It’s a well-known fact that New Year’s Eve parties are usually a bit rubbish. Aside from the occasional rockin’ house party or swish ‘n’ swinging shindig, they often turn out to be expensive and disappointing evenings that lead to you starting the new year not refreshed and optimistic, but with a thick head and a lot of dry cleaning to attend to.
So why not stay at home with your Switch and see in the new year with Animal Crossing: New Horizons instead? Get your friends over and make a night of it! Or settle down solo — we ain’t judging.
Here’s a guide to getting the most out of the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: New Year’s Eve Guide
New Year’s Eve Event Times
Beginning at 5am on December 31st, Resident Services will be closed on your island, with Tom Nook and Isabelle dressed for the occasion, and setting up a giant countdown clock in front of the building. There are also decorations and a prize cart in the plaza.
During the entire day on December 31st, the whole island will be celebrating the coming of the new year with a giant party in the plaza. The festivities will last all day on the 31st in your game – culminating, of course, in the ringing in of the new year at midnight.
New Year’s Items from Tom Nook and Nook Shopping – How to Get the New Year’s Silk Hat
Leading up to New Year’s Eve, players can purchase special items from Nook Shopping on their app, or at Resident Services; one of these items, the Sparkling Cider, can be held and used to make a toast when you press ‘A’ — a festive addition to the celebrations.
Another note on the hats available: only one type of hat, in four different colors, will be available for purchase from Tom Nook each year. Therefore, you may only have the New Year’s Hat in four different colors available this year, and next year the New Year’s Silk Hat may be available in other colors (there are eight colors total). Be sure to visit your friends’ islands to collect other variations!
The other items available for the holiday, and tips on how to acquire them, can be found below. You’ll have to speak to Tom Nook on your main plaza to get some of them!
This article is part of our Animal Crossing: New Horizons walkthrough, which includes a Complete Fish List, Complete Bug List and Complete Sea Creatures List. If you’re looking for specific fish or bugs, we can tell you how to catch the elusive Coelacanth, Mahi-Mahi, Giant Trevally, Stringfish, Golden Trout and all the Sharks and Beetles, along with a full list of critters leaving at the end of the month (unless you visit Kapp’n’s Boat Tour islands, of course!).
We can also help with How to Spot Redd’s Fake Paintings and Statues, How to Make Bells Fast, How to Breed Flowers, How to Get more DIY Recipes, How to Upgrade Nook’s Cranny, where and when to find special characters like Gulliver, Sable, Label, Wisp, Celeste, Pirate Gulliver and Jack, plus tips on using the Star Wand, Tool Ring, Rock Trick, Cutting Down and Moving Trees, using amiibo on Harv’s Island, How to Back Up Your Island Data, How to Time Travel, How to Get a 5-Star Island Rating and a whole lot more.
If it’s new content you’re looking for help with, we can help you find gyroids, unlock Brewster’s café, use the new Pro Camera App for selfies, enact new ordinances, get the beloved Froggy Chair, and even learn How to Cook.
And finally, Where to Buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch, if for some reason you haven’t yet picked up the game, and How To Buy The Happy Home Paradise DLC, too!
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