- Primary Subject: Fortnite (Chapter 7, Season 1 / Love and Legends Event)
- Key Update: Epic Games has launched a month-long February event featuring "Candy Heart" collection, pink heart-shaped storms, and the return of fan-favorite mini-events like Nitemare Island.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: February 5, 2026
- Quick Answer: The Love and Legends event runs from Feb 5 to Feb 28. Collect 250 Candy Hearts in team modes to unlock the exclusive Heartie Backbling.
The Fortnite Love and Legends event has arrived. Unlike other events, this will be a month-long celebration of love and friendship throughout February.
Epic Games has been coy about what players can expect during the event, but a small roadmap has been shared online, which gives us an idea. That being said, let's break down the key dates for the Fortnite Love and Legends event.
Fortnite Live And Legends Event Schedule
Fortnite Love and Legends kicked off on February 5 and will run the entire month. The initial part of the event will grant daily rewards like extra level-ups, with subsequent weeks adding more unique content like Power Hours, pink heart-shaped storms, and more.
Sweet Streak
The Sweet Streak section simply tasks players with logging in to Fortnite for 10 out of the first 14 days of the event.
Doing so will reward players with one battle pass level-up for the first nine days, with the final reward being an exclusive loading screen.
Squad Up
The Squad Up part of the event is also live. To start progressing, you need to play Duos, Trios, or Squads in BR, Zero Build, Reload, OG, or Blitz.
Once you assemble your squad, you need to collect Candy Hearts by getting eliminations or looting Rare chests, Supply Drops, and bosses.
The initial reward for collecting 250 Candy Hearts will be the Heartie Backbling cosmetic. However, each time you collect 50 you'll get 12k XP.
Lovely Finish
The Lovely Finish is the second part of the Love and Legends event. It will go live on February 19. We'll update this section with more information as soon as it's revealed.
Beyond all of the mentioned, these are other important dates highlighted in the Love and Legends roadmap:
- Weekly Power Hours: On February 7, 14, and 21
- Pink Storm Shields at random
- Nitemare Island Returns: February 13 (yes, it's a Friday)
- OG Ice Storm Event: February 15
- DeLorean returns and Lantern Fest Reload: February 19
- Seven Mystery event: February 23
And that's it. Stick with us at Gfinityesports.com: your go-to source for all things Fortnite.