Slap Battles event
Slap Battles Halloween: Schedule, Start Times & Next Countdown
Halloween is the once-a-year seasonal event in Slap Battles, the glove-fighting arena where more than about 14,000 players are brawling right now and the game has logged over about 3,700,000,000 visits all-time. Each autumn it drops a brand-new limited Halloween glove alongside a rotation of returning gloves from past years, turning the usual slap-fest into a short, themed collecting window built around the holiday.
Unlike the game’s steady stream of smaller glove updates, this event comes around only once a year. It has run 3 times so far, returning each Halloween season rather than on any weekly or monthly rhythm — so the window to grab its newest glove is narrow.
Slap Battles
Halloween
Oct 23, 12:00 PM ET
Next in 4d 22h 16m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Fridays, 12:00 PM ET
Runs every ~367 days.
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How often Halloween runs, and the times around the world
The pattern is annual: a fresh Halloween event arrives roughly every ~367 days, landing in late October to line up with the holiday. Our best estimate for the next one is Friday, October 23 at 12 PM ET, projected from its usual timing — we confirm the exact date once the developer posts it. As of October 18, that is the date to plan around.
When it goes live it opens at 12:00 PM ET on a Friday. Because players join Slap Battles from every region, here is that noon-ET start across the major world time zones:
- US Pacific — 9:00 AM
- US Eastern — 12:00 PM (noon)
- UK — 5:00 PM
- Central Europe — 6:00 PM
- India — 9:30 PM
- Japan — 1:00 AM the next day
- Australia (eastern) — 3:00 AM the next day
What happens during the Halloween event
The draw is gloves — the collectible abilities at the heart of Slap Battles. Each run of the event centers on:
- A new, limited Halloween glove tied to the season and not guaranteed to return.
- A set of older Halloween gloves brought back for the occasion, giving newer players a shot at ones they missed.
- Holiday-themed touches that lean into the spooky theme while the event is up.
The developer frames the headline reward as a “new LIMITED Halloween glove,” and that exclusive is the main reason to log in while the event is live.
Tips for catching it
- Pick the window that suits you: noon ET is mid-morning on the US West Coast and evening across Europe and India, while players in Japan and Australia are looking at the early hours.
- Set a reminder for the date above; the event runs for a limited stretch, not the whole season.
- If you miss a returning glove, it may cycle back in a future Halloween — but the newest limited glove is the one most at risk of not coming around again, so prioritize it.
How Halloween fits Slap Battles’ rhythm
Slap Battles ships new content often — drops like the Oil Update, the Blunderbuss Update and the Be the Glove Update have kept adding gloves and modes through the year. Halloween sits apart from that cadence as the game’s marquee seasonal moment: where the regular updates arrive every few weeks, this is the annual event the community circles on the calendar.
Slap Battles Halloween FAQ
What time is the Slap Battles Halloween event in my timezone?
It opens at 12:00 PM ET. That is 9:00 AM in US Pacific, 5:00 PM in the UK, 6:00 PM in Central Europe, 9:30 PM in India, and 1:00 AM the next day in Japan and 3:00 AM in eastern Australia.
How often is the Slap Battles Halloween event?
Once a year — it runs roughly every ~367 days, arriving each late October around the holiday rather than on a weekly schedule.
When is the next Slap Battles Halloween event?
Our best estimate is Friday, October 23 at 12 PM ET, projected from its usual timing; we confirm it once the developer announces the exact date.
What do you do in Slap Battles Halloween?
You collect gloves — a new limited Halloween glove plus a selection of past Halloween gloves brought back for the event, alongside holiday-themed extras.