Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year is an event in the that occurs in January or February. It appears only in Korean towns in and. Its date is based on the and changes each year.

In
In, the Fireworks Festival, including Redd's stall, was moved from summer to the Chinese New Year on six consecutive nights, beginning on the eve of the New Year. Each night it lasts from 11 PM to 1 AM. The New Year's wishing ceremony taking place at the shrine on January 1 in other games was also moved to the morning of the Chinese New Year.

In
In Korean towns in, Tortimer appears outside town hall on the Lunar New Year and will give the player a if spoken to. After the discontinuation of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in 2014, the yut can only be obtained in the Korean version of the game.

In
In Korean towns in, a cutout appears in the event plaza on the Lunar New Year, and Isabelle also appears in the plaza from 6 AM to 12 AM. If spoken to, she will give the player a.

In
The Lunar New Year in is a minor holiday. Isabelle will announce the day of the Lunar New Year and villagers will talk to the player about the Lunar New Year itself.

Beginning in the 1.7.0 Free Update, three Nook Shopping seasonal event items can be purchased to coincide with the Lunar New Year from February 10 to 17. These items include the, , and.

Recurrence

 * February 5 2000
 * January 24 2001
 * February 12 2002
 * February 1 2003
 * January 22 2004
 * February 9 2005
 * January 29 2006
 * February 18 2007
 * February 7 2008
 * January 26 2009
 * February 14 2010
 * February 3 2011
 * January 23 2012
 * February 10 2013
 * January 31 2014
 * February 19 2015
 * February 8 2016
 * January 28 2017
 * February 16 2018
 * February 5 2019
 * January 25 2020
 * February 12 2021
 * February 1 2022
 * January 22 2023
 * February 10 2024
 * January 29 2025
 * February 17 2026
 * February 6 2027
 * January 26 2028
 * February 13 2029
 * February 3 2030
 * January 23 2031
 * February 11 2032