Winter is already here in Series 5 of Forza Horizon 6’s weekly Festival Playlist Challenges, and I’d be lying if I said I knew there were just so many British cars in the world! We continue the British theme this week, and I’ll be right here, as usual, providing all the tunes and tips I can muster to help you through the new challenges on offer. But first, do you wanna build a snowman?
You’ll find that the Series 5 challenges are in place from now, running right through until October 8th 2026. Fire up Forza Horizon 6 this instant and get involved with the latest challenges. And remember, you can play through Game Pass if you like.
As always, and much like all the Series’ that have gone before it, Series 5 gives you the opportunity to rack up Festival Playlist Points by completing events across the map, unlocking the featured seasonal rewards before we start all over again with Series 6, which is entitled “Horizon Meets”. Who knows what that will bring?
Here’s everything included in the Forza Horizon 6 Series 5 Winter Festival Playlist, along with our recommended cars, tune setups in the form of share codes, and challenge tips. Hopefully they’ll help you out. If they do, let us know down in the comments.
What Is The Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist?
If you’re new to the scene, the Festival Playlist is Forza Horizon 6’s rotating weekly challenge system, offering players the chance to complete seasonal events in exchange for Playlist Points, reward cars, Wheelspins and Credits.
Each Series lasts four weeks and is split into Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring editions, with Series 5 taking place from September 10th, for 4 weeks, now at the Winter stage. From there, we move into Series 6. Should you be looking for all our Challenge Guides, we’ve got you covered.
Completing events across the map increases your seasonal progress, unlocking exclusive rewards before the Playlist resets the following week.
At A Glance
- Series: Series 5 – British Automotive
- Season: Winter
- Dates: September 24th – October 1st 2026
- Main Reward Cars: 2016 Vauxhall Astra VXR, 2016 Bentley Bentayga
- Series Reward Cars: 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed, 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Concept Car
- Easiest Playlist Points: Photo Challenge, Collectables Treasure Hunt, Drift Attack, Horizon Stunt Party
Festival Playlist Reward Cars
This week’s seasonal rewards are tied to Playlist Point totals earned across the various activities available around the map.
- Points – 20 | Reward – 2016 Vauxhall Astra VXR (Common)
- Points – 40 | Reward – 2016 Bentley Bentayga (Epic)
What a choice – the Max Power, Chavtastic Astra or the ugliest car in the whole world. Which would you choose?
- Points – 80 | Reward – 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed (Rare)
- Points – 160 | Reward – 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Concept Car (Legendary)
Event: Monthly Rivals
- Points: 4pts
- Circuit: Shimanoyama Sprint
- Car: McLaren W1
- Reward: Super Wheelspin
Remember, get round with a clean lap to succeed. It doesn’t need to be fast, just neat! Basically, go as slow as you like… And given the car this month, that may be a challenge, as it is pretty speedy…
Event: Weekly Challenge
- Points: 5
- Challenge: Jaguar Explorer
- Car: 2010 Jaguar C-X75
- Reward: 25,000 Credits
An early foray into alternative drivetrains, the C-X75 apparently had the world’s highest torque and power density of electric motors when it was launched. I’ve no idea what any of that means, but it should be rapid!
The share code for mine is 31576482. 890 BHP should make the performance memorable!
It’ll cost a hefty 3,200,000 Credits from the Autoshow if you don’t own one, or you can go and win the “Country Pickups” seasonal championship to get one for free. I know which one I’m choosing!
Step 1: Own and drive the car. Pretty simple.
Step 2: Take a photo at Shinaakawa – Go straight north of Tokyo.
Step 3: Complete two Road Races. A short circuit one would be ideal.
Step 4: Finally, we need to park at any car meet. Simples.
Enjoy your credits and points!
Event: Daily Challenges
- Points: 1pt x7
- Challenge: 7 Individual Challenges
- Car: Varies
- Reward: Credits
Daily challenges return, and as the name suggests, a new one is unlocked every day. You’ll want to keep checking back to find out what you need to do each and every time! There is an achievement for earning every point in a season, and these are key to doing that.
