Fortnite Winterfest 2025 Starts Today, Runs Until January 5 With Free Daily Rewards

Fortnite Winterfest 2025 officially kicks off on December 18, 2025 and runs until January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET, according to Epic Games.

Winterfest returns for Chapter 7 Season 1 and brings back the Winterfest Cabin, where you can unwrap one free present per day. The cabin refreshes daily at 9:00 AM ET, so you can log in, open a gift, and start building your holiday cosmetic collection.

What can you earn in the Fortnite Winterfest 2025 event?

Epic says Winterfest includes 14 presents to open this year, with a mix of cosmetics and festive goodies.

Your reward pool includes:

• Harvesting tools
• Back Blings
• A Glider
• A weapon wrap
• Stickers
• A contrail
• A Jam Track

Winterfest also brings seasonal gameplay flavor, and Epic highlights holiday items like Blizzard Grenades and Snowball Launchers as part of the event vibe.

Epic Games has confirmed a Harry Potter collaboration for December, so we’ll probably see it with this update, with possible rewards from Hogwarts.

Besides Harry Potter characters, the teaser shows Hatsune Miku and Sabrina Carpenter, so we expect to see them in game as well.

Winterfest 2025 start times

• US East Coast: 9:00 AM ET
• US West Coast: 6:00 AM PT
• United Kingdom: 2:00 PM GMT

Epic also teased the start on social media via its official Fortnite account:

If you plan to bounce between live-service events, keep an eye on Arc Raiders, too, since the Locked Gate event returns in the latest update.

Via TechRadar