Turkey Day
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 Turkey Day inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons | ||||||||
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| Fourth Thursday inNovember (seerecurrence) | ||||||||
| Time | 9 AM – 12 AM[nb 2] 3 PM – 9 PM[nb 3] | |||||||
| Host | Franklin[nb 4] Tortimer[nb 1] | |||||||
| Visitors | Franklin[nb 1] | |||||||
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Turkey Day, known as theHarvest Festival prior toNew Horizons, is anevent in theAnimal Crossing series that occurs on the fourth Thursday inNovember (2026 date: November 26), coinciding withThanksgiving in the United States. During the event, a banquet is set up with food, andFranklin theturkey makes an appearance, allowing the player to acquire unique items themed around the event. Turkey Day appears in all mainlineAnimal Crossing games exceptWild World.
InAnimal Crossing andCity Folk, the Harvest Festival involves the player bringing silverware to Franklin, who hides around town, afraid of being eaten byTortimer and the villagers. InNew Leaf andNew Horizons, Franklin is instead the head chef of the event, tasking the player with bringing him ingredients to create various dishes with.
Appearances[edit]
InAnimal Crossing andDoubutsu no Mori e+[edit]
While not present inDoubutsu no Mori orDoubutsu no Mori+, the Harvest Festival appears inAnimal Crossing and inDoubutsu no Mori e+. During the Harvest Festival, from 3 PM to 9 PM,Tortimer and several villagers appear near thewishing well alongside three tables of food. If spoken to, Tortimer gives the player acornucopia. He then says he is thinking of having "that new fellow," Franklin, over for dinner.
Franklin can be found in a random acre hiding behind a tree or building, and his general location is hinted at by villagers if spoken to. Franklin is initially scared by the player, thinking they are there to eat him. He explains that Tortimer sent him an invitation to be the "main guest," withguest being written over the worddish, among other things that imply he is meant as the main course for the Harvest Festival. Franklin then tasks the player with collecting theknife and fork from the main table at the banquet so he cannot be eaten. If the player brings it to Franklin, he rewards them with an item from theHarvest Series. More knife and fork sets can be brought to Franklin, who appears in a different hiding place each time, and he will give the player another item from the Harvest Series.
InDoubutsu no Mori e+, villagers now wear straw hats during the Harvest Festival. The hats differ between male and female villagers.
InCity Folk[edit]
During the Harvest Festival inAnimal Crossing: City Folk, two tables are set up outsidetown hall and Tortimer appears, giving the player aknife and fork if spoken to. The knife and fork can be given to villagers, who will, in turn, tell the player they have seen Franklin hiding around town, and they tell them his general location or what type of object he is hiding behind. If the player returns to Tortimer, he gives them another knife and fork, telling them to give it to a specific villager; however, it can be given to any villager who has not already been given one, and they will give another hint toward Franklin's location.
Like inAnimal Crossing, once the player finds Franklin, he will tell them he is afraid of being eaten, and he will ask them to bring him a knife and fork. If the player brings it to him, he gives them an item from the Harvest Series. This can be repeated, and each time the player gives him a knife and fork, he changes hiding spots.
InNew Leaf[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, Franklin appears in the event plaza as a chef, and he asks the player to bring him ingredients for his dishes. He makes a total of four dishes: one salad, soup, main course, and dessert, with each having three main ingredients and one secret ingredient. A total of five dishes exist for each type, making for a total of twenty possible dishes. The ingredients Franklin asks for includefruit,mushrooms,fish,sea creatures,beehives, or five unique items:flour,vinegar,milk,butter, orsugar. The ingredients can be obtained from indoors villagers, who will ask for a fish in exchange for the ingredient, followed by a hint for the secret ingredient of one of the dishes.
If the player completes one of Franklin's dishes, he rewards them with an item from the Harvest Series, as well as the option to add a secret ingredient. The first time this is done, he gives the player afruit basket, and if secret ingredients are given for all four dishes, he gives the player acornucopia.
Dishes[edit]
Below is a list of all dishes Franklin can make inNew Leaf, alongside their recipes and secret ingredient.
| Name | Image | Type | Ingredients | Secret ingredient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish salad |  | Salad | Red snapper Horse mackerel Vinegar | Lemon |
| Fruit salad | | Salad | Apple Orange Vinegar | Beehive |
| Mixed salad | | Salad | Horse mackerel Skinny mushroom Apple | Vinegar |
| Mushroom salad | | Salad | Round mushroom Flat mushroom Vinegar | Apple |
| Oyster salad | | Salad | Vinegar Oyster Seaweed | Lemon |
| Fruit soup |  | Soup | Cherry Peach Milk | Lemon |
| Mushroom bisque | | Soup | Round mushroom Flat mushroom Milk | Butter |
| Shellfish chowder | | Soup | Scallop Clam Milk | Butter |
| Bouillabaisse | | Soup | Red snapper Olive flounder Sea bass | Lemon |
| Tom yum kung | | Soup | Lobster Skinny mushroom Vinegar | Coconut |
| Seared barred knifejaw |  | Main course | Barred knifejaw Round mushroom Butter | Lemon |
| Pan-fried dab | | Main course | Dab Skinny mushroom Flour | Vinegar |
| Pan-fried olive flounder | | Main course | Olive flounder Flat mushroom Flour | Vinegar |
| Pan-fried red snapper | | Main course | Red snapper Skinny mushroom Flour | Lemon |
| Sautéed sea bass | | Main course | Sea bass Round mushroom Butter | Lemon |
| Apple pie |  | Dessert | Apple Flour Lemon | Beehive |
| Banana tart | | Dessert | Banana Sugar Lemon | Beehive |
| Cherry pie | | Dessert | Cherry Flour Lemon | Beehive |
| Coconut tart | | Dessert | Coconut Sugar Lemon | Beehive |
| Mixed-fruit pie | | Dessert | Orange Pear Butter | Lemon |
InNew Horizons[edit]
While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the Harvest Festival, now known as Turkey Day, was added in the1.6.0 Free Winter Update.[1][nb 5]Isabelle refers to the event as a day to celebrate either the fall harvest (Northern Hemisphere) or the blooming of spring (Southern Hemisphere). On Turkey Day, a feast is set up in theevent plaza from 9 AM to 12 AM, villagers - who wear hats and carry drinks and plates - join in, and Franklin appears as the head chef, tasking the player with gathering ingredients for him to create the event's dishes with. If the player helps him, he will reward them with unique items.
Franklin has a total of four dishes, with each having different ingredients and rewarding the player with a Turkey Day-themed item if completed. The first dish's reward is theTurkey Day rug, the second's is theTurkey Day wall, the third's is theTurkey Day flooring, and the final dish's reward is acornucopia. Additionally, after the player completes a dish, they have the option of giving Franklin a secret ingredient, which results in a second reward. The first three dishes' secret rewards are a randomDIY Turkey Day furniture item, and the final dish's secret reward is theCozy Turkey Day DIY pack, which contains all Turkey Day DIY recipes. Since the2.0 Free Update, the player will also receive the cooking recipes for the dishes made on Turkey Day via theTurkey Day Recipes pack. As each dish is made one by one, the villagers get more and more excited. After Franklin has cooked the final dish, Fish Meunière, the cooking will be over. From here now on, the villagers will simply dance around Resident Services and sing thetown tune until the event is over.
Ingredients for Franklin's dishes includefish,sea creatures,produce,flour, andmanila clams, which, in addition to their usual methods of obtainment, can be received from villagers. Villagers who are in their houses are cooking and will ask the player to retrieve their last missing ingredient for them, which is always a fish or sea creature. Once they receive the ingredient, they will give the player a random ingredient for one of Franklin's dishes as well as a hint as to what the current secret ingredient is.
