Fortnitemares 2026 End Date and Time, All Quests, Free Skin

Updated October 31, 2026: today is the last day of Fortnitemares. Added Epic’s confirmed end time (the v43.00 downtime) in UTC, ET, PT and UK time, the October 16 and October 23 quest batches, today’s Final Spritemare finale and the Halloween collabs in today’s Item Shop. Corrected the reward types and the quest count. Checked October 31, 2026, 06:00 UTC.

Fortnitemares 2026 ends with the season. Epic’s notes say the event runs “until November 1,” and Epic’s status page schedules the v43.00 update downtime for Sunday, November 1, at 05:00 UTC (1 AM EDT, or 10 PM PDT on Saturday). Matchmaking turns off 30 minutes earlier, at 04:30 UTC (12:30 AM EDT, 9:30 PM PDT Saturday). That’s your real deadline for the free Jack-A-Nape outfit.

To earn it, complete 26 Nitemare quests in Battle Royale, Horde Rush and Reload. Beebom’s guide now lists 36 of them across four weekly batches, so you can skip the ones you don’t like. A second track, Safety in Numbers, gives 10 more quests in horror islands you play with friends. Below: the end time in your time zone, every quest, every free reward, today’s finale and a last-day checklist.

Quick answer: Fortnitemares 2026 at a glance

• End time: Epic’s status page has matchmaking off at 04:30 UTC on November 1 and the v43.00 downtime from 05:00 to 08:00 UTC. The event started October 1 with update v42.30 and runs “until November 1,” Epic says. The Override Battle Pass page also says “Ends November 1, 2026 Eastern Time.”
• Free outfit: Jack-A-Nape, for completing 26 Nitemare quests. There are 8 rewards along the way.
• Quests available: 36, according to Beebom (updated October 27): 15 in Battle Royale/Zero Build and 12 in Horde Rush (batches on October 1, 8, 16 and 23), plus 9 in Reload (October 8, 16 and 23). Each quest is worth 15,000 XP.
• Second track: Safety in Numbers has 10 quests in creator-made horror islands, played in a party. Its last reward is the Cuddlz back bling.
• Bosses: Freddy Krueger at Nightmare Neighborhood, plus four Five Nights at Freddy’s animatronics you can beat and then possess.
• Today (October 31): the Final Spritemare finale. Epic guarantees Hunter Scavenger, Spooky Sprinter and Prop Hunt in Override Consoles, adds the Marker Bonerattler SMG and spawns more Pumpkin Chests.

When does Fortnitemares 2026 end? End time in your time zone

Epic hasn’t given Fortnitemares an end hour of its own. Its notes say the event is “running until November 1.” The Battle Pass page says the pass “Ends November 1, 2026 Eastern Time,” and the season closes with the v43.00 update. Epic’s status page (notice posted October 30, 22:04 UTC; checked October 31, 05:59 UTC) says: “Scheduled downtime for v43.00 begins at 1 AM ET (5 AM UTC). Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior.”

What happens	UTC (Nov 1)	US Eastern	US Pacific	UK
Matchmaking off: last chance to start a match	04:30	12:30 AM EDT Nov 1	9:30 PM PDT Oct 31	4:30 AM GMT
v43.00 downtime starts	05:00	1 AM EDT Nov 1	10 PM PDT Oct 31	5 AM GMT
Scheduled end of downtime	08:00	3 AM EST Nov 1	1 AM PDT Nov 1	8 AM GMT

US clocks go back at 2 AM on November 1, inside the downtime window. That’s why the start is in EDT and the scheduled end is in EST. The 08:00 UTC end is Epic’s plan, not a promise. Our Fortnite server status page tracks when the servers actually come back.

The safe plan: finish your last Nitemare quests before 04:30 UTC. After that you can’t start a new match. Beebom also gives October 31 as the last day to claim the rewards. The same deadline applies to the regular weekly quests and the Spritemare quests; see Fortnite quests this week.

What comes next: Epic’s trailer says the One Piece season, Treasure Hunters, begins November 1. Our Fortnite Treasure Hunters guide has what’s confirmed. Other games’ Halloween events also end this weekend; see our Halloween 2026 event end dates list.

