Epic Games confirmed the timetable: the Shattered live event will run on June 5 and Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 — the Runners season — goes live the next day, June 6, 2026.
Players should expect the season to begin after Shattered concludes; Epic also said servers will go down for maintenance for about half a day once the event finishes and Chapter 7 Season 2 ends. That maintenance window is the only downtime detail confirmed alongside the launch date.
If you’re asking when is the fortnite live event, the answer is June 5 — the Shattered show — with the official season start set for June 6, when the Runners Battle Pass becomes available. The Battle Pass includes eight new skins and special unlockable rewards that are available during launch week.
The Runners Battle Pass lineup arrives with some headline collaborations: a new John Wick cosmetic is listed among the season’s items, and Twitch streamer TheBurntPeanut appears as a crossover cosmetic in the Chapter 7 Season 3 Battle Pass. Epic also revealed that sprites are returning as a gameplay mechanic, and the pass will include remix skins of classic characters such as PJ and Slone.
Starting on June 6, players can begin unlocking the Battle Pass rewards, including the eight new skins and the launch-week specials. Those looking to grind for the new items should plan around the half-day maintenance Epic confirmed will follow the June 5 event, since the servers will be offline during that window.
Notable omissions: Epic has given a firm date but not a clock. As of June 4, Fortnite social media accounts had not posted a scheduled downtime time, and Epic has not provided a release time for the Chapter 7 Season 3 launch on June 6. That leaves a practical gap: players know the date and the maintenance length, but not the exact second the new season will unlock.
The gap matters for streamers, content creators, and players coordinating drops or videos. If servers go down for roughly half a day after Shattered, the season’s cosmetic shop rotation and timed challenges will shift relative to that maintenance — and right now those shifts are unknown because the release time is unpublished.
Context: this season follows Chapter 7 Season 2, which ends with Shattered on June 5. The Runners season has been previewed with major collaborations and the return of sprites; the confirmed details line up with earlier reports that the season would lean into high-profile crossovers.
What to watch next: Epic has given the date and a maintenance length but not the clock. Expect official channels to post a scheduled downtime or a precise release time either during Shattered or in the hours immediately after the event. If no update appears before June 5’s live show, plan on a roughly half-day interruption and prepare to check Fortnite’s official accounts or the in-game launcher for the exact unlock time on June 6.
Bottom line: the live event is June 5, and Chapter 7 Season 3 launches on June 6, 2026 — with a confirmed half-day maintenance after Shattered — but the exact hour the new season will go live remains unannounced until Epic publishes a release time.
