Buying items inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonscan be a lot of fun for decorating the island or player’s home, giving gifts to villagers, and just trying to collect everything there is. The Nook Shopping in-game app includes some items that are always available, but also has a seasonal tab with a rotating selection of items that cannot be purchased anywhere else. These limited-time wares can include some fun and unique treasures, although sometimes they also have a hefty price tag associated with them, so players will want to make sure they have plenty of bells.
While many of the furniture items inACNHare merely decorative and not functional, quite a few of these special seasonal purchases can be interacted with in some way, even if only by small means, with simple animations occurring. Even the Aurora Wallpaper casts a beautiful glowing effect when the lights are turned off in a home. The seasonal Nook Shopping menu has a surprisingly large number of things that rotate in and out throughout the year,but none of these items stick around long, so players should check the app regularlyto see what is offered.
10Bathtub With Yuzu Brings A Citrus Smell To A Space
Available During Winter Solstice - December 15 To 22 (Northern Hemisphere)
Items in both the Winter and Summer Solsticeperiods are good for just generic things that can be worked into a variety of decor. Available during the Winter Solstice, this Bathtub with Yuzugives off cozy feelings and must make any space smell nice too. While it does make one wish there was a capybara inACNH, it is still a lovely addition to any space inside or out. It is ordered from Nook Shopping for a cost of 3,200 Bells, and will give 0.5 development points towards the island’s rating if placed outside.
Summer and Winter Solstice periods vary for players depending on whether their islands are located in the Northern or Southern Hemispheres. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter Solstice seasonal items are available from December 15 to 22 every year, whereas in the Southern Hemisphere it takes place June 15 to 21.
The makeshift hot tub with fruit also provides a peaceful sound of trickling water, and can add some life and movement to any corner of the island, or even decorating around the outside of a villager’s home.
9Tomato Festival Tee Shirt Is A Unique And Fun Shirt
Available During Tomato Festival - August 20 To 31
One of the more unusual seasonal events to be recognized byAnimal Crossingis Spain’s Tomato Festival. In Nook Shopping, this event features an adorable Tomato Festival Tee at a cost of 1,000 Bells from August 20 to 31 every year. Thecolorful shirt has a unique gradient colorationand is perfect for people who enjoy wearing graphic tees.
For anyone with the little red duck Ketchup on their island, it may be a good idea to get an extra shirt to gift to her. After all, she does look like a walking tomato, and so a tomato shirt is a natural fit for her. She won’t be any more excited for it than any other clothing item, but it is still a great look.
8Zodiac Animal Figurines Are Only Available For The Year Of That Animal
Available During New Year’s - December 22 To January 5
Collecting all thirteen of the zodiac animal figurines is not an easy task, but the adorable and colorful little statues have such a cool look to them that it makes it worth trying for them. Each year for the New Year’s Day seasonal event from December 22 to January 5 theNook Shopping seasonal tab will feature one of these figurines that matches the zodiac symbol for that year. Therefore, in order tounlock all thirteen of them, players either need to play the game for thirteen years or do some creative time traveling.
For the current 2024/2025 season, the statue offered is the Zodiac Snake Figurine, and costs 1,600 Bells.
7Midwinter Sweater Makes A Cozy Holiday Look
Patterned sweaters are a popular cozy look during the holiday seasons, and this Midwinter sweater in Nook Shopping is anadorable llama-like design which can be worn all winter long, or all year if someone is willing to let their character get a little warm. It can also be gifted to villagers for them to wear as well, but can only be ordered from the catalog while the seasonal event is occurring, even if players have previously purchased it.
The Midwinter sweater was previously titled the Winter-solstice sweater prior to version 1.6.0 of the game.
Available during the Winter Solstice event for the island (December 15 to 22 in the Northern Hemisphere), the sweater is labeled with the themes of Everyday and Comfy and has a beige and brown look to keep it a bit more generic than if it were the vibrant green and red of Christmas. It costs 1,200 Bells to purchase and if sold again it will sell for 300 Bells.