Dishes[edit]
Below is a list of all dishes Franklin can make inNew Horizons, alongside their recipes and secret ingredient. Some ingredients differ between hemispheres based on the seasonal availability of the items.
| Name | Ingredients (north) | Ingredients (south) | Secret ingredient |
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 Clam chowder | Manila clam (×3) | Manila clam (×3) | Scallop |
 Pumpkin pie | Orange pumpkin Either agreen,white, oryellow pumpkin | Orange pumpkin Either a green, white, or yellow pumpkin | The two pumpkin colors not previously requested |
 Gratin | Either aflat mushroom,round mushroom,skinny mushroom, oroyster Either amussel,carrot, orpotato[nb 6] | Squid Either asea urchin,carrot, orpotato[nb 7] | Dungeness crab |
 Fish meunière (Olive-flounder meunière) | Sea bass Either aflour,dab,olive flounder, orred snapper[nb 8] | Sea bass Either aflour,olive flounder orred snapper[nb 9] | Barred knifejaw |
Items[edit]
The following items can be obtained on Turkey Day inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
Turkey Day items inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
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Inamiibo Festival[edit]
In theBoard Game mode inAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Franklin appears the day before the Harvest Festival and asks the players to bring him three ingredients. During both days, spaces become ingredient spaces, which when landed on give the player the ingredient indicated on the space. Each ingredient collected awards the playerHappy Points. On the day of the Harvest Festival, Franklin asks the players to collect a secret ingredient. At the end of the turn, Franklin uses the players' ingredients to cook a dish, and each player receives Happy Points; the more ingredients are brought to Franklin, the more Happy Points are received.
Recurrence[edit]
| Game | Recurrence | This year | Next year |
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| 2026 | 2027 | ||
| Animal Crossing |
| November 26 | November 25 |
| City Folk |
| November 26 | November 25 |
| New Leaf |
| November 26 | November 25 |
| New Horizons |
| November 26 | November 25 |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Screenshots[edit]
The announcement for the Harvest Festival inAnimal Crossing.
Tortimer telling the player about the Harvest Festival inAnimal Crossing.
The player findingFranklin inAnimal Crossing.
The player finding Franklin inAnimal Crossing.
Franklin asking the player to bring him a knife and fork inAnimal Crossing.
Franklin hiding behind themuseum inAnimal Crossing.
Daisy hinting at Franklin's location inAnimal Crossing.
Louie at thewishing well inDoubutsu no Mori e+.
Monique at the wishing well inDoubutsu no Mori e+.
Tortimer telling the player about the Harvest Festival inCity Folk.
Abulletin board announcement for the Harvest Festival inCity Folk.
Franklin hiding behind a sign inCity Folk.
The player finding Franklin inCity Folk
Lucy hinting at Franklin's location inCity Folk.
Isabelle telling the player about the Harvest Festival inNew Leaf.
Announcement inNew Leaf.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Franklin asking the player for a secret ingredient inNew Leaf.
Franklin speaking to the player after all dishes are complete inNew Leaf.
Franklin speaking to the player inNew Horizons
The player giving Franklin agreen pumpkin inNew Horizons.
Franklin preparing the Turkey Day meal inNew Horizons.
The player using the Sniff SniffReaction near the Turkey Day meal inNew Horizons.
All of Franklin's dishes inNew Horizons. (Southern Hemisphere)
Bulletin board announcement inNew Horizons. (Northern Hemisphere)
Bulletin board announcement inNew Horizons. (Southern Hemisphere)
The items obtainable on Turkey Day inNew Horizons, displayed in a room.
Raymond cooking food while indoors on Turkey Day inNew Horizons.
Notes[edit]
- ↑1.01.1InAnimal Crossing,Doubutsu no Mori e+, andCity Folk
- ↑InNew Horizons
- ↑InAnimal Crossing,Doubutsu no Mori e+,City Folk, andNew Leaf
- ↑InNew Leaf andNew Horizons
- ↑While the event was added in version 1.6.0, it was not unlocked until version 1.6.0a.
- ↑Prior to version 2.0, the ingredients called for only amussel.
- ↑Prior to version 2.0, the ingredients called for only asea urchin.
- ↑Prior to version 2.0, the ingredients called for either adab,olive flounder, orred snapper.
- ↑Prior to version 2.0, the ingredients called for either aolive flounder orred snapper.
References[edit]
- ↑YouTube (November 17, 2020)."Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Free Winter Update – Nintendo Switch".YouTube. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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