Fortnite: When Does Winterfest End?

Every year, Fortnite hosts a Winterfest event so that players can celebrate the holidays in-game. This is one of the most anticipated events of the year, as it always includes tons of free cosmetic items for fans to claim and event-exclusive weapons to try out.

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Since this is a limited-time event, players have to manage their time in order to do everything there is to do before it comes to an end. This article will include useful information on the Winterfest event, such as its end date and a to-do list so gamers can engage with all the available festivities.

Winterfest End Date

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Winterfest started on Thursday, 14 December 2023, and it'll last a total of two and a half weeks so that gamers have enough time to complete all the quests.

The 2023 Winterfest event is scheduled to end on January 2, 2024, at 9 AM ET. Fortnite hotfixes and patches tend to come out on Tuesday, so the game will likely receive an update to remove the Winterfest content, and it'll officially come to an end once the Weekly Quests are released.

Winterfest Completion List

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Fans tend to enjoy Winterfest in Fortnite because it includes tons of different activities and multiple free cosmetics to unlock. Since this is a timed event, players won't be able to play it until December 2024 once it's over, so they should make sure that they do everything there is to do before time runs out. On top of this, many of the free cosmetic items that are given away during this event won't return to the Item Shop in the future as they are event-exclusive.

To make sure that fans won't miss a single Winterfest festivities, we've created a checklist to help them figure out what they still need to do before January 2, 2024. Here are the main attractions of Winterfest 2023: