May To-Do List - Bugs, Fish, Events, DIY Recipes, and Birthdays | ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

See all the things you should not miss in May, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). These include May Day, and the International Museum Day events, bugs and fish that are available until May, and other events for the month of May!

List of All Events

List of Events in May

May Event Calendar

Note: In the Southern Hemisphere seasonal events (excluding birthdays) take place in November.

April 23 to May 4: Nature Day

Nature Day ends in a few days. Make sure you do the daily Nature Day activities to stack up on Nook Miles!
Nature Day Event Info and Rewards

May 1 to 7: May Day

May Day! May Day! Grab a ticket and go on a special tour that's different from your usual Mystery Island Tours! It looks like a special character, Rover, is there too.
May Day Event Info and Rewards

May 18 to 31: International Museum Day

A much-beloved activity in Japan called stamp rallies is making its way to New Horizons! Collect stamps from different parts of the Museum, and you'll get an in-game reward!
International Museum Day Event Info and Rewards

May 16 to 31: Mushrooming Season (Southern Hemisphere)

For Northern Hemisphere players, this season will be available on the month of November.

On the last month of Fall, mushrooms will start growing on your island during the Mushrooming Season. Pick them up to craft mushroom items!

Maple leaves will fall around too!

Similar to cherry-blossom petals, maple leaves will start to fall on your island which you can catch with a net! Use this as a DIY material for building Maple-Leaf items!

How to Get Maple Leaves Fast

Bugs and Fish Available in May

All Bugs and Fish Available in May

To see the complete list of bugs and fish available in May, check out the following pages.

New Bugs and Fish Available in May

Check out the critters that have started appearing this May (Northern Hemisphere).

New Bugs Available in May

No.	Name	Location	Months	Time of Day
7	Great Purple Emperor	Flying	May to August	4 AM to 7 PM
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	Flying	May to September	8 AM to 4 PM
34	Banded Dragonfly	Flying	May to October	8 AM to 5 PM
38	Pondskater	In ponds	May to September	8 AM to 7 PM
39	Diving Beetle	In ponds	May to September	8 AM to 7 PM
46	Violin Beetle	On tree stumps	May to June｜September to November	Any time
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	On tree stumps	May to September	Any time
80	Scorpion	On the ground	May to October	7 PM to 4 AM (Next Day)

New Fish Available in May

	Name	Shadow Size	Area	Times	Sell Price
15	Frog	Small	Pond	Any time	120
18	Catfish	Large	Pond	4 PM to 9 AM (Next Day)	800
35	Nibble Fish	Small	River	9 AM to 4 PM	1500
36	Angelfish	Small	River	4 PM to 9 AM (Next Day)	3000
37	Betta	Small	River	9 AM to 4 PM	2500
39	Rainbowfish	Tiny	River	9 AM to 4 PM	800
68	Giant Trevally	Large	Pier	Any time	4500
69	Mahi-Mahi	Huge	Pier	Any time	6000

Bugs and Fish Leaving in May

These critters will not be available until their next seasonal month so be sure not to miss them!

Bugs Leaving in May

No.	Name	Location	Months	Time of Day
37	Mole Cricket	Underground	November to May	Any time

Fish Leaving in May

	Name	Shadow Size	Area	Times	Sell Price
17	Loach	Small	River	Any time	400
29	Golden Trout	Medium	Above the Cliff	4 PM to 9 AM (Next Day)	15000

Note: These lists are based on Northern Hemisphere dates. In the Southern Hemisphere, these bugs and fish appear in November. We will continue to update this page. If you can provide any kind of verifiable info about bugs not shown in the list, be sure and send us a picture in the comments.

May Exclusive DIY Recipes

You can get these if you are in the Southern Hemisphere which is currently in the season of Fall.

Note that this event is only in the Southern Hemisphere during May. Northern Hemisphere players will experience this on the month of November.

