Fortnite Chapter 7: Season 3: End Date, Sprite Spree Week, Battle Pass and Map

Fortnite Chapter 7: Season 3 began on June 6, 2026, following the end of Chapter 7: Season 2. Epic Games built this season around collecting and upgrading Sprites, tied into the ongoing Zero Point storyline and a mercenary-themed backdrop.

The season is scheduled to run through August 20, 2026, giving it a total length of about 77 days. Epic can adjust its release calendar, so that end date isn’t final until the season transition actually begins.

We last updated this page on August 19, 2026.

When Does Chapter 7: Season 3 End?

Chapter 7: Season 3 is scheduled to close on August 20, 2026, about 77 days after its June 6 start. As with past season changes, players should expect a stretch of server downtime around that date while Epic swaps in the next season’s content. Once servers come back online, a new map, a fresh Battle Pass, and a batch of gameplay changes usually arrive together. Epic’s season chain lists Chapter 7: Season 4 as the follow-up, and the developer’s in-game messaging points to the reboot landing on August 20.

What’s New This Season

The map added a wave of newly named locations this season, alongside the Sprite-collecting system tied into the Zero Point and mercenary story threads. New spots on the island include:

• Shattered Coast
• Calamari Canyon
• Chopped Shop
• Cluster Coast
• Frosted Flats
• Golden Grove
• Heatwave Harbor
• Lifty Lodge
• Shaken Sanctuary
• Sinister Strip
• Sunken Shores
• The Battlewoods
• Latte Landing
• Wonkeeland

Updates So Far

• Update v41.00 — June 6, 2026 (season launch)
• Update v41.10, “Runners Act I: Gone Wild” — June 25, 2026
• Update v41.20, “Runners Act II: Hot Bat Summer” — July 16, 2026
• Update v41.30, “Runners Act III” — July 30, 2026

Events During This Season

With Chapter 7: Season 3 in its final stretch, Sprite Spree Week is running from August 14 through the season’s close, dialing up the pace on collection: Sprites gain levels twice as fast, summoning extracted Sprites costs no Sprite Dust, campfires speed up leveling further, and daily quests hand out a Lucky Locator Gizmo. A set of Sprite Spree quests is live alongside it, each rewarding a Sprite or Sprite Dust on completion. The weeks leading up to it kept the collection loop busy. An Unstable Story Moment on August 15 raised the appearance rate of Mythic Sprites during a short Mythic Sprite Hours window, drawing tens of thousands of interested players as the season’s storyline built toward its finish. Before that, Gem Hours over the August 8 weekend pushed all Sprite variants to appear more often and dropped seasonal weapons at Mythic rarity, following the debut of the Gem Sprite variant on August 6. Peeky Peely Hours ran from July 30 into early August, spotlighting the Peely Sprite and its variants. Any Sprites or variants introduced during these events stay on the island for the rest of the season, so they remain collectible well after their spotlight passes.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did Fortnite Chapter 7: Season 3 start?

It started on June 6, 2026, right after Chapter 7: Season 2 ended.

When does Chapter 7: Season 3 end?

Epic has it scheduled to end on August 20, 2026, for a total run of about 77 days.

What season number is this?

This is the third season of Fortnite’s seventh chapter, known as Chapter 7: Season 3.

What’s the theme of this season?

The season centers on collecting and upgrading Sprites, set against the Zero Point and a mercenary storyline.