Wild World Events & Calendar
Every event in the Wild World calendar, from New Year’s Day to the Countdown. Wild World has fewer holidays than later games: there is no Halloween, Toy Day or Harvest Festival.
Edition: original Nintendo DS game (2005). City Folk, New Leaf and New Horizons work differently.
All events
| Event | When | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1 January | Tortimer greets everyone in front of the town hall and hands out fortunes. |
| Fishing Tourney | 3rd Sunday of January, March, May, November and December (12–6 PM) 4th Sunday of February, April and October (12–6 PM) | Same contest as above. |
| Bright Nights | 2nd week of February (Monday–Sunday) | Villagers light up their houses. Vote by Saturday; on Sunday Tortimer names the Bright Star. |
| Flower Fest | 2nd week of April (Monday–Sunday) | A town garden contest. Tortimer gives a bag of flower seeds every day until 6 PM, and the winner receives a Flower Trophy. |
| Bug-Off | 3rd Sunday of June, July, August and September (12–6 PM) | Catch the biggest bug. Records earn furniture; the winner gets a bug trophy. |
| Fireworks | Every Saturday in August, from 7 PM | Fireworks light up the night sky. Tortimer hands out sparklers or Roman candles. |
| Acorn Festival | 2nd week of October (Monday–Sunday) | Cornimer trades acorns, found on the ground under oak trees, for Mush furniture: 5 acorns for the stool up to 230 for the Forest floor. Rotten acorns spoil a whole batch. |
| Flea Market | 1st Saturday of February–July and September–December | Villagers sell items from their houses, and you can buy from them. |
| La-Di-Day | 2nd Saturday of January, March, May, July, September and November | Villagers compete to change the town tune. |
| Yay Day | 4th Sunday of January, March, May, July, September and November | Villagers trade compliments with each other. |
| Countdown | 31 December | A countdown clock appears outside the town hall and Tortimer hands out party poppers to see in the new year. |
Month by month
January
New Year’s Day · Fishing Tourney · La-Di-Day · Yay Day
February
Fishing Tourney · Bright Nights · Flea Market
March
Fishing Tourney · Flea Market · La-Di-Day · Yay Day
April
Fishing Tourney · Flower Fest · Flea Market
May
Fishing Tourney · Flea Market · La-Di-Day · Yay Day
June
Bug-Off · Flea Market
July
Bug-Off · Flea Market · La-Di-Day · Yay Day
August
Bug-Off · Fireworks
September
Bug-Off · Flea Market · La-Di-Day · Yay Day
October
Fishing Tourney · Acorn Festival · Flea Market
November
Fishing Tourney · Flea Market · La-Di-Day · Yay Day
December
Fishing Tourney · Flea Market · Countdown
Other dates to know
- Your birthday: a cake, plus a letter and present from Mom.
- Villagers’ birthdays: visit them on the day with a present.
- K.K. Slider plays at The Roost every Saturday from 8 PM to midnight.
- Joan sells turnips every Sunday morning.
FAQ
Is there Halloween in Animal Crossing: Wild World?
No. Halloween, Toy Day and the Harvest Festival only arrived in later games.
When is the Fishing Tourney in Wild World?
On the third Sunday of January, March, May, November and December, and the fourth Sunday of February, April and October, from noon to 6 PM.
When are the fireworks?
Every Saturday in August, from 7 PM.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Nookipedia and the Animal Crossing Wiki. Sprites, renders and screenshots © Nintendo; local copies archived from Animal Crossing Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).