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September is the first of the autumn months. Getting away from the summer heat, a lot of bugs and fish no longer appear this month. The hum of cicadas will be replaced by crickets, and the lush green will slowly turn into a crisper, darker color.
Events
- Weeding Day (September 3) - The Gardening Shop will be closed on this day. If the player pulled all the weeds in the town before the holiday, Leif will award the player with a special topiary in the public works projects at the event plaza. If 30+ weeds are pulled in the town or another town, the player will be awarded with an exclusive item from Lief.
- Labor Day (First Monday) - Celebrate social and economic achievements made by American workers on this day. Head over to the plaza to get a picnic basket from Isabelle.
- Tanning Season (July 16 to September 15) - On this holiday, the player can tan.
- Autumn Moon (Closest full moon to the Autumnal Equinox) - Look to the sky and appreciate that glorious orb of rock orbiting our planet. Drop by the Plaza to get a wheat bundle from Isabelle.In the European version of the game, the player will be given a veggie basket. Koreans will get a Songpyeon. Japanese players will receive a Dango.
- Bug-Off (Third Saturday) - The host is Nat, a chameleon. He rates the bugs the player gives him based on size, rarity, color and luster. Smaller and duller bugs will net fewer points.
Birthdays
- Violet - September 1st
- Flo - September 2nd
- Spork - September 3rd
- Cally - September 4th
- Greta - September 5th
- Cesar - September 6th
- Tucker - September 7th
- Astrid - September 8th
- Pinky - September 9th
- Pecan - September 10th
- Peewee - September 11th
- Boone - September 12th
- Moose - September 13th
- Ricky - September 14th
- Tutu - September 15th
- Ed - September 16th
- Whitney - September 17th
- Bubbles - September 18th
- Fuchsia - September 19th
- Octavian - September 20th
- Henry - September 21st
- Ankha - September 22nd
- Cranston - September 23rd
- Apple - September 24th
- Mitzi - September 25th
- Teddy - September 26th
- Beardo - September 27th
- Kody - September 28th
- Marshal - September 29th
- Monique - September 30th
Fish
Italics signify new fish this month. Bold signifies fish that don't appear next month. This list exludes year-round fish.
- Angelfish - 4pm to 9am
- Arapaima - 4pm to 9am
- Arowana - 4pm to 9am
- Barred Knifejaw - All day
- Blue Marlin - All day
- Butterfly Fish - All day
- Catfish - 4pm to 9am
- Char - 4am to 9pm
- Cherry Salmon - 4am to 9pm
- Clownfish - All day
- Crawfish - All day (until September 15th)
- Dorado - 4am to 9pm
- Eel - 4pm to 9am (until September 15th)
- Gar - 4pm to 9am
- King Salmon - All day
- Mitten Crab - 4pm to 9am (after September 15th)
- Moray Eel - All day
- Neon Tetra - 9am to 4pm
- Nibble Fish - 9am to 4pm
- Ocean Sunfish - 4am to 9pm
- Pike - 4am to 9pm
- Piranha - (until September 15th)
- Puffer Fish - 4pm to 9am
- Rainbow Trout - 4am to 9pm
- Ray - 4am to 9pm
- Saddled Bichir - 9pm to 4am
- Salmon - All day
- Saw Shark - 4pm to 9am
- Sea Horse - All day
- Shark - 4pm to 9am
- Soft-Shelled Turtle - 4pm to 9am
- Surgeonfish - All day
- Sweetfish - All day (until September 15th)
- Zebra Turkeyfish - All day
Bugs
Italics signify new bugs this month. Bold signifies bugs that don't appear next month. This list excludes year-round bugs.
- Agrias Butterfly - 8am to 5pm
- Bell Cricket - 5pm to 8am
- Birdwing Butterfly - 8am to 4pm
- Centipede - 4pm to 11pm
- Common Butterfly - 4am to 7pm
- Cricket - 5pm to 8am
- Diving Beetle - 8am to 5pm
- Emperor Butterfly - 8pm to 7am
- Flea - All day
- Fruit Beetle - All day
- Goliath Beetle - 7pm to 8am
- Grasshopper - 8am to 5pm
- House Centipede - 7pm to 8am
- Lantern Fly - 4pm to 8am
- Long Locust - 8am to 7pm
- Mantis - 8am to 5pm
- Migratory Locust - 8am to 7pm
- Monarch Butterfly - 9am to 5pm
- Mosquito - 5pm to 4am
- Moth - 7pm to 4am
- Oak Silk Moth - 7pm to 4am
- Orchid Mantis - 8am to 7pm
- Peacock Butterfly - 4am to 7pm
- Petaltail Dragonfly - 5pm to 7pm
- Pondskater - 8am to 7pm
- Rainbow Stag - 5pm to 8am
- Raja Brooke Butterfly - 8am to 5pm
- Rice Grasshopper - 8am to 7pm
- Scorpion - 7pm to 4am
- Snail - All day
- Stinkbug - All day
- Spider - All day
- Tiger Beetle - 8am to 11pm
- Tiger Butterfly - 8am to 7pm
- Violin Beetle - 4am to 7pm
- Walker Cicada - 8am to 5pm
- Walking Leaf - 8am to 5pm
- Walking Stick - 4am to 7pm
- Yellow Butterfly - 6am to 4pm
Deep-Sea Creatures
Italics signify new deep-sea creatures this month. Bold signifies deep-sea creatures that don't appear next month. This list excludes year-round deep-sea creatures.
- Clam - All day
- Flatworm - 4pm to 9am
- Horseshoe Crab - 9pm to 4am
- Octopus - All day
- Oyster - All day
- Sea Grapes - All day
- Sea Urchin - All day
- Spiny Lobster - 4pm to 9am
- Sweet Shrimp - 4pm to 9am
- Tiger Prawn - 4pm to 9am
- Turban Shell - 4pm to 9am