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Fortnite Events Schedule: Cheat Code Monday and What’s Coming Up
Here’s what’s live on Fortnite’s Island right now, what’s scheduled next, and how long each window stays open. Chapter 7: Season 4 has been running since August 20, 2026, a video-games-and-gaming-legends theme built around the new Override mechanic and a reworked map. Live right now is Cheat Code Monday, a 24-hour Island-wide buff that started the morning of Monday, August 24, 2026.
Cheat Code Monday turns the Island’s Cheat Codes up to overclocked for a single day: it began at 9 AM ET on August 24, 2026 and runs a full 24 hours, through 9 AM ET on August 25. While it’s active, Sprites level up twice as fast, Sprite Dust drops at double rate, and the Cheat Codes themselves hit harder — alongside a lobby rumor about a golden Jonesy. Looking past today, the next dated event is a return to the Monastery, from August 27, 2026 at 4 AM ET through September 2, 2026 at 4 AM ET. One note on server status: Epic’s status page is reporting partially degraded service as of this writing, a minor disruption rather than a full outage. Exact dates and the current server state are in the schedule below.
Last updated August 24, 2026.
Live right now
Happy Gamescom!
Aug 26, 8:00 AM – Sep 2, 8:00 AM ET
Ends in6d 22h 27m
What Epic says
Celebrate video games with these retro decor items! Claim your gift before 8 AM ET | 12 PM UTC on September 2 and happy gaming from our team to yours!
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Upcoming events
A chaotic shriek floods the Monastery grounds...
Aug 27, 4:00 AM – Sep 2, 4:00 AM ET
Starts in18h 27m
What Epic says
From August 27 at 4 AM ET to September 2 at 4 AM ET, the Portal at the Monastery opens once again. Banish the Shatter Spawn, and walk away with four golden rewards: the Sword of FIRE, Scythe of QUAKES, Nunchucks of LIGHTNING, and Shurikens of ICE.
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Recently ended
Cheat Code Monday August 24
Aug 24, 9:00 AM – Aug 25, 9:00 AM ET
What Epic says
Consider the rules… overridden. This Monday, the whole Island runs on overclocked Cheat Codes! 🕘 9 AM ET | 1 PM UTC for 24 hours ⏫ Level up Sprites twice as fast ✨ Earn 2x Sprite Dust 🎮 Cheat Codes are more powerful 👀 There’s a rumor going around the Lobby… JonesyIsGolden??
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Golden Hours This Weekend
Aug 22, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
What Epic says
🕑 Golden Hours start at 2 PM ET - 4 PM ET || 6 PM UTC - 8 PM UTC 🕘 Again at 9 PM ET - 11 PM ET || Sunday, 1 AM UTC - 3 AM UTC 🎒 Drop in with an additional Portable Extractor and a 1-Up Token ✨ Gold Sprite variants appear more often 🎯 Midas’ Masterpiece Pistol is more likely to appear - make every headshot count
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Sprite Spree Week Starts Now
Aug 14, 4:15 PM – Aug 20, 2:00 AM ET
What Epic says
Here’s a quick look at the rest of the events coming in the last week of Chapter 7 Season 3: Runners. Sprite Spree Week starts now! For The Rest Of Chapter 7 Season 3 ⏫ Sprites level up twice as fast ✨ Summoning extracted Sprites costs zero Sprite Dust 🔥 Level up Sprites faster at Campfires 🍀 Complete Daily Quests to earn a Lucky Locator Gizmo New Sprite Spree quests are also live, granting you a Sprite (or Sprite Dust) on completion!
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Story Moment & Mythic Sprite Hours - Aug 15
Aug 15, 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET
What Epic says
Something… or someone powerful is changing the game, and the future of the Island hangs in the balance. Mythic Sprites will appear more often as the Unstable Story Moment kicks off on August 15 at 2 PM ET | 6 PM UTC! Find more details about the Unstable Story Moment and Mythic Sprite Hours on Web.
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What’s worth your time
Cheat Code Monday, live for one day
Cheat Code Monday is the event to log in for today. From 9 AM ET on Monday, August 24, 2026, every Cheat Code on the Island gets bumped to overclocked strength for 24 straight hours, wrapping at 9 AM ET on August 25. The draw is progression speed: Sprites level up twice as fast and Sprite Dust comes in at double, making it one of the more efficient single days to push a Sprite collection forward. The Cheat Codes themselves are also more powerful for the duration, and Epic has teased a lobby rumor — a golden Jonesy — that nods at the season’s Override storyline. Because the buff runs on a clock rather than a fixed start-time appearance, any session inside the 24-hour window counts; there’s no reward for logging in after it closes.
The Monastery portal reopens
The next dated event is a return trip to the Monastery. From August 27, 2026 at 4 AM ET to September 2, 2026 at 4 AM ET, the Portal there opens again, and the task is to drive back the Shatter Spawn. Clear it and you walk away with four themed weapons: the Sword of FIRE, the Scythe of QUAKES, the Nunchucks of LIGHTNING, and the Shurikens of ICE. The rewards are tied to finishing the event rather than showing up at a set start time, so the full week-long window is yours to earn them — but August 27 is the date to mark for the reopening. Exact times are in the schedule above.
Settling into a new season
Chapter 7: Season 4 is only a few days old, so the next stretch is mostly about learning the new map and the Override system that Epic’s in-game news keeps leading with. There’s no season-ending crunch to race against — the previous season’s Sprite Spree push wrapped when Chapter 7: Season 3: Runners closed on August 20, 2026 — which puts the Battle Pass and seasonal progression near the start of a fresh, months-long clock. Cheat Code Monday and the Monastery portal are the first events breaking up that early-season settle-in, and both lean into Sprite progression, so they’re worth taking if you’re building out a collection.
Current season
Chapter 7: Season 4 launched August 20, 2026, following Chapter 7: Season 3: Runners. It’s themed around video games and gaming legends, and it reshaped the map with new named locations — Green Hill Zone, Stone Sanctum, and Reality’s Reign — according to Fortnite Wiki’s season notes. Epic’s in-game news is leading the season with the “Override” mechanic across several update posts.
Fortnite Wiki lists the season running through October 31, 2026, which lines up with a Halloween-timed close. That leaves plenty of runway before any end-of-season crunch, so the events over the next few weeks — Cheat Code Monday, the Monastery portal, and whatever Epic schedules after — are additive boosts rather than last-chance windows. We update this page as the schedule changes.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Fortnite live event?
The live event right now is Cheat Code Monday, a 24-hour Island-wide buff running from 9 AM ET on Monday, August 24, 2026 through 9 AM ET on August 25. After it ends, the next dated event is the Monastery portal, which reopens on August 27, 2026 at 4 AM ET and stays open through September 2, 2026 at 4 AM ET. The exact dates and times are in the schedule above.
How long do Fortnite’s events last?
It varies by event. Cheat Code Monday is a single 24-hour buff. The Monastery portal event runs about a week, from August 27 to September 2, 2026. By comparison, the recently ended events on the calendar ranged from a ten-minute one-off Story Moment on August 15, 2026 to weekend “Hours” boosts that lasted only a couple of hours per session. Check the windows in the schedule above for each one.
Is Fortnite down right now?
As of August 24, 2026, Epic’s status page is reporting partially degraded service — a minor disruption rather than a full outage. Server status shifts quickly around events and updates, so check the schedule above if something seems off 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 running through October 31, 2026. That timing points to a Halloween-timed changeover, though Epic has not confirmed the next season’s name yet.