January

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1

New Year's Day

Bob's birthday

2

Poncho's birthday
Dr. Shrunk's birthday

3

Joey's birthday

4

Diana's birthday

5

Roald's birthday

6

Carmen's birthday
Felyne's birthday

7

Harry's birthday

8

Pierce's birthday
Joan's birthday

9

Tiffany's birthday

10

La-Di-Day (WW)

Fishing Tourney (NH)

Papi's birthday

11

Maddie's birthday
Niko's birthday

12

Moe's birthday

13

Puddles's birthday

14

Velma's birthday

15

Gladys's birthday

16

Ursala's birthday

17

Fishing Tourney (WW/CF/NL)

Bug-Off (NH) (Southern Hemisphere only)

Rizzo's birthday

18

Chelsea's birthday
Sherb's birthday

19

Simon's birthday

20

Opal's birthday
Quinn's birthday

21

Genji's birthday

22

Francine's birthday

23

Gwen's birthday

24

Rhonda's birthday

25

Yay Day (WW)
Flea Market (CF)

Savannah's birthday

26

Vivian's birthday
Cyrus's birthday

27

Aurora's birthday
Admiral's birthday

28

Margie's birthday

29

Cube's birthday

30

Flurry's birthday

31

Winnie's birthday
Harriet's birthday

January is the first month of the year. It is the second month of winter in the northern hemisphere and the second month of summer in the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere, occasional snowfall still occurs, and there is more of an opportunity to create snowboys. In the southern hemisphere, various stags and beetles become available, allowing for increased profits during this time of year.

Events in January

Event	Dates (In 2026 when applicable)	Games	Description
New Year's Day	January 1	Animal Crossing Wild World City Folk New Leaf New Horizons	A celebration of the New Year, events playing differently in each game.
La-Di-Day	January 10	Wild World	Villager will try to give the player suggestions for a new town tune.
Fishing Tourney	Wild World/City Folk/New Leaf: January 17 New Horizons: January 10	Wild World City Folk New Leaf New Horizons	A Fishing competition hosted by either Tortimer, Chip, or C.J..
Bug-Off	January 17 (Southern Hemisphere)	New Horizons	A Bug-Catching competition hosted by Flick.
Yay Day	January 25	Wild World	Villagers swap compliments with the player, and may refer to them infrequently after the event.
Flea Market	January 25	City Folk	Villagers will sell their furniture items to the player, and they can purchase furniture items from the player.