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August To-Do List | Bugs, Fish, Events and More

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Last updated on: January 4, 2023 11:39 PM

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See all the things to do in August in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)! Find everything you need to know on events, seasonal items, birthdays, and critters this August 2023.

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List of Events in August
All Bugs in August
All Fish in August
All Sea Creatures in August
List of Villager Birthdays in August
Daily To-Dos
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All Events, Seasonal Items, and DIY Recipes in August

Here's a list of all events and goodies coming to your island in August! Find out what's happening and when below:

August Events
Fireworks Show	Every Sunday August 7, 14, 21, 28 Enjoy the spectacular Fireworks Show every Sunday in August! Try out your luck in Redd's Raffle where you can get a chance to win different kinds of prizes!
Flick's Bug-Off	August 27 Northern Hemipshere Set your eyes on the prize for Flick's Bug-Off! Catch as many bugs as you can and trade in points for rewards!
August Items
Cowboy Festival	July 15 to August 15 Ride' em cowboy! The Rodeo-Style Springy Ride-On at Nook Shopping available at Nook Shopping until the 15th!
Cowherd & Weaver Girl Day	August 5 to August 14 Celebrate East Asian folklore with outfits inspired by the fabled star-crossed lovers! Available at Nook Shopping from the 5th to the 14th!
Obon	August 10 to August 16 We'll keep you updated once the event drops!
August DIY Recipes
Snowflake Season	June 11 to August 24 Southern Hemipshere The weather is finally warming up! Catch Snowflakes and make Snowboys until the 24th! Also, collect exclusive DIY Recipes for the season!
Young Spring Bamboo Season	August 25 to November 30 Southern Hemipshere Spring has sprung! Harvest Young Spring Bamboo from from bamboo! And collect exclusive DIY Recipes for the season!
Summer Shell Season	June 1 to August 31 Northern Hemisphere With the cooler months coming soon, collect Summer Shells and DIY Recipes until the 31st!

All Bugs in August

See which creepy crawlies are hanging around this August with the lists below! Click on the tabs to switch between the North and South Hemisphere:

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

	Name	Rarity	Location / Times	Sell Price
3	Tiger Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 4 AM to 7 PM	240
5	Common Bluebottle	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 4 AM to 7 PM	300
6	Paper Kite Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 7 PM	1,000
7	Great Purple Emperor	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 4 AM to 7 PM	3,000
9	Emperor Butterfly	★★☆☆☆	Flying 5 PM to 8 AM	4,000
10	Agrias Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 5 PM	3,000
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 5 PM	2,500
12	Queen Alexandra's Birdwing	★★★☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 4 PM	4,000
13	Moth	★☆☆☆☆	Flying next to lights 7 PM to 4 AM	130
14	Atlas Moth	★★☆☆☆	On trees 7 PM to 4 AM	3,000
15	Madagascan Sunset Moth	★★☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 4 PM	2,500
16	Long Locust	★☆☆☆☆	On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM	200
17	Migratory Locust	★★☆☆☆	On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM	600
18	Rice Grasshopper	★☆☆☆☆	On the ground 8 AM to 7 PM	400
19	Grasshopper	★☆☆☆☆	On the ground 8 AM to 5 PM	160
22	Mantis	★☆☆☆☆	On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM	430
23	Orchid Mantis	★☆☆☆☆	On flowers 8 AM to 5 PM	2,400
25	Wasp	★☆☆☆☆	Inside trees All Day	2,500
26	Brown Cicada	★☆☆☆☆	On trees 8 AM to 5 PM	250
27	Robust Cicada	★☆☆☆☆	On trees 8 AM to 5 PM	300
28	Giant Cicada	★☆☆☆☆	On trees 8 AM to 5 PM	500
29	Walker Cicada	★☆☆☆☆	On trees 8 AM to 5 PM	400
30	Evening Cicada	★☆☆☆☆	On trees 4 AM to 8 AM, 4 PM to 7 PM	550
31	Cicada Shell	★☆☆☆☆	On trees All Day	10
33	Darner Dragonfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 5 PM	230
34	Banded Dragonfly	★★☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 5 PM	4,500
38	Pondskater	★☆☆☆☆	On ponds 8 AM to 7 PM	130
39	Diving Beetle	★☆☆☆☆	On ponds 8 AM to 7 PM	800
40	Giant Water Bug	★☆☆☆☆	On ponds 7 PM to 8 AM	2,000
41	Stinkbug	★☆☆☆☆	On flowers All Day	120
42	Man-Faced Stink Bug	★☆☆☆☆	On flowers 7 PM to 8 AM	1,000
44	Tiger Beetle	★★★☆☆	On the ground All Day	1,500
45	Jewel Beetle	★☆☆☆☆	On tree stumps All Day	2,400
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	★☆☆☆☆	On tree stumps All Day	350
48	Rosalia Batesi Beetle	★★☆☆☆	On tree stumps All Day	3,000
49	Blue Weevil Beetle	★★★☆☆	On palm trees All Day	800
51	Earth-Boring Dung Beetle	★☆☆☆☆	On the ground All Day	300
52	Scarab Beetle	★★★☆☆	On trees 11 PM to 8 AM	10,000
53	Drone Beetle	★☆☆☆☆	On trees All Day	200
54	Goliath Beetle	★★★☆☆	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	8,000
55	Saw Stag	★★☆☆☆	On trees All Day	2,000
56	Miyama Stag	★☆☆☆☆	On trees All Day	1,000
57	Giant Stag	★★★☆☆	On trees 11 PM to 8 AM	10,000
58	Rainbow Stag	★★★☆☆	On trees 7 PM to 8 AM	6,000
59	Cyclommatus Stag	★★★★☆	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	8,000
60	Golden Stag	★★★★★	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	12,000
61	Giraffe Stag	★★★★☆	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	12,000
62	Horned Dynastid	★☆☆☆☆	On trees 5 PM to 8 AM	1,350
63	Horned Atlas	★★★★☆	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	8,000
64	Horned Elephant	★★★★☆	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	8,000
65	Horned Hercules	★★★★★	On palm trees 5 PM to 8 AM	12,000
66	Walking Stick	★★☆☆☆	On trees 4 AM to 8 AM, 5 PM to 7 PM	600
67	Walking Leaf	★☆☆☆☆	Under trees All Day	600
68	Bagworm	★☆☆☆☆	Inside trees All Day	600
69	Ant	★☆☆☆☆	On rotten turnips All Day	80
70	Hermit Crab	★☆☆☆☆	On the shore 7 PM to 8 AM	1,000
71	Wharf Roach	★☆☆☆☆	On the rocky shore All Day	200
72	Fly	★★★★★	On rotten turnips and trash All Day	60
73	Mosquito	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 5 PM to 4 AM	130
74	Flea	★★☆☆☆	On villagers All Day	70
75	Snail	★☆☆☆☆	On rocks during rain All Day	250
78	Spider	★☆☆☆☆	Inside trees 7 PM to 8 AM	600
80	Scorpion	★★★☆☆	On the ground 7 PM to 4 AM	8,000

