March

March is the third month of the year. In the series and the Northern Hemisphere in, March is usually the start of spring. In the Southern Hemisphere in, it is the beginning of autumn, and while several bugs and fishes are retained from summer during this month, they'll leave after this month is over.

Events in March

 * Festivale in and.
 * This event occurs on a day in February or March.
 * Check main article for more information.


 * Flea Market in and.
 * In this event occurs on the first Saturday of the month.
 * In this event occurs on the fourth Sunday of the month.


 * Girl's Festival in and.
 * In this event occurs on March 14th.
 * In this event occurs on March 3rd.
 * Villagers' conversations may revolve around this day (only in Japan).


 * La-Di-Day in.
 * This event occurs on the second Saturday of the month, and runs all day.
 * In this event, villagers sing tunes and the best one is chosen to be the new town tune. Players can always change it.


 * Fishing Tourney in, and.
 * In this event occurs on the second Sunday of the month.
 * In and  this event occurs on the third Saturday of the month.


 * Father's Day in and.
 * This event occurs on March 19th in the USA. (Father's Day in reality is in every 3rd Sunday of June.)
 * Villagers' conversations may revolve around this day.
 * A letter from the player's parents may arrive featuring information about the day.
 * The player's father will send a letter containing a red carnation seed bag. This is the only way to get a red carnation (on Mother's Day, the player's mother sends a pink one). The red and pink carnation can create a white hybrid.


 * Spring Sports Fair in.
 * This event occurs from March 20th to the 21st.


 * Yay Day in.
 * This event occurs on the fourth Sunday of March. Villagers and the player compliment each other.

Special characters

 * Pavé - March 3rd
 * C.J. - March 7th
 * Pete - March 8th
 * Zipper T. Bunny - March 11th
 * Serena - March 18th
 * Pelly - March 19th

Possible birthdays

 * Ace - a day in February 19th - March 20th (Pisces)
 * Aziz - a day in February 19th - March 20th (Pisces)
 * Dozer - a day in February 19th - March 20th (Pisces)
 * Huggy - a day in February 19th - March 20th (Pisces)
 * Masa - a day in February 19th - March 20th (Pisces)
 * Carmen - a day in March 21st - April 19th (Aries)
 * Faith - a day in March 21st - April 19th (Aries)
 * Hector - a day in March 21st - April 19th (Aries)
 * Poko - a day in March 21st - April 19th (Aries)
 * Rhoda - a day in March 21st - April 19th (Aries)
 * Woolio - a day in March 21st - April 19th (Aries)

Fish
The following fish are found this month:
 * Anchovy Found all year round
 * Barbel Steed Found all year round
 * Barreleye Found all year round
 * Barred Knifejaw New this month
 * Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Bitterling Last chance until November
 * Black Bass Found all year round ( to )
 * Bluegill Found all year round
 * Blue Marlin Found July-September and November-April
 * Carp Found all year round
 * Char New this month ( to )
 * Cherry Salmon New this month
 * Coelacanth Found all year round (Only when raining or snowing)
 * Crucian Carp Found all year round
 * Dab ( to )
 * Dace Found all year round
 * Football Fish Last chance until November ( to )
 * Freshwater Goby Found all year round
 * Golden Trout New this month
 * Goldfish Found all year round
 * Horse Mackerel Found all year round ( to )
 * Koi Found all year round
 * Large Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Loach New this month
 * Oarfish ( to )
 * Octopus (fish) Returns this month ( and )
 * Olive Flounder Found all year round ( to )
 * Pale Chub Found all year round
 * Popeyed Goldfish Found all year round
 * Rainbow Trout New this month
 * Red Snapper Found all year round
 * Sea Bass Found all year round
 * Sea Butterfly Last chance until December
 * Small Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Stringfish Last chance until December
 * Sturgeon Last chance until September
 * Squid ( to )
 * Tadpole New this month
 * Tuna Last chance until November ( to )
 * Yellow Perch Last chance until October ( to )

Southern Hemisphere ()

