Celebrate Birthdays in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

A villager will invite you to their house for your birthday party, where you'll receive a cake and a present.

A villager will invite you to their house for your birthday party, where you'll receive a cake and a present.

A villager will invite you to their house for your birthday party, where you'll receive a cake and a present.

A villager will invite you to their house for your birthday party, where you'll receive a cake and a present.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Your Birthday: Birthdays

Learn how to celebrate birthdays in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, including what presents you can receive and how to get them. Enjoy your special day!

By teroqim·Originally published: June 2013·Updated Jul 2024·10 min read·Multi-source verified

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Walkthrough

1
Load up your game on your birthday.
2
A villager will appear outside your house and escort you to their home for a party.
3
Enjoy the birthday cake and receive a present from the host.

Tips

If you have good friendship levels with at least 3 villagers, your present will be a special birthday item (Birthday Board, Birthday Cake, Birthday Candle, Birthday Hat, Birthday Sunglasses, or Birthday Table).
If you don't have good friendship levels with 3 villagers, you will receive a random furniture item.

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