Slap Battles event
Slap Battles Friday the 13th: Start Time, Countdown & Schedule
Every time a Friday lands on the 13th of the month, Slap Battles trades its usual glove-slapping free-for-all for a horror showdown: a masked slasher stalks the arena, and the players who manage to bring him down walk away with the Slasher glove. It is a seasonal fixture in one of Roblox’s busiest slapping games — a title that has pulled in more than 3.6 billion visits and still keeps about 14,000 players in its servers at once.
The event is not tied to a fixed weekly beat. It comes back whenever the calendar serves up another Friday the 13th, which happens only a handful of times in a given year, so a run can be months apart from the last. That rarity is part of the appeal — the glove is a limited window, not a standing reward. The next start time and the usual slot are shown on the card below.
Slap Battles
Friday The 13Th
Next date to be announced
- Fridays, 12:00 PM ET
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How often Friday the 13th runs
Because it keys off the calendar rather than a set interval, Friday the 13th appears on a recurring schedule — only on the Fridays that fall on the 13th. When it is live, it opens at the same time of day: 12:00 PM ET. There is a single start window rather than the staggered daily slots some global events use, so everyone is converging on one moment. Here is where noon Eastern lands across the major regions, though clocks shift by an hour with daylight saving depending on the month:
| Region | Start time |
|---|---|
| US Eastern | 12:00 PM |
| US Pacific | 9:00 AM |
| UK | 5:00 PM |
| Central Europe | 6:00 PM |
| India | 9:30 PM |
| Japan | 1:00 AM (next day) |
| Eastern Australia | 3:00 AM (next day) |
What happens during the event
The run centres on a boss fight. A slasher enemy turns up in the lobby, and the goal is to take him down before he clears the room:
- A horror-themed slasher boss replaces the ordinary slapping routine for the duration of the event.
- Defeating him is the path to the Slasher glove, the reward the whole run is built around.
- It is a limited appearance — once the day is over, the boss and the glove window close until the next Friday the 13th comes up.
Tips for catching it
Pick the window that is actually waking hours for you — noon Eastern is a comfortable afternoon across Europe but the middle of the night in Japan and Australia, so set a reminder if it lands overnight where you are. Jump in near the start rather than late in the day, since servers fill fastest around the opening. And if you miss it entirely, there is no need to rush: the slasher returns the next time the calendar produces a Friday the 13th. We keep this page current as that schedule changes.
How Friday the 13th fits the Slap Battles calendar
Slap Battles keeps up a steady rhythm of new content, mixing glove-adding updates like the Oil and Blunderbuss drops with seasonal moments such as its Halloween event. Friday the 13th is the horror beat in that mix — shorter and rarer than a full update, but with a signature reward that makes it worth watching the calendar for. Against the game’s broader update cadence, it is one of the few pieces that returns on a date rather than on the developer’s schedule.
FAQ
What time is the Slap Battles Friday the 13th event in my timezone?
It starts at 12:00 PM ET, which is 9:00 AM for US Pacific, 5:00 PM in the UK, 6:00 PM across central Europe, 9:30 PM in India, and the small hours of the following morning in Japan (around 1:00 AM) and eastern Australia (around 3:00 AM).
How often is the Slap Battles Friday the 13th event?
It runs on a recurring schedule, appearing only when a Friday falls on the 13th of a month — a few times a year rather than on any weekly loop.
When is the next Slap Battles Friday the 13th event?
The next run begins on the next Friday the 13th, with the exact start time and countdown on the card above.
What do you do in Slap Battles Friday the 13th?
You take on the event’s slasher boss — defeating him is how you earn the limited Slasher glove that the run is built around.