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December is the twelfth month in Animal Crossing series. It is most well known for Toy Day which appears in all games except Wild World as an allusion to Christmas in real life.
Events in December[]
- Snow Day in Animal Crossing. Occurs on December 1st. Talk to Tortimer to receive a Snowman Model.
- Flea Market in Wild World (first Saturday) and City Folk (fourth Sunday).
- Fishing Tourney in Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf.
- In Wild World, this event occurs on the third Sunday of the month.
- In City Folk and New Leaf, this event occurs on the second Saturday of the month.
- Check main article for more information.
- The Winter Solstice occurs in New Leaf on December 21st.
- Check main article for more information.
- Toy Day in Animal Crossing, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons.
- In Animal Crossing, it occurs on December 23rd. Talk to Tortimer to receive a Gracie car model (if the player is male) or a doll (if the player is female).
- In City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons, it occurs on December 24th.
- Jingle will appear during the evening of December 24th in Animal Crossing, City Folk, and New Leaf. See him to get presents from the Jingle Series.
- See Toy Day for more information.
- New Year's Eve in Animal Crossing, Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons.
- Occurs on December 31st.
- See New Year's Eve for more information.
Birthdays[]
Villagers born during this month fall under either the ♐ or ♑ signs.
December 1st • Rooney the kangaroo and Sprocket the ostrich |
December 17th • Cousteau the frog |
Available collectables[]
Note: Several prices for critters were not updated for New Horizons.
Fish | |||||||||||
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Name | Location | Sale price | Time of day | Games | |||||||
AF | AF+ | AC | AFe+ | WW | CF | NL | NH | ||||
Anchovy | Ocean | 200 | 4am - 9pm | ✓ | |||||||
Barbel Steed | River | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Barreleye | Ocean | 15,000 | 9pm - 4am | ✓ | |||||||
Bass | River | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Bitterling | River | 900 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Black Bass | River | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Blowfish | Ocean | 125 | 9pm - 4am | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Blue Marlin | Pier | 10,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Bluegill | River | 300 | 9am - 4pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Brook Trout | Pool | 150 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Carp | River | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Coelacanth | Ocean (rain) | 15,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Crucian Carp | River | 120 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dab | Ocean | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Dace | River | 200 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Football Fish | Ocean | 2,500 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Freshwater Goby | River | 300 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Giant Trevally | Pier | 4,500 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Goldfish | River | 1,300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Herabuna | River | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Horse Mackerel | Ocean | 150 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Koi | River | 4,000 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Large Bass | River | 3,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Lobster | Ocean | 2,500 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Oarfish | Ocean | 9,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Octopus | Ocean | 500 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Olive Flounder | Ocean | 800 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Pale Chub | River | 160 | 9am - 4pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pike | River | 1,800 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Pond Smelt | River | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Popeyed Goldfish | River | 1,300 | 9am - 4pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ranchu Goldfish | Pond | 4,500 | 9am - 4pm | ✓ | |||||||
Red Snapper | Ocean | 3,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ribbon Eel | Ocean | 600 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sea Bass | Ocean | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sea Butterfly | Ocean | 1,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Small Bass | River | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Squid | Ocean | 400 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Stringfish | River | 15,000 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sturgeon | River (mouth) | 10,000 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Tuna | Pier | 7,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Whale Shark | Ocean | 13,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Yellow Perch | River | 240 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Bugs | |||||||||||
Name | Location | Sale price | Time of day | Games | |||||||
AF | AF+ | AC | AFe+ | WW | CF | NL | NH | ||||
Ant | On rotten turnips, rotten fruit and candy | 80 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Bagworm | Shake trees | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Bee | Shake trees | 2,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Centipede | Under rocks | 300 | 4pm - 11pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Citrus Long-horned Beetle | On tree stumps | 350 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Cockroach | On trees, turnips and flowers.(GCN, WW) | 5 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Common Butterfly | Near flowers | 90 | 4am - 7pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Crab | On the beach | 150 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Damselfly | Flying | 500 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Dung Beetle | Rolling snowballs | 800 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Emperor Butterfly | Near flowers | 2,500 | 5pm - 8am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Fly | Near garbage | 60 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Hermit Crab | disguised as seashells | 1,000 | 7pm - 8am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Mole Cricket | Under the ground | 280 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Moth | Near lights | 60 | 7pm - 4am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Paper kite butterfly | Near flowers | 1,000 | 8am - 7pm | ✓ | |||||||
Pill Bug | Under rocks | 250 | 11pm - 4pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Raja Brooke Butterfly | Near flowers | 2,500 | 8am - 5pm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Snail | On flowers (rain) | 250 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Spider | Shake trees | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Tarantula | On the ground | 8,000 | 7pm - 4am | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Wharf Roach | On the beach | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Deep-sea creatures | |||||||||||
Name | Location | Sale price | Time of day | Games | |||||||
AF | AF+ | AC | AFe+ | WW | CF | NL | NH | ||||
Abalone | Ocean | 400 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Acorn Barnacle | Ocean | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Clam | Ocean | 400 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Dungeness Crab | Ocean | 1,900 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Ear Shell | Ocean | 300 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | |||||||
Giant Isopod | Island | 9,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Horsehair Crab | Ocean | 4,000 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Lobster | Ocean | 2,500 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Mantis Shrimp | Ocean | 1,250 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Mussel | Ocean | 1,500 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Octopus | Ocean | 1,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Oyster | Ocean | 400 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Pearl Oyster | Ocean | 1,600 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Red King Crab | Ocean | 6,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Scallop | Ocean | 1,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sea Anemone | Ocean | 100 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sea Cucumber | Ocean | 150 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sea Pig | Ocean | 10,000 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | |||||||
Sea Slug | Ocean | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sea Star | Ocean | 100 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Seaweed | Ocean | 200 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Snow Crab | Ocean | 4,000 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Spiny Lobster | Ocean | 3,000 | 9pm - 4am | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Spotted Garden Eel | Island | 600 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sweet Shrimp | Ocean | 650 | 4pm - 9am | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Turban Shell | Ocean | 300 | All day | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Venus' Flower Basket | Ocean | 5,000 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Whelk | Ocean | 1,000 | All day | ✓ | |||||||
Notes: Location, price, and time, comes from the collectible's most recent appearance. For older information, please see that collectible's individual page. The flat stag beetle is listed under stag beetle, the Ladybug from Wild World and later is listed under Spotted ladybug and the water beetle is listed under Diving beetle. A bold name indicates that collectible makes its first appearance that month. A red background indicates that collectible will not be available in the next month. Collectibles that are available on New Leaf's Island are not listed if they do not appear in the town in this month, however, island-exclusive collectibles such as the whale shark are listed for every month. Please report any errors to Module talk:MonthCollectables. |