During the year, your town holds a variety of events and festivals that you and your villager can participate in. Some of these events correspond to real world holidays, others are localized to the Animal Crossing World. Attendance at these events is not only fun, but can usually net you goodies from Tortimer the Mayor. Thus, you should always make an effort to show up when your town is holding an event. Below is a listing of events by the month they occur, with special events listed at the end of this guide. Errors should be reported here.

January 1st, New Year's Day: New Year's Day (if it wasn't obvious enough) is held in honor of the New Year. During this holiday, the villagers congregate in front of the Wishing Well for the festivities. If you visit the Wishing Well between 6:00am and 11:00am, Mayor Tortimer will give you advice for the year and a new diary as a present. Make sure you don't stay up partying too late the night before--this event is for the early morning only! Additionally, Katrina will have a table set up near the Wishing Well where you can play her "sunshine lottery" activity. It's worth trying your luck at Katrina's table; this is the only time all year where all you stationery completists can receive Fortune Paper.

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February 2nd, Groundhog's Day: Like the real holiday, the entire village will gather to see if the local groundhog will predict winter, else the long awaited spring. At around 7:00am your villagers will congregate around the Wishing Well. Chat with your villagers until 8:00am, when Mr. Resetti makes a cameo apperance as "the groundhog." If you talk to Tortimer after the ceremonies he will give you one of many flower models in honor of the occasion. You will have to attend this event more than once to receive all the flower models in the game.

February 14th, Valentine's Day: A week or two before the holiday, your villagers will start hinting that they intend to send out chocolates to a special someone. Pete, the pelican who delivers the mail, also posts to the bulletin board advising you to clear out your mailbox to assure that all your Valentines arrive in a timely manner. This is good advice--mail in excess of what your box can hold will disappear. So clean out that junk mail!

On Valentine's Day, you will receive letters from all of the animals in your town of the opposite gender. Each of the three male or female personality types can write two different kinds of letters. Thus, each sex can recieve up to twelve different Valentines from their villagers. Each villager will attach a gift to their letter. What you receive in the mail depends on your relationship with that villager. It pays to be nice and run lots of errands in the early part of February; shirts are given for so-so to poor relationships, but furniture is given if you and the animal are good friends.

The day after the holiday, Pete will make another post saying that he is done delivering Valentines, but wonders when he'll start receiving any.

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March 20th or 21st, Spring Sports Fair: The Spring Sports Fair has a number of different events that you can watch. Cheer on your favorite villager as he or she engages in races, tug-of-war, or ball. If you show up early enough, you can participate in the day's first event, gymnastics. Utilizing the C stick (the yellow joystick) will allow you to perform a variety of different tricks. If you track down the mayor during the sports fair he will give you the Spring Medal to commemorate the occasion. You don't even need to win anything! A schedule of events is listed below.

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April 1st, April Fool's Day: April Fool's is as treacherous in Animal Crossing as it is in real life. When you chat with the animals on this day, they will do their best to try and fool you with tall tales and a variety of pranks and tricks. Tortimer the Mayor is the worst of them all; when you head to the Wishing Well he gives you an item called "Super Tortimer" which he claims is a playable NES game. However, when you take it to your house to try it out it won't work. Way to get our hopes up, Tortimer!

April 5th - 7th, Cherry Blossom Festival: Your town undergoes an incredible change during the Cherry Blossom Festival. Regardless of whether or not you have planted cherry trees in your town, all decidious trees will burst into pink bloom. All your villagers become very excited about this sudden transformation and if you visit the mayor he will explain more about the festival and its meaning to the town. At the end of his explanation, Tortimer will give you the pink tree model.

April 22nd, Nature Day: Nature day is a happy-feely event in honor of the general greenery in your town. The mayor will give you sage advice if you talk to him about nature, accompanied by a tree model.

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May 1st, Spring Cleaning: When May rolls around thoughts turn to clean houses. Today is the day to give your house a thorough cleaning. If you talk to Tortimer today, he will give you a model of the dump (an apt reward in light of the holdiay).

May (2nd Sunday), Mother's Day: As in real life, today is the day to appreciate your mother (who, in Animal Crossing, makes cameos by sending you letters from home every now and then). To remind you to call your mother frequently, Tortimer hands out the Lovely Phone. The Lovely Phone is an interesting item and the only phone in the game; pick up the receiver to hear messages from it.

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June (Second Friday), Graduation Day: Although we typically celebrate this day in real life when one graduates from a school, the Animal Crossing holiday is for generic graduations. Today is the day where your villagers commerorate all the hard work and progress you have made so far in the game. If you talk to the Mayor, he will present you with a model of the Ables's Tailor Shop for all your hard work.

