Fortnite Winterfest 2024: Epic Holiday Updates & Festive Fun Awaits!

Fortnite Winterfest 2024: A Delight for Gamers This Holiday Season

As the holiday festivities begin, Epic Games has announced its plans to inject a seasonal surprise into Fortnite with the Winterfest 2024 event. Known as a traditional year-end treat, the event promises a wealth of unique skins, bundles, and various other components, all of which are expected to be released later this week. Gamers can anticipate a nostalgic touch of past Winterfests as they explore new offerings.

Unveiling Date of Fortnite Winterfest 2024

Winterfest 2024 is set to begin on December 20th. While some fans speculate that it will commence with the Fortnite update, patch 33.11, expected on Wednesday, December 18th, official images and sources like HYPEX suggest that the event may actually start on Friday, December 20th.

Regardless of the start date, Winterfest 2024 is confirmed to wrap up on January 7th. Similar to the 19-day run of the previous year, this year's event is also expected to last approximately 18 to 20 days.

Unique Skins and Cosmetics: A Winterfest Attraction

Winterfest is greatly celebrated by Fortnite's community due to its novel and classic skins, sprays, and items. This year is no exception. While beloved elements like the Fa la-la-la Fishstick skin are likely to make a comeback, Winterfest 2024 also plans to add a festive flair to popular characters like Snoop Dogg. Gamers can also look out for these skins as part of the influx in the shop for purchase. Fortunately, earning extra V-bucks in Fortnite to afford these skins doesn't pose much of a challenge.

To cater to its dedicated audience, Fortnite also plans to honor gamers with free festive cosmetics during Winterfest. Leaked sprays such as "Choose Naughty," "Llama Lightbulb," and "Crashed Chiller" are expected to be gifted. Unconfirmed reports suggest a Christmas tree-adorned variant of Guff could be the free skin that Fortnite players receive at the beginning of Winterfest 2024.

Map Changes and Items at Fortnite Winterfest 2024

With Winterfest 2024, Fortnite's map is expected to transform into a winter wonderland, adorned with expanses of snow and ice. Exciting rumors suggest the introduction of ice skates, enabling players to glide across frozen lakes quickly. There might also be a grapple that echoes the style of Ice Spice's Grappler from a previous update. Moreover, Sgt. Winter might return, spreading holiday spirits and gifts to players across Fortnite.

Hints dropped by Epic Games have triggered hopes for the return of Crackshot's Cabin, a beloved interactive feature of Winterfest 2022. This feature enabled players to visit a cozy cabin from the main menu and collect XP while warming up by the fire. Although this hasn't been confirmed, given the clues, we might see Crackshot's Cabin's return for Winterfest 2024.

Whether the holiday fun begins with the 33.11 update on Wednesday or on Friday, gamers have around two weeks to revel in the season's mirth until Winterfest wraps up on January 7th. Along with exploring the new components of Fortnite this December, fans can check out Fortnite's SpongeBob Modes or its latest first-person 5v5 shooter, Ballistic.