When does Fortnite Summer Escape event start? Release date and time for every region
Fortnite's summer event is just around the corner and will start in a few hours.
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Fortnite’s summer event is just around the corner. Epic Games has prepared everything for the upcoming event and will push it out on July 4. Interestingly, the video game developer will be on summer break when the update comes out.
This year’s summer event is called Summer Escape and will last for two weeks. It will be released at 9 AM Eastern Time, and players will immediately be able to see all the new changes that have come with it.
This article will list the release time of Fortnite’s summer update in every major region of the world.
What time does the Fortnite Summer Escape event start?
UPDATE (9 AM ET): Fortnite Summer Escape event is live. Enjoy it!
If you’re not sure when the event starts in your region, here is the release time for all major regions. Please keep in mind that the event begins on Tuesday, July 4, unless specified otherwise.
- Pacific Standard Time: 6:00 am
- Mountain Time: 7:00 am
- Central Time: 8:00 am
- Eastern Time: 9:00 am
- Brazil, Rio: 10:00 am
- UTC: 1:00 pm
- London, United Kingdom: 2:00 pm
- Central European Time: 3:00 pm
- India: 6:30 pm
- China: 9:00 pm
- Japan: 10:00 pm
- Sydney, Australia: 11:00 pm
- Auckland, New Zealand: Wednesday, 1:00 am
If your region is not listed above, please click on this link to see when the Fortnite summer event will start in your region. The link will automatically read your time zone and show you the start date.
Will the Fortnite Summer Escape event have free rewards?
Epic Games has released free rewards with every Fortnite summer event in the past, which is why we expect the next one to follow suit. The two-week event will likely bring at least 10 free rewards, which will be obtained by completing exclusive quests.
Since the event lasts for two weeks, you will have a limited time to obtain all of its exclusive items. Epic Games may release these cosmetics to the Item Shop at a later date.
What is the July 4th event and is it the same as the summer event?
Epic Games released the Summer Escape event on July 4, which falls on the same date as Independence Day in the United States. The July 4th event is the same as the summer event, although the video game developer has also added a few more things to celebrate the holiday.
Fireworks Team Leader and Star-Spangled skins returned to the Item Shop, while Epic also unvaulted the Fireworks Flare Gun.
