Turkey Day

Turkey Day
Turkey Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Occurrence
Fourth Thursday in November This year: November 28, 2024 Next year: November 27, 2025
Time		9 AM – 12 AM 3 PM — 9 PM
Host		Tortimer
Visitors		Franklin
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Not to be confused with the Harvest Moon Festival.

Turkey Day, known as the Harvest Festival prior to New Horizons, is an event in the Animal Crossing series that occurs on the 4th Thursday in November (2024 date: November 28), coinciding with Thanksgiving in the United States. During the event, a banquet is set up with food, and Franklin the turkey makes an appearance, allowing the player to acquire unique items themed around the event.

In Animal Crossing and City Folk, the Harvest Festival involves the player bringing silverware to Franklin, who hides around town, afraid of being eaten by Tortimer and the villagers. In New Leaf and New Horizons, Franklin is instead the head chef of the event, tasking the player with bringing him ingredients to create various dishes with.

Appearances

In Animal Crossing

The Harvest Festival in Animal Crossing.

Franklin meeting the player during the Harvest Festival in Animal Crossing.

While not present in Doubutsu no Mori or the original Japanese release, the Harvest Festival appears in international versions of Animal Crossing and in Doubutsu no Mori e+. During the Harvest Festival, from 3 PM to 9 PM, Tortimer and several villagers appear near the Wishing Well alongside three tables of food. If spoken to, Tortimer gives the player a Cornucopia. He then says he is thinking of having "that new fellow," Franklin, over for dinner.

Franklin can be found in a random acre hiding behind a tree or building, and his general location is hinted at by villagers if spoken to. Franklin is initially scared by the player, thinking they are there to eat him. He explains that Tortimer sent him an invitation to be the "main guest," with guest being written over the word dish, among other things that imply he is meant as the main course for the Harvest Festival. Franklin then tasks the player with collecting the Knife and Fork from the main table at the banquet so he cannot be eaten. If the player brings it to Franklin, he rewards them with an item from the Harvest Series. More Knife and Fork sets can be brought to Franklin, who appears in a different hiding place each time, and he will give the player another item from the Harvest Series.

In City Folk

The Harvest Festival in City Folk.

During the Harvest Festival in Animal Crossing: City Folk, two tables are set up outside Town Hall and Tortimer appears, giving the player a Knife and Fork if spoken to. The Knife and Fork can be given to villagers, who will, in turn, tell the player they have seen Franklin hiding around town, and they tell them his general location or what type of object he is hiding behind. If the player returns to Tortimer, he gives them another Knife and Fork, telling them to give it to a specific villager; however, it can be given to any villager who has not already been given one, and they will give another hint toward Franklin's location.

Like in Animal Crossing, once the player finds Franklin, he will tell them he is afraid of being eaten, and he will ask them to bring him a Knife and Fork. If the player brings it to him, he gives them an item from the Harvest Series. This can be repeated, and each time the player gives him a Knife and Fork, he changes hiding spots.

In New Leaf

Franklin telling the player about the Harvest Festival in New Leaf.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Franklin appears in the event plaza as a chef, and he asks the player to bring him ingredients for his dishes. He makes a total of four dishes: one salad, soup, main course, and dessert, with each having three main ingredients and one secret ingredient. A total of five dishes exist for each type, making for a total of twenty possible dishes. The ingredients Franklin asks for include fruit, mushrooms, fish, sea creatures, Beehives, or five unique items: Flour, Vinegar, Milk, Butter, or Sugar. The ingredients can be obtained from indoors villagers, who will ask for a fish in exchange for the ingredient, followed by a hint for the secret ingredient of one of the dishes.

If the player completes one of Franklin's dishes, he rewards them with an item from the Harvest Series, as well as the option to add a secret ingredient. The first time this is done, he gives the player a Fruit Basket, and if secret ingredients are given for all four dishes, he gives the player a Cornucopia.

Dishes

Below is a list of all dishes Franklin can make in New Leaf, alongside their recipes and secret ingredient.