All free Fortnitemares 2026 rewards (Jack-A-Nape track)

All Nitemare quests feed one shared counter. You can do them in any order and switch modes whenever you like. Your progress carries over between Battle Royale, Zero Build, Horde Rush and Reload. Beebom, Technerdiness and Khel Now list the same reward ladder:

Quests completed	Reward	Type
2	Jack-A-Nape banner icon	Homebase banner
5	The Clockwork Ape	Loading screen
8	Wind-Up Key	Back bling
12	Monkey Biz	Emoticon (Beebom: emote)
16	Jack-A-Nape	Spray (Beebom: emote)
20	Jack’s Tambourine	Pickaxe
24	Tambourine Surprise	Emoticon (Beebom: emote)
26	Jack-A-Nape	Outfit

Correction (October 31): we first listed the 12-, 16- and 24-quest rewards as emotes, as Beebom, Technerdiness and Khel Now do. The Fortnite Wiki’s event page lists Monkey Biz and Tambourine Surprise as emoticons and the 16-quest Jack-A-Nape reward as a spray. That matches TechWiser’s early guide (October 2), so we’ve changed the table. Your in-game Quests tab shows the final word. With 36 quests out, you have 10 to spare on the way to 26.

All Fortnitemares 2026 quests and how to complete them

These quest lists come from Beebom’s guide (updated October 27) and Technerdiness (Horde Rush, October 12). The October 16 Reload and October 23 batches are from Beebom alone. Each quest gives 15,000 XP. Epic doesn’t publish the quest text in its notes, so match the wording in your Quests tab.

Battle Royale and Zero Build: Nitemare One (October 1)

• Smash a Pumpkin Chest to find a Sprite (1)
• Damage opponents with the Bonerattler SMG (500)
• Restore health or gain shields with consumables (500)
• Search containers at Named Locations (20)

Battle Royale and Zero Build: Nitemare Two (October 8)

• Carve pumpkins at Nightmare Neighborhood or Wonkeeland (5)
• Damage opponents with Freddy’s Nightmare (200)
• Travel distance while airborne after landing from the bus (1,500)
• Eliminate opponents with SMGs or pistols (3)

Battle Royale and Zero Build: Nitemare Three (October 16)

• Visit the Dark Cartridge, Cluster Coast and Golden Grove (3)
• Damage opponents with the Wood Stake Shotgun or Dual Fiend Hunters (750)
• Defeat bosses or eliminate players (10)
• Travel distance while under the effects of an Override (1,000)

Battle Royale and Zero Build: Nitemare Four (October 23)

• Search containers at Freaky Fields (10)
• Collect weapons of Epic rarity or better (3)
• Damage opponents beyond 30 meters (500)

Horde Rush: Nitemare One to Four

Batch	Quest	Tip
One (Oct 1)	Choose Perks while in a match (15)	Take every Perk offer between rounds
One (Oct 1)	Purchase a starter kit from a Vending Machine (1)	Buy it after the first wave
One (Oct 1)	Collect Cube Monster Parts (500)	Progress carries over between matches
Two (Oct 8)	Interact with the Cursed Statue to increase difficulty (2)	Do it once your build is strong
Two (Oct 8)	Buy weapons from Vending Machines using Cube Monster Parts (3)	Buy actual weapons; the starter kit may not count
Two (Oct 8)	Collect score multipliers (10)	The small purple pickups
Three (Oct 16)	Damage Cube Monster spawners (5,000)	Shoot the purple obelisks that spawn monsters
Three (Oct 16)	Defeat bosses (3)	Push deeper into a run to meet more bosses
Three (Oct 16)	Eliminate Cube Monsters with Rare or better weapons (200)	Upgrade one gun at an Upgrade Bench early
Four (Oct 23)	Damage Cube Monsters with melee weapons (1,000)	Any melee weapon counts
Four (Oct 23)	Upgrade weapons at Upgrade Benches using Cube Monster parts (3)	Beebom: lower-rarity weapons cost fewer parts to upgrade
Four (Oct 23)	Hit headshots (300)	Headshots on Cube Monsters

Technerdiness notes that only the Horde Rush island tagged “By Epic” in Discover tracks these quests. Creator-made copies may not.

