Fortnite Winterfest 2019 release date and start time is fast approaching, with the latest 14 Days of Fortnite challenges leaking ahead of launch. Fortnite fans are having tonnes of great content drop ahead of Christmas, with a new live event recently taking place ahead of the Winterfest launch. On Saturday Epic Games held their latest Fortnite live event, which saw a scene from the next Star Wars film screened exclusively in-game.

In the aftermath of the screening a Fortnite Star Wars crossover event launched which brought with it lightsabers and new challenges.

But this isn’t the only new event that is heading to Fortnite with dataminers discovering that Epic Games will only again be holding a Christmas event.

Leakers who rummaged through the Fortnite update 11.30 patch discovered details on the upcoming Fortnite Winterfest.

Fortnite Winterfest 2019 is the Chapter 2 incarnation of last year’s 14 Days of Fortnite.

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Dataminers have discovered that once again there will be 14 new challenges inbound which go live on a daily basis.

The release date for Fortnite Winterfest has also leaked, with it beginning Tuesday December 17 and finishing on Monday January 6 2020.

A start time hasn’t been revealed but it could begin around 2pm UK time, which is when similar events have begun in the past.

New locales look like they will also be added to Fortnite, as per the leaks, which include the Winterfest Cabin and the Shiver Inn.

The Fortnite Winterfest 2019 challenges were leaked in a post online by tweeter @HYPEX along with the accompanying rewards.

Listed rewards include festive themed emotes, wraps and back blings.

One of the leaked challenges is curiously currently marked with a placeholder.

It remains to be seen if that is a particularly eye-catching challenge that Fortnite fans will love.

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In the meantime here are the leaked Fortnite Winterfest challenges…

FORTNITE WINTERFEST 2019 LEAKED CHALLENGES

• Search holiday stockings in the Winterfest Cabin

• Stoke a campfire

• Eliminations with an unvaulted weapon

• Hide inside a sneaky snowman in different matches

• Warm yourself by the fireplace in the Winterfest Cabin

• Dance at holiday trees in different named locations

• Search a chest within 60 seconds after landing from the Battle Bus

• Use presents!

FORTNITE WINTERFEST 2019 LEAKED CHALLENGES (CONTINUED)

• Open frozen loot

• Deal damage to an opponent with a lump of coal

• Set_O2_H_1 (PLACEHOLDER NAME)

• Search ice boxes

• Light a frozen firework found on beaches in Sweaty Sands, Craggy Cliffs or Dirty Docks

• Search ammo boxes at the Workshop, Shiver Inn or Ice Throne

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