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Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 live event start time

When does the Fortnite live event start for Chapter 5 Season 4?

Ryan Woodrow

Doom is coming to Fortnite
Doom is coming to Fortnite / Epic Games

Update October 5, 2024 @ 2:38pm ET: This event is live right now and there's still time for you to join and help defeat the giant Doctor Doom raid boss.

Original article: We’re being spoiled this season, as there is not just one live event coming for Chapter 5 Season 4, but two, and the first is coming this week, almost a month before the end of the season. Doctor Doom’s plans are coming to fruition sooner than expected and we’re going to have to do something to stop it to prevent a calamity.

We’ll explain everything we know about the upcoming live event and when it’s scheduled to start. If you want to know what else was added in this week's update, check out our full Fortnite v31.30 patch notes.

When does the Fortnite live event start?

Fortnite loading screen. Hope with Captain American's shield diving onto a giant Doctor Doom firing an energy beam.
Fortnite / Epic Games

The Fortnite live event is set to start on October 5, 2024, at 2pm ET. Here’s what that means for your time zone:

  • 11am PT
  • 2pm ET
  • 7pm BST
  • 8pm CEST
  • 11:30pm IST
  • 3am JST (October 6)
  • 5am AEDT (October 6)

What will happen in the Fortnite live event?

Doctor Doom Fortnite skin on a blue background.
Doctor Doom / Epic Games

We don’t know the specific details of this event yet, but based on this season’s story so far, we can take some good guesses. Doom recently summoned Pandora’s Box back onto the island and is finding a way to harvest its power, so it’s likely we’ll be seeing the man himself play a pivotal role in this event.

The one thing we do know for certain is that there will be a cinematic cutscene in the event, which means you can expect something big will happen that will set up the second live event coming at the end of this season. It's fun events like this that make Fortnite one of the best battle royale games of all time.

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Ryan Woodrow
RYAN WOODROW

Ryan Woodrow is Guides Editor for GLHF based in London, England. He has a particular love for JRPGs and the stories they tell. His all-time favorite JRPGs are the Xenoblade Chronicles games because of the highly emotive and philosophy-driven stories that hold great meaning. Other JRPGs he loves in the genre are Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nier Automata, and Pokémon. He also regularly dives deep into the indie scene trying to find hidden gems and innovative ideas. Some of his favorite indie games include FTL: Faster Than Light, Thomas Was Alone, Moonlighter, Phantom Abyss, and Towerfall Ascension. More of his favorite games are Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, and XCOM 2. He has a first-class degree in Games Studies from Staffordshire University and has written for several sites such as USA Today's ForTheWin, Game Rant, The Sun, and KeenGamer. Email: ryan.woodrow@glhf.gg

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