When is the next Fortnite live event? Zero Hour date and UK start time confirmed
As this season draws to a close, when's our next live event coming up?
We've only got a few days to go until the start of the next Fortnite season, but before we get that far, we've got the next Live Event – Fortnite Zero Hour – to look forward to.
The Simpsons mini-season has been one of the best crossovers Fortnite has ever seen, and the end of Chapter 6 will see some of the other big crossovers making a comeback, like Superman, TMNT and more!
You really don't want to miss out on this live event, so here's the confirmed date and time when Zero Hour starts in Fortnite.
When is the next Fortnite live event? Date and UK start time
The next Fortnite Live Event will take place on 29th November 2025.
Here in the UK, it will start at 7pm GMT, which corresponds to the following times in various times zones:
If you're in another time zone, here's what time the event will begin for you:
- US West Coast (PST) – 11am
- US Mountain (MST) – 12pm
- US Central (CST) – 1pm
- US East Coast (EST) – 2pm
- Central Europe (CET) – 8pm
- Singapore (SGT) – 3am, 30th November
- Tokyo (JST) – 4am, 30th November
- Australia East Coast (AEDT) – 6am, 30th November
- New Zealand (NZDT) – 8am, 30th November
The upcoming Zero Hour live event will continue on from the events of Welcome, Our Alien Overlords, and will feature a huge ensemble cast of returning characters from the rest of Chapter 6 – the most of any event thus far.
Beyond Fortnite's own original characters like Hope and Jones, characters confirmed to be making a return are Godzilla and Kong, Superman, the Dino Megazord, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, KPop Demon Hunters, and Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers.
We'll also reportedly see a couple of new characters, such as The Bride from Kill Bill and Marty McFly from Back to the Future.
When was the last Fortnite live event?
The most recent Fortnite live event took place on 1st November 2025 to mark the end of Chapter 6 Season 4.
Dubbed 'Welcome, Our Alien Overlords', the event introduced The Simpsons mini-season, centred around Bart's Treehouse and an attempt to contain the Dark Presence.
It saw Homer get his hands on the Zero Point Shard, which he has since used to cause all kinds of mayhem from Donut Storms to creating Homer Clones.
How to join a Fortnite live event
To experience the next Fortnite live event, it's best to join a game of Battle Royale before the event is due to begin to experience it in its entirety.
In preparation for events, Epic often takes down Fortnite experiences (like creator mode) until the event's conclusion as it begins to work on implementing the update.
We suspect it will play out much the same way for the next live event, though we'd recommend logging on at least a couple of hours early if you are serious about attending it.
As the most popular game in the world, Fortnite commonly receives huge queues as players attempt to sign on to Epic's servers, so whatever you do, always sign on early to not miss out.
Fortnite is available via the Epic Games Store across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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Matt Poskitt is a freelance journalist who specialises in arts and culture – be that movies, TV, video games, tech or otherwise. Matt headed up the games and entertainment section at T3 (Future Publishing), alongside being found across The Guardian, CNET, PC Gamer Mag, GamesIndustry.biz, Insider, iNews, IGN, TechRadar, PC Gamer Mag, NME and many more.