	Name	Rarity	Location / Times	Sell Price
1	Common Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 4 AM to 7 PM	160
6	Paper Kite Butterfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 7 PM	1,000
9	Emperor Butterfly	★★☆☆☆	Flying 5 PM to 8 AM	4,000
11	Rajah Brooke's Birdwing	★☆☆☆☆	Flying 8 AM to 5 PM	2,500
13	Moth	★☆☆☆☆	Flying next to lights 7 PM to 4 AM	130
25	Wasp	★☆☆☆☆	Inside trees All Day	2,500
35	Damselfly	★☆☆☆☆	Flying All Day	500
37	Mole Cricket	★★★☆☆	Underground All Day	500
44	Tiger Beetle	★★★☆☆	On the ground All Day	1,500
47	Citrus Long-Horned Beetle	★☆☆☆☆	On tree stumps All Day	350
50	Dung Beetle	★★☆☆☆	On snowballs All Day	3,000
68	Bagworm	★☆☆☆☆	Inside trees All Day	600
69	Ant	★☆☆☆☆	On rotten turnips All Day	80
70	Hermit Crab	★☆☆☆☆	On the shore 7 PM to 8 AM	1,000
71	Wharf Roach	★☆☆☆☆	On the rocky shore All Day	200
72	Fly	★★★★★	On rotten turnips and trash All Day	60
75	Snail	★☆☆☆☆	On rocks during rain All Day	250
76	Pill Bug	★☆☆☆☆	Underneath rocks 11 PM to 4 PM	250
77	Centipede	★☆☆☆☆	Underneath rocks 4 PM to 11 PM	300
78	Spider	★☆☆☆☆	Inside trees 7 PM to 8 AM	600
79	Tarantula	★★★☆☆	On the ground 7 PM to 4 AM	8,000

Bugs Arriving in August

Bugs Leaving in August

All Fish in August

Reel in the big one with our list of fish for August! Click on the tabs to switch between the North and South Hemisphere:

