Meteor shower

The Meteor Shower is an event that occurs on August 12th in and randomly in,  and.

In Animal Crossing
The event occurs from 6 PM to 9 PM on August 12th. At this time, the player can go to the town lake to watch the Meteor Shower. During the event, Tortimer will give the player a telescope for attending the event. During this event, the meteors can only be seen reflected through the lake, since the player cannot see the sky.

In Wild World
There are no Meteor Showers, but meteors may appear randomly between 7 PM and 4 AM in the sky, regardless of weather. The player can wish on these stars if they press 'A' while the meteor is on screen and are not holding a tool or umbrella. This will cause a Spotlight Item to be sent to the player's mailbox from Wishy the next day.

In City Folk
The Bulletin Board will have a message about the Meteor Shower the day it occurs, which is completely random. This time, Meteor Showers are completely cosmetic—players cannot wish upon the stars and do not gain anything by watching them.

In New Leaf
The Meteor Shower returns in New Leaf, appearing on random days when the weather is clear. They do not appear on the following dates:
 * April 1 - 10
 * June 16 - July 5
 * December 10
 * December 24 - 30

A note will appear on the town's signboard between 10 and 11 AM on the day of the shower. As with Wild World, the player can wish upon a star, which is done by pressing 'A' upon hearing the twinkling sound of a shooting star. If a wish is made, the next day, a letter will appear in the mail from Wishy with a piece of rare furniture.

In
Tom Nook or Isabelle may rarely note a meteor shower's occurrence in the morning announcements the day of the event, but it can occur on any night during a clear sky (small clouds may pass during the meteor shower but this does not end it early). During any night that can have meteor showers, Celeste may occasionally be found wandering around the island, however this does not necessarily guarantee actually seeing any shooting stars as they can occur during any time that night and so are missable. Meteor showers also do not guarantee that Celeste will appear, even on days when the shower is noted in the morning announcements. When talked to for the first time, she will instruct the player how to wish upon shooting stars and give them a DIY recipe for a Star Wand; she will then give a new random space/zodiac-themed DIY each new day a player meets her, even if from a different island (which is random per person, unlike the gift from a crafting Villager).

The player may wish on shooting stars by first putting away held items, panning the camera all the way up, then pressing 'A' when a shooting star travels across the sky. This will cause a unique animation where the player closes their eyes, clasps their hands together, and makes a wish. The shooting star shines a bit brighter and makes a shine sound as a wish is made. The player may not wish on more than one star at once, but the animation is short and the shooting stars take a while to cross the sky so a player should usually get them all. Often only a few meteors will appear in succession, sometimes with a fair wait in between, but a player may be able to trigger additional meteors as they move around the island. Each meteor makes a unique sound as they appear, regardless of if the player is looking up, alerting players of their passing. Shooting stars may appear more frequently while a player is walking around as opposed to standing still and waiting (further research needed to verify).

If the player makes any wishes, the next day, star fragments will appear on the island's beaches. The amount that appears depends on how many wishes the player made the previous night. There are three varieties of star fragments of increasing rarity: small, large, and astrology-correlated (the type changes depending on the date of the meteor shower; i.e., a meteor shower on April 24th may spawn Taurus Fragments the next day). The player may pick these up for use in DIY recipes. The number of star fragments that appear the following day has a cap of 40 if the player is wishing on their own island, and 20 if they are wishing on a friend's island.