 * Anchovy Found all year round
 * Angelfish
 * Arapaima '(Last chance until December)
 * Arowana '(Last chance until December)
 * Barred Knifejaw
 * Barreleye Found all year round
 * Betta
 * Black Bass Found all year round
 * Blue Marlin '(Last chance until May)
 * Bluegill Found all year round
 * Butterfly Fish '(Last chance until October)
 * Carp Found all year round
 * Catfish
 * Clownfish '(Last chance until October)
 * Crawfish '(Last chance until October)
 * Coelacanth Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Crucian Carp Found all year round
 * Dace Found all year round
 * Dorado '(Last chance until December)
 * Freshwater Goby Found all year round
 * Gar '(Last chance until December)
 * Giant Trevally
 * Goldfish
 * Great White Shark '(Last chance until December)
 * Guppy
 * Hammerhead Shark '(Last chance until December)
 * Horse Mackerel Found all year round
 * Koi Found all year round
 * Mahi-Mahi
 * Neon Tetra
 * Nibble Fish '(Last chance until November)
 * Ocean Sunfish  Last month
 * Olive Flounder Found all year round
 * Pale Chub Found all year round
 * Piranha '(Last chance until December)
 * Pop-Eyed Goldfish Found all year round
 * Puffer Fish Last month
 * Rainbowfish
 * Ranchu Goldfish Found all year round
 * Red Snapper Found all year round
 * Ribbon Eel
 * Saddled Bichir
 * Saw Shark '(Last chance until December)
 * Sea Bass Found all year round
 * Sea Horse
 * Soft-Shelled Turtle Last month
 * Snapping Turtle
 * Suckerfish '(Last chance until December)
 * Surgeonfish '(Last chance until October)
 * Sweetfish
 * Tilapia
 * Whale Shark '(Last chance until December)
 * Zebra Turkeyfish

Bugs
With the start of spring comes a whole host of insects (with the exception of the Southern Hemisphere in ); the warmer weather encourages them to hatch. Some butterfly species can be seen.
 * Ant Found all year long
 * Bagworm Found all year round ; (Last chance until October) (Animal Crossing)
 * Bee Found all year round (Animal Crossing,, , and )
 * Cockroach Found all year round (Animal Crossing and )
 * Common Butterfly New this month
 * Emperor Butterfly (Last chance until June)
 * Flea New this month (,, and )
 * Fly Found all year long
 * Hermit Crab Found all year long ( and )
 * Honeybee New this month (,, , and )
 * Ladybug New this month
 * Man-Faced Stink Bug New this month
 * Mantis New this month
 * Mole Cricket
 * Orchid Mantis New this month
 * Paper Kite Butterfly Found all year round
 * Peacock Butterfly New this month (,, , and )
 * Pill Bug ; Found all year round (Animal Crossing,, , and )
 * Snail Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Stinkbug New this month
 * Spider Found all year round ; New this month (,, and )
 * Spotted Ladybug New this month (Animal Crossing)
 * Tarantula
 * Tiger Butterfly New this month (,, , and )
 * Wasp Found all year round
 * Wharf Roach Found all year long ( and )
 * Yellow Butterfly New this month

Southern Hemisphere ()

 * Agrias Butterfly (Last chance until October)
 * Ant Found all year round
 * Atlas Moth (Last chance until October)
 * Bagworm Found all year round
 * Banded Dragonfly
 * Bell Cricket New this month
 * Centipede
 * Citrus Long-Horned Beetle
 * Common Butterfly New this month
 * Cricket New this month
 * Darner Dragonfly
 * Diving Beetle (Last chance until November)
 * Earth-Boring Dung Beetle Last month
 * Emperor Butterfly (Last chance until June)
 * Flea
 * Fly Found all year round
 * Giant Water Bug (Last chance until October)
 * Goliath Beetle (Last chance until December)
 * Grasshopper Last month
 * Hermit Crab
 * Long Locust
 * Madagascan Sunset Moth (Last chance until October)
 * Man-Faced Stink Bug
 * Mantis
 * Migratory Locust
 * Monarch Butterfly New this month
 * Mosquito (Last chance until December)
 * Moth Found all year round
 * Orchid Mantis
 * Paper Kite Butterfly
 * Pill Bug New this month
 * Pondskater (Last chance until November)
 * Queen Alexandra's Birdwing (Last chance until November)
 * Rainbow Stag (Last chance until December)
 * Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Last chance until June)
 * Red Dragonfly New this month
 * Rice Grasshopper
 * Rosalia Batesi Beetle (Last chance until November)
 * Scorpion
 * Snail Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Spider Found all year round
 * Stinkbug
 * Tiger Beetle
 * Tiger Butterfly
 * Walker Cicada Last month
 * Walking Leaf Last month
 * Walking Stick
 * Wasp Found all year round
 * Wharf Roach Found all year round
 * Yellow Butterfly New this month

Sea creatures

 * Abalone Found all year round
 * Acorn Barnacle Found all year round
 * Clam
 * Ear Shell Found all year round
 * Horsehair Crab
 * Lobster Found all year round
 * Mantis Shrimp Found all year round
 * Octopus Returns this month
 * Pearl Oyster Found all year round
 * Red King Crab ( Last chance until November )
 * Scallop Found all year round
 * Sea Anemone Found all year round
 * Sea Cucumber
 * Sea Slug Found all year round
 * Sea Star Found all year round
 * Seaweed
 * Snow Crab
 * Spider Crab New this month
 * Turban Shell

Names in other languages
Asian languages using numbers instead of month's name.