Am I going mad?!

[IndiaHawker]

Two things I've never seen before... 1) a random bucket at RS that hasn't been accidentally placed by me as can't interact with it, 2) two residents are using sparklers but it's not fireworks night?? Intrigued... are the aliens about to land hahah? Please and thanks for any help!

 

[Sharksheep]

It's a new plaza event like the chorus or the singing solo with one villager singing and two sitting down. I think it's just for August cause of the fireworks.

Some other ones are a BBQ event that I haven't seen
The bench
The 3 stools
3 sitting on the floor with sunglasses.

 

[JSS]

The bucket is placed there as precaution by Isabelle when the villagers are having a little too much to drink.

I saw the BBQ thing once and it looked kinda sad honestly...

 

[Hypno KK]

I've seen both of those before! I thought the villagers playing with sparklers was just a random thing. I had no idea about the bucket being for an event, I just saw it pop up randomly and the next day it was gone.