Every year, Epic Games brings back this festive Fortnite Winterfest Cabin to give players presents, exclusive cosmetics, and a holiday-themed experience. If you are wondering where the Fortnite Winterfest Cabin is, how to access it, and how it works, this Fortnite guide explains everything!

What is the Fortnite Winterfest Cabin?

The Fortnite Winterfest Cabin is a special in-game lodge available during the Winterfest 2025 event, which takes place from December 18 at 9:00 AM ET until January 5 at 9:00 AM ET. Inside the cabin, players can open free presents each day. These presents contain cosmetic items such as outfits, back blings, pickaxes, emotes, sprays, and other holiday rewards.

Where is the Fortnite Winterfest Cabin?

Good news, you don’t have to drop into the Battle Royale map to find the Winterfest Cabin. It’s accessible right from the Fortnite main menu once the Winterfest event goes live. Here’s how to find it:

• Launch Fortnite and ensure the game is fully updated.
• In the main menu, look for a snowflake icon at the top of the screen.
• Choose “Visit Lodge.”
• You’ll be transported into the Winterfest Cabin.

Once selected, the screen transitions into the cabin, where you can see the fireplace, Christmas tree, and presents waiting to be opened.

How to get Fortnite presents 2025

Once you get to the Fortnite cabin:

• Click on presents
• Follow the on-screen instructions and get your Fortnite present.

Fortnite presents guide

Here are the key rules for Fortnite Winterfest presents 

• You can open one present per day
• Presents do not disappear if you miss a day
• You can still open missed presents later during the event

Inside the Fortnite Winterfest Cabin, you will see multiple wrapped gifts placed around the room. Each present is clickable. When you open one, the reward is instantly added to your locker.

All Fortnite Winterfest presents

Fortnite presents already opened error explained

The Fortnite presents already opened error appears in the Fortnite Winterfest Cabin when the game incorrectly thinks you already opened your daily gift. This is usually a sync or reset issue, not a lost reward.

Why it happens

• The daily reset occurs while Fortnite is still open or suspended
• The game does not refresh your Winterfest progress correctly
• A temporary connection or server delay

How to fix the Fortnite presents already opened error

• Fully close and restart Fortnite (not just return to the lobby)
• Make sure you only opened one present that day
• If it happened at reset time, wait until the next daily reset

Important to know

• You do not lose the present
• Missed gifts remain available during Winterfest
• The issue is common and usually fixes itself quickly

In short, the error is a visual or timing bug, and restarting the game solves it in most cases.