Unwrap the holiday spirit and deck out your Fortnite locker with two of Winterfest 2024’s most sought-after skins-Yulejacket and Santa Dogg-but you’ll need to master the art of present-opening to claim these festive freebies before the season ends.
Enjoy Winterfest 2024 and spread holiday cheer as Yulejacket and Snoop Dogg, but you have to get them first. Getting them requires a little more work than all of the other Winterfest gifts as you’ll need to wait a little bit of time outside of the game.
Here’s how to get Yulejacket and Santa Dogg, the free skins in Winterfest 2024 in Fortnite.
How to get the free Winterfest 2024 skins in Fortnite
To get the free Yulejacket and Santa Dogg skins during Fortnite’s Winterfest 2024 event, players must visit the Cozy Cabin in-game and open one present per day. The Yulejacket skin is found in the tall green box with a red bow, but it can only be opened after all other presents-requiring at least 13 days of daily logins to claim it. The Santa Dogg skin, a festive Snoop Dogg variant, will become available for free later in the event, likely after all other presents (including Yulejacket) have been opened, though Epic Games has not confirmed the exact release date.
The Yulejacket and Santa Dogg outfits are available for free for everyone – as long as you’re willing to wait.
The Yulejacket outfit can be found in the tall green box with a red ribbon on the left side of the cabin, but you’re unfortunately forced to save it for last. However, that is a little deceptive as you can claim the skin by opening every present on the left side of the cabin.
As for Santa Dogg outfit, it can be claimed for free now by opening the small yellow gift in the center of the cabin.
Want to know the secret trick to unlock Yulejacket and Santa Dogg skins fast in Fortnite Winterfest 2024
There’s no true “secret trick” to unlock the Yulejacket and Santa Dogg skins instantly-both require following specific steps tied to the Winterfest event’s daily present system. However, understanding exactly how the system works will help you avoid delays and claim both skins as soon as possible.
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Yulejacket Skin: This skin is locked inside a tall green present with a red bow on the left side of the Winterfest Lodge. You must open every other present on the left side before you can access Yulejacket. If you open one present each day, this will take about 13 days, making Yulejacket available around January 1st. If you’ve missed a day, don’t worry-you can still open missed presents later.
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Santa Dogg Skin: This skin is found in a small yellow present located in the center of the lodge (sometimes described as on the carpet). Unlike Yulejacket, you don’t need to open every other present first-just find and open the yellow gift as soon as it’s available, typically about a week into the event.
There are no shortcuts or codes to unlock these instantly; you must log in daily and open the required presents. Some creators suggest checking guides or community resources for the exact present locations and order, but the process is straightforward: open the yellow gift for Santa Dogg, and all left-side gifts for Yulejacket.
If you want to get both skins as fast as possible, make sure to log in every day and open the correct presents in the order outlined above.
What’s the step-by-step method to unlock Yulejacket quickly in Winterfest 2024
To unlock the Yulejacket skin quickly during Fortnite’s Winterfest 2024, follow these step-by-step instructions:
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Access the Winterfest Lodge
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From the Fortnite main lobby, navigate to the snowflake tab to enter the Winterfest cabin.
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Open Presents in the Correct Order
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Inside the cabin, focus on the left stack of presents.
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The Yulejacket skin is inside the tall green box with a red ribbon, usually found at the back left corner or closest to the fireplace.
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You cannot open this specific present until you have opened all other presents on the left side first. The game will display a message: “Save for last!”.
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Log In Daily
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You can open one present per day. If you want to unlock Yulejacket as quickly as possible, log in every day and open the left-side presents in sequence.
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Some guides mention you need to open 13-14 presents, but the most accurate method is to open all left-side presents, which typically takes about 13 days if you start from the event’s beginning.
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Claim Yulejacket
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Once all other left-side presents are opened, the tall green box with the red ribbon will become available. Open it to claim the Yulejacket skin.
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Tip: If you have already opened some left-side presents in previous days, you can continue opening the remaining ones each day until you reach the Yulejacket gift. There is no way to skip ahead-unlocking Yulejacket requires opening all previous gifts on the left side.
Summary Table
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter the Winterfest Lodge from the lobby | |
| Open all left-side presents (one per day) | |
| Open the tall green box with red ribbon last | |
| Claim Yulejacket skin |
