When does Captain Jack Sparrow come to Fortnite? Pirates of the Caribbean event start date
Setting sail to stranger tides.
Captain Jack Sparrow is sailing into Fortnite as a playable character as part of an upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean event.
You may have seen the legendary pirate from Disney’s famous films in the game already, but this was due to a mistake made by the development team. They released the Cursed Sails Pass early by accident.
Don’t worry – you haven’t missed out!
The Cursed Sails Pass and Jack Sparrow skin will return to Fortnite soon.
Read on to find out when the Captain Jack Sparrow skin is coming to Fortnite, how to get Jack Sparrow and what else is in the Pirates of the Caribbean event.
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When does Captain Jack Sparrow come to Fortnite? Event start date
Captain Jack Sparrow will officially come to Fortnite as part of the Cursed Sails Pass on Friday 19th July 2024, Epic Games has confirmed.
While the Cursed Sails Pass was available to purchase on 22nd June, this was a mistake by the development team. This was all confirmed in a post made on the official Fortnite Status X (formerly known as Twitter) account:
How to get Captain Jack Sparrow skin in Fortnite
To get the Captain Jack Sparrow skin in Fortnite, you will need to purchase the Cursed Sails Pass once it goes live on the in-game Item Shop on 19th July.
Once it’s live, purchasing the Premium Reward Track of the Cursed Sails Pass for 1,000 V-Bucks should earn you the Captain Jack Sparrow skin in Fortnite.
If you’re seeing players running around as Captain Jack Sparrow in the meantime, this is because the Cursed Sails Pass was accidentally put up for sale earlier than intended on 22nd June.
Anyone who bought the Cursed Sails Pass early has to wait until the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean event to progress through the Pass - but they get to keep playing as Jack Sparrow regardless.
What else is in the Pirates of the Caribbean event?
Aside from the Captain Jack Sparrow skin, a bunch more rewards can be unlocked by levelling up through the Cursed Sails Pass during the Pirates of the Caribbean event in Fortnite.
You’ll find Pirates of the Caribbean-themed cosmetics including Jack Sparrow’s Sword, a Jar of Dirt emote, the Cursed Jack Sparrow outfit and much, much more.
While it’s yet to be officially added to the game, thanks to it launching earlier than intended (and then being swiftly removed), you can check out the entire Cursed Sails Pass contents (courtesy of a video by Fortnite leaker Shiina) on YouTube.
Based on the video, it looks like there will be quests to complete during the event, too.
Other leakers, including the ever-reliable HYPEX, have revealed that Elizabeth Swann, Captain Barbossa and Davy Jones will be joining Jack Sparrow as playable characters in Fortnite, too!
As they aren’t included in the YouTube video, we’d guess that Elizabeth Swann, Captain Barbossa and Davy Jones will be unlocked by purchasing them separately (or as part of a Pirates of the Caribbean Set) from the in-game Item Shop.
We’ll update this page with official information once the Pirates of the Caribbean event and its details are properly revealed by Epic Games.
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