May Day

May Day is an event in introduced in the 1.2.0 April Free Update. From April 29 to May 7, the player can visit a special maze-like island with Rover waiting at the end.

Event
If the player speaks to Tom Nook at Resident Services from April 29 to May 7, he informs them that May Day celebrates those who work hard and that a May Day Tour is being held for the event. Tom Nook reserves a May Day Ticket for the player, which can be retrieved from Orville at the airport.

The May Day Ticket can be redeemed to go on the May Day Tour, where the player arrives on an island with an empty inventory. The island consists of s forming a maze. Tools, fruit, and materials must be picked up throughout the maze for the player to remove rocks, trees, and bushes. The maze layout was changed in version 1.10.0, and the original layout can no longer be accessed.

At the end of the maze is Rover, who congratulates the player for making it to him. Afterward, the player can pick up four s and visit the perimeter of the island, where three rocks, which can only be broken if enough fruit was preserved during the maze, are blocking five more Bell Vouchers.

When the player returns to their island, they cannot return to the May Day Tour until the next year's May Day, and any items picked up on the tour are not kept. If the player speaks to Tom Nook after returning, he congratulates them for completing the tour. The next day, any Bell Vouchers picked up are mailed to the player by Dodo Airlines, and a prize is mailed by Rover. Rover's prize is the first time the player completes the maze and  the second time.