Spring
Spring in Animal Crossing series starts on February 18 and goes to May 31 when the trees begin to go green, after they go white, for Winter. This shouldn't be mistaken for bugs and fish appearing for this season, these appear at the beginning of March. Snow completely disappears and the grass turns green on the 25th of February.
Events
Below is a taster of what to expect in spring. Here is a list of the events, what happens in each, in what game and when.
- Flea Market (Third Sunday of February City Folk)- Players can visit villager's homes and buy selected items of furniture. Likewise, villagers can visit the Player's house and buy items from them, at a price set by the Player.
- Las Festivales (Third Monday of February City Folk)- Pavé appears in the Plaza. During this event you can win candy from other Villagers, which you can exchange for prizes through Pavé.
- Fishing Tourney (Second Saturday of March, April and May; City Folk)- Chip the fishing ace will set up a stall in the Plaza, and will challenge the villagers of the town to catch the biggest fish (overall, or selected type of fish). The competition ends at 6:00 PM, whereupon the winner will receive a trophy. A notice will also be put up on the bulletin board announcing the winner.
- Mother's Day (considered Mothering Sunday)(Two Sundays before Bunny Day; City Folk)- A letter from Mom will arrive featuring information about the day, including a present containing a pink carnation flower seed.
- April Fools Day (1st April City Folk)- Go and speak to Tortimer infront of Town Hall, he will give you a present - a leaf (a joke based on what furniture looks like outside the house).
- Bunny Day (12th of April; City Folk)- Zipper T. appears outside Town Hall. Bunny Day is what is in place of Easter. Candy can be collected. Eggs appear around town and you can exchange these for egg furniture. 'Bunny Day' has a different date per year.
- Feria De Abril (24th of April to 3rd of May; City Folk)- The Player will receive a flamenco hat and a flamenco dress as part of the Spainish event Feria De Abril, which is an event in Spain where local citizens dress up in these clothes.
Characters
- Pavé - A peacock who appears during Las Festivales on the 23rd of February. He exchanges candy for special Pavé furniture.
- Chip - A beaver who hosts the Fishing Tourneys.
- Zipper T. - An anonymous character dressed in a rabbit costume. He exchanges eggs for special egg furniture during Bunny Day.
- Tortimer - He comes on the day of the Cherry Blossoms and in April Fools Day.
Fish and insects
These are the fish and bugs that appear during spring.
Fish
- Angelfish
- Barbel Steed
- Barred Knifejaw
- Black Bass
- Bluegill
- Butterflyfish (City Folk only)
- Carp
- Char
- Cherry Salmon
- Clownfish
- Coelacanth
- Crawfish
- Crucian Carp
- Dab
- Dace
- Football Fish
- Freshwater Goby
- Frog
- Goldfish
- Guppy
- Horse Mackerel
- Killifish
- Koi
- Loach
- Neon Tetra (City Folk only)
- Octopus
- Olive Flounder
- Pale Chub
- Popeyed Goldfish
- Rainbow Trout
- Red Snapper
- Sea Bass
- Surgeonfish (City Folk only)
- Tuna
- Yellow Perch
- Zebra Turkeyfish
Bugs
- Ant
- Bagworm (Animal Crossing and City Folk only)
- Bee
- Cockroach (Animal Crossing and Wild World only)
- Common Butterfly
- Diving Beetle (City Folk only)
- Flea
- Fly
- Honeybee
- Ladybug
- Long Locust (City Folk only)
- Mantis (City Folk only)
- Mole Cricket
- Mosquito
- Moth
- Orchid Mantis (City Folk only)
- Peacock Butterfly
- Pill Bug
- Raja Brooke (City Folk only)
- Snail
- Spider
- Tiger Butterfly
- Yellow Butterfly
Weather
The weather of spring consists mainly of clear skies and slight rain showers may appear. Grass begins to appear and trees start to go green. Snowballs start to disappear and snow becomes rain.
On the 1st of April, the non-fruit bearing trees around the town will begin to blossom. Eventually, all of them will turn pink (minus the fruit trees, palm trees and cedar trees). These trees are known by Villagers as "Cherry Blossoms". On the first Monday of April, "Cherry Blossom" petals fall from the sky like confetti. This is to commemorate the beginning of the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is only celebrated in Animal Crossing. The blossoms disappear on the 9th of April. You also have the pleasure to see a rainbow. After hours of nonstop rain, the sky may clear up. A rainbow will appear giving you an easier time to find 100bells in the trees.