June (Third Sunday), Father's Day: Although Dad is not quite as avid as a writer as Mom, we still remember to appreciate him in game. If you talk to Tortimer (the closest available fatherly-type) he will give you a locomotive model. Choo choo!

June (Every Sunday), Summer Fishing Tourney: Every Sunday in June Chip the beaver will host a fishing tournament where you can win furniture for record breaking fish. Chip will give you a prize for every fish you turn in to him that beats the previous record for the day. Start with your smallest fish first in order to maximize the loot. If you plan to fish on the day of the tourney, wake up early in the morning when the big fish are biting. However, fish caught before the tourney can also be turned over to Chip for prizes. It's a good idea to store fish in advance of the Tourney. If you have the record at the end of the day you will receive an additional gift in the mail. Talk to the mayor at any time during the Tourney to recieve the angler trophy.

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July 4th, Fireworks Show: Coinciding with American Independence day, your Animal Crossing town will hold a fireworks show in the evening of July 4th. Head down to the lake between 7:00pm and 9:00pm to see a spectacular fireworks display. Crazy Redd will set up a stand at the event where he will sell a variety of pinwheels and balloons. If you are interested in an inventory of these items, please consult the Master Item List. If you find the mayor among the festivities he will give you a bottle rocket for your trouble.

July 25th - August 31st, Morning Aerobics: Speak to Tortimer the Mayor to receive a special event card. Every morning during this time Copper will conduct Morning Aerobics. Be sure to have your event card stamped every time you attend an event. If you get your card stamped at 14 morning aerobics sessions Tortimer will reward you with a special aerobics radio that will enable you to perform the excerises in your house. A list of aerobics moves performed at Morning Aerobics follows (all moves use the C stick)

July, (Random Day -- Consult your calendar), Your Hometown Day: Your Hometown Day is a fictiona Animal Crossing holiday meant to celebrate your town and all its unique aspects. During this day, Tortimer will give you a train station model. There are fifteen train station models in the game to match the fifteen different stations you could possibly get when you first initialize your town. Of course, you will receive the model that looks like your personal train station.

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August 12th, Meteor Shower: If you go to the lake between 6:00pm and 9:00pm you will be able to watch a meteor shower in the skys overhead. Make sure you talk to the mayor on your way home to receive a telescope.

August 21st, Founder's Day: Founder's Day is in honor of the founder of your Animal Crossing town. As usual, Mayor Tortimer will have wise thoughts to bestow upon you regarding the founding of your village. He has a strange gift to give you today: a weed model.

August (All Month), Morning Aerobics: This event started in July and continues through the end of the month. See July for more details about this event.

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September (First Monday), Labor Day: The mayor has been keeping an eye on your "labor" (progress in game) and would like to offer you the shop model as a gift. So make sure you go see him sometime during the day in celebration of all the hard work you've been doing to pay off your loan.

September 23 or 24th, Fall Sports Fair: Just like the Spring Sports Fair you can't participate in the events except gymnastics, but you can watch the other villagers. Make sure you talk to the mayor to receive you autumn medal. During the gymnastics you can use the C stick to do aerobics. See the Spring Sports Fair event for additional details.

September (Consult your calendar), Harvest Moon Festival: You'll have to check the in-game calendar or the bulletin board to find the exact date of this event because it changes every year. This event can occur in September or October. If you go down to the lake on the day of the Harvest Moon Festival between 6:00pm and 9:00pm you can see the full moon reflected in the water. The mayor will kindly give you an enormous model of the moon for your very own in honor of the occasion.

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October (Second Monday), Explorer's Day: A take-off the American holiday, Columbus Day, Explorer's Day celebrates exploration of new lands and exploration of a more personal nature. The mayor will be at the well today to give you a gift appropriate for the occasion: a bottled ship. Make sure you talk to him before 6:00pm or you'll miss out.

October 15th - 25th, Mushrooming Season: Every day during Mushrooming Season, five mushrooms will appear at 8:00am. Every fifteen minutes after 8:00am a mushroom will disappear (as it has been found by a villager). You'll have to get up early and look hard if you want to beat the crowd. You can sell mushrooms to Tom for 5,000 bells each.

October (Consult your calendar), Harvest Moon Festival: See the September listing for details about this event and your personal calendar for the exact date. This event can occur in either September or October.

