Snowstorms have swept across the Island, and Winterfest 2025 has arrived with frosty new challenges, hidden surprises, and exclusive rewards waiting in every corner of Fortnite. Here’s what each quest offers-and how to claim every festive prize before the season melts away.
But if you’re looking to progress along your Battle Pass and want to get rewarded as you play the latest update, then Epic has released some themed updates around Winterfest 2025 that you can now complete. Here are all the Winterfest 2025 quests in Fortnite and how to complete them.
Fortnite Winterfest 2025 Quests, Rewards, and How to Complete Them
Fortnite Winterfest 2025 brings a fresh set of holiday quests packed with seasonal challenges and limited-time rewards. Players can complete daily tasks such as visiting decorated landmarks, throwing snowballs, or finding hidden presents to earn XP, exclusive cosmetics, and festive gear. Each quest encourages exploration of snowy biomes and holiday-themed modes, offering rewards like gliders, wraps, back bling, and character skins. Completing the full set of challenges throughout the event grants bonus rewards that celebrate the winter season in classic Fortnite style.
Fortnite Winterfest 2025 quests are live in-game starting from December 18, 2025 till January 4, 2026. You can head over to the Quests tab and then head to the Winterfest menu to access the quests.
Each questline will be released in Fortnite with a gap of 2 days each at 7 AM ET. Here are all the quests, rewards, how to complete them, and their release date:
Drop 1 – Gift to the Stars (Released on Dec 18)
- Collect a Perfect Gift from a chest (1) – 10,000 XP (Open any loot chest to get a perfect gift drop to start a delivery quest)
- Bring a Perfect Gift to any character (1) – 10,000 XP (Find an NPC on the map marked above and deliver the gift within 3 minutes)
- Damage Yule Trooper or any other boss (500) – 10,000 XP (Find Yule Trooper boss or any other boss on the map and damage them)
Drop 2 – Passion for Presents (Releases on Dec 20)
- Bring a Perfect Gift to The Bride, Carter Wu, or Kingston (1) – 10,000 XP
- Travel distance with Icy Feet – 10,000 XP
- Search chests at Clawsy Lodge or Tiptop Terrace – 10,000 XP
Drop 3 (Releases on Dec 22)
- Bring a Perfect Gift to Marty McFly, Heroic Hope, or Carina – 10,000 XP
- Maintain a speed of 88mph in a Whiplash Time Machine – 10,000 XP (Find a DeLorean Vehicle in Fortnite and enter the whiplash by reaching 88 mph speed)
- Damage opponents with the Snowball Launcher or Blizzard Grenade – 10,000 XP
Drop 4 (Releases on Dec 24)
- Find Lt. Winter and bring him a Perfect Gift – 10,000 XP (Locate Lt. Winter in Crackshot Cabin on Chapter 7 map)
What are the time-gated quest release dates for Winterfest 2025
Winterfest 2025’s time-gated Battle Royale quest line is released in four “drops” over the first week of the event, with a new batch every two days.
Overall quest window
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Winterfest 2025 quests are live from December 18, 2025 until January 4-5, 2026, depending on source (in-game timer and coverage slightly differ by a day).
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All Winterfest quests expire when the event ends, so none of the drops remain available past the Winterfest 2025 end time.
Time-gated drop dates
| Quest drop | Unlock date 2025 | Notes |
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| Drop 1 | December 18, 2025 | Available at Winterfest launch, introduces Perfect Gifts and boss damage objective. |
| Drop 2 | December 20, 2025 | Second batch, more gift deliveries plus movement / POI tasks. |
| Drop 3 | December 22, 2025 | Adds Winter weapons and Whiplash Time Machine quest. |
| Drop 4 | December 24, 2025 | Final batch, focused on delivering a Perfect Gift to Lt. Winter. |
Daily timing
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New Winterfest quest drops are scheduled to appear every two days at about 7 AM ET, matching how coverage describes the staggered release.
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Presents in the Winterfest cabin use a separate daily reset (around 9 AM ET), so their timing is independent from the quest-drop schedule.
What quests are in Drop 1 for Winterfest 2025
Drop 1 for Winterfest 2025 is the “Gift to the Stars” set, and it has three quests, each worth 10,000 XP.
Drop 1 quest list
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Collect a Perfect Gift from a chest (1) – 10,000 XP
Open normal loot chests during Winterfest until one drops the special Perfect Gift item; simply picking it up completes this quest. -
Bring a Perfect Gift to any character (1) – 10,000 XP
After getting a Perfect Gift, deliver it to any non-hostile NPC on the map within the time limit to finish this objective. -
Damage Yule Trooper or any other boss (500) – 10,000 XP
Deal a total of 500 damage to Yule Trooper or any other designated boss NPC in Battle Royale to complete the third Drop 1 quest.
