ACNH March Update 2023: Events, Seasonal Items, DIYs, Critters, Changes in Animal Crossing New Horizons Spring
March brings new seasons to arrive in Animal Crossing New Horizons on both hemispheres, it’s time again to take a look at the new events, seasonal items, DIYs (materials and recipes), critters (bugs, fish, sea creatures) returning to our island! So check out our guide of ACNH March Update 2023!
ACNH March Update 2023 - Animal Crossing New Horizons Spring Update
Whether in the southern hemisphere or the northern hemisphere, we will usher in a new season in March, so the exclusive scenery, events, seasonal items, DIY materials, bugs, fish, and sea creatures belonging to this season will appear in our Animal Crossing New Horizons islands. If you want to know more details about the ACNH update in March, follow us to find out now!
ACNH March Seasonal Events and Items (2023)
In March, let’s celebrate Hinamatsuri for the happiness and healthy growth of girls, honor the mathematical constant pi (π), dress in green to enjoy the bright suns on St. Patrick's Day, and also expect to see a special ACNH 3rd Anniversary Event with at least the 3rd-anniversary cake. Throught the month of March, several exclusive items will be available in hornor of celebrating the following events:
Japanese Hinamatsuri Festival (Girl's Day)
Date: March 1 - March 14 (Both Hemisphere)
Items To Buy From Nook Shopping: Hhinaningyo, Blossom Lantern
π (Pi) Day
Date: March 1 - March 14 (Both Hemisphere)
Items To Buy From Nook Shopping: π Pie
Shamrock Day (St. Patrick's Day)
Date: March 10 - March 17 (Both Hemisphere)
Items To Buy From Nook Shopping: Shamrock Doorplate, Shamrock Rug, Shamrock Soda
Cloths To Buy From Able Sisters: Shamrock Hat, Shamrock Sunglasses, Shamrock Shoes, Shamrock Suit
Items To Craft with DIY Recipe: Shamrock Wand (3x Star Fragments, 3x Clump of Weeds)
April Fools' Day
Date: March 26 - April 1 (Both Hemisphere)
Items To Buy From Nook Shopping: Whoopee Cushion
ACNH 2nd Anniversary
Date: March 20 (Both Hemisphere)
Items To Get From Mail: Anniversary Cake (TBC)
ACNH March DIY Recipes & Crafting Items 2023
March is mark the start of a brand new season on Animal Crossing New Horizons islands. With the snow season finally coming to an end and Spring arriving in the northern hemisphere, young spring bamboo and all their corresponding recipes start spawning on our island. Players in southern hemisphere, and will see new materials with summer shells no longer spawning and fall introducing Pinecones & Acorns.
Zodiac Pisces DIY Recipes & Items
Date: February 19th - March 20th (Both Henpherere)
DIY Material To Collect: Pisces Fragments & DIY Recipe from Celeste
Pisces Items To Craft: Pisces lamp (3x Star Fragments, 2x Pisces Fragments, 2x Gold Nuggets, 4x Stone)
Young Spring Bamboo DIY Recipes & Items
Date: February 25 - May 31 (Northern Hemisphere)
DIY Material To Collect: Bamboo Pieces, Young Spring Bamboo, Bamboo Shoot
Baboom Set Items (DIY Recipes) To Craft:
Green-Leaf Pile (1x Young Spring Bamboo, 10x Weeds)
Bamboo-Shoot Lamp (4x Young Spring Bamboo, 5x Bamboo, 4x Clay)
Bamboo Noodle Slide (7x Young Spring Bamboo, 3x Wood)
Light Bamboo Rug (6x Young Spring Bamboo)
Pan Flute (7x Young Spring Bamboo)
Basket Pack (6x Young Spring Bamboo)
Steamer-Basket Set (6x Young Spring Bamboo)
Bamboo Wand (6x Young Spring Bamboo, 6x Bamboo, 3x Star Fragment)
Bamboo Doll (6x Young Spring Bamboo)
Bamboo-Grove Wall (7x Young Spring Bamboo, 3x Bamboo)
Pinecone & Acorn DIY Recipes (Tree's Bounty Recipes)
Date: May 1 - June 10 (Northern Henpherere)
DIY Material To Collect: Pine Cone, Acorn
Tree's Bounty Items To Craft:
Tree's Bounty Little Tree (6x Pine Cone, 4x Acorn, 1x Hardwood)
Pile of Autumn Leaves (3x Pine Cone, 5x Weeds)
Autumn Leaf Fire (3x Pine Cone, 5x Weeds, 3x Tree Branch)
Pine Bonsai Tree (8x Pine Cone, 5x Clay)
Tree's Bounty Mobile (2x Pine Cone, 3x Acorn, 3x Tree Branch)
Acorn Pochette (6x Acorn)
Tree's Bounty Lamp (6x Acorn, 4x Clay)
Yellow Leaf Pile (3x Acorn, 5x Weeds)
Balancing Toy (1x Acorn, 2x Hardwood)
Zodiac Aries DIY Recipes & Items
Date: March 21 - April 19 (Both Henpherere)
DIY Material To Collect: Aries Fragments & DIY Recipe from Celeste
Aries Items To Craft: Aries Rocking Chair (2x Aries Fragments, 3x Pisces Fragments, 1x Gold Nuggets, 5x Stone)
ACNH March New Critters (Bugs, Fish, Sea Creatures) 2023
There is no doubt that due to the change of seasons, a whole host of new bugs, fish, and sea creatures will arrive on our islands and we will also see some critters leave as the weather in the southern hemisphere cools down.
