Events and annual calendar
Plan seasonal festivals, contests and recurring town events.
Original Nintendo DS game; New Leaf and New Horizons features do not apply.
Annual calendar
| Event | When | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Celebrate the beginning of a new year. |
| Bright Nights | Second week of February, Monday–Sunday | Vote for a villager’s illuminated house. |
| Flower Fest | Second week of April, Monday–Sunday | Grow a garden for the town competition. |
| Fireworks Show | Every Saturday in August | Watch fireworks and visit Tortimer. |
| Acorn Festival | Second week of October, Monday–Sunday | Exchange good acorns with Cornimer for mushroom furniture. |
| New Year’s Countdown | December 31 | Gather for the countdown to midnight. |
| Flea Market | First Saturday, except January and August | Buy from neighbors or sell furnishings at home. |
| La-Di-Day | Second Saturday of January, March, May, July, September and November | Listen to villagers’ suggested town tunes. |
| Yay Day | Fourth Sunday of January, March, May, July, September and November | Exchange compliments with neighbors. |
| Bug-Off | Third Sunday, June–September | Submit large bugs to improve the standing record. |
| Fishing Tourney | Third Sunday of January, March, May, November and December; fourth Sunday of February, April and October | Compete with large fish. |
| Birthdays | Your birthday and individual villager birthdays | Visit your neighbors on their special day. |
What the festivals celebrate
Bright Nights involves house-lighting votes; Flower Fest judges gardens; La-Di-Day concerns town tunes; Yay Day concerns compliments. Wild World does not feature the usual Halloween or Toy Day celebrations.
Event tips
- - Fishing Tourney and Bug-Off
- keep large specimens ready and submit progressively better entries to earn record-breaking rewards.
- - Flea Market
- visit neighbors to buy selected furnishings, or remain home to sell yours.
- - Acorn Festival
- preserve ordinary non-fruit hardwood trees and clear the ground beneath them. Never include rotten acorns in a donation batch.
- - Winter snowmen
- roll a large body and a smaller, proportionate head to receive Snowman furniture.
Acorn Festival rewards
Acorn Festival rewards require 230 good acorns in total for the final reward. The collection includes the mushroom stool, end table, lamp, chair, dresser, closet, stand, table, TV, bed, Forest Wall, and Forest Floor.
Letters and sky events
The source index also includes Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and meteor showers. Parental occasions are associated with letters; shooting stars are an opportunity to wish for a present. These are separate from the town competitions listed above.
Nintendo DS mechanics. Wii U differences and historical distribution restrictions are noted where relevant. Based on the supplied Wild World guide (23 September 2026).