Seasons

Seasons

During different seasons throughout the year, you can get special crafting ingredients and recipes.

List of Seasons

See below for the months and dates of seasons in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, along with the special crafting ingredients and DIY recipes available only during those seasons.

Season	When?	Seasonal Crafting Ingredients	Seasonal Recipes from Balloon Presents
Spring	Northern Hemisphere: March, April, May Southern Hemisphere: September, October, November	Cherry blossom petals (starts in April. catch with bug net) Young Spring Bamboo (use flimsy axe on bamboo)	DIY Recipes from Popping Balloons, or Beach Bottles Bamboo doll Bamboo noodle slide Bamboo wand Bamboo-grove wall Bamboo-shoot lamp Basket pack Blossom-viewing lantern Cherry-blossom bonsai Cherry-blossom branches Cherry-blossom clock Cherry-blossom flooring Cherry-blossom petal pile Cherry-blossom pochette Cherry-blossom pond stone Cherry-blossom-trees wall Cherry-blossom umbrella Cherry-blossom wand Green-leaf pile Light bamboo rug Outdoor picnic set Pan flute Sakura-wood flooring Sakura-wood wall Steamer-basket set
Summer	Northern Hemisphere: June, July, August Southern Hemisphere: December, January, February	Summer shells (pick them up on the beach)	DIY recipes from popping balloons, or beach bottles: Shell wand Shell wreath Shellfish pochette Starry-sands flooring Tropical vista Underwater flooring Underwater wall Water flooring
Maple leaf season	Northern Hemisphere: November 16-26 Southern Hemisphere: May 16-26	Maple leaves (catch with bug net)	From popping balloons: Autumn wall Colored-leaves flooring Leaf stool Maple-leaf pochette Maple-leaf pond stone Maple-leaf umbrella Red-leaf pile Tree's bounty arch Tree's bounty big tree
Fall	Northern Hemisphere: September, October, November Southern Hemisphere: March, April, May	Pine cones (shake pine trees) Acorns (shake regular trees) Rare mushrooms (dig them up with a shovel near trees) Other mushrooms (pick them up from the ground next to trees)	DIY Recipes from popping balloons, or beach bottles: Acorn pochette Forest flooring Forest wall Leaf campfire Mush lamp Mush log Mush low stool Mush parasol Mush partition Mush table Mush umbrella Mush wall Mushroom wand Mushroom wreath Pile of leaves Pine bonsai tree Traditional balancing toy Tree's bounty lamp Tree's bounty little tree Tree's bounty mobile Yellow-leaf pile
Winter	Northern Hemisphere: December 15-31, January, February Southern Hemisphere: June 15-30, July, August	Snowflakes (catch with bug net) Large Snowflakes (once per day from Perfect Snowboys)	DIY recipes from popping balloons, or beach bottles: Iceberg flooring Iceberg wall Ski-slope flooring Ski-slope wall Snowflake pochette Snowflake wall Snowflake wreath DIY recipes from Perfect Snowboys Frozen arch Frozen bed Frozen chair Frozen counter Frozen partition Frozen pillar Frozen sculpture Frozen table Frozen-treat set Frozen tree Ice flooring Ice wall Ice wand Snowperson head Three-tiered snowperson
Festive Season	December 15 - January 6 (both hemispheres)	Red, Blue, and Yellow Ornaments (shake decorated pine trees)	DIY recipes from popping balloons, or beach bottles: Big festive tree Festive top set Festive tree Holiday candle Illuminated present Illuminated reindeer Illuminated snowflakes Illuminated tree Jingle wall Ornament mobile Ornament wreath Tabletop festive tree

List of Seasons

Thonky's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guide