Labor Day

Labor Day
Tortimer speaking to the player on Labor Day in Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Occurrence
First Monday of September (see recurrence) November 23 May 1
Time		All day
Host		Tortimer Isabelle
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
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Names in other languages  者の日  N/A  fête du travail  Día del Trabajo  Festa del lavoro  N/A  근로자의 날  N/A  fête du travail  Día del Trabajo  Tag der Arbeit  N/A

Labor Day is an event in the Animal Crossing series. In the first-generation games, the event's date varies based on the region of the game to coincide with different worker and labor holidays from around the world. In Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Labor Day only occurs in the North American towns and is based on the United States federal holiday of the same name.

Appearances

In Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+

In the first-generation Animal Crossing games, the date Labor Day occurs on varies between games and regions:

• November 23 in Doubutsu no Mori+, coinciding with Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan.
• The first Monday of September in Animal Crossing (North America/Australia) and Doubutsu no Mori e+, coinciding with Labor Day in the United States.
• May 1 in Animal Crossing (Europe), coinciding with International Workers' Day.

In all of the above games, Tortimer appears near the wishing well on Labor Day and gives the player a shop model if spoken to.

In City Folk

In North American towns in Animal Crossing: City Folk, Tortimer appears outside town hall on Labor Day and gives the player a picnic basket if spoken to.

In New Leaf

In North American towns in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Isabelle appears at the event plaza on Labor Day alongside a cardboard cutout and gives the player a picnic basket if spoken to.

Recurrence

Labor Day always occurs on fixed dates in Doubutsu no Mori+ (November 23) and the European version of Animal Crossing (May 1). In other games the event is featured in, the date Labor Day occurs varies.

Game	Recurrence	This year	Next year
		2026	2027
Animal Crossing Doubutsu no Mori e+	The first Monday of September	September 7	September 6
City Folk	The first Monday of September	September 7	September 6
New Leaf	The first Monday of September	September 7	September 6

Gallery

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  Tortimer speaking to the player on Labor Day in Doubutsu no Mori+

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