| Event | Dates (In 2026 when applicable) | Games | Description |
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| Mushroom Season | May 1 to 31 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | Mushrooms spawn throughout the player's island, requiring the player to collect them forDIY recipes. |
| May Day | May 1 to May 7 | New Horizons | Tom Nook invites the player to participate in a maze-like activity for a special prize. |
| Spring Cleaning | May 1 | Animal Crossing. | Tortimer will give the player aDump Model, as villager comment on if they've been cleaning. |
| Mother's Day | Varies depending on region | Animal Crossing
Wild World
City Folk
New Leaf
New Horizons | A day that mothers are celebrated. Apink carnation seed bag is mailed to the player. InNew Horizons, aThank-You Mom Mug can be ordered. |
| Flea Market | Wild World:
May 2
City Folk:
May 24 | Wild World
City Folk | Villagers will sell their furniture items to the player, and they can purchase furniture items from the player. |
| La-Di-Day | May 9 | Wild World | Villager will try to give the player suggestions for a newtown tune. |
| Fishing Tourney | Wild World:
May 17
City Folk/New Leaf:
May 16 | Wild World
City Folk
New Leaf | A Fishing competition hosted by eitherTortimer orChip. |
| Maple Leaf Season | May 16 to 25 (Southern Hemisphere) | New Horizons | The last few days of fall are noted bymaple leaves shattering the sky. The player may collect them for DIY recipes. |
| International Museum Day | May 18 to 31 | New Horizons | Blathers invites the player to roam around the museum to collect stamps. |
| Yay Day | May 24 | Wild World | Villagers swap compliments with the player, and may refer to them infrequently after the event. |
