December

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Snow Day(AC)

Rooney's birthday
Sprocket's birthday

Annalise's birthday
W. Link's birthday

Claude's birthday

Robin's birthday

Flea Market(WW)

Hans's birthday
Carrie's birthday

Naughty-or-Nice Day

Kyle's birthday

Monty's birthday
Buzz's birthday

Eloise's birthday

Becky's birthday
Chip's birthday

Snowstorm(Northern Hemisphere only)

Tom's birthday

Sterling's birthday

Fishing Tourney(CF/NL)

Lucha's birthday

Bianca's birthday

Freya's birthday

Chadder's birthday

Gabi's birthday

Cousteau's birthday

Fang's birthday
Azalea's birthday

Bug-Off(NH) (Southern Hemisphere only)

Chief's birthday

Fishing Tourney(WW)

Rudy's birthday
Isabelle's birthday
Digby's birthday

December Solstice
(Winter Solstice/Summer Solstice)

Blanche's birthday

Quillson's birthday

Toy Day(AC)

Ken's birthday

Toy Day
(CF/NL/NH)

Chabwick's birthday
Jingle's birthday

Ruby's birthday
Étoile's birthday

Pashmina's birthday

Goldie's birthday

Bella's birthday

Vic's birthday
Murphy's birthday

Hugh's birthday

Countdown

Marcel's birthday
Tortimer's birthday

Jingle, a reindeer who appears on Toy Day

December is the twelfth and final month of the year. It is the first month ofwinter in thenorthern hemisphere, where snow sticks on the ground after December 10 (or December 9 inAnimal Crossing), making it possible to createsnowboys fromsnowballs on the ground. It is also the first month ofsummer in thesouthern hemisphere, and is where it is possible to find and catch a shark. The December Solstice occurs during this month, where it is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest day in the southern hemisphere.

Toy Day is celebrated throughout this month as a stand-in for Christmas (this holiday is not inWild World).Jingle makes a prominent role as the host of Toy Day.

Events in December[edit]

Event	Dates (In 2026 when applicable)	Games	Description
Snow Day	December 1	Animal Crossing	Tortimer will give the player aSnowman model.
Flea Market	Wild World: December 5 City Folk: December 27	Wild World City Folk	Villagers will sell their furniture items to the player, and they can purchase furniture items from the player.
Fishing Tourney	Wild World: December 20 City Folk/New Leaf: December 12	Wild World City Folk New Leaf	A Fishing competition hosted by eitherTortimer orChip. A bug with this date can cause the heavy snowfall on December 10 to not occur inCity Folk andNew Leaf due to conflicting weather patterns.
Bug-Off	December 19 (Southern Hemisphere)	New Horizons	A Bug-Catching competition hosted byFlick.
December Solstice (Winter Solstice/Summer Solstice)	December 21	City Folk () New Leaf New Horizons	Either the shortest day or the longest day depending on hemisphere settings. Players can obtain items related to the solstice.
Toy Day	Animal Crossing: December 23 City Folk/New Leaf/New Horizons: December 24	Animal Crossing City Folk New Leaf New Horizons	Jingle makes a landing on the town/island to deliver gifts. InAnimal Crossing, Jingle arrives the day after Toy Day, as Tortimer gives the player aminiature car or adolly depending on the player's gender.
Countdown	December 31	Animal Crossing Wild World City Folk New Leaf New Horizons	Villagers and special characters alike join to celebrate the arrival of a new year.