New Bugs in March
Northern Hemisphere
Centipede
Ant
Bagworm
Citrus Long-horned Beetle
Common Butterfly
Emperor Butterfly
Fly
Hermit Crab
Honeybee
Ladybug
Man-faced Stink Bug
Mantis
Mole Cricket
Moth
Orchid Mantis
Paper Kite Butterfly
Peacock Butterfly
Pill Bug
Snail
Spider
Stinkbug
Tarantula
Tiger Beetle
Tiger Butterfly
Wasp
Wharf Roach
Yellow Butterfly
Southern Hemisphere
Agrias Butterfly
Ant
Atlas Moth
Bagworm
Banded Dragonfly
Bell Cricket
Centipede
Citrus Long-horned Beetle
Common Butterfly
Cricket
Darner Dragonfly
Diving Beetle
Earth-boring Dung Beetle
Emperor Butterfly
Flea
Fly
Giant Water Bug
Goliath Beetle
Grasshopper
Hermit Crab
Long Locust
Madagascan Sunset Moth
Man-faced Stink Bug
Mantis
Migratory Locust
Monarch Butterfly
Mosquito
Moth
Orchid Mantis
Paper Kite Butterfly
Pill Bug
Pondskater
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing
Rainbow Stag
Rajah Brooke's Birdwing
Red Dragonfly
Rice Grasshopper
Rosalia Batesi Beetle
Scorpion
Snail
Spider
Stinkbug
Tiger Butterfly
Tiger Beetle
Violin Beetle
Walker Cicada
Walking Stick
Walking Leaf
Wasp
Wharf Roach
Yellow Butterfly
New Fish in March
Northern Hemisphere
Anchovy
Barred Knifejaw
Barreleye
Black Bass
Blue Marlin
Bluegill
Carp
Char
Cherry Salmon
Coelacanth
Crucian Carp
Dab
Dace
Football Fish
Freshwater Goby
Golden Trout
Goldfish
Horse Mackerel
Koi
Loach
Oarfish
Olive Flounder
Pale Chub
Pop-eyed Goldfish
Ranchu Goldfish
Red Snapper
Sea Bass
Sea Butterfly
Squid
Stringfish
Sturgeon
Tadpole
Tuna
Yellow Perch
Southern Hemisphere
Anchovy
Angelfish
Arapaima
Arowana
Barred Knifejaw
Barreleye
Betta
Black Bass
Blue Marlin
Bluegill
Butterfly Fish
Carp
Catfish
Char
Cherry Salmon
Clownfish
Coelacanth
Crucian Carp
Dace
Dorado
Freshwater Goby
Gar
Giant Trevally
Golden Trout
Goldfish
Great White Shark
Guppy
Hammerhead Shark
Horse Mackerel
Koi
Mahi-mahi
Mitten Crab
Moray Eel
Neon Tetra
Ocean Sunfish
Olive Flounder
Pale Chub
Pike
Piranha
Pop-eyed Goldfish
Puffer Fish
Rainbowfish
Ranchu Goldfish
Ray
Red Snapper
Ribbon Eel
Saddled Bichir
Salmon
Saw Shark
Sea Bass
Seahorse
Snapping Turtle
Soft-shelled Turtle
Sturgeon
Suckerfish
Surgeonfish
Sweetfish
Tilapia
Whale Shark
Zebra Turkeyfish
ACNH March Weather & Scenery Changes 2023
In March, in the northern hemisphere, grass grows and warblers fly, spring is evident everywhere; while in the southern hemisphere, the autumn atmosphere is mature and charming, and the sky is clear and crisp. Despite the landscape's radically opposed colors, we are confronted with breathtakingly beautiful natural aesthetics and a welcoming atmosphere.
Northern Hemisphere - Light and heavy snow showers are being replaced with light and heavy rainfall, which increases the chances of experiencing thunderstorms, winter’s left also means we won’t be able to encounter super heavy fog, furthermore thin clouds are the only special clouds we can spot during March with both single and double rainbows also possible to spot in the sky. The entire island change colors from the dull frosty looking greens to vibrant spring colors, even the weeds look more spring-like and begin to flower, red and pin camellia bushes continue to flower until the end of March.
Southern Hemisphere - As summer transitions into autumn, players will still encounter rainbows though but the autumn mumps will introduce heavy fog and cirrus and cirrocumulus special cloud types. Trees are turning more orange and the island aesthetics looks super cozy, the grass ears swaying in the cooling wind.
