When will Fortnite Winterfest 2025 begin? Expected date and time

We are approaching the middle of December, and it’s prime time for the Fortnite Winterfest 2025 to arrive with its usual share of gifts.

If you’ve been a veteran, you’ll know exactly what to expect. If you’re new, then the Winterfest will be your best source of finding some amazing rewards during the Chapter Seven Season One. But first, we will have to wait for the event to begin.

While Epic has yet to confirm the official dates, a few predictions can be made based on when the event has been released in the past.

Fortnite Winterfest 2025 expected release dates

Before we begin our speculation, here’s a list of dates when Winterfest was released over the last few years.

• Dec. 13 in 2017
• Dec. 19 in 2018
• Dec. 18 in 2019
• Dec. 18 in 2020
• Dec. 16 in 2021
• Dec. 13 in 2022
• Dec. 14 in 2023
• Dec. 20 in 2024

Last year, we received the Winterfest celebrations on a Friday. The same pattern should repeat this year, especially since Epic has been releasing in-game events on Fridays. We should be getting Fortnite Delulu on Friday, Dec. 12, according to the schedule revealed by Epic at the start of Chapter Seven Season One.

Hence, it’s pretty likely that Winterfest 2025 can come out tomorrow, Dec. 12. If not, then the next likely date will be Friday, Dec. 19. I feel that Dec. 19 could be a likelier date since the event will then overlap with Christmas celebrations, allowing more players to try and obtain all the rewards.

As for the launch time, it should happen at 8am CT. It’s the same pattern that Epic has been following recently when it comes to in-game events. There’s no reason to believe that the launch timings for Winterfest 2025 will change. Once we have confirmation about the dates, we will have a countdown to help you keep track of the upcoming festivities.