Fortnitemares will begin on October 24
![Fortnitemares will begin on October 24](/content/images/2018/10/fortnitemares.jpg)
Update: It's official now, Epic has announced the event over on Twitter:
The crack of lightning
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 23, 2018
Illuminates your wins
Arise, dark ones-
The fight begins. #Fortnitemares pic.twitter.com/bWMovCBSar
The release date for Fortnite's upcoming Fortnitemares event has finally been revealed. A notification has appeared on PlayStation 4 to confirm it'll begin on Wednesday, October 24 and run until Monday, November 26.
We don't currently have much information regarding the event, but it looks like we should expect a new set of challenges for free rewards, similar to the Birthday celebrations:
![](https://fortnitenews.com/content/images/2018/10/image-38.png)
"Spooky rewards await those who complete the new Fortnitemares challenges".
Perhaps these rewards will include some of the items teased over the past few days:
![](https://fortnitenews.com/content/images/2018/10/teasers.png)
Downtime for the new patch will likely begin at 4am ET/9am BST like usual. We'll update this post once an official time is given.
H/T: DotEsports