The Hollow Event Calendar: Nightly Reveals & Reward Cutoff

The Hollow event calendar condenses Roblox's nine-night Halloween run into one date-by-date reference: the Oct 22 opening, every nightly monster reveal, and the Nov 2 reward cutoff. This guide gives you each timestamp in multiple timezones so you can plan exactly when to log in and which reveal to expect before the event window closes.

What the Hollow Event Calendar Looks Like This October

The Hollow event calendar runs for nine consecutive nights, opening October 22 at 2pm PT (with public access at 3pm PT) and closing on November 2 at noon PST, which gives survivors a tight window to chase the Halloween maze and collect every monster reveal before the reward cutoff. The platform-wide Roblox event was confirmed by the the official newsroom event page, and the official The Hollow game page lists the same opening time, so the schedule you see in third-party trackers should match what the launcher shows. Because the event is short and each night introduces a new monster, a clean at-a-glance calendar matters more than a long strategy essay, which is why the rest of this guide is built as a date-by-date reference rather than a narrative.

If you only have a few hours to play, the calendar below tells you exactly when to log in, which monster to expect, and when the final reward window shuts. Every data point here is anchored to the Eurogamer Hollow coverage and the official Newsroom post, with timestamps converted to PT, ET, BST, CEST, JST, and AEDT so players in every region can plan around school, work, or sleep.

The Hollow Extended Schedule by Night

The Hollow extended schedule covers nine nights plus a two-day reward grace period, and the table below consolidates every important timestamp into one row per night. Times are sourced from the official Newsroom post and the Eurogamer Hollow event tracker, then converted to the most-requested timezones for international players.

The pattern is deliberate: every night opens at the same wall-clock slot, which means a player who locks in their routine for day 1 can keep the same routine through the finale on October 31. The only structural change is the November 2 deadline, which is a separate 12pm PST cutoff rather than another night of reveals, and that single difference is what catches most casual players off guard.

Why the Calendar Centers on 2pm PT and 3pm PT

Roblox platform-wide events historically anchor their open window to Pacific time because Roblox HQ is in San Mateo, and the Hollow schedule keeps that tradition. The 2pm PT slot is technically the "early access" window for Roblox Premium subscribers and event-partner creators, while the 3pm PT slot is the free-to-enter opening that any logged-in player can join. If you log in at exactly 2pm and the gates do not open, you are likely seeing the early-access queue; refresh at 3pm PT and the maze should activate for your account.

Day 1 vs. the Finale: How the Schedule Shifts

Day 1 of the Hollow event on October 22 is a standard reveal night, but October 31 is treated as a finale because Halloween falls on the last reveal day rather than the day after. The finale bundles the ninth monster with a bonus reward tier that you cannot earn on any other night, which is why the Hollow day 9 finale guide recommends logging in at 2:55pm PT on October 31 to claim the queue spot before the 3pm PT open. Day 1, by contrast, is mostly about learning the maze layout and your first safe-room spawn, because the maze re-rolls its procedural sections every 24 hours rather than resetting to a fixed template.

The Hollow Daily Schedule for Reveals and Resets

The Hollow daily schedule for each night breaks down into three repeatable phases: pre-show countdown, reveal window, and after-hours farming. Because the maze stays live for several hours past the reveal timestamp, players who cannot log in exactly at 3pm PT still have time to run the new monster encounter before the next day's reset.

The pre-show phase is where most of the queue pain happens on night one, because the entire Roblox platform is logging in at the same time, so expect 5-15 minute lobby waits if you join between 2:30pm and 3:00pm PT. The reveal window is short but worth watching even if you cannot run the maze, because the monster name and weakness are broadcast in world chat and you can plan your loadout for the open run phase. The open run phase is where the actual grinding happens, and because the maze runs until midnight PT you can comfortably play from 5pm to 11pm PT without missing any new content.