6Rodeo-Style Springy Ride-On Is Such A Fun Playground Addition
Available During The Cowboy Festival - July 15 To August 15
The Rodeo-style springy ride-on sadly cannot be ridden, but players and villagers can interact with it in a small way with it rocking back and forth when touched. As an outdoor furniture item, it gives 0.5 island rating points when placed outside and is an especiallyperfect fit for anyone who has been building a playground area on their island. This fun rocking horse is available during the Cowboy Festival seasonal period from July 15 to August 15 for 2,000 Bells.
Asmarkwarson X (formerly known as Twitter) shows in their above post, there are several colorations of the Springy Ride-on available inACNH, but the special Rodeo-style one is only available during the Cowboy festival.
5Sunflower Crown Is Said To Bring Good Luck
Available During Summer Solstice - June 15 To 21 (Northern Hemisphere)
Previously known as the Summer-Solstice Crown before it was changed in version 1.6.0, the Sunflower Crown is a cheerful piece of clothing that player characters and villagers can wear. The headwearlooks like a crown of sunflowers woven togetherto make a hat, and adds a little bit of cheer to even the gloomiest of days. It is purchased during the Summer Solstice season for whichever Hemisphere the player’s island is located in, and costs 1,560 Bells.
For the Northern Hemisphere, the Sunflower Crown is available from June 15 to 21, while in the Southern Hemisphere it is in Nook Shopping from December 15 to 22.
4Cucumber Horse And Eggplant Cow Are Adorable And Offer A Cultural Lesson
Available During Obon - August 10 To 16
Both the cucumber horse and the eggplant cow feel like such random additions to the game that they quickly became popular with many players when they first showed up in the 1.11.0 update toACNH. The adorable little furniture items can be placed on surfaces or on the ground and actuallyhave a lot of meaning behind them as they signify the visitation of ancestor’s spiritsto the living world.
In-game event description: “Celebrated mainly in Japan, it is said that ancestral spirits will visit the living beginning on August 13th, arriving on creatures made from cucumber and eggplant before departing once more on the 16th.”
The cumber horse and eggplant cow are available one at a time and will rotate in Nook Shoppingthroughout the Obon Festival seasonal periodfrom August 10 to 16. Each are available with a cost of 500 Bells and are quite small in size.
3Pi Pie Is A Silly Food Item That Costs 314 Bells
Available During Pi Day - March 1 To 14
The mathematical constant pi begins with the digits 3.14, which has madeMarch 14 an unofficial pie holiday for much of the world. Celebrating this thematic event, players can order the π pie from Nook Shopping at cost of 314 Bells between March 1 and 14 each year. As a pie, the dish is edible, giving the player five energy points that can be used for breaking rocks or digging up trees. Or, players can simply use it as a decorative piece to celebrate the occasion, and it can be placed on a piece of furniture or anything that has surface for items, or simply on the ground.
2Resetti Model Adds A Little Nostalgia, And Lights Up Too
Available During Groundhog Day - January 25 To February 2
LongtimeAnimal Crossingplayers may remember the lovably grouchy Mr. Resettifrom all the previous games in the series as the NPC who would angrily scold players for resetting their games by turning off the power without saving first. Although his job is made obsolete now thatNew Horizonscomes with an autosave feature, he is still seen occasionally at Brewster’s coffee shop and is the operator running the Rescue Service.
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Technically, Mr. Resetti is a mole and not a groundhog, yet it is close enough that this cute figurine of him is a good fit for Groundhog Day. The model costs 2,200 Bells and is available from January 25 to February 2 each year.
1Aurora Wall Lights Up When The Lights Are Off
The most impressive seasonal offering from Nook Shopping is another Winter Solstice entry, the Aurora wall.This wallpaper is the most expensive wallpaper in the game, costing a whopping 7,000 Bells, but for good reason. When lights are turned off in a room where this wallpaper is used, the walls shift and glow as though the space is surrounded by a beautiful aurora borealis, also known as northern lights.
These are only a few of the plethora of unique seasonal items available from Nook Shopping, so players should regularly take a peek at what may be up for sale. Items rotate in and out fairly quickly, so catching things at just the right time can be crucial to collecting them all inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
