Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Update history/1.10.0

The Free Update (version 1.10.0) is an update for released on April 28, 2021. It features the return of previously available events from 2020, as well as the addition of new seasonal items from Nook Shopping. The update was announced on April 26, 2021.

New features

 * May Day, International Museum Day, and the Wedding Season are enabled for 2021. Additionally, the 2020 dates will become unplayable.
 * May Day features a different island layout and now last two extra days from April 29 to May 7.
 * International Museum Day now features stamps rallies for the art exhibit.
 * The, , and are available at the Able Sisters during the Wedding Season.


 * New Nook Shopping seasonal events will be added and several previously released ones return.
 * Children's Day is celebrated from April 28 to May 5 with a and a.
 * Cheese Rolling is celebrated from May 22 to May 31 with a.
 * Wedding Season is celebrated from June 1 to June 30 with a, , , and.
 * The Dano Festival is celebrated from June 5 to June 14 with a.
 * The Dragon Boat Festival and is celebrated from June 5 to June 14 with a.
 * Marine Day is celebrated from July 8 to July 22 with a.
 * Le 14 juillet is celebrated from July 10 to July 20 with a.
 * Mother's Day, International Children's Day, Father's Day, the Summer Solstice, the Winter Solstice, Tanabata, and Cowboy Festival return from 2020, with some featuring new items and updated dates.
 * Mother's Day now features a item to obtain.
 * Father's Day now features a to obtain.
 * The Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice Nook Shopping events now occur from June 15 to June 21 and December 15 to December 21.
 * International Children's Day now last from June 1 to June 15.
 * Tanabata now last from July 1 to July 7.
 * Cowboy Festival now last from July 15 to August 15.


 * Dreams can now be exited with the – Button.

Trivia

 * A promotional screenshot for Children's Day featured on the Japanese announcement article for the update featured a player standing next to a villager's house that does not match that of any villager. The screenshot was changed the day after the announcement to one of a player inside a house, and a note was added apologizing for the inaccuracy in the original.
 * This is the first update that does not send the player a gift in the mail after it is downloaded.