Reload: Nitemare One (October 8, Nitemare Island)

• Damage players at Retail Ruin or Estranged Estate on Nitemare Island (500)
• Land at Named Locations on Nitemare Island (10)
• Search containers at Terror Turrets or Haunted Hamlet on Nitemare Island (25). Beebom lists the Eternal Elite loading screen as this quest’s reward.

Reload: Nitemare Two (October 16) and Three (October 23)

• Defeat a Mark while the Hunt Match Modifier is active (1)
• Hit players with melee weapons (10)
• Pick up the phone at a Stalkbox (1)
• Damage players with the Cube Rifle or the Sideways Minigun (500)
• Eliminate players within 30 seconds of landing (5). Beebom’s tip: glide from high spots to reset the timer.
• Speak with Elite Kado Thorne on Nitemare Island (1). Beebom places him at Terror Turrets.

Safety in Numbers quests: the second free track

In its in-game news, Epic says developers “have brought their own horrors to life for Fortnitemares.” There’s a Collection of horror islands, and playing them “with friends” unlocks the Safety in Numbers quests. Beebom lists 10 quests, added in mid-October. Each one asks you to earn XP in horror creator-made islands while in a party with friends. That works out to 80,000 XP per quest, and each quest pays 10,000 XP. They don’t count in Battle Royale, Reload, Horde Rush or OG.

Safety in Numbers quests	Reward
2	Banner icon
4	Tarnished Crowbar pickaxe
6	Welcome To Harrowville loading screen
8	Chilling Claws pickaxe
10	Cuddlz back bling

What’s new in Fortnitemares 2026 (Battle Royale)

From Epic’s v42.30 and v42.40 update notes:

• Nightmare Neighborhood: a new POI where Freddy Krueger hides behind a friendly face. Beat him for the Mythic Freddy’s Nightmare, which lets you teleport into range and slash.
• FNAF animatronics: beat one, then possess it to play as the animatronic. If the suit’s health runs out, you get a few seconds where you can’t be eliminated. Then you pop back out. Our Fortnite FNAF boss locations guide covers where Freddy, Foxy, Bonnie and Chica spawn.
• Weapons: the new Bonerattler SMG reveals enemies through walls. The Wood Stake Shotgun, Dual Fiend Hunters and Heavy Assault Rifle are back. The Witch Broom returned too, but v42.40 vaulted it again.
• Fortnitemares Overrides: Spooky Sprinter cloaks you while you sprint. Berserk makes you hit harder as your health drops. Spooky Prop Hunt turns you into a Halloween prop.
• Snack-O’-Lantern Gizmo: smash it open for a pile of Exotic Candy.
• Pumpkin Chests and new Sprites: Spooky Dash, Vampire, Deer and Dumpster Dive came first. Honey and the Obsession Sprite followed on October 15; it lets One Wish Willow help you collect other Sprites. Our Fortnite Sprites list has the full collection.
• Trick or Treat Cheats: Cheat Codes became Trick or Treat Cheats. Enter one and you might get an extra treat with your Sprite.
• Horde Rush and Reload: Horde Rush is a squad PvE run against Cube Monsters with perks, Cursed Shrines and an Endless Mode. Reload brings back Nightmare Island with Elite Kado Thorne.

Today’s finale: The Final Spritemare (October 31)

Epic’s Final Spritemare post covers the season’s last five days, October 27-31. Saturday, October 31 is “The Finale”:

• Hunter Scavenger, Spooky Sprinter and Prop Hunt are guaranteed in Override Consoles.
• The Marker Bonerattler SMG is in the loot pool.
• More Pumpkin Chests appear across the Island.
• All day from 9 AM ET (13:00 UTC): 2x Sprite XP and 2x Sprite Dust, a daily login quest that gives a Lucky Locator, and Chests that may drop 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors.

Two leftover Nitemare quests get easier today. The extra Pumpkin Chests help with “Smash a Pumpkin Chest to find a Sprite.” Spooky Sprinter from an Override Console helps with “Travel distance while under the effects of an Override (1,000).”

