Rocket League Frosty Fest 2020: Release Date, Time, Patch Notes, Rewards, Items And Everything You Need To Know About The Christmas Event

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December is finally here and with that comes an array of Christmas events for your favourite games.

Rocket League will also bring some festive cheer to the game, with the return of the annual Frosty Fest event.

Having recently entered Season 2, less than a week later we have a brand new update.

Keep reading to find out everything we know about the Frosty Fest event for Christmas 2020.

Rocket League Frosty Fest 2020

Frosty Fest happened to be the second special event brought to Rocket League.

This event is all about winter and Christmas!

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Event Details

Below you'll find all the important details 

"Get ready to chill during Rocket League's coolest in-game event, Frosty Fest! In case you're new to Rocket League since the free to play launch, this marks the fourth annual arrival of the seasonal event. It's ready to bring good tidings, Challenges, Limited Time Modes (LTM), plus returning items from Frosty Fests of old!"

"Once the event begins, complete Event Challenges found in the Challenge Menu. Completing Frosty Fest Challenges will unlock seasonal items like the Holiday Bow Topper, Holiday Hearth Wheels, and even the new Xmas Lights Animated Decal! Check out the items in the slideshow below. Golden Gifts will return as Event Challenge rewards as well, which will unlock items from the Accelerator, Elevation, and Triumph Series. There's even a free item waiting in the Item Shop by the name of Mr. Floeberg! Get Rocket League's festive snowman Antenna for free all throughout Frosty Fest, and be on the lookout for additional festive items in the Item Shop!"

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"Get your snow tires ready for three LTMs throughout Frosty Fest, including the new Winter Breakaway! The snow has hit Throwback Stadium for the first time and the puck is ready to drop for this twist on Snow Day mode. Perform one-timer and wraparound goals on this Arena that resembles a hockey rink! Winter Breakaway will be playable December 14 through December 21, and will be followed by Spike Rush on the snowy variant of Throwback Stadium and 2v2 Heatseeker on other snowy Arenas."

Release Date And Time

Frosty Fest 2020 has a confirmed start time and end date. On the key dates are outlined below:

  • December 14, 9 a.m. PST (5 p.m. UTC): Frosty Fest begins with Winter Breakaway
  • December 21: Spike Rush returns
  • December 28: Heatseeker returns
  • January 4: Frosty Fest Ends

For those curious, here's a list of previous dates for this event:

  • December 11, 2017 - January 2, 2018
  • December 17, 2018 - January 7, 2019
  • December 16, 2019 - January 6, 2020

Items

Previous Frosty Fests brought a few different items to the game including:

  • Decals
  • Antennas
  • Player Banners
  • Toppers
  • Boost
  • Trails
  • Wheels
  • Avatar Borders
  • Player Titles
  • Other

Most of these are returning to the game once again in 2020, some of which can be seen in the images dotted across this page.

For more articles like this, take a look at our Rocket League and Christmas Events page.