Winterfest 2021 was an Annual Event in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that began on on December 16th 2021, and ended on January 6th 2022.
With most of the Island a winter wonderland to kick off Chapter 3, there are few better times for the next Winterfest. Running from Dec. 16, 2021, at 9 AM ET to Jan. 6, 2022, at 9 AM ET, Sgt. Winter will give players 14 Presents — including two Outfits — over the course of Winterfest 2021! 🎁 There’s a third gift Outfit you can get another way too.
If you’re a new player who just joined with Chapter 3, this is the perfect opportunity to start your Fortnite journey with lots of Locker items. And if you’re a longtime player, this is the perfect opportunity to add to your collection. But the gifts are only one part of the festivities. Here’s everything the Sergeant has in store for Winterfest 2021, including a… "cozy" welcome to Spider-Man and MJ of the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home movie.
The Winterfest Lodge Re-Opens[]
Crackshot’s handing Sgt. Winter the keys to the Winterfest Lodge, where Sgt. Winter will be giving Presents to players. Unwrap a new Present at the Lodge every day for 14 days! Wrapped up in the Lodge are two Outfits, two Pickaxes, two Wraps, as well as a Glider, Contrail, Emote, Lobby Track, Loading Screen, Emoticon, Spray, and Banner.
Get your shaking and guessing skills ready: we don’t want to spoil all the Presents, but we will reveal the two Outfits. Meet Krisabelle, a festive take on the community-inspired Isabelle, and Polar Peely, one cool banana (literally). Unwrap the Krisabelle Outfit after unwrapping the six Presents obstructing her, and unwrap Polar Peely after his giftbox thaws.
Like last time, the Winterfest Lodge will be accessible through a snowflake tab in the Lobby. If you miss any days of opening Presents, simply return anytime before Winterfest ends (Jan. 6 at 9 AM ET) to open them up. Sitting by the fireplace allowed you to get 10, 20, 100, 1000 or 5000 supercharged XP every 15 seconds. Supercharged XP did not level the player up directly, but instead allowed them to gain boosted XP for the next amount gained.
Players could also open one of 14 presents:
 Red and Green |
 Blue and Red |
 Purple and Yellow |
 Light Blue and Grey |
 Blue and Dark Blue |
 Yellow and Green |
 Red and Green |
 Matrix |
 Yellow and Red |
 Purple and Blue |
 Purple and Grey |
 Light Blue and Dark Blue |
| Polar Peely Blue and Yellow |
 Yellow and Red |
Interacting with other objects in the cabin resulted in other 'Easter Eggs' to play, such as an RC Quadcrasher appearing when the Quadcrasher was selected, and the snowglobe playing music.
Winterfest Quests for Rewards[]
Unsurprisingly for a sergeant — of winter no less — Sgt. Winter has wintery objectives awaiting you. Every day for 14 days, he’ll announce a new Winterfest Quest in the “Quests” page, each one with an XP reward! All Winterfest Quests are available to complete until Winterfest ends (Jan. 6 at 9 AM ET). For completing seven Winterfest Quests, you’ll unlock the Snowmando Board Glider, and for completing ten, the Ffrosty Back Bling.
With the Snowmando Board Glider, perform a trick and surf down into battle! Two alt Styles are included with this Glider: Ice King Board and Llamadelica Board.
BONUS GOALS
| Complete Winterfest Quests Complete Winterfest Quests |
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QUESTS
| You look chilly Come on in and warm up those trigger fingers. - Sgt. Winter Ho ho! Now warm and you're ready for winter warfare. - Sgt. Winter Warm yourself at the Yule log in the Cozy Lodge |
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| Informal poll: What tastes better, gingerbread cookies or an icy snowball to the face? - Sgt. Winter The people prefer cookies. I'll note that on my list. - Sgt. Winter Deal damage to opponents with the Snowball Launcher |
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| I'm giving out planes to all the good kids... And the bad kids who hate planes - Sgt. Winter Vrooom! They'll love or hate these! - Sgt. Winter Collect Toy Biplanes at Condo Canyon, Greasy Grove, or Sleepy Sound |
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| Ho! Nothing wakes you up like having cold feet! - Sgt. Winter Never had'em myself. I've got good boots. Ho ho! - Sgt. Winter Travel while having icy feet |
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| Have you tried the Eggnog? - Sgt. Winter Tastes fowl! - Sgt. Winter Fly with a Chicken |
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| Nothing spreads holiday cheer like mocking Crackshot with a dance. Show me your sutff. - Sgt. Winter Ha! That'll really roast his chestnuts. - Sgt. Winter Dance for three seconds at Crackshot's Cabin and Sgt. Winter's Workshop |
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| Crashing through the snow, in a horsepowered V8... - Sgt. Winter Crashing through the snow, in a horsepowered V8? - Sgt. Winter Ram a snowman with a vehicle |
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| This the season to get presents. - Sgt. Winter Was that on your list? - Sgt. Winter Use a Holiday Presents! item |
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| I hid lots of stuff under the tree! Shoot-y stuff, explode-y stuff, uh... other stuff... - Sgt. Winter Ho ho ho! Have a very tactical Winterfest! - Sgt. Winter Search a treasure chest under a holiday tree |