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

	Name	Rarity / Shadow Size	Area / Times	Sell Price
2	Pale Chub	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	200
3	Crucian Carp	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	160
4	Dace	✭✩✩✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	240
5	Carp	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond Any time	300
6	Koi	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond 4 PM to 9 AM	4,000
7	Goldfish	✭✩✩✩✩	Pond Any time	1,300
8	Pop-Eyed Goldfish	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond 9 AM to 4 PM	1,300
9	Ranchu Goldfish	✭✭✭✭✩	Pond 9 AM to 4 PM	4,500
10	Killifish	✭✩✩✩✩	Pond Any time	300
11	Crawfish	✭✩✩✩✩	Pond Any time	200
12	Soft-Shelled Turtle	✭✭✭✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	3,750
13	Snapping Turtle	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 PM to 4 AM	5,000
15	Frog	✭✩✩✩✩	Pond Any time	120
16	Freshwater Goby	✭✩✩✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	400
18	Catfish	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond 4 PM to 9 AM	800
19	Giant Snakehead	✭✭✭✭✩	Pond 9 AM to 4 PM	5,500
20	Bluegill	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	160
22	Black Bass	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	400
23	Tilapia	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	800
26	Sweetfish	✭✭✩✩✩	River Any time	900
34	Guppy	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	1,300
35	Nibble Fish	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	1,500
36	Angelfish	✭✭✩✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	3,000
37	Betta	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	2,500
38	Neon Tetra	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	500
39	Rainbowfish	✭✭✭✭✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	800
40	Piranha	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM｜9 PM to 4 AM	2,500
41	Arowana	✭✭✩✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	10,000
42	Dorado	✭✭✭✩✩	River 4 AM to 9 PM	15,000
43	Gar	✭✭✭✩✩	Pond 4 PM to 9 AM	6,000
44	Arapaima	✭✭✭✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	10,000
45	Saddled Bichir	✭✭✭✭✩	River 9 PM to 4 AM	4,000
48	Seahorse	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	1,100
49	Clownfish	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	650
50	Surgeonfish	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea Any time	1,000
51	Butterfly Fish	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	1,000
52	Napoleonfish	✭✭✭✭✭	Sea 4 AM to 9 PM	10,000
53	Zebra Turkeyfish	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	500
55	Puffer Fish	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	250
56	Anchovy	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea 4 AM to 9 PM	200
57	Horse Mackerel	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	150
58	Barred Knifejaw	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	5,000
59	Sea Bass	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	400
60	Red Snapper	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	3,000
62	Olive Flounder	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	800
63	Squid	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	500
64	Moray Eel	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea Any time	2,000
65	Ribbon Eel	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea Any time	600
67	Blue Marlin	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea - Pier Any time	10,000
68	Giant Trevally	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea - Pier Any time	4,500
69	Mahi-Mahi	✭✭✭✭✭	Sea - Pier Any time	6,000
70	Ocean Sunfish	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 4 AM to 9 PM	4,000
71	Ray	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 4 AM to 9 PM	3,000
72	Saw Shark	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 4 PM to 9 AM	12,000
73	Hammerhead Shark	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 4 PM to 9 AM	8,000
74	Great White Shark	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 4 PM to 9 AM	15,000
75	Whale Shark	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea Any time	13,000
76	Suckerfish	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	1,500
79	Barreleye	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 9 PM to 4 AM	15,000
80	Coelacanth	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea Any time Only in Rain	15,000

	Name	Rarity / Shadow Size	Area / Times	Sell Price
1	Bitterling	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	900
2	Pale Chub	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	200
3	Crucian Carp	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	160
4	Dace	✭✩✩✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	240
5	Carp	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond Any time	300
6	Koi	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond 4 PM to 9 AM	4,000
7	Goldfish	✭✩✩✩✩	Pond Any time	1,300
8	Pop-Eyed Goldfish	✭✭✩✩✩	Pond 9 AM to 4 PM	1,300
9	Ranchu Goldfish	✭✭✭✭✩	Pond 9 AM to 4 PM	4,500
16	Freshwater Goby	✭✩✩✩✩	River 4 PM to 9 AM	400
20	Bluegill	✭✭✩✩✩	River 9 AM to 4 PM	160
21	Yellow Perch	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	300
25	Pond Smelt	✭✩✩✩✩	River Any time	400
30	Stringfish	✭✭✭✭✭	River - Clifftop 4 PM to 9 AM	15,000
46	Sturgeon	✭✭✭✩✩	River Mouth Any time	10,000
47	Sea Butterfly	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	1,000
54	Blowfish	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea 9 PM to 4 AM	5,000
59	Sea Bass	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	400
60	Red Snapper	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea Any time	3,000
61	Dab	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	300
63	Squid	✭✩✩✩✩	Sea Any time	500
66	Tuna	✭✭✭✭✭	Sea - Pier Any time	7,000
67	Blue Marlin	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea - Pier Any time	10,000
77	Football Fish	✭✭✩✩✩	Sea 4 PM to 9 AM	2,500
78	Oarfish	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea Any time	9,000
79	Barreleye	✭✭✭✩✩	Sea 9 PM to 4 AM	15,000
80	Coelacanth	✭✭✭✭✩	Sea Any time Only in Rain	15,000

