Fortnitemares 2025 turned the Fortnite island into a haunted Halloween playground, including one of the event’s most iconic quests: pumpkin carving. This simple but key challenge gives players 10,000 XP and credits toward earning the free Pyg the Butcher skin. Here’s all you need to know to finish this quest effectively.
The carve pumpkins challenge asks you to go to five particular places around the Fortnitemares-altered island and get close to clusters of pumpkins at each location. In contrast to normal destruction challenges, where you would have used your pickaxe or guns, the challenge here is a basic interaction, tool-free.
Your progress carries through on several matches, so you don’t have to go to all five places in one game. This makes the challenge more feasible, particularly since the areas are located in various parts of the map.
How to Carve Pumpkins in Fortnite?
Every carving spot has a white diamond symbol and will sparkle when you’re roughly in the area, so they’re actually pretty easy to find once you’re close. Here are the exact locations:
- North of Pumpkin Pass Bridge
- The first carving site is located just north of the bridge at Pumpkin Pass. Find a group of pumpkins in the vicinity of the bridge structure. This spot is fairly central, so it is an ideal place to start.
- Freaky Fields
- Proceed to Freaky Fields, one of the primary Fortnitemares POIs that took the place of Outpost Enclave. The pumpkins can be found in the building of this location. Freaky Fields has a red barn and large pumpkin patches, giving off a suitably eerie ambiance for this Halloween celebration.
- Gourdy Gate
- The third carving spot is at Gourdy Gate, on the north end of this pumpkin-plagued zone. Gourdy Gate is another significant Pumpkin Takeover region, recognizable by its light blue border on the map and overflowing jack-o’-lanterns.
- South of Bugswatter Beach
- Locate the fourth carving location under the bridge, south of Bugswatter Beach. This sea spot provides a different climate from the pumpkin patches inland, located in the northeastern part of the map.
- East of Supernova Academy
- The last place is east of Supernova Academy, which is beside a gas station. Supernova Academy is a very visible POI with modern-style buildings and a university campus environment, so the pumpkin patch nearby is not difficult to find.
When you get to each spot, go up to the cluster of pumpkins and wait for the prompt to show. The game will show “Carve Pumpkins” and the corresponding button for your platform. Just press the use button, which differs by platform, but is always prominently displayed on screen.
The carving animation only takes a few seconds. You’ll notice the pumpkins become carved jack-o’-lanterns with lighting faces. When finished, you’ll be confirmed as having carved that set, and your progress counter will be updated.
Aside from the direct 10,000 XP reward, finishing the carve pumpkins quest also counts towards your overall Fortnitemares experience. The event has a tiered system of rewards wherein earning account levels rewards free cosmetics, leading up to the Pyg the Butcher set at level 15.
This carve pumpkins quest is one of the events in the overall Fortnitemares 2025 from October 9 to November 1, 2025.