Fortnite downtime: When will servers be back up for Chapter 7 Season 5?

Fortnite's latest season is rapidly approaching, and while that is a time of excitement and anticipation for fans, it also means that the game will be unplayable for several hours while the servers are down for the update.

This season is coming in hot with crossover events for One Piece and A$AP Rocky . It's been dubbed Fortnite Treasure Hunterswith its own unique map and gameplay updates. It's just a mini-season though, so you'll need to get on it fast.

Fortnite downtime start time – Fortnite Override

The servers are set to go down at 2am EDTon Sunday, November 1, 2026. However, just to confuse you, this also happens to be the exact time that the clocks are set to go back, which means it'll technically be happening at 1am EST, which means the second time the clocks hit 1am tonight.

Here's what that means for your time zone:

• 11pm PDT (October 31)

• 1am CDT

• 2am EDT

• 2am BRT

• 5am GMT

• 6am CET

• 10:30am IST

• 1pm CST

• 2pm JST

• 4pm AEST

• 6pm NZST

How long will Fortnite servers be down?

The expected length for this downtime is three hours, which means you'll be able to get playing again by 5am EDT. However, unforeseen issues can cause delays, and it has happened before where the servers have been down for over 24 hours while Epic Games tries to fix behind-the-scenes issues. If that happens, watch this space, as we will update you.