Fish Arriving in August

Fish Leaving in August

All Sea Creatures in August

Explore the depths of the sea! Here's a list of sea creatures you cam meet in the ocean for August! Click on the tabs to switch between the North and South Hemisphere:

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

	Name	Rarity	Time of Day	Sell Price
2	Sea Grapes	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	900
5	Sea Star	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	500
6	Sea Urchin	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1700
7	Slate Pencil Urchin	★★★☆☆	4 PM to 9 AM	2000
8	Sea Anemone	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	500
9	Moon Jellyfish	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	600
10	Sea Slug	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	600
11	Pearl Oyster	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	2800
12	Mussel	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	1500
14	Scallop	★★★☆☆	Anytime	1200
15	Whelk	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1000
17	Abalone	★★★☆☆	4 PM to 9 AM	2000
18	Gigas Giant Clam	★★★★★	Anytime	15000
20	Octopus	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1200
22	Vampire Squid	★★★★☆	4 PM to 9 AM	10000
24	Gazami Crab	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	2200
28	Acorn Barnacle	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	600
30	Tiger Prawn	★★★☆☆	4 PM to 9 AM	3000
32	Mantis Shrimp	★★☆☆☆	4 PM to 9 AM	2500
35	Giant Isopod	★★★★★	9 AM to 4 PM \| 9 PM to 4 AM	9000
36	Horseshoe Crab	★★★★☆	9 PM to 4 AM	1500
37	Sea Pineapple	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	1500
38	Spotted Garden Eel	★★★★☆	4 AM to 9 PM	1100
39	Flatworm	★★★★☆	4 PM to 9 AM	200

	Name	Rarity	Time of Day	Sell Price
1	Seaweed	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	600
3	Sea Cucumber	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	500
4	Sea Pig	★★★★★	4 PM to 9 AM	10000
5	Sea Star	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	500
8	Sea Anemone	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	500
10	Sea Slug	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	600
11	Pearl Oyster	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	2800
13	Oyster	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1100
14	Scallop	★★★☆☆	Anytime	1200
15	Whelk	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1000
20	Octopus	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1200
25	Dungeness Crab	★★☆☆☆	Anytime	1900
26	Snow Crab	★★★☆☆	Anytime	6000
27	Red King Crab	★★★☆☆	Anytime	8000
28	Acorn Barnacle	★☆☆☆☆	Anytime	600
31	Sweet Shrimp	★★☆☆☆	4 PM to 9 AM	1400
32	Mantis Shrimp	★★☆☆☆	4 PM to 9 AM	2500
40	Venus' Flower Basket	★★★★★	Anytime	5000

Click the links below for more info!
Sea Creatures Arriving in August	Sea Creatures Leaving in August

List of Villager Birthdays in August

Never forget your favorite villagers' birthdays ever again. Make sure to get them a present!

Kid Cat (August 1)	Vladimir (August 2)	Tad (August 3)	Benjamin (August 3)
Bones (August 4)	Poppy (August 5)	Chester (August 6)	Rory (August 7)
Boots (August 7)	Bud (August 8)	Soleil (August 9)	Cole (August 10)
Gigi (August 11)	Petri (October 23)	Gloria (August 12)	Tabby (August 13)
Leopold (August 14)	Rod (August 14)	Wendy (August 15)	Nate (August 16)
Stinky (August 17)	Rocco (August 18)	Frett (October 30)	Tybalt (August 19)
Alice (August 19)	Lopez (August 20)	Wart Jr. (August 21)	Rolf (August 22)
Nana (August 23)	Jacob (August 24)	Nan (August 24)	Tipper (August 25)
Rowan (August 26)	Bangle (August 27)	Chrissy (August 28)	Gruff (August 29)
Hazel (August 30)	Audie (August 31)

Daily To-Do List

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To learn more about activities you should do your island, check out our guide on Daily & Weekly To-Do List!

Daily & Weekly To-Do List

Events by Month
January To-Do List and Events	February To-Do List and Events
March To-Do List and Events	April To-Do List and Events
May To-Do List and Events	June To-Do List and Events
July To-Do List and Events	August To-Do List and Events
September To-Do List and Events	October To-Do List and Events
November To-Do List and Events	December To-Do List and Events

Visiting Special Characters' Events
C.J.'s Fishing Tourney Dates and Prizes	Flick's Bug-Off Dates and Prizes Guide

Time-Limited Events
Bunny Day Event Info and Rewards	How to Get Bunny Day Eggs
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
How to Get the Most Heart Crystals Each Day	Fireworks Shows
Halloween Event Info and Rewards	How to Get Halloween Candy
Best Way to Get Halloween Lollipop	Turkey Day Event
List of Turkey Day Dishes and Ingredients	Toy Day Event
New Year's Countdown Event	Festivale Event