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Harvest Festival
HarvestFestival-TownHall.JPG
Occurrence
4th Thursday in November
Host Franklin
Main appearances

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The Harvest Festival is an event that happens once a year on the 4th Thursday in November, which is the same day as Thanksgiving. Like other holidays, it was absent from Animal Crossing: Wild World. During the event, a banquet is set up with food, though the food cannot actually be eaten. Franklin the turkey also makes an appearance, allowing the player to acquire pieces of the Harvest series.

During the Harvest Festival, from 3:00 to 9:00 P.M., Franklin will hide behind obstacles (such as trees and signs) and wait for the player to bring him pieces of silverware from the banquet. In Animal Crossing, the silverware can be taken from the banquet tables near the Wishing Well. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the silverware can be acquired by speaking to Tortimer by the town hall, who will give the player silverware, thinking that the player will be using it him or herself or will be distributing it to the other villagers. Silverware can be taken multiple times, and for each piece of silverware that Franklin receives, the player will receive one piece of furniture from the Harvest Series (including the wallpaper/carpet). Duplicates may occur, however.

Franklin is unusual among Animal Crossing residents and visitors in that he is entirely static; unlike the other visitors, such as Saharah or Joan, he does not walk around the town. Instead, Franklin will appear in his hiding place and will disappear soon after the player moves the camera out of view.

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Franklin hides behind a sign.

While in one hiding place, Franklin will accept only one "knife and fork" set, so to receive more, the player must move away from the hiding place until Franklin disappears and search for him again.

In New Leaf

Franklin appears again, this time as a chef. He'll ask for three ingredients (Flour/Milk/Fish/Fruit/Etc), and a fourth, secret ingredient to make the dish better. He appears at the event plaza. After completing a dish, he'll reward you with a piece of furniture from the Harvest Series, or a holiday item.

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Franklin as he appears in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The secret ingredients can be:

 *Beehives
 *Random Fruit
 *Other Ingredients
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