the world a healthier, happier place." |
| Mother's Day | May 1 to 31 |  Thank-you Mom mug  Carnations |
Southern | "Mother's Day is a day for saying "thank you" to that warm, loving person who always watches over you. What should go into a gift mug? How about all your love, for starters?" (Thank-you Mom mug)
"Mother's Day is a day for saying "thank you" to that warm, loving person who always watches over you. Why not send these lovely red carnations with a message card?" (Carnations) |
| Children's Day | April 28 to May 5 |  Carp banner  Newsprint helmet |
Southern | "Mainly celebrated in Japan, May 5th is when folks give good wishes for young boys to grow up healthy. Also called "Tango no Sekku," it's a day featuring decorative flags and kabuto helmets made from newspaper." |
| Cheese Rolling | Varies by year (earliest start on May 16) |  Double Gloucester cheese |
Southern | "Do you love cheese enough to chase a wheel of Double Gloucester down a hill at 60 miles per hour? Many folks in Europe do! It's all fun and games until someone gets curd." |
| Moon-Viewing Day | Varies by year (earliest start on August 29) |  Moon rug  Dango  Moon cakes |
Northern | "Admiring the moon is a long-held tradition, but our celestial neighbor is especially beautiful as it hangs in the sky at this time of year. Please accept this commemorative moon rug as an event souvenir." (Moon rug)
"Admiring the moon is a long-held tradition, but our celestial neighbor is especially beautiful as it hangs in the sky at this time of year. Please consider these commemorative dango an event souvenir." (Dango) "Celebrated in parts of Asia, the 15th night on the 8th month—according to the lunisolar calendar—has a harvest moon. This is when the full moon is perfectly situated for observation. How about some moon cakes?" (Moon cakes) |
| Chuseok | Varies by year (earliest start on August 29) |  Songpyeon |
Northern | "In Korea, families gather in their hometowns and visit the graves of their ancestors to pay respect. Songpyeon, filled rice cakes that are steamed on a bed of pine needles, are a traditional Chuseok delicacy." |
| Grape Harvest Festival | September 1 to 30 |  Grape-harvest basket |
Northern | "Inspired by festivities in Spain, Italy, France, and Germany, this fun festival sees participants don traditional garb for dancing and a large parade to celebrate the grape harvest. Please enjoy your ceremonial basket!" |
| Day of the Dead | October 25 to November 3 |  Marigold decoration |
Northern | "Celebrated mainly in Mexico, this festive event honors the deceased with parades, decorated graves, and skeleton costumes. Marigolds are thought to help the deceased find their way back from the afterlife." |
| Lantern Festival | November 1 to 11 |  Handheld lantern |
Northern | "Celebrated throughout Europe, this traditional event features a night of children carrying lanterns and singing songs to usher in the start of winter." |
| Shichi-Go-San | November 11 to 20 |  Chitose ame |
Northern | "Mainly celebrated in Japan, this holiday honors children ages three, five, and seven. Long candy sticks called chitose ame are given to the children, along with the hope that they all live long lives." |
Characters
| Name + Icon | Description |
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 Chip |
A beaver who hosts the Fishing Tourney in Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. |
 C.J. |
A beaver who hosts the Fishing Tourney in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. |
 Zipper |
An anonymous character dressed in a rabbit costume. He gives out DIY recipes during Bunny Day. |
 Leif |
A sloth who will appear more frequently during Nature Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. |
 Tom Nook |
A raccoon who hosts May Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. |
 Rover |
A traveling cat who appears at the end of the maze on May Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. |
 Blathers |
An owl who hosts the stamp rally during International Museum Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. |
 Cornimer |
A tortoise who appears during the Acorn Festival. |
 Jack |
The self-proclaimed Czar of Halloween who appears during Halloween. |
 Franklin |
A turkey who appears during the Harvest Festival/Turkey Day. |
 Tortimer |
A tortoise who is the mayor of the player's town. He hosts some events. |
Critters
These are the fish, bugs, and sea creatures that appear during fall.
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Trees and grass starting to turn brown during fall in City Folk
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