Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1 is wrapping up with one final Story Moment centered on the Dark Voyager. Epic Games confirmed the event takes place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time, and it will play out simultaneously for every player worldwide inside a standard Battle Royale match.
Quick answer: Queue into a Battle Royale match (Build or Zero Build) before 3:30 PM ET on March 14 and land at Lethal Labs. All players receive damage immunity during the event.
Event time: Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM UTC
Dark Voyager Story Moment start times by region
The event fires at one global moment. Depending on where you live, that translates to very different local times — and for much of Asia and Oceania, it falls in the early hours of March 15.
| Region / Time Zone | Local Start Time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles (PT) | 12:30 PM — March 14 |
| Denver (MT) | 1:30 PM — March 14 |
| Chicago (CT) | 2:30 PM — March 14 |
| New York / Toronto (ET) | 3:30 PM — March 14 |
| Colombia / Peru (COT / PET) | 2:30 PM — March 14 |
| Brazil (BRT) | 4:30 PM — March 14 |
| Argentina / Chile / Uruguay | 4:30 PM — March 14 |
| United Kingdom (GMT) | 7:30 PM — March 14 |
| Germany / France / Spain / Poland (CET) | 8:30 PM — March 14 |
| Greece (EET) | 9:30 PM — March 14 |
| Morocco (WET) | 7:30 PM — March 14 |
| Nigeria (WAT) | 8:30 PM — March 14 |
| Egypt / South Africa | 9:30 PM — March 14 |
| Kenya (EAT) | 10:30 PM — March 14 |
| Israel / Saudi Arabia / Qatar / Kuwait | 10:30 PM — March 14 |
| Turkey | 10:30 PM — March 14 |
| Iran | 11:00 PM — March 14 |
| UAE / Oman | 11:30 PM — March 14 |
| India (IST) | 1:00 AM — March 15 |
| Thailand / Vietnam | 2:30 AM — March 15 |
| China (CST) | 3:30 AM — March 15 |
| South Korea (KST) | 4:30 AM — March 15 |
| Japan (JST) | 4:30 AM — March 15 |
| Perth (AWST) | 3:30 AM — March 15 |
| Sydney / Melbourne (AEDT) | 6:30 AM — March 15 |
| New Zealand (NZDT) | 8:30 AM — March 15 |
How to join the Dark Voyager live event
The Story Moment plays out inside a regular Battle Royale match, not a special playlist. You need to be in a game before the countdown hits zero — if you try to queue at the exact start time, server congestion may lock you out.
Step 1: Launch Fortnite and open the Play menu. Look for a Story Moment banner in the Discover row. If you don't see one, select the standard Battle Royale tile under "By Epic" instead.
Step 2: Queue into a solo or squad match by around 3:20 PM ET at the latest. Players in smaller regions like Oceania should join even earlier, since matchmaking can take longer.
Step 3: Once you're in the match, head to the Lethal Labs POI. The event triggers there at 3:30 PM ET, and all players receive damage immunity for the duration, so you can watch without being eliminated.
What the Dark Voyager Story Moment is about
The Chapter 7 Season 1 storyline has followed the Dark Voyager's pursuit of Rift Shards and his attempts to expose the Zero Point. With The Seven now back on the island, The Order and The Visitor have been working to stop him. In a recent teaser, Epic showed the Dark Voyager pulling a Zero Shard from the Sprites World and capturing Fishstick aboard his ship. The official Fortnite account on X framed it plainly: "first the sprite homeworld, and now Lethal Labs?! The Dark Voyager is on a tear across realities."
This Story Moment is expected to be short — likely a minute or two based on similar mid-season events — and will tease the transition into Chapter 7 Season 2. It's a narrative beat, not a full season-ending spectacle.
Power Hour kicks off immediately after
Once the Story Moment wraps, Epic Games will activate a Power Hour with a stack of temporary bonuses. Everyone in matches during this window receives Supercharged XP and spawns with a Wingsuit, Seven Cluster Cannon, and Self-Revive Device. A Gold Rush anomaly appears at the start of every match, the storm forms the shape of a 7, and glider redeployment is enabled for all players. Legendary POIs also become more common, increasing the odds of finding rare chests and high-tier loot.
If you still have Battle Pass levels to grind before the season ends, the Power Hour's Supercharged XP window is worth taking advantage of right after the event.
With Chapter 7 Season 2 on the horizon — and a rumored showdown between the Ice King and The Foundation — this Story Moment is the last major narrative beat of the current season. Get into a match early, land at Lethal Labs, and see what the Dark Voyager has planned.