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When is the new Fortnite season? Release date & more
The best thing about Fortnite is the huge variety in skins, weapons and gear. A new season means new items! Get ready for the next Fortnite season because we’ll tell you the release date, updates and more.
Fortnite Showdown Chapter 7 Season 2 - March 19, 2026
The new Fortnite season is Fortnite Showdown Chapter 7 Season 2 and starts on March 19, 2026. This season, you'll have to choose your squad: Team Foundation or Team Ice King. Fight for victory and help your team unlock new weapons and items. The ultimate reward? Everyone in the winning squad gets either the Frost-Ready Foundation or Exalted Frost Ice King.
All updates in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2
There’s a lot of new stuff coming to Fortnite in the new season.
Updates to gameplay
This season is all about team work, so naturally there are a lot of co-up updates:
New Rivalry gameplay
Fight against your Rivals to win rivalries in a match. When you win, you earn points for your team and Rival Credits to buy perks, powerful weapons, and XP.
Leaderboard winners graphics card reward
The players who win the most rivalries will climb the Global Leaderboards and get the chance to win an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card.
New Arenas mode
Arenas is a new ranked and build-only mode, which focuses on close-quarters combat. Challenge your friends to a 1v1 boxfight or battle it out in a 16-player round robin competition as a duo or solo.
Fortnite collabs in Chapter 7 Season 2
For the collabs in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 Timmins did made a very specific comment on X, stating that Season 2 will ‘dial up the loony tunes’. This, combined with earlier Looney Tunes leaks, leads many fans to believe that the cartoon characters will take over in the new season. With the release of the new Battle Pass, the Looney Tunes collaboration is now confirmed!
Fortnite Season 2 Battle Pass
This season Battle Pass has many good things in store!
Launch Week Bonus
Get the new Battle Pass before March 26 and instantly unlock the Exalted Ice King skin, Stealth Tech Foundation bonus Style and accessories.
Battle Pass
The Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 includes the following items:
Skins
- Jules
- Red Soldier
- The Foundation
- Ice King
- Ice Girl
- Cat Girl
- Octopus Boy
- 10 more bonus styles
Other rewards
- Sidekick - Ice Prince
- Kicks - Ice King's Frostwalkers
- Pickaxe - Bug's Mailbox
- Crack Bling - Cat-Cat-Kaboom
Does Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1 end with a live event?
There’s no information on whether Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1 will end with a live event. Because the teaser tells us to prepare for the final wave on March 14, there will likely be some kind of live event to end the season.
Play the new Fortnite season with V-Bucks
Want to instantly take advantage of the new Battle Pass, skins and more? Prepare for the next Fortnite season with V-Bucks. Instantly top up with Fortnite Gift Cards from Startselect or get your credit with a PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo eShop Card. You’ll always receive your code within 10 seconds, so you’re instantly ready for the new Fortnite season.
