June is one of the busiest months in Animal Crossing: New Horizons — and if you’re not paying attention, you’ll miss it.
In the Northern Hemisphere, summer kicks off with a flood of new critters: sharks hit the ocean, rare river fish like the Dorado and Arowana appear, and the Bug-Off returns on June 28. In the Southern Hemisphere, winter sets in with its own exclusive lineup — Tarantulas, the Dung Beetle, and high-value sea creatures like the Sea Pig and Red King Crab on their way out. Both hemispheres share a full month of Wedding Season on Harv’s Island, plus rotating Nook Shopping events tied to the Dragon Boat Festival, Father’s Day, the Solstice, and more.
This guide covers everything you need to know for June 2026: the full events calendar with dates and hosts, every bug, fish, and sea creature available in both hemispheres with locations, hours, and sell prices, what’s new this month, what’s leaving after June, and a prioritized checklist so you spend your island time where it counts.
Wedding Season: Daily photo shoots on Harv’s Island earn Heart Crystals; better decoration = more crystals; repeatable every day
Bug-Off: 9AM–6PM; 3-minute rounds; first round free, 500 Bells after; 10 points = 1 prize item; sell bugs to Flick on the day for 1.5x price
International Children’s Day: Nook Shopping offers the Wee Folk Costume on June 1 only as a limited-time item to mark the occasion
Father’s Day: Limited-time Thank-You Dad Mug available through Nook Shopping around the third Sunday of June
Dragon Boat & Dano Festival: Dragon Boat Festival (Chinese/East Asian) and Dano Festival (Korean) land on the same lunar date; Nook Shopping offers the Zongzi and Dragon Boat for Dragon Boat Festival, and Surichwi Tteok and Changpo Mulyak (Iris-Infused Water) for Dano
Summer Solstice: No special NPC; Nook Shopping carries Sunflower Crown, Sunflower Rug, Sunflower Sunglasses, and Maypole during this window
Winter Solstice: Parallel to the Summer Solstice above; SH-exclusive winter-themed Nook Shopping items during the same window
BUGS — Northern Hemisphere
Arriving in June
Bug
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Emperor Butterfly
Flying
5 PM – 8 AM
4,000
Firefly
Flying
7 PM – 4 AM
300
Drone Beetle
On trees
All day
200
Goliath Beetle
On palm trees
5 PM – 8 AM
8,000
Rainbow Stag
On trees
7 PM – 8 AM
6,000
Mosquito
Flying
5 PM – 4 AM
130
Leaving After June
Bug
Location
Hours
Common Butterfly
Flying
4 AM – 7 PM
Yellow Butterfly
Flying
4 AM – 7 PM
Peacock Butterfly
Flying
4 AM – 7 PM
Firefly
Flying
7 PM – 4 AM
Ladybug
On flowers
8 AM – 5 PM
Violin Beetle
On tree stumps
All day
Pill Bug
Hitting rocks
11 PM – 4 PM
Centipede
Hitting rocks
4 PM – 11 PM
High-Value NH Bugs Active All Month
Bug
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Scorpion
On ground
7 PM – 4 AM
8,000 (12,000 with Flick)
Goliath Beetle
On palm trees
5 PM – 8 AM
8,000
Rainbow Stag
On trees
7 PM – 8 AM
6,000
Banded Dragonfly
Flying
8 AM – 5 PM
4,500
Emperor Dragonfly
Flying
5 PM – 8 AM
4,000
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing
Flying
8 AM – 4 PM
4,000
Wasp
Shaking trees
All day
2,500
Great Purple Emperor
Flying
4 AM – 8 AM
3,000
Rosalia Batesi Beetle
On tree stumps
All day
3,000
BUGS — Southern Hemisphere
Arriving in June
Bug
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Emperor Butterfly