How the Schedule Handles Time Zones Outside PT

If you live in a timezone that does not align with PT, the cleanest way to plan is to convert 3pm PT to your local time once and memorize that anchor, because every night uses the same 3pm PT reveal slot. For example, players in the UK see a rolling 11pm BST reveal on day 1 and a 10pm BST reveal on the October 31 finale because the UK clock falls back on October 26. Players in Japan see 7am JST reveals on most nights, which is the friendliest timezone for the event because the reveal lands right after breakfast, and the open run phase lasts through the entire Japanese evening. Australian players in AEDT land at 9am AEDT for standard nights and 10am AEDT for the October 31 finale, which means the event doubles as a Saturday-morning ritual for Sydney and Melbourne survivors.

The Hollow Dates: Start, Finale, and Reward Cutoff

The Hollow dates that matter for completionists are three specific checkpoints: October 22 as the opening day, October 31 as the finale, and November 2 as the reward cutoff. Missing any of these three means you either skip the first-night reward, miss the finale-exclusive drop, or lose the ability to claim earned rewards entirely, which is why each date is worth its own explanation rather than a single bullet.

October 22 is a soft date in the sense that you can still earn almost everything by joining on day 2, but the founder's badge is the one item that locks to first-day attendance. October 31 is the harder date because the finale cosmetic only drops on that single night and does not replay in the reward grace period. November 2 is the absolute hard cutoff: any reward sitting in your unclaimed tab at 12:00pm PST on November 2 will be swept from your inventory, and based on past Roblox platform events, swept rewards do not return even if you file a support ticket.

How the October 22 Opening Differs From a Normal Night

The October 22 opening is treated as a soft launch by Roblox because it lets the platform load-balance the surge of new players before the daily routine kicks in on day 2. If you log in on October 22 you will see an extra tutorial overlay, a free currency bundle in your inbox, and the first monster spawn in a more forgiving section of the maze, all of which are designed to onboard first-time survivors. None of those onboarding perks repeat on subsequent nights, so day 1 is the cheapest possible entry point if you have never played the Hollow before, and the Hollow beginner guide walks through the first 30 minutes of that onboarding flow step by step.

How the November 2 Cutoff Actually Works

The November 2 reward cutoff is enforced as a 12pm PST hard stop on the unclaimed tab in the Hollow menu, which means you do not need to be inside the maze at the cutoff, you only need to open the menu and click claim on every reward sitting in your inbox. The grace period between October 31 and November 2 is exactly 48 hours, which is generous compared to most Roblox events, and the Hollow reward claim deadline guide has a printable checklist of every reward slot to clear before the cutoff. If you are traveling or offline on November 2, your only safe option is to log in before you leave and claim everything in advance, because the cutoff is server-side and does not respect time-zone preference.

Mapping Your Runs to the Hollow Calendar

The Hollow schedule is short enough that a casual player can finish the event with two to three hours of play per night, but the calendar is dense enough that a completionist needs a plan. The table below matches player profiles to the minimum number of nights they should play, with the recommended login window for each profile based on community testing reported by Eurogamer and the Roblox Newsroom.

The reason completionists should target the 2:55pm PT queue is that Roblox's lobby fills fastest in the five minutes before the 3pm PT open, and players who queue at 3:05pm PT often wait 10-20 minutes while the platform drains the backlog. Logging in 5 minutes before the open, by contrast, usually lands you inside the maze within 60 seconds of the reveal, and the Hollow event schedule breakdown includes a queue-priority tip from the official Roblox status page.

A Night-by-Night Checklist for Standard Completionists

For players who want to clear the entire event without grinding, the following night-by-night checklist keeps each session to roughly 90 minutes and aligns with the daily schedule laid out in the previous section. The checklist assumes PT timestamps because that is the anchor timezone for the Hollow, but the same checklist works in any timezone once you convert 3pm PT to your local reveal slot.

