Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas been out for a few weeks now, and in an unexpected twist of events, the game has beenuniting people all over the worlddue to the global lockdown brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the start of April marks the beginning of spring in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the game is set to bring tons of new activities for players to participate in.
Apart from new in-game events to celebrate the start of spring,Animal Crossing: New Horizonswill also introduce fresh seasonal fishand bugs, and players can also celebrate the birthday of some of their favorite villagers. Now, for players who want to know everything that they can do in the game this April, here’s a comprehensive guide of all the things that will happen inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsthis month.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons Bunny Day and Earth Day
First, a couple of events are scheduled to occur for April inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.The first event, which is calledBunny Day, was already commenced a couple of days ago, and the other, which will celebrate Earth Day, is set to occur sometime this month.
Bunny Day- A new event to celebrate Easter inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. As previously mentioned, the event is already live in the game until April 12, via a new update that brought the adorable yetslightly creepy Zipper T. Bunnyas a visiting character who will also serve as Bunny Day’s host. Throughout the event, players will find literal Easter Eggs scattered across the island, which they need to obtain DIY recipes that will only be available during Bunny Day.
Overall, there are28 new DIY recipes available during Bunny Day, and 12 of those can be acquired through the collection of Easter Eggs. However, the remaining DIY recipes can be obtained by participating in the following activities:
Earth Day -This event was previously announced last March 28, during thesurprise Nintendo Direct presentationthat was live-streamed by the company. As of the moment, not many details about Earth Day have been revealed except that Leif, who is the sloth fromAnimal Crossing: New Leafwill, serve as the event’s host, and it is expected to launch on April 22.
Villager Birthdays
AlthoughAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswon’t pressure players to talk to villagers, continuously ignoring them will result in them leaving the island. Apart from talking to them on a daily basis, players should also be aware of each villager’s birthday so they can attend their parties and even give them gifts on their special day. Of course, if the player is not to keen on a certain villager, they can alwaysselect them to leave the village, but ignoring them completely will do the trick.
However, if the player wants to keep their companions happy, then celebrating their birthday, and talking to them all of the time will be more than enough and may even promptthe villagerto provide players with a DIY recipe. So, here is the list of all villagers that will be celebrating their birthday in April.
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All Bugs in April
AlthoughAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas introduced a wider set of customization options and the ability to craft tools and items, several of the franchise’s staple activities have also returned to the game. One of these returning activities isBug Hunting, andAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsincluded a wide variety of species for players to collect. Now, those who want to take advantage of Bugs that are available in April, here is a list of all Bug species that can be collected inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,with their corresponding value in Bells.
Note: Bugs marked inboldare new additions this month, those with an asterisk (*) are the species that are set to leave or will be harder to find after April, and those that are in bold and contain an asterisk are creatures that are only available in April.
Southern Hemisphere Bugs:
All Fish in April
Similar to Buy Catching, Fishing is also another important activity inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.Throughout the island, players can find a wide variety of fish that can be spotted either in the river, the ocean, or the river mouth, which is the spot where the river and ocean meet. Similar to Bugs, the month of April is set to bring new species of Fish, and there will also be a handful that players may not be able to catch after the month passes.
Here is a list of all Fish species that can be collected inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, with their corresponding value in Bells.
Note: Fish marked inboldare new additions this month, those with an asterisk (*) are the species that are set to leave or will be harder to find after April, and those that are in bold and contain an asterisk are creatures that are only available in April.
