When does Winterfest start in Fortnite?

Winterfest is returning to Fortnite from Friday, Dec. 20, to Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The annual holiday event brings along free outfits, wrapped presents, items, and map updates to Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 1. However, the most important of them all — the cabin is coming back to Winterfest. Here’s when Fortnite Winterfest 2024 starts in your time zone and what to expect for this year’s holiday festivities. What time does Fortnite Winterfest 2024 start in your time zone? Fortnite’s 2024 Winterfest event launches on Friday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m. EST, according to the in-game newsfeed. Here’s when that is in your time zone: * 12 p.m. PST for the west coast of North America * 3 p.m. EST for the east coast of North America * 8 p.m. GMT for the U.K. * 9 p.m. CET for west mainland Europe * 5 a.m. JST on Sat. Dec. 21 for Japan * 7 a.m. AEDT on Sat. Dec. 21 for the east coast of Australia What to expect from Fortnite Winterfest 2024 Fortnite gives away a lot of free rewards to its players during the holiday season, and this year, Winterfest is returning to the cabin, which will hopefully be full of wrapped presents. Every Winterfest (except last year), all you needed to do to receive a reward was log on every day and select a gift in the cabin. Last year, you had to play a match to receive your rewards, but, since the cabin is returning, there’s a good chance it’ll go back to its old ways. As seen in an image posted by Shiina on X, gifts are waiting to be opened. [Media: https://twitter.com/ShiinaBR/status/1869367057265098947] This year’s Winterfest is rumored to be called “Wintervestigation”, where you’ll need to check if people have been naughty or nice. Courtesy of iFireMonkey on X, there will be a “Wintervestigation” quest chain that has you working with Noir and investigating mysterious incidents around the map. [Media: https://twitter.com/iFireMonkey/status/1869371926856233067/photo/1] Every Winterfest features new and returning outfits, and there are a ton of new cosmetics this year like Mariah Carey, Guffmas Tree, and Santa Shaq just to name a few. As these skins are added to the shop, you can expect to find winter-themed skins returning to the shop as well. As for this year’s free skins, HYPEX on X has stated that they’re Snoop Dogg and Yulejacket. [Media: https://twitter.com/HYPEX/status/1869364168174035405] If you’d like to see every cosmetic coming with the Winterfest update, check out this showcase by Shiina. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-w2Uc_Hsfk] Winterfest usually unvaults a few icy items such as holiday presents and snowball launchers, but icy feet are also rumored to make their debut by HYPEX on X. As the Chapter 6 Season 1 map received a Winterfest update, there will be more areas to skate around and cool locations to explore. [Media: https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1869383904253104448] Update (Dec. 20): Make sure to be in a lobby before the Winterfest event starts or else you’ll miss Mariah Carey breaking out of the giant ice block, according to HYPEX on X. As soon escapes the ice, she’ll belt out “All I want for Christmas is You,” which is set to become an in-game emote. [Media: https://twitter.com/HYPEX/status/1870156406210416809]