Fortnitemares 2026 skins and collabs (today’s Item Shop)

Epic’s own notes name Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy’s), Hazbin Hotel, Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Beetlejuice and Obsession. Epic’s Item Shop content feed for October 31 (checked 06:00 UTC) has Halloween sections for Five Nights at Freddy’s, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween Horror Nights, The Slender Man, Beetlejuice, Predator, Terrifier, Obsession, Aliens and a Locker of Horrors.

The Five Nights at Freddy’s and Halloween Horror Nights sections have no slot in the feed after today. The shop resets at 00:00 UTC (8 PM EDT, 5 PM PDT), so that’s the last chance to buy them in this rotation. Prices and the full list are on our Fortnite Item Shop today page.

Earlier release dates in Beebom’s collab tracker (October 16):

• FNAF outfits: October 1
• Freddy Krueger: October 2
• Black Clover’s Asta, Noelle and Yuno: October 3
• Jack the Clown from Halloween Horror Nights (the “HHN” in many searches): October 5
• A Hollow Knight sidekick: October 7
• 99 Nights in the Forest’s Deer: October 10
• Hazbin Hotel: October 16
• The Purge’s Lady Liberty: listed for October 17

There are two more free outfits besides Jack-A-Nape. The Elite Kado Thorne outfit was a prize in the October 13 Solo Reload cup, according to Beebom. Beebom also reports that redeeming a Fortnite gift card during the event unlocks the Gold Punk outfit, with the offer listed through October 31, so today is the last day for that too.

Last-day checklist (October 31)

1. Count your Nitemare quests in the Quests tab. You need 26, and the Tambourine Surprise emoticon unlocks at 24.
2. Clear quick Battle Royale ones first: smash a Pumpkin Chest (more spawn today), search 10 containers at Freaky Fields, pick up three Epic-or-better weapons and sprint with Spooky Sprinter from an Override Console.
3. Run Horde Rush on the island tagged “By Epic.” Perks, parts, score multipliers and headshots build up while you play.
4. Do the short Reload ones: pick up a Stalkbox phone and talk to Elite Kado Thorne on Nitemare Island.
5. Party up for Safety in Numbers in the horror islands from Epic’s Fortnitemares Collection for the extra pickaxes and Cuddlz.
6. Stop by 04:30 UTC (12:30 AM EDT, 9:30 PM PDT Saturday). Matchmaking turns off then.

Also playing Roblox this month? Our list of Roblox Halloween event start times covers the Roblox side of Halloween.

FAQ

How do you get the Jack-A-Nape skin for free in Fortnite?

Complete 26 Fortnitemares Nitemare quests. Any mix of Battle Royale/Zero Build, Horde Rush and Reload counts, and Beebom lists 36 to choose from. Finish before matchmaking turns off at 04:30 UTC on November 1.

What time does Fortnitemares 2026 end?

With the season, on November 1. Epic’s status page has the v43.00 downtime starting at 05:00 UTC (1 AM EDT, 10 PM PDT on October 31), with matchmaking off at 04:30 UTC. Epic hasn’t given Fortnitemares a separate end hour.

Is there a Fortnitemares 2026 part 2?

No. Epic never called anything “part 2.” Mid-October brought the next wave instead: v42.40 on October 15 added new Sprites (Honey, One Wish Willow), the Safety in Numbers quests arrived the same week, and quest batches followed on October 16 and 23. The event ends with the season on November 1, and Treasure Hunters starts after the downtime.

What is Fortnitemares HHN?

It refers to the Halloween Horror Nights collab. According to Beebom, Jack the Clown from Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights arrived in the Item Shop on October 5. Epic’s shop feed has a Halloween Horror Nights section today, October 31, and none after it.

Sources: Epic Games status page: Fortnite downtime for v43.00; Epic Games: The Final Spritemare; Epic Games Item Shop content feed (October 31); Epic Games: Fortnitemares 2026 update notes (v42.30); Epic Games: v42.40 update notes; Fortnite.com: Override Battle Pass; Fortnite in-game news (Safety in Numbers); Beebom: Fortnitemares 2026 quests (October 27); Fortnite Wiki: Fortnitemares 2026; Beebom: Safety in Numbers; Beebom: Fortnitemares 2026 collabs; Technerdiness: Horde Rush; Khel Now.

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