January

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January is the first month of the year. There is still snow on the ground in January that fell in December. This snow can be used to make a Snowman.

Events In January

• New Year's Day in Animal Crossing, Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons
  • This event occurs on January 1st, but times vary depending on game.
  • Check main article for more information.
  • On New Year's Day, the player can also get a party popper from Tortimer or Tom Nook.
• La-Di-Day in Wild World.
  • This event occurs on the second Saturday of January, and runs all day.
  • Check main article for more information.
• Fishing Tourney in Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf and New Horizons
  • In Wild World, this event occurs on the third Saturday of January.
  • In City Folk and New Leaf, this event occurs on the third Sunday of January.
  • Check main article for more information.
• Yay Day in Wild World.
  • This event occurs on the last Sunday of January.
  • Check main article for more information.
• Flea Market in City Folk.
  • This event occurs on the last Sunday of January.
  • Check main article for more information.
• Sable will reveal a secret during the month.

Birthdays

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

Available collectables

Note: this table has not yet been updated for New Horizons

Fish
Name	Location	Sale price	Time of day	Games
				AF	AF+	AC	AFe+	WW	CF	NL
Barbel Steed	River	200	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bass	River	300	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bitterling	River	900	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Black Bass	River	300	All day					✓	✓	✓
Blowfish	Ocean	125	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	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Giant Trevally	Island	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	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Large Bass	River	3,000	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lobster	Ocean	2,500	All day						✓
Oarfish	Ocean	9,000	All day							✓
Octopus	Ocean	500	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	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Red Snapper	Ocean	3,000	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ribbon Eel	Island	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	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tuna	Ocean	7,000	All day					✓	✓	✓
Whale Shark	Island	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
Ant	On rotten turnips, rotten fruit and candy	80	All day		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bagworm	Shake trees	300	7pm - 8am		✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Bee	Shake trees	2,000	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Centipede	Under rocks	300	4pm - 11pm						✓	✓
Cockroach	On trees, turnips and flowers.(GCN, WW)	5	All day	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Crab	On the beach	150	All day				✓
Dung Beetle	Rolling snowballs	800	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		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pill Bug	Under rocks	250	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
Abalone	Ocean	400	4pm - 9am							✓
Acorn Barnacle	Ocean	200	All day							✓
Chambered Nautilus	Ocean	900	All day							✓
Clam	Ocean	400	All day							✓
Ear Shell	Ocean	300	4pm - 9am							✓
Giant Isopod	Island	9,000	All day							✓
Horsehair Crab	Ocean	4,000	All day							✓
Lobster	Ocean	2,500	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 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							✓
Turban Shell	Ocean	300	4pm - 9am							✓
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.