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Fortnite Events Schedule: The Final Spritemare and What’s Coming Up
Here’s what’s live on Fortnite’s calendar right now, what’s coming next, and how long each window stays open. Chapter 7: Season 4 has been running since August 20, 2026 — the video-games-and-gaming-legends season Epic launched with a reshaped map. Its send-off is already underway: The Final Spritemare, a five-day finale that went live early on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 and runs through Saturday, October 31, 2026.
As of October 29, 2026, The Final Spritemare is the headline item, with a second event now sitting behind it on the calendar — a Shatter Spawn fight at the Monastery, scheduled to run from November 5 through November 12, 2026. Epic’s status page shows servers running normally. The exact start times, end times, and current server state are in the schedule below.
Last updated October 29, 2026.
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The Final Spritemare Begins October 27
Oct 27, 3:00 AM – Nov 1, 12:00 AM ET
Ends in2d 16h 44m
What Epic says
The Season’s going out with a five-day send-off! The Final Spritemare kicks off this Tuesday, October 27 and runs through Saturday, October 31. Look forward to exotic loot pool shake-ups, Lucky Locators, rotating Sprite variant boosts, and double Sprite XP and Sprite Dust to master your collection - all day, every day! Find all the details on Web.
Event description · Epic Games
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A disturbing cackle shakes the Monastery courtyard
Nov 5, 4:00 AM – Nov 12, 4:00 AM ET
Starts in6d 21h 44m
What Epic says
A final Shatter Spawn challenges the brave (and the foolish) to do battle in the Shatter Sanctum! From November 5 at 4 AM EDT through November 12 at 4 AM EDT, travel through the Portal at the Monastery to banish a Shatter Spawn from your world! The Nunchucks of LIGHTNING and the Shurikens of ICE await those who are victorious! Remember, defeating a Shatter Spawn will seal the Portal. This will be your final chance to claim Golden Weapons...for now.
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Recently ended
Power Hours: Community Sprites October 24
Oct 24, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
What Epic says
🕑 Starts at 2 PM ET | 6 PM UTC 🕘 Second round starts at 9 PM ET | Sunday, 1 AM UTC 🤖 Start each match as one of Freddy’s Animatronics 👉👉 Everyone’s packing Finger Guns. Pew Pew! 💜 Design-A-Sprite winners (Onigiri, X-Ray, Pond, Dumpster Dive, Honey) and their variants appear more often ⬆️ 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors may drop from Chests
Event description · Epic Games
Power Hours: Trick or Treat Sprites October 17
Oct 17, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
What Epic says
🕑 Starts at 2 PM ET | 6 PM UTC 🕘 Second round starts at 9 PM ET | Sunday, 1 AM UTC 🧤 Freddy’s Nightmare is yours from the jump - move faster while equipped and slash through the unwary 🍬 Trick or Treat Sprite variant appears more often ⬆️ 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors may drop from Chests
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Now live: The Final Spritemare
Epic is sending Chapter 7: Season 4 off with a five-day finale that is now underway. The Final Spritemare went live early on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (around 3 AM ET) and stays active all day, every day through Saturday, October 31, 2026. Unlike October’s two-hour Power Hours, it doesn’t live in a tight window — it runs continuously across the five days, so there’s no single slot to catch. Epic’s announcement points to an exotic shake-up of the loot pool, Lucky Locators in the mix, Sprite variant boosts that rotate throughout the run, and double Sprite XP and Sprite Dust the whole time. If you’ve been working toward Sprite mastery, this is the stretch built for it: the doubled XP and Dust make the closing days of the month the most efficient time to finish your collection. Exact start and end times are in the schedule above.
Coming up: a Shatter Spawn finale at the Monastery
The next dated event steps away from the Sprite theme. From November 5, 2026 at 4 AM ET through November 12, 2026 at 4 AM ET, players can travel through the Portal at the Monastery into the Shatter Sanctum to take on a Shatter Spawn. Epic is billing this as the last of these fights — and the final chance, at least for now, to walk away with Golden Weapons. Beat the Shatter Spawn and you earn the Nunchucks of Lightning and the Shurikens of Ice; the catch is that defeating it seals the Portal, so this is a one-shot run rather than something to farm. The week-long window means there’s no need to rush in on the first morning, but no follow-up is promised once it closes. Its exact times are in the schedule above.
The Halloween Power Hours that already wrapped
October ran on a steady Saturday rhythm of two-hour buff sessions, and all of them are now finished. The most recent, Power Hours: Community Sprites on October 24, 2026, was the biggest of the month — nearly 13,000 players marked interest ahead of time. It leaned on player-designed Sprites from Epic’s Design-A-Sprite push (Onigiri, X-Ray, Pond, Dumpster Dive, and Honey) and their variants, dropped everyone in as one of Freddy’s Animatronics, and started each match with Finger Guns. Before it, Trick or Treat Sprites on October 17, 2026 handed out Freddy’s Nightmare for faster movement and pushed the Trick or Treat Sprite variant to show up more often, drawing over 8,700 marked players. Spooky Dash Sprites on October 10, 2026 put a Witch Broom in everyone’s hands, scattered extra Pumpkin Chests, and raised the odds on the Deer, Vampire, and Spooky Dash Sprites, pulling around 8,600. Nothing remains to claim from any of them, but their windows stay in the schedule above for reference.
Current season
Chapter 7: Season 4 launched August 20, 2026 with update v42.00, following Chapter 7: Season 3. It’s themed around video games and gaming legends, and it reshaped the map with new named locations — Green Hill Zone, Reality’s Reign, and Stone Sanctum — according to Fortnite Wiki’s season notes.
Fortnite Wiki lists the season ending October 31, 2026, the same day The Final Spritemare wraps — but Epic’s calendar now runs a dated event past that point, the Shatter Spawn finale set for November 5 to 12, 2026. Whether that signals a short extension or the first event of whatever comes next, Epic hasn’t confirmed the next season’s name. With the October 31 deadline close, the practical move is to finish out the Battle Pass and push Sprite mastery while the double XP is still on. We update this page as the schedule changes.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Fortnite live event?
Fortnite’s current live event is The Final Spritemare, the season’s five-day send-off. It went live Tuesday, October 27, 2026 (around 3 AM ET) and runs through Saturday, October 31, 2026, staying active all day throughout. After it, the next dated event is a Shatter Spawn fight at the Monastery, scheduled for November 5 through November 12, 2026. Exact start and end times for both are in the schedule above.
How long do Fortnite’s events last?
It depends on the event. October’s weekend Power Hours each ran about two hours per round, split across an afternoon session and a late-night encore. Others run much longer — The Final Spritemare spans five full days, and the November Shatter Spawn event stays open for a full week. For any specific event, check its exact window in the schedule above.
Is Fortnite down right now?
As of October 29, 2026, Epic’s status page shows servers running normally. Server status can change quickly around events and updates, so if something seems off, check the server state in the schedule above before assuming the problem is on your end.
When does the current Fortnite season end?
Chapter 7: Season 4 began August 20, 2026, and Fortnite Wiki lists it ending October 31, 2026 — the same day The Final Spritemare wraps. Epic’s calendar does carry one event past that date, the Shatter Spawn finale running November 5 to 12, 2026, and the next season’s name hasn’t been confirmed yet.