• Night 1 (Oct 22): Log in by 2:30pm PT, queue by 2:55pm PT, claim founder's badge, finish tutorial overlay, run the first monster encounter twice for the drop.

• Night 2 (Oct 23): Log in by 2:55pm PT, watch the reveal, run the new monster three times, bank the daily currency in the safe room.

• Nights 3-7 (Oct 24-28): Repeat the night 2 routine, swap your loadout based on the previous night's weakness reveal, do not skip the safe-room bank.

• Night 8 (Oct 29): Log in early because the maze begins to foreshadow the finale encounter, save at least 1,000 currency for the finale cosmetic.

• Night 9 / Finale (Oct 31): Log in by 2:30pm PT because the queue is the heaviest of the entire event, run the finale encounter at least four times to secure the exclusive cosmetic.

• Grace Day 1 (Nov 1): Open the unclaimed tab, claim every reward earned so far, do not start new maze runs.

• Grace Day 2 (Nov 2): Log in by 11:30am PST, claim the remaining rewards, screenshot your cleared inbox as proof before the 12pm PST cutoff.

Common Schedule Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Three schedule mistakes account for the majority of "I missed the reward" complaints in community threads, and each one maps directly to a timestamp on the calendar above. The first mistake is joining at 3pm PT sharp instead of 2:55pm PT, which forces you into the back of the queue. The second mistake is treating October 31 as a regular night instead of a finale, which means players skip the cosmetic in favor of farming currency they cannot spend after November 2. The third mistake is assuming the November 2 cutoff is a soft deadline, which it is not, because the unclaimed tab is wiped server-side at 12pm PST with no extension window.

What to Do If the Hollow Schedule Changes Mid-Event

Roblox platform events are occasionally extended by 24-48 hours when a server outage or matchmaking bug interrupts a reveal night, and the Hollow extended schedule is the term players use when the calendar gains an extra day. The Roblox Newsroom announcement leaves the door open for an extension if the October 31 finale encounters instability, so the table below shows how the calendar would shift if a 24-hour or 48-hour extension is granted.

If an extension is announced mid-event, the safest move is to keep playing on your original schedule and treat the extra day as bonus loot rather than a relocated finale, because the finale cosmetic historically locks to the originally announced finale date even when extensions are granted. Community reports from the Hollow Discord, summarized by Eurogamer, suggest that extensions also do not extend the November 2 cutoff, so the unclaimed tab will still wipe on time even if the maze stays open a day longer. Check the Roblox status page and the official Hollow X/Twitter account at least once per day during the event so you can adjust if an extension is confirmed, and screenshot the announcement so you have proof in case the in-game calendar lags behind the official channels.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does The Hollow event start in 2026?

The Hollow event starts on October 22, 2026 at 2pm PT for early access and 3pm PT for general access, with day 1 of the maze opening at the same 3pm PT slot used by every subsequent night, and the official Hollow game page confirms the 2pm PT pre-show.

How many nights does The Hollow run?

The Hollow runs for nine consecutive nights from October 22 through October 31, with the finale on Halloween itself, and the Roblox Newsroom post describes the calendar as a "nine-night" structure, so you should expect nine monster reveals plus a 48-hour reward grace period.

What is the Hollow reward cutoff date?

The reward cutoff is November 2, 2026 at 12pm PST, and any reward left unclaimed in the Hollow menu at that timestamp is swept from your inventory, so log in before noon PST to clear the unclaimed tab.

Is there a day 1 bonus in The Hollow?

Yes, day 1 on October 22 includes a founder's badge and a free currency bundle that are only available to players who log in during the 2pm PT early-access window or the 3pm PT public open, and these bonuses do not repeat on later nights.

What happens if the Hollow schedule gets extended?

Roblox may extend the maze by 24-48 hours, but the November 2 reward cutoff historically stays fixed, and the finale cosmetic remains locked to the October 31 reveal even when an extension is granted, so play on your original schedule and treat the extra day as bonus loot.