ACNH | Winter Update - Release Date & Time | Animal Crossing

Check out Winter Update (2020) guide in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Includes ver. 1.6.0, when and what time is the November update, trailer, Turkey Day & Toy Day!!!

Related Guides
Turkey Day	Toy Day

Winter Update Overview

Fall Update Trailer

Winter Update Released On Nov. 19th

The Winter Update (version 1.6.0) has officially released as of November 19th. Check the summary list below to learn about everything that was added in this update.

What's Announced In The Winter Update Trailer

• Turkey Day & Special Villager Franklin
• Toy Day & Special Villager Jingle
• New Reactions
• New Hairstyles
• House Storage Upgrade
• Save Data Transfer
• Announcement of January update

Winter Update - Turkey Day Event

Turkey Day On Nov. 26th

Turkey Day will be happening on November 26th this year. Franklin, the first-class chef arrives at your village for this event to serve delicious dishes to all your villagers. Help him create a feast by gathering lots of ingredients!

Meet Franklin, The First-Class Chef

During this Turkey Day event, you will be able to meet the new (returning) villager Franklin - a professional chef who will no doubt make your villagers thankful for his presence!

Gather Ingredients For Franklin

You can get rewards from Franklin by gathering required ingredients. Note that you can get additional rewards by gathering secret ingredients. See the guide below for more info.

Get Turkey Day Items

By gathering ingredients and cooking dishes, you'll be able to get 4 special Turkey Day items. Afterwards, by handing in secret ingredients, you'll also be able to get a wider variety of Turkey Day recipes which you can create! Check out our article below for a list of these items!

Winter Update - Toy Day Event

Toy Day On Dec. 24th

The Toy Day (Christmas) event is happening on December 24th. Jingle, the black-nosed reindeer makes his appearance in this event and ask you to deliver presents to villagers.

▲Help Jingle deliver his presents to villagers

Winter Update - Other Notable Updates

New Reactions Added

You can get new reactions by purchasing the Hip Reaction Collection with your Nook Miles. There are total of 9 reactions added.

New Reactions
Sit Down	Wave Goodbye	Take a Picture
Sniff Sniff	Workout	Yoga
Here You Go	Excited	Ta-da

New Hairstyles Added

In addition to the new reactions, you can also get new hairstyles by purchasing Top 6 Stylish Hairstyles with your Nook Miles.

New Hairstyles

New Seasonal Items On Sale

Over the course of November and December, new items with seasonal themes will be available for purchase in both hemispheres!

Newly Added Items

North: Obtainable Dec 1st ~ Dec 31st
Winter Sweater	Aurora Borealis Wall
South: Obtainable Dec 1st ~ Dec 31st
Sunflower Crown	Sunflower Rug
All: Obtainable Dec 26th to Dec 31st
Sparkling Cider	12 Grapes
Berliner Doughnut	Toshikoshi Soba Noodles

House Storage Upgrade

The max number of items you can store in your house's storage is now 2,400 with Winter Update. You can expand your storage by talking to Tom Nook at Resident Services. This upgrades will cost 500,000 Bells!

Save Data Transfer Available

The Save Data Transfer feature is available from this Winter Update as well. With this feature, you can transfer your whole island to different device or transfer the data of just one player in your island to a different device.

Next Update In Late January

The next update is expected to release in late January. Since Pavé the peacock villager is showing on the banner, this update might be related to a seasonal event Festivale.

Winter Update Related Guides

Winter Update Summary
Toy Day Guides
Toy Day Guide	Jingle Guide
Toy Day Items	Toys & Color Variations
Christmas Custom Designs	Christmas Island Design Ideas
Turkey Day Guides
Turkey Day Guide	How To Meet Franklin
Recipes & All Secret Ingredients	Turkey Day Items & Recipes
Other Update Related Guides
Save Data Transfer	Hip Reaction Collection