Flying
5PM–8AM
4,000
Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing
Flying
8AM–5PM
2,500
Dung Beetle
Rolling snowballs
All day
3,000
Leaving After June
In the southern hemisphere, all 20 bugs available in June persist through July — no urgency to catch before month end
FISH — Northern Hemisphere
Arriving in June
Fish
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Giant Snakehead
Pond
9AM–4PM
5,500
Tilapia
River
All day
800
Piranha
River
9AM–4PM & 9PM–4AM
2,500
Arowana
River
4PM–9AM
10,000
Dorado
River
4AM–9PM
15,000
Gar
Pond
4PM–9AM
6,000
Arapaima
River
4PM–9AM
10,000
Ribbon Eel
Ocean
All day
600
Saw Shark
Ocean
4PM–9AM
12,000
Hammerhead Shark
Ocean
4PM–9AM
8,000
Great White Shark
Ocean
4PM–9AM
15,000
Whale Shark
Ocean
All day
13,000
Suckerfish
Ocean
All day
1,500
Saddled Bichir
River
9PM–4AM
4,000
Leaving After June
Fish
Location
Hours
Cherry Salmon
River
4PM-9AM
Char
River
4PM-9PM
High-Value NH Fish Active All Month
Fish
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Dorado
River
4AM-9PM
15,000
Arowana
River
4PM–9AM
10,000
Saw Shark
Ocean
4PM–9AM
12,000
Hammerhead Shark
Ocean
4PM–9AM
8,000
Great White Shark
Ocean
4PM–9AM
15,000
FISH — Southern Hemisphere
Arriving in June
Fish
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Stringfish
River
4PM-9AM
15,000
Oarfish
Ocean
All day
9,000
Tuna
Pier
All day
7,000
Char
River
4PM-9AM
3,800
Cherry Salmon
River
4PM-9AM
1,000
Leaving After June
Fish
Location
Hours
Pike
River
All day
SH Priority: Golden Trout, Cherry Salmon, and Char are all clifftop-only and available 4 PM – 9 AM only. These three won’t return until September — hit those clifftop rivers every night this month.
High-Value SH Fish Active All Month
Fish
Location
Hours
Sell Price
Stringfish
River
4PM–9AM
15,000
Blue Marlin
Pier
All day
10,000
Oarfish
Ocean
All day
9,000
Tuna
Pier
All day
7,000
Mahi-Mahi
Pier
All day
6,000
Arapaima
River
4PM–9AM
10,000
SEA CREATURES
Northern Hemisphere — Arriving in June
Sea Creature
Sell Price
Sea Grapes
900
Mussel
1,500
Abalone
2,000
Gazami Crab
2,200
Tiger Prawn
3,000
Northern Hemisphere — Leaving After June
Sea Creature
Chambered Nautilus
Firefly Squid
Lobster
Southern Hemisphere — Arriving in June
Sea Creature
Sell Price
Venus’ Flower Basket
5,000
Southern Hemisphere — Leaving After June
Sea Creature
Gigas Giant Clam
Red King Crab
Sea Pig
Master Priority Checklist
NH Time-Sensitive
Catch Lobster, Chambered Nautilus, Firefly Squid — all leaving after June
Catch Cherry Salmon and Char — both fish gone after June
Complete all Wedding Season photo shoots daily to max Heart Crystal earnings
Catch Firefly, Common/Yellow/Peacock Butterfly, Ladybug, Violin Beetle, Pill Bug, Centipede — all leaving after June
Attend Bug-Off (June 28) with 3+ nets and a flower-heavy island layout
SH Time Sensitive
Catch the 3 sea creatures leaving after June (check Nookipedia for exact names as SH data is limited in public sources)
Catch Pike — only fish leaving after June
Catch Tarantula nightly (8,000 Bells) while winter window is open
Ongoing June Goals
Participate in Wedding Season daily on Harv’s Island (same event, both hemispheres)
Farm Heart Crystals for highest-cost items first
Grab Winter Solstice Nook Shopping items June 15–21
No bugs are leaving SH after June — zero urgency on bug side; redirect effort to fish/sea creatures
Leave a Reply