February

 February is the second month of the year, and the last month of winter/summer. The snow cover on the ground melts during this month in the northern hemisphere on the 25^th. In the southern hemisphere, the snow melts on the 25^th of August.

Events in February

• Groundhog Day in Animal Crossing, City Folk, and New Leaf.
  • This event occurs on February 2nd.
  • In New Horizons, you can buy a Resetti model for Groundhog Day.
  • See Groundhog Day for more information.

    

• Bright Nights Festival in Wild World.
  • Starts on the first Monday of February and ends the following Sunday.
  • See Bright Nights for more information.
• Flea Market in Wild World and City Folk.
  • In Wild World this event occurs on the first Saturday of the month.
  • In City Folk this event occurs on the fourth Sunday of the month.
  • See Flea Market for more information.
• Valentine's Day in Animal Forest, Animal Crossing, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons.
  • This event occurs on February 14th.
  • See Valentine's Day for more information.
• Girl's Festival in Animal Forest
  • This holiday begins February 20th, and continues onward all the way until March 3rd.
  • See Girl's Festival for more information.
• Fishing Tourney in Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf.
  • In Wild World this event occurs on the last Sunday of the month.
  • In City Folk and New Leaf, this event occurs on the second Saturday of the month.
  • See Fishing Tourney for more information.
• Festivale in City Folk and New Leaf.
  • Falls on the monday before Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday, which changes every year (could take place in mid to late February or early March)
  • In 2024, it will be held on the 12th of February.
  • See Festivale for more information.
• Leap Day in New Leaf.
  • Occurs on February 29th.
  • See Leap Day for more information.

Birthdays

Villagers born during this month fall under either the ♒ or ♓ signs.

Available collectables

Note: Several prices for critters were not updated for New Horizons.

Fish
Name	Location	Sale price	Time of day	Games
				AF	AF+	AC	AFe+	WW	CF	NL	NH
Anchovy	Ocean	200	4am - 9pm								✓
Barbel Steed	River	200	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barreleye	Ocean	15,000	9pm - 4am								✓
Bass	River	300	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bitterling	River	900	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Black Bass	River	300	All day					✓	✓	✓	✓
Blowfish	Ocean	125	9pm - 4am							✓	✓
Blue Marlin	Pier	10,000	All day				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bluegill	River	300	9am - 4pm	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brook Trout	Pool	150	All day			✓	✓
Carp	River	300	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Coelacanth	Ocean (rain)	15,000	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Crucian Carp	River	120	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dab	Ocean	300	All day		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dace	River	200	4pm - 9am	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Football Fish	Ocean	2,500	4pm - 9am					✓	✓	✓	✓
Freshwater Goby	River	300	4pm - 9am	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Giant Trevally	Pier	4,500	All day							✓	✓
Goldfish	River	1,300	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Herabuna	River	300	All day	✓	✓
Horse Mackerel	Ocean	150	All day				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Koi	River	4,000	4pm - 9am	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Large Bass	River	3,000	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lobster	Ocean	2,500	All day						✓
Oarfish	Ocean	9,000	All day							✓	✓
Olive Flounder	Ocean	800	All day				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pale Chub	River	160	9am - 4pm	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pond Smelt	River	300	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Popeyed Goldfish	River	1,300	9am - 4pm	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ranchu Goldfish	Pond	4,500	9am - 4pm								✓
Red Snapper	Ocean	3,000	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ribbon Eel	Ocean	600	All day							✓	✓
Sea Bass	Ocean	200	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sea Butterfly	Ocean	1,000	All day					✓	✓	✓	✓
Small Bass	River	200	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓
Squid	Ocean	400	All day				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Stringfish	River	15,000	4pm - 9am	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sturgeon	River (mouth)	10,000	All day								✓
Tuna	Pier	7,000	All day					✓	✓	✓	✓
Whale Shark	Ocean	13,000	All day							✓	✓
Yellow Perch	River	240	All day					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bugs
Name	Location	Sale price	Time of day	Games
				AF	AF+	AC	AFe+	WW	CF	NL	NH
Ant	On rotten turnips, rotten fruit and candy	80	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bagworm	Shake trees	300	All day		✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Bee	Shake trees	2,000	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Centipede	Under rocks	300	4pm - 11pm						✓	✓	✓
Citrus Long-horned Beetle	On tree stumps	350	All day								✓
Cockroach	On trees, turnips and flowers.(GCN, WW)	5	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Common Butterfly	Near flowers	90	4am - 7pm	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Crab	On the beach	150	All day				✓
Damselfly	Flying	500	All day								✓
Dung Beetle	Rolling snowballs	800	All day				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Emperor Butterfly	Near flowers	2,500	5pm - 8am					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fly	Near garbage	60	All day					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hermit Crab	disguised as seashells	1,000	7pm - 8am				✓			✓	✓
Mole Cricket	Under the ground	280	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Moth	Near lights	60	7pm - 4am					✓	✓	✓	✓
Paper kite butterfly	Near flowers	1,000	8am - 7pm								✓
Pill Bug	Under rocks	250	11pm - 4pm		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Raja Brooke Butterfly	Near flowers	2,500	8am - 5pm						✓	✓	✓
Snail	On flowers (rain)	250	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spider	Shake trees	300	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tarantula	On the ground	8,000	7pm - 4am					✓	✓	✓	✓
Tiger Beetle	On the ground	1,500	All day							✓	✓
Wharf Roach	On the beach	200	All day							✓	✓
Deep-sea creatures
Name	Location	Sale price	Time of day	Games
				AF	AF+	AC	AFe+	WW	CF	NL	NH
Acorn Barnacle	Ocean	200	All day							✓	✓
Clam	Ocean	400	All day							✓
Dungeness Crab	Ocean	1,900	All day								✓
Ear Shell	Ocean	300	4pm - 9am							✓
Giant Isopod	Island	9,000	All day							✓	✓
Horsehair Crab	Ocean	4,000	All day							✓
Mantis Shrimp	Ocean	1,250	4pm - 9am							✓	✓
Octopus	Ocean	1,000	All day							✓	✓
Oyster	Ocean	400	All day							✓	✓
Pearl Oyster	Ocean	1,600	All day							✓	✓
Red King Crab	Ocean	6,000	All day							✓	✓
Scallop	Ocean	1,000	All day							✓	✓
Sea Anemone	Ocean	100	All day							✓	✓
Sea Cucumber	Ocean	150	All day							✓	✓
Sea Pig	Ocean	10,000	4pm - 9am								✓
Sea Slug	Ocean	200	All day							✓	✓
Sea Star	Ocean	100	All day							✓	✓
Seaweed	Ocean	200	All day							✓	✓
Snow Crab	Ocean	4,000	All day							✓	✓
Spotted Garden Eel	Island	600	All day							✓	✓
Sweet Shrimp	Ocean	650	4pm - 9am							✓	✓
Venus' Flower Basket	Ocean	5,000	All day								✓
Whelk	Ocean	1,000	All day								✓
Notes: Location, price, and time, comes from the collectible's most recent appearance. For older information, please see that collectible's individual page. The flat stag beetle is listed under stag beetle, the Ladybug from Wild World and later is listed under Spotted ladybug and the water beetle is listed under Diving beetle. A bold name indicates that collectible makes its first appearance that month. A red background indicates that collectible will not be available in the next month. Collectibles that are available on New Leaf's Island are not listed if they do not appear in the town in this month, however, island-exclusive collectibles such as the whale shark are listed for every month. Please report any errors to Module talk:MonthCollectables.