When does Fortnite Festival Season 5 start?

Fortnite Festival Season 5 is almost here. The follow-up to the beloved Metallica season, Festival Season 4, is now being confirmed to include Epic Games' much-anticipated collaboration with Latin popstar Karol G. While the Fortnite Festival x Karol G collaboration was first hinted at through the leaked Fortnite roadmap for 2024, there was no way to know when the collaboration would arrive.

Now, Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite Festival Season 5 featuring Karol G will arrive on August 16, 2024, at 11 PM ET, right after Festival Season 4 ends.

Fortnite Festival Season 5 release date across all major regions

As mentioned previously, Fortnite Festival Season 5 will arrive in the game on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 11 PM ET. This will not only reset the Festival Pass from Season 4 to Season 5 but will also coincide with the release of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4. Given below is the release date and time for Festival Season 5 across different regions:

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 8 PM
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 9 PM
Central Daylight Time (CDT): Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 10 PM
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 11 PM
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (BRT): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 12 AM
UTC: Friday, August 16, 2024, at 3 AM
London, United Kingdom (BST): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 4 AM
Central European Time (CET): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 5 AM
India Standard Time (IST): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 8:30 AM
China Standard Time (CST): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 11 AM
Japan Standard Time (JST): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 12 PM
Sydney, Australia (AEST): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 1 PM
Auckland, New Zealand (NZST): Friday, August 16, 2024, at 3 PM

The release of Fortnite Festival Season 5 will bring a new Festival Pass for the game mode, featuring Karol G and other cosmetics around her. Players can also expect to see some of Karol G's most iconic songs being turned into Fortnite Jam Tracks for them to perform on the Festival stage.

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