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| The traditional Winterfest meal? Any stuff you find on the ground. - Sgt. Winter The crounchy dirt coating makes you feel thankful for the season! - Sgt. Winter Eat food in a single match |
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| It's time for a traditional Winterfest prank. - Sgt. Winter Ho ho! You scared the snowy snot outta them! - Sgt. Winter Hide for ten seconds as a Sneaky Snowman within 25m of an opponent |
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| Ho ho! warm those frozen bootsicles! - Sgt. Winter It's not easy to light a fire on skates, but you nailed it! Ho ho! - Sgt. Winter Light a campfire while having icy feet |
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| Get your "quad" on and ride that electric reindeer into the sunset! - Sgt. Winter It needs a coat of paint... But it'll do! - Sgt. Winter Travel 1,000 metters on a Crackshot Quadcrasher |
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| Anyone who keeps their decor up past Winterfest will have to answer me. - Sgt. Winter Get that outta there! That's for Winterfest ONLY! - Sgt. Winter Destroy holiday decorations |
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| If you can't beat 'em, freeze 'em. - Sgt. Winter Ho ho! All lined up for a triple axel elim! - Sgt. Winter Give an opponent icy feet with a Chiller Grenade |
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As a Fortnite Crew bonus during Winterfest 2021, active Fortnite Crew subscribers will receive the Golden Look Board Glider upon logging into the event. As you can guess from the name, its design is based on a certain genius-slash-espionage expert:
Winterfest without Frontiers[]
It’s winter on more than just the Island. Back in November, we announced our Winter creator callout, and in turn, you submitted chillingly great maps, games, and more.
Jump into featured creations in the Winterfest tab next to “Discover.” At the end of Winterfest 2021, after playing for two hours total across creator-made maps/games, you’ll receive: Ol' Cracky Emoticon, Llamistletoe Spray, a Merry Marauder Banner, and a 2022 New Year’s Banner.
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Unvaulted Icy Items[]
Sgt. Winter has a battle-filled past, much like his colleague Snowmando. To give you a taste of his experience, he’s bringing icy items out of the armory:
- Knock back foes and give ‘em slippery ice block feet with Chiller Grenades. (Also fun to apply to yourself.)
- Launch exploding snowballs with Snowball Launchers.
- Throw down Holiday Presents! to open ‘em up and grab their loot.
- Use a Sneaky Snowman to disguise yourself as a snowman and stealth around.
In the Item Shop: Spider-Man and MJ from Spider-Man: No Way Home (Plus More Outfits)[]
There’s classic Spider-Man of the Chapter 3 Season 1 Battle Pass, and soon No Way Home Spider-Man and MJ will be coming to the Item Shop for Winterfest. (Just in time for the movie’s release!) The Spider-Man (No Way Home) and MJ (No Way Home) Outfits will be in the Item Shop starting December 16 at 7 PM ET. Put on and take off No Way Home Spider-Man's mask with his built-in Emote!
More new Outfits will be rotating into the Shop throughout Winterfest, including those inspired by concepts from @lbdart_ and @AltaCalls. As previously announced, these two community members are the winners of June’s Concept Royale, our callout for two exceptional, wintry concepts to be transformed into Outfits! Returning winter Outfits will be rotating into the Shop during Winterfest as well.
Blizzabelle of the Ball... Another Gift Outfit![]
Krisabelle isn’t the only one getting festive at her school of attendance “Oakwitch Academy.” Voted Winterfest Queen by a jury of her peers (an honor matched only by Krisabelle’s “Most Festive Holiday Witch" three years in a row), Blizzabelle is another gift Outfit that players can get during the event!
As one of the Epic Games Store Epic Deals, all players who log into Fortnite from the Epic Games Launcher anytime from Dec. 16 at 11 AM ET to Jan. 6 at 11 AM ET can get the Blizzabelle gift Outfit by redeeming it from the Item Shop.
As you’re enjoying the holiday decorations around the Island, you may spot Sgt. Winter patrolling on his special big rig, chauffeured by two Red-Nosed Rangers. He’ll be throwing out Holiday Presents!, but if you get on his bad side (a.k.a. the naughty list), he and the Rangers won’t hesitate to throw themselves into action...
Don’t displease the Sergeant, but do have a happy Winterfest!
Trivia[]
- Presents could have been given by one of a few people, them being:
- Sgt. Winter
- Fishstick
- Fresh Aura
- Gumbo
- The only present without a visible tag was the Matrix bag.
- Mythic items were added to Creative every day near the start of the event.
- This was the first Winter event since 2017 to not have an LTM rotation unlike 2018's 14 Days of Fortnite, Winterfest 2019 and 2020's Operation: Snowdown, instead opting to promote winter themed Creative games on its Winterfest callout.
- The popularity of Winterfest and the success of Fortnite Chapter 3 led to several login errors and queues during the event, even causing a 7 hour long Unplayable Period on December 29th.
- Players who logged in were given a Crescent Shroom Harvesting Tool as compensation for Winterfest server issues.
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