October

October is the tenth month of the year where the scenery continues to transition into autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere in, it is the second month within spring, during which the first ten days, all hardwood trees' leaves will turn into cherry blossom petals which will gradually begin showering over the island by October 10th.

Halloween is a notable event in the this month, although this holiday is not in. The 31st is the only time each year to see Jack. Candy is sold throughout the month at Tom Nook's store in preparation for Halloween (in ).

Events in October

 * Harvest Moon Festival in.
 * Occurs in September or October
 * Visit Tortimer to receive a model of the Moon.


 * Autumn Moon in and.
 * Occurs in September or October


 * Flea Market in and.
 * This event occurs on the first Saturday of the month.


 * Acorn Festival in.
 * Occurs from October 3 to 10.


 * Explorer's Day in, , and.
 * This event occurs on the second Monday of October.
 * Visit Tortimer to receive a.


 * Mushrooming Season in.
 * Occurs from October 15 to 25, from 8 AM each day.
 * Collect up to five mushrooms every day


 * Halloween in, , and.
 * This event occurs on October 31.


 * Fishing Tourney in and.
 * In this event occurs on the fourth Sunday of the month.
 * In this event occurs on the second Saturday of the month.
 * Also the start of the Fishing Tourney series.

Possible birthdays

 * Flossie - a day in September 23rd - October 22nd (Libra)
 * Hank - a day in September 23rd - October 22nd (Libra)
 * Sue E - a day in September 23rd - October 22nd (Libra)
 * Tiara - a day in October 23rd - November 21st (Scorpio)

Fish
The following fish are found this month:
 * Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Black Bass Found all year round (, and )
 * Carp Found all year round
 * Coelacanth Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Crucian Carp Found all year round
 * Dab New this month
 * Goldfish Found all year round
 * Koi Found all year round
 * Large Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Octopus ( and )
 * Popeyed Goldfish Found all year round
 * Sea Bass Found all year round
 * Small Bass Found all year round (Animal Crossing)
 * Yellow Perch New this month

Bugs
The following bugs can be found this month:
 * Ant Found all year round
 * Bee Found all year round (Animal Crossing,, , and )
 * Bagworm Found all year round ; New this month (Animal Crossing, and )
 * Banded Dragonfly Last month
 * Bell Cricket Last month
 * Citrus Long-Horned Beetle Found all year round (
 * Common Butterfly ; Last month (Animal Crossing)
 * Cricket
 * Cockroach Found all year round (Animal Crossing and )
 * Darner Dragonfly Last month
 * Fly Found all year round
 * Flea (,, , and )
 * Giant Petaltail Last month (, and )
 * Ladybug Single-month appearance until March
 * Long Locust (, and )
 * Man-Faced Stink Bug Last month
 * Mantis
 * Migratory Locust (,, , and )
 * Monarch Butterfly
 * Moth Found all year round
 * Orchid Mantis
 * Paper Kite Butterfly Found all year round
 * Pill Bug Found all year round
 * Pine Cricket Last month (Animal Crossing)
 * Red Dragonfly Last month (Animal Crossing,, and )
 * Rice Grasshopper
 * Scorpion Last month
 * Snail Found all year round
 * Spider Found all year round ; Last month ( and only)
 * Stinkbug Last month ( and )
 * Tiger Beetle Last month ( and )
 * Violin Beetle (,, and )
 * Walking Stick (,, , and )
 * Wasp Found all year round
 * Wharf Roach Found all year round ( and )
 * Yellow Butterfly Last month (Animal Crossing and

Southern Hemisphere ()

 * Agrias Butterfly New this month
 * Ant Found all year round
 * Atlas Moth New this month
 * Bagworm Found all year round
 * Centipede
 * Citrus Long-Horned Beetle Found all year round
 * Common Butterfly
 * Common Bluebottle New this month
 * Darner Dragonfly New this month
 * Fly Found all year round
 * Flea New this month
 * Giant Water Bug New this month
 * Hermit Crab Found all year round
 * Honeybee
 * Jewel Beetle New this month
 * Ladybug
 * Long Locust New this month
 * Madagascan Sunset Moth New this month
 * Man-Faced Stink Bug
 * Mantis
 * Mole Cricket
 * Moth Found all year round
 * Orchid Mantis
 * Paper Kite Butterfly Found all year round
 * Peacock Butterfly
 * Pill Bug
 * Rajah Brooke's Birdwing New this month
 * Snail Found all year round (only when raining or snowing)
 * Spider
 * Stinkbug
 * Tarantula Last month
 * Tiger Beetle
 * Tiger Butterfly
 * Wasp Found all year round
 * Wharf Roach Found all year round
 * Yellow Butterfly

Sea creatures

 * Abalone Found all year round
 * Acorn Barnacle Found all year round
 * Clam
 * Ear Shell Found all year round
 * Lobster Found all year round
 * Mantis Shrimp Found all year round
 * Octopus
 * Oyster
 * Pearl Oyster Found all year round
 * Scallop Found all year round
 * Sea Anemone Found all year round
 * Sea Slug Found all year round
 * Sea Star Found all year round
 * Spiny Lobster
 * Sweet Shrimp

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