About the Harvest Festival

The Harvest Festival is a holiday event in Animal Crossing. Mayor Tortimer joins several of your villagers for the party at the wishing well. There's a festive atmosphere, with villagers seated at three tables. Villagers laugh, drink their beverages, and have a good time. It sure looks like fun! And if it's your first time attending the event, Tortimer will give you a corncucopia.

Here's a look at the cornucopia:

When Is the Harvest Festival?

The Harvest Festivals takes place on Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.), which is the 4th Thursday of November. The date varies each year, so check the date chart below. The event starts at 3 p.m. and lasts until 9 p.m.

How It Works

Franklin the turkey is afraid that you and the other villagers are going to eat him at the feast. To ease his fears, your job is to swipe the knife and fork from the banquet table, and then deliver them to him.

Franklin will be hiding somewhere in town, generally behind a tree or a building. If you give him the silverware, he will reward you with a piece of harvest furniture. Note that each time you talk to him, he will leave his current hiding spot and go somewhere else.

You'll then need to pick up another set of silverware at the party before you look for Franklin again.

Getting Hints

When you speak to villagers that aren't at the party, there's a chance they may give you a hint as to Franklin's location. They will generally tell you an acre number or letter, which corresponds to a row or a column on the town map. If you're not sure, just consult your own map by pressing the X button. (No silverware is required to get a hint, unlike in City Folk.)

Less Stress

Compared to the chaos of the Halloween festivities, the Harvest Festival is a fairly stress-free event (although Franklin would certainly disagree). There's no one chasing you, no candy to keep track of, and nobody will destroy any of your items like they can on Halloween. You do need to keep restocking your knife and fork after each time you find Franklin, but the event is more chill. And the party at the wishing well is, well, a fun place to be.

Harvest Furniture

There are ten furniture items, one carpet, and one wallpaper you can obtain during the festival. Give Franklin the knife and fork 12 times to collect the entire set. If you want duplicates to sell, you can continue the process as long as you like (or at least until the event ends at 9 p.m.). Here is a list of all the items you can obtain from Franklin, and the price that Tom Nook will pay for each.

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