Are the Fortnite July 4 event and Summer Escape event the same? Explained

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 has just seen the introduction of the Summer Escape Event. Every year, Epic Games introduces a major update with many summer items, skins, and locations and then goes on vacation. The Summer Escape is that update. Given that this event has begun officially on July 4, players wonder whether the rumored July 4 event is the same as the Summer Escape.

These two events are one and the same, though it is admittedly a bit coincidental that the weekly update happened to fall on July 4 since it was a Tuesday. Here’s what they’ve added in the Fourth of July Summer Escape event.

What does the Fortnite Summer Escape event entail?

The Summer Escape event in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 is the annual summer event. It is also the debut of Purradise Meowscles.

Purradise Meowscles is debuting (Image via Epic Games)

Epic Games has dropped a lot of challenges with this update and given players plenty to do while they take their annual leave:

Deal 50 damage to Wildlife
Catch 3 Fish in one match
Outlast 200 players
Pet tamed wolves or boars in two different matches
Reveal 7 opponents with Flare Gun
Eliminate 7 opponents
Destroy 10 trees
Use a launchpad at Sunswoon Lagoon landmark
Travel 100 meters gliding
Deal 200 damage to opponents while sliding/crouching
Destroy 40 objects while driving a vehicle
Gain 200 shields
Collect an apple, banana, and coconut (not in the same match necessarily)
Report back to Purradise Meowscles
Mantle within 30 seconds of busting through a door
Deal 200 damage to opponents from above
Swim within five seconds of bouncing on the umbrella
Slide 50 meters at Sunswoon Lagoon
Deal 150 damage to opponents with explosive weapons
Deal 100 damage to enemy players within 45 seconds of swimming
Swim 75 meters at Sunswoon Lagoon
Eat 5 Ice Cream Cones
Break 10 slurp or slap barrels
Eliminate an opponent while under the effects of a Frozen or Spicy Ice Cream Cone
Restore 200 health
Search 7 chests
Ride wildlife to Sunswoon Lagoon
Light a campfire
Emote by a lit campfire
Fly 100 meters in the air in a vehicle
Destroy 30 structures
Collect 4 Fireflies
Light 3 campfires
Sprint 200 meters while on Slap
Collect Rare or better weapons three times

You can head to Sunswoon Lagoon, a landmark just outside of Creeky Compound, for many of these quests. They offer free rewards as well as quite a lot of Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 XP: