Fortnite Launches Winterfest 2025 with Harry Potter Tie-In

Fortnite launched its annual Winterfest event on December 18, 2025, ushering in holiday-themed updates to the battle royale game, including a cozy cabin filled with daily free rewards and a major collaboration with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

The event, which runs through January 5, 2026, transforms parts of the map with snowy landscapes and introduces festive elements like new bosses and quests. Players access the Winterfest Cabin from the game's main menu via a snowflake icon, entering a holiday-themed room stocked with 14 wrapped presents. This year, participants can open only one gift per day, resetting at 9 a.m. ET, with no option to stack missed days as in previous iterations. Epic Games confirmed via its status account that this change aims to promote consistent engagement, though some players have expressed frustration over the restriction, noting it limits flexibility during the busy holiday season.

Inside the cabin, rewards include cosmetic items such as back blings, pickaxes, emotes, gliders, wraps, jam tracks, and guitars. Specific unlocks feature the Festive Bat and Wrapped Axe pickaxes, the Winterfest Letter glider, and the A Snowman! weapon wrap. Two...