We count down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the release date and time of Diablo 4's Midwinter Blight event!

First Published December 6, 2023, 19:40

Attention, heroes of Sanctuary! Diablo 4's first-ever seasonal event is releasing this December. It is called Midwinter Blight, and we are all very excited to slay the red-cloaked terrors that lurk in the Fractured Peaks.

If you are as hyped as we are, especially with Season of Blood turning it around for Blizzard's latest ARPG, then we've got you covered. In this guide, we share the exact release time of Midwinter Blight alongside a countdown timer that you can stare at...

Update on 6 December 2023: We've updated this article with the latest info and exact timing of Diablo 4's Midwinter Blight holiday event.

Diablo 4 Midwinter Blight Release Time & Date

Players will start their quest to slay the red-cloaked terrors in Kyovashad, Diablo 4's main city hub in the Fractured Peaks region, where the event takes place. The Midwinter Blight event starts on 12 December 2023, following a server maintenance period. 

Therefore, we expect the exact release time for Diablo 4's Midwinter Blight event to be 19:00 CEST in Europe and 09:00 PDT in North America, so mark your calendars and set those alarms. 

Get hyped with an official lore description of Midwinter Blight to get the blood flowing:

Ever wonder what the holidays are like in Sanctuary? Well, now you can find out in our first seasonal event, Midwinter Blight, beginning on December 12 and lasting for three weeks. Trudge through the snow-laden, winter terror-land of Fractured Peaks, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for a mysterious, red-cloaked terror!

Midwinter Blight will run for three (3) weeks, until 2 January 2024. We expect the event to end at the start of the maintenance period, so 18:00 CEST on European servers and 08:00 on US servers.

Countdown To Diablo 4's Midwinter Blight

If you simply can't wait for Diablo 4's Midwinter Blight event, then we've got a countdown timer you can join us in staring at below.

33 days, 09:47:43

Keep in mind that there's always a chance server maintenance might be extended by a few hours if any issues with deploying the Diablo 4 update occur.

While you wait for Midwinter Blight to begin, you can check out the spine-chilling Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred trailer below, showcasing Mephisto as the main villain of the game's first expansion, set to release "late 2024."

We can't wait to experience Diablo 4's first seasonal event, which seems like a perfect fit for the world of Sanctuary. If anything changes, we will endeavor to update this article with haste, so stay tuned, Nephalem!

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Written by Wessel Minnie

Wessel is a former member of Bravado Gaming, a top South African esports organization, and a former editor at GLITCHED.online. He can also be found on HLTV discussing everything CS esports.  When he's not writing or editing, Wessel is clicking heads in Counter-Strike 2, pondering over the best Diablo 4 builds for each class, or venturing into the Lands Between of Elden Ring for the umpteenth time. He loves ARPGs and any SoulsBorne title he can get his mitts on, but feel free to email or drop him a message on social media with any interesting gaming-related topics you think he might enjoy.