Name	Type	Ingredients	Secret Ingredient
Fish Salad	Salad	Red Snapper Horse Mackerel Vinegar	Lemon
Fruit Salad	Salad	Apple Orange Vinegar	Lemon
Mixed Salad	Salad	Horse Mackerel Skinny Mushroom Apple	Vinegar
Mushroom Salad	Salad	Round Mushroom Flat Mushroom Vinegar	Apple
Oyster Salad	Salad	Round Mushroom Flat Mushroom Vinegar	Apple
Fruit Soup	Soup	Cherry Peach Milk	Lemon
Mushroom Bisque	Soup	Round Mushroom Flay Mushroom Milk	Butter
Shellfish Chowder	Soup	Scallop Clam Milk	Butter
Bouillabaisse	Soup	Red Snapper Olive Flounder Sea Bass	Lemon
Tom Yum Kung	Soup	Lobster Skinny Mushroom Vinegar	Coconut
Seared Barred Knifejaw	Main	Barred Knifejaw Round Mushroom Butter	Lemon
Pan-Fried Dab	Main	Dab Skinny Mushroom Flour	Vinegar
Pan-Fried Olive Flounder	Main	Olive Flounder Flat Mushroom Flour	Vinegar
Pan-Fried Red Snapper	Main	Red Snapper Skinny Mushroom Flour	Lemon
Sautéed Sea Bass	Main	Sea Bass Round Mushroom Butter	Lemon
Apple Pie	Dessert	Apple Flour Lemon	Beehive
Banana Tart	Dessert	Banana Sugar Lemon	Beehive
Cherry Pie	Dessert	Cherry Flour Lemon	Beehive
Coconut Tart	Dessert	Coconut Sugar Lemon	Beehive
Mixed-Fruit Pie	Dessert	Orange Pear Butter	Lemon

In New Horizons

Turkey Day in New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Harvest Festival, now known as Turkey Day, was added in the 1.6.0 Free Winter Update. Isabelle refers to the event as a day to celebrate either the fall harvest (Northern Hemisphere) or the blooming of spring (Southern Hemisphere). On Turkey Day, a feast is set up in the Event Plaza from 9 AM to 12 AM, and Franklin appears as the head chef, tasking the player with gathering ingredients for him to create the event's dishes with. If the player helps him, he will reward them with unique items.

Franklin has a total of four dishes, with each having different ingredients and rewarding the player with a Turkey Day-themed item if completed. The first dish's reward is the [[Item:Turkey Day Rug ({{{2}}})|Turkey Day Rug]], the second's is the [[Item:Turkey Day Wall ({{{2}}})|Turkey Day Wall]], the third's is the [[Item:Turkey Day Flooring ({{{2}}})|Turkey Day Flooring]], and the final dish's reward is a [[Item:Cornucopia ({{{2}}})|Cornucopia]]. Additionally, after the player completes a dish, they have the option of giving Franklin a secret ingredient, which results in a second reward. The first three dishes' secret rewards are a random DIY Turkey Day furniture item, and the final dish's secret reward is the [[Item:Cozy Turkey Day DIY ({{{2}}})|Cozy Turkey Day DIY]] pack, which contains all Turkey Day DIY recipes.

Ingredients for Franklin's dishes include fish, sea creatures, pumpkins, and Manila Clams, which, in addition to their usual methods of obtainment, can be received from villagers. Villagers who are in their houses are cooking and will ask the player to retrieve their last missing ingredient for them, which is always a fish or sea creature. Once they receive the ingredient, they will give the player a random ingredient for one of Franklin's dishes as well as a hint as to what the current secret ingredient is.

Gallery

Artwork

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Screenshots

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  The announcement for the Harvest Festival in Animal Crossing.

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  Tortimer telling the player about the Harvest Festival in Animal Crossing.

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  The player finding Franklin in Animal Crossing.

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  The player finding Franklin in Animal Crossing.

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  Franklin asking the player to bring him a Knife and Fork in Animal Crossing.

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  Franklin hiding behind the museum in Animal Crossing.

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  Daisy hinting at Franklin's location in Animal Crossing.

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  Tortimer telling the player about the Harvest Festival in City Folk.

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  Tortimer telling the player about the Harvest Festival in City Folk.

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  A bulletin board announcement for the Harvest Festival in City Folk.

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  Franklin hiding behind a sign in City Folk.

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  The player finding Franklin in City Folk

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  Lucy hinting at Franklin's location in City Folk.

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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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  Franklin speaking to the player in New Horizons

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  Green Pumpkin]] in New Horizons.

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  Franklin preparing the Turkey Day meal in New Horizons.

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  The player using the Sniff Sniff Reaction near the Turkey Day meal in New Horizons.

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  Bulletin board announcement in New Horizons. (Northern Hemisphere)

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  Bulletin board announcement in New Horizons. (Southern Hemisphere)