How to get and season dates

To get Cherry Blossom Petals in Animal Crossing: New Horizons naturally, you’ll need to be playing during April 1st to April 10th in the Northern Hemisphere or October 1st to October 10th in the Southern Hemisphere when Cherry Blossoms are in bloom on your fruitless trees.

During this time, when Cherry Blossom trees are in bloom on your island, you can get Cherry Blossom Petals by searching for pink petals falling from the sky. It’s random when and where these petals will fall on your island, so be sure to always be on the look out for one!

Morning Isabelle Announcement

Near the beginning of the Cherry Blossom Season, you should hear from Isabelle in the morning announcements about the new seasonal crafting material and recipes.

If you haven’t already learned the Outdoor Picnic Set DIY crafting recipe, she’ll send it to your NookPhone during the announcements.

There’s been a lot of confusion in the community about when or how this morning announcement from Isabelle occurs, but from our knowledge so far, it can only happen when you have no other notable announcements.