Event: Photo Challenge
- Points: 2pts
- Challenge: #BambooPerfect
- Car: A McLaren
- Reward: Emote – Karate Master
Take a picture of your McLaren in the Bamboo Forest. See the top of this article for my effort.
Event: Treasure Hunt
- Points: 3pts
- Challenge: Shimonoyama District
- Car: Any
- Reward: 100,000 credits
Smash the treasure chest to the west of Tokyo for many credits. See the picture below for the location you need to be in. The tip of the arrow is touching the chest.
Event: Seasonal Championship – Cross Country
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Country Pickups
- Car: Pickups and 4X4s – B Class
- Reward: Jaguar C-X75
I went with a Ram 1500 TRX, reasoning that anything that size should be unstoppable. The share code is 112738744.
Win all three races solo, or best two of three if you’re in a convoy, and the prize will be yours.
Event: Seasonal Championship – Street Racing
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Cult Street
- Car: Cult Cars – D Class
- Reward: Reliant Supervan
Not exactly Fast and Furious, more like Slow and Snoring! I used a Honda S800, and the share code for this mighty beast is 868391929.
Event: Seasonal Championship – The Trial
- Points: 10pts
- Championship: Winter Rallies
- Car:Rally Monsters – A Class
- Reward: Metro 6R4
It went okay last week, and we won first time out – Let’s hope it continues.
Rally Monsters eh? I went with a stock Porsche 911 Rallye, mainly because it is at the tuning limit already. Save the pennies and all that…
Good luck with your team!
Event: Horizon Play
- Points: 3
- Location: Speed Connection
- Car: Could be any
- Reward: Peel P50
Do some Online Racing and score 3 Link Speed Skills while you do so. This could be any class, so there is no help from me, but it shouldn’t be too hard.
Event: Drift Attack
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Shimanoyama Drift Attack
- Car: British – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
80,000 points in a lap is very doable, especially if you use a stock Aston Martin Vantage from 2019. No need to spend pennies, just keep sliding!
Event: Danger Sign
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Azure Dive
- Car: UK Cars – B Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Jump 210 metres in a B Class car.
As the approach is offroad I went with the Mini X-Raid All4 Racing Countryman (try saying that fast 5 times!). I tuned a touch too and the share code is 126002012.
I hit the ramp at around 160 mph to clear it.
Event: Speed Zone
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Tall Trees
- Car: UK – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Average 70 mph to win out, so the Ariel Nomad, with the share code 136273750, stepped up to the plate.
Event: Trailblazer
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Sekibe Kaido
- Car: British – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Make it to the finish line with more than 42 seconds on the clock. I used the same Ariel Nomad as above. That share code again? 136273750.
Event: Horizon Stunt Party
- Points: 3pts
- Location: Online
- Car: Depends on the event
- Reward: Clothing – Black and Red Utility pants.
It’s Stunt Party time once more so you’ll have to hang around until it pops. Jump on it when it appears is my advice and should it do so, you’ll need to complete Round 3 to win out. Fairly easy though.
Fastest Ways To Earn Playlist Points This Week
If you’re looking to unlock the seasonal rewards quickly, you may want to prioritise the easier activities first. If that is indeed the case, and pretty much as always, we always recommend ticking off the Photo challenge first – it’s the most simple way to rack up the points. Then hit up the Treasure Hunt before making the most of Horizon Stunt Party once again. The Drift Attack is pretty simple this week too.
This should allow you to stack up a healthy hit of progress through the Playlist before even touching the longer Seasonal Championships.
Follow our lead from up above and you should find yourself powering through the Festival Playlist challenges in Forza Horizon 6 for Series 5 Winter. Next up? Well, that is Spring, as the British Automotive theme comes to a conclusion.
As always, we’d love to hear if any of our cars and tunes helped you out, so feel free to get involved in the comments.
And remember, you’ll need a copy of Forza Horizon 6 in your digital library. It’s available through Game Pass if you prefer. Just head to the Xbox Store and enjoy a download.
