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Fortnite Events Schedule: New Holofoil Sprites and What’s Coming Up
Fortnite’s Mastery Mondays window is live right now, running from 9 AM ET Monday, July 6 through 9 AM ET Tuesday, July 7 — a recurring boost to Sprite hunting and leveling that has already drawn interest from more than 16,000 players this week. The bigger draw on the calendar is still ahead: a new Holofoil Sprite variant arrives July 9, and it remains the more anticipated of the two, with interest approaching 40,000.
Both fall within Chapter 7: Season 3, the Sprite Collection-themed season built around the Zero Point and a cast of mercenaries, running from June 6 through August 19, 2026. Below is the full schedule of live and upcoming events, along with Epic’s current server status — we update it as things change.
Last updated July 6, 2026.
Live right now
Mastery Mondays: Upgrade Your Sprites Faster!
Jul 6, 9:00 AM – Jul 7, 9:00 AM ET
Ends in23h 55m
What Epic says
Grab new Sprites for your roster, and level them up every Monday from 9 AM ET through 9 AM ET the next day: ⚡ Legendary and Mythic Sprites appear more often - level up Sprites twice as fast during Mastery Mondays ✨ Earn 2x Sprite Dust from extractions to summon Sprites you’ve already extracted, or upgrade their powers and loot 🔋 Obtain extra Portable Extractors from Daily Quests to extract your equipped Sprite from anywhere on the Island
Event description · Epic Games
Upcoming events
New Holofoil Sprite Variant Arrives Thursday, July
Jul 9, 9:00 AM – Jul 10, 9:00 AM ET
Starts in2d 23h 55m
What Epic says
A shiny, new Sprite has entered the Island - Holofoil variant Sprites are here starting July 9! 💿 Holofoil Sprites have a bonus effect that increases your chance to find variant Sprites - like Gold, Gummy, Galaxy, and of course Holofoil! Take a Holofoil Sprite with you on the hunt and track down rare Sprites with ease. 🔎 Holofoil Sprites are slightly easier to find than Gold Sprites, making them the perfect companion to fill out your collection. ✅ New Sprites and variants stay on the Island…
Event description · Epic Games
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What’s worth your time
Mastery Mondays, live through July 7
Mastery Mondays is live from 9 AM ET Monday, July 6 through 9 AM ET Tuesday, July 7, 2026. During the window, Legendary and Mythic sprites turn up more often, leveling them goes twice as fast, and extractions pay out double Sprite Dust. Daily Quests also hand out extra Portable Extractors, letting you pull your equipped sprite from anywhere on the island instead of tracking one down first. It’s a recurring fixture that comes back every Monday for the rest of the season, so if this run doesn’t fit your schedule, another is only a week out.
Holofoil Sprite variant, arriving July 9
Starting July 9 at 9 AM ET, a Holofoil variant joins Fortnite’s Sprite collection. Carrying one raises your odds of finding other rare variants — Gold, Gummy, and Galaxy sprites included — and Epic says Holofoil sprites are easier to find than Gold ones, making this the variant worth prioritizing if you’re filling out a collection. Unlike a lot of Fortnite content drops, this one isn’t going anywhere: new sprites and their variants stick around for the rest of the season, so there’s no rush to grab it the day it lands. It remains the most anticipated addition on the current schedule, with interest approaching 40,000.
Current season
Chapter 7: Season 3 launched June 6, 2026, and runs through August 19 — a 76-day season centered on Sprite Collection, the Zero Point, and a mercenary cast, according to Fortnite Wiki. It added a wave of new named locations across the map, including Shattered Coast, Calamari Canyon, Chopped Shop, Golden Grove, and Wonkeeland, among others. Update v41.10, “Gone Wild,” landed June 25 as the season’s most recent major patch.
This week’s Mastery Mondays run and the incoming Holofoil Sprite are incremental additions to that season rather than season-ending moments — we’ll add to the schedule above as Epic announces what comes next before the season closes in August.
From the developers
Here’s Epic’s own announcement of the Mastery Mondays event, alongside its status update from the season’s launch:
Frequently asked questions
When is the next Fortnite live event?
Mastery Mondays is live right now, running through 9 AM ET Tuesday, July 7, 2026. After that, the next scheduled addition is the Holofoil Sprite variant arriving July 9 at 9 AM ET — exact times are in the schedule above.
How long do Fortnite’s events last?
It varies by event. Mastery Mondays is a recurring 24-hour window, from 9 AM ET Monday to 9 AM ET Tuesday, every week. The Holofoil Sprite variant isn’t time-limited at all — once it arrives July 9, it stays available for the rest of the season.
Is Fortnite down right now?
Right now, Epic reports Fortnite is running normally, with no outages reported. Server status can shift quickly around major updates, so check the schedule above for the latest reading.
When does the current Fortnite season end?
Chapter 7: Season 3 is scheduled to run through August 19, 2026.