On what date was the Happy Home Paradise DLC released?

Happy Home Paradise was released on November 5, 2021.

The downloadable expansion was made for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and was announced alongside the game's major Version 2.0 update. That free update arrived on November 3, 2021, making the DLC available two days later. Players could buy it separately or access it through Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

Happy Home Paradise sends the player to a resort archipelago, where they design vacation homes for villagers. As more projects are completed, the player also decorates shared facilities such as a school, restaurant, and hospital. The expansion introduced design techniques—including accent walls and partitioning—that could later be used on the player's home island.

A common mix-up is confusing this release with Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, a separate Nintendo 3DS spin-off released in 2015. Another nearby date is March 20, 2020, the launch of New Horizons itself, not its paid expansion.