Mushroom Series

Once May comes around (for Southern Hemisphere players), it's officially Mushrooming Season. You can pick up different kinds of mushrooms growing around your island which can be used to craft DIY items.

Isabelle will also give you a Mushroom Wreath recipe so you can enjoy the mushrooming season. This marks the beginning of May exclusive DIY items, so make sure to play the game during this time.

List of Mushroom Series Furniture & Item Recipes

Maple-Leaf Series

Maple leaves are only available for a short period, so make sure you gather up these limited-time recipes! Maple leaves are also used to craft some of Tree's Bounty items.

As the season of Fall comes to an end, Isabelle will also give you the Red-Leaf Pile recipe, which you can craft using maple leaves.

List of Maple-Leaf Series Furniture & Item Recipes

May Exclusive Items

Buy Thank-you Mom Mug from Nook Shopping

To celebrate this year's Mother's Day, ACNH has a Thank-you Mom mug for sale, in Nook Shopping, until May 31. Show your Mom how much you care! Buy yours for only 600 bells before it's gone!

Young Spring Bamboo Available Until the End of May

Seasonal Material	Northern Hemisphere
Young Spring Bamboo	February 25 to May 31

Young Spring Bamboo are available until this month only! Make sure you harvest them to craft Bamboo items!
List of Bamboo Series Furniture & Item Recipes

Get Mushrooms for the Whole Month of May

Note that this event is only in the Southern Hemisphere during May. Northern Hemisphere players will experience this on the month of November.

All Mushroom Materials
Elegant Mushroom	Flat Mushroom	Rare Mushroom
Round Mushroom	Skinny Mushroom	-

You can pick or dig up mushroom around trees during the last month of Fall!

Maple Leaves Available for 10 Days

Note that this event is only in the Southern Hemisphere during May. Northern Hemisphere players will experience this on the month of November.

For a short period of 10 days, you'll be able to catch maple leaves that are flying around. Like butterflies, you'll have to use your net to catch them. They can disappear if you miss or bump into them, so you'll want to be careful when aiming for them.

List of Villager Birthdays in May

Clyde (May 1)	Mint (May 2)	Sylvia (May 3)	Deirdre (May 4)
Paolo (May 5)	Tank (May 6)	Ozzie (May 7)	Curlos (May 8)
Bunnie (May 9)	Patty (May 10)	Cherry (May 11)	Ellie (May 12)
Biskit (May 13)	Canberra (May 14)	Leonardo (May 15)	Ike (May 16)
Gayle (May 17)	Pekoe (May 18)	Olaf (May 19)	T-Bone (May 20)
June (May 21)	Colton (May 22)	Peggy (May 23)	Deli (May 24)
Derwin (May 25)	O'Hare (May 26)	Del (May 27)	Renée (May 28)
Purrl (May 29)	Hamlet (May 30)	Marcie (May 31)

Daily To-Do List

To learn more about activities you could do every day or every week, check out our guide on Things to Do Every Day!
Things to Do Every Day

Related Links

List of Events

Events by Month
March To-Do List and Events	April To-Do List and Events
May To-Do List and Events	June To-Do List and Events

Special Character Events
KK Slider and Song Requests	Daisy Mae's Turnip Guide
Helping Gulliver the Seagull	How to Find Wisp the Ghost's Spirits
C.J.'s Fishing Tourney Dates and Prizes	Flick's Bug-Off Dates and Prizes Guide
Saharah's Rugs, Wallpaper and Flooring	How to Find Celeste and All DIY Recipes
How to Unlock Kicks Store	How to Unlock Leif's Garden Shop
Label's Fashion Challenge Themes & Rewards	Why Isn't Mabel Showing Up?
Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler	Where to Find Rover

Time-Limited Events
Bunny Day Event Info and Rewards	Nature Day Event Info and Rewards
May Day Event Info and Rewards	International Museum Day Event Info and Rewards
Wedding Season Event Info and Rewards	-