Fortnite Winterfest 2023: date, skins, map, presents
Every year, Fortnite adds a Christmas event "Fortnite: Winterfest" which brings new skins, gestures, gifts and many more novelties. It's been a few days since the new season was released, and we're looking forward to seeing which surprises await us!
What is a Christmas Winterfest event in Fortnite?
Like every year, this year, Fortnite organizes a special holiday event – Winterfest with new skins, presents, and good cheer. This year, it introduces a new Winterfest Lodge to explore – the Cozy Lodge, where players will find various challenges that will go on for 14 days. Also, Fortnite players will get good rewards, gifts, new skins, and some holiday mood. You'll also have Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations to keep our characters excited about the holidays.
When is the Fortnite Winterfest 2023 release date?
If 2023 is similar to 2022, then Winterfest 2023 will run from December 14, 2023, at 9 AM EST until January 2, 2024, at 9 AM EST. Log in and unwrap up to 17 free in-game gift items.
What's new at Fortnite Winterfest 2023?
- Christmas gifts
In the new update (28.01) of Fortnite Battle Royale, we will be able to head to the Missions > Daily Gifts tab and every day until January 2 open one of the gifts. If you can't enter one day, don't worry because the gifts accumulate and you can claim them later. You can find gliders, skins, music, and much more. Here are some of the Christmas winks that can currently be found in the game:
- Gift slicer
- Fresh GG
- Festive box
- Temperature drop
- Banner icons
- Elite servo glider
- Decorated bush
- Bucket flea
- Winter Festival Wish
- Perfect glider
- Winter Festival Blast
- Winter Festival Shrub
- Bananas nights
In addition to the 14 festive gifts that will be handed out by Sergeant Winter, several familiar items also return:
- The Explosive Snowball Launcher
- Stealth Snowman, to disguise yourself and surprise your enemies
- Snow Fish that you can consume to recover life and achieve the effect of icy feet
- Common Anchorman
- New mode for a limited time
Winter Festival 2023 also incorporates the new Limited Time Express Shipments mode. In this Zero Build mode, which promises hours of fun, only weapons and throwing items are available. You can access it from the Play tab, in the From Epic section. This experience will be available until January 2 at 15:00 CET.
- New skins
From the in-game store you will be able to acquire completely free of charge the Ninja Turtles skin, the journalist April O'Neil, her cosmetic objects Guff Generoso and, Fortnite Club members will also be able to get a fun Christmas backpack. In addition, if you play with five different people during the Christmas event, you will also receive a free gesture as a gift.
- New missions
The quests will be available progressively throughout the event, i.e. until January 2 at 15:00 CET. Remember that the festive items in the vault will be useful in the quests! In addition, if you manage to complete 19 of them, you will receive a surprise: you will be able to unlock the Snowball Destroyer pickaxe.