Fortnite’s Winterfest 2025 Is Giving Away Free Festive Skins

‘Tis the season to be merry – and Fortnite players I have reason to be excited about the game’s upcoming annual holiday event. Each year, Winterfest gives players free goodies to integrate into their favorite game modes, including harvesting tools, gliders, and even player skins.

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This virtual Advent calendar will launch soon, according to a post on the official Fortnite X account. Fortnite fans can expect the event to launch on December 18.

During the event, a new gift will be available once logged into the game. Players will be able to collect these rewards once per day and the event will continue until early January.

While we don’t yet know the full suite of goodies included in the Winterfest 2025 event, photos featuring some of the free skins have been shared by prominent Fortnite leaker HypeX.

Game rewards revealed that Harry Potter is coming to Fortnite soon, and the Winterfest 2025 teaser, showing a chocolate frog, suggests the holiday event could incorporate the boy wizard.

Here’s everything we know about the Winterfest 2025 event, including some early information on free skins.

When does Winterfest 2025 start? How long is the event?

Winterfest 2025 should begin December 18. When it does, the annual Advent Calendar will be available to all Fortnite players. The event lasts until early January – previous years’ Winterfest events have ended January 10.

What free skins will be featured at Winterfest 2025?

While we don’t know the names of the cosmetics featured in Winterfest 2025, an image leaked by HypeX from the game’s discovery tab features player skins and other items that will likely be part of the Advent calendar.

Although each Winterfest Advent Calendar gift contains a free cosmetic, not each of them is a player skin. Rewards include loading screens, harvesting tools, gliders, and other goodies.