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Fortnite Winterfest Start Date

When the wind blow, pull yourself up by the fire...

Winterfest comes once a year in Fortnite with Sgt. Winter riding around on his sleigh pulled by buff reindeer men. If you’re looking forward to Winterfest in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 then look no further! We have all the info you will need right here including the Fortnite Winterfest start date.

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When is Winterfest Coming to Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1?

Winterfest has arrived with the Chapter 5 Season 1 update! Starting with the Item Shop, we can start to enjoy the Winterfest celebrations by purchasing festive skins, pickaxes, gliders, emotes, and more!

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Aside from the Winterfest items in the Item Shop, the rest of the celebrations will arrive in the next week or so. This should include a lot of what we have seen before from this festive time on the island, including:

  • Winterfest Gift Boxes found in chests and as floor loot
  • Sgt. Winter riding throughout the island on his sleigh and throwing gifts
  • Special Winterfest Quests to unlock extra cosmetics
  • Festive lights on bushes and buildings
  • and much more!

The Winterfest celebrations truly kick off when the Crackshot Cabin is open and we can see all the gifts wrapped for us, ready to open every day! There will be a whole host of cosmetics to unlock including skins and emotes, usually in festive or icy styles. Perfect for the Winterfest season!

This new chapter has seen such amazing new locations, landmarks, NPCs, and array of weapons, that there is no doubt the festive season will brings yet more excitement. We will of course expect to see the Snowball Launcher and Chiller Grenades but there may be even more in store during Chapter 5 Season 1.

As soon as we know more of what Winterfest will bring during Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 we will update you here. Until then, check out more of our hints and tips in further guides below.


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Rowan is a writer from Devon, U.K with a BA in Education Studies. The first video game Rowan fell in love with was Treasure Island Dizzy on the ZX Spectrum but has since progressed to bigger and better titles. She has been writing game guides for mobile and console since 2020 within Gamurs Group. Rowan has a love/hate relationship with Dead By Daylight and a completely healthy obsession with Fortnite.