October 31st, Halloween: On Halloween the villagers will dress up to look exactly like Jack (the pumpkinhead). Each one wears a blue shirt and a pumpkin on his or her head. However, Jack is also in your town. To protect your candy from your villagers (which you want to save for Jack) hide pieces in your letter slots until you can locate the true "King of Halloween." Unlike the other villagers, Jack won't run after you demanding candy. Search around town until you find the pumpkinhead who seems to ignore you. If you approach him and give him candy he will give you a piece of the Spooky Series. For a full listing of Spooky items, check the Master Item List

How do you get candy, though? You can buy it in Tom Nook's store during October. Make sure to buy a lot in order to get the entire set. You can also give it to villagers. Villagers who are spurned will play tricks on you, however; they change your clothes into rags, or a random item into a jack-o'-lantern. Make sure that you keep your good clothing and precious items in the house tonight! If you correctly identify the mayor he will give you a model of Katrina's Tent.

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November (First Tuesday), Mayor's Day: We're pretty sure this is a knock-off of election day. Instead of voting, the Mayor does his duty and rewards everyone who speaks to him. Today's goodie is a well model!

November 11th, Officer's Day: November is the month for appreciating the town's public servants. Today celebrates Cooper and Booker's various deeds and contributions to the town. Talk to the mayor to receive a police station model.

November (Every Sunday), Fall Fishing Tourney: Chip will host a fishing tournament where you can win big prizes. You will receive a prize as long as the fish you catch is bigger than the current record for the day. Talk to the mayor on one of those days to recieve the fishing trophy. See the section on the Summer Fishing Tourney for more detailed information.

November (Fourth Thursday), Harvest Festival: Today is the Animal Crossing equivalent of American Thanksgiving. If you show up at the Wishing Well between 3:00pm and 9:00pm you can watch a "tasty" story unfold. Franklin the turkey realizes he's in trouble when the mayor invites him for dinner; or rather to be dinner. Franklin will hide behind things and wait for you to bring him pieces of silverware from the banquet by the well. Removing the silverware removes the threat of him becoming dinner. For each piece you bring you will recieve one piece of harvest furniture. Make sure to talk to the mayor to receive a corunucopia item.

November (Fourth Friday), Sale Day: Tom Nook will sell grab bags at his store instead of the normal goods he carries. Each grab bag will have three items in them. The grab bags may contain pinwheels, items that can only be obtained today or during the Fireworks Show. Each grab bag is sold for a low price, but the deal, of course varies (what would you expect from a grab bag?). Redd will also set up shop selling many different items. If you remember to talk to the mayor he will give you the market model.

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December 1st, Snow Day: You may have observed snow in November if you were lucky enough, but December 1st celebrates the coming storms of December. Usually, December 1st will be the first day of the year you will see snow in Animal Crossing. If you speak to the mayor today he will give you a model snowman. Snow will not stick to the ground until after December 10th.

December 23rd, Toy Day: Today is a day where everyone receives lots of toys (can't imagine what this is supposed to resemble...!). Talk to the mayor at the well to receive a miniature car if you are a boy, and a doll if you are a girl. Make sure you catch him before 6:00pm.

December 24th, Jingle Arrives: Jingle the reindeer wanders around town from 8:00pm on December 24th to 1:00am on December 25th. If you track him down he will give you a piece of Jingle furniture. If you want more furniture you will have to change into a different outfit and talk to him again. You can only get a maximum of 10 pieces per town regardless of how many characters you have. Once you have talked to Jingle five times in a row in one outfit he will give you a piece of the Jingle Series. When finished, head out of the acre and switch into a different shirt. Go find Jingle again and he will ask you questions; depending on how you reply you will get different furniture. Generally, a response of "Printed" or "Woven" will get you Wallpaper, Carpet, or a Shirt. You can get doubles so you can easily wind up with less than 10 unique pieces. Jingle furniture sells very well but it cannot be re-ordered at Nook's.

December 31st, New Year's Eve: Head down to the lake to see the big countdown clock count the minutes until the end of the year. Between 11:00pm and 1:00am there will be a fireworks display at the lake as well. Chat with the mayor to receive your very own noisemaker.

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Camping Season (Summer): Animals may visit your town during the summer months to camp out for a while. If you talk to them they may give you some camping gear.

Bridge Building (Random): The mayor may seek your input on a new bridge once your town contains fifteen villagers. There will be two locations to choose from.

Igloos (Winter): If there is snow on the ground one of the villagers may decide to live in an igloo for the day. Visit them to chat or play special winter games. If you spend enough time in the igloo, you may receive one of several special snowy gifts.

Lighthouse Watching (Winter): The mayor may ask you to light the lighthouse for him for a week during one of the first two months of the year while he is on vacation. If you do it regularly you will receive chocolates and a lighthouse model when he returns.

Your Birthday: On your birthday you will receive presents in the mail from the other villagers. The quality of the presents will improve the better the quality of the relationships you have with your villagers. Your mom will also send you a special item: a birthday cake.

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