WINTER | DRY SEASON | LUNAR NEW YEAR (SERIES 56)
Here are the details on this week’s events and rewards. Share tips along with your tuning setup codes.
The season starts at 6:30am Pacific on February 12 and ends Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:30 PM
This is the third season of the returning Lunar New Year series.
PLAYLIST POINTS & REWARDS
Playlist points overview
Points are accumulated across all four seasons. Each event in the Festival Playlist has a number of points to earn noted in the bottom left corner of the event tile. Accumulate points with any combination of completed events to earn the first reward car, and continue earning points from remaining events to earn the second reward car. Cars noted as Seasonal Exclusive are not available in the Autoshow, so grab them while you can! But don’t worry if you miss them, these cars may come back again for future Festival Playlists, or you can use a Backstage Pass to select from the available options.
Series: 300 points
- Series Reward: 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 6 (Seasonal exclusive car) (80 points)
- Series Reward: 2015 MG MG3 (Seasonal exclusive car) (160 points)
Season: 75 points
- Season Reward: 2020 Hyundai I30 N (Seasonal exclusive car) (20 points)
- Season Reward: Horizon Backstage Pass (40 points)
PLAYLIST EVENT REWARDS
In addition to the rewards for seasonal and series progress, this season you can also earn these rewards from completing individual events:
- Car: 2015 Formula Drift #13 Ford Mustang
- Car: 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition (R35)
- Car: 2012 Lotus Exige S
- Car: 2019 Hyundai Veloster N
- Car: 2006 Formula Drift #43 Dodge Viper SRT10
- Car: 2002 Koenigsegg CC8S
- Car Horn: Fireworks
- Clothing: Creative Tee
- Clothing: Horizon Raptors Desert Scarf
- ForzaLINK: “Time to Hoon?”
- ForzaLINK: “Special Delivery!”
- Super Wheelspins
- Forzathon Points
HORIZON BACKSTAGE CARS
Two cars are added with the change of each season and voting for the next week beings. Backstage Passes can be earned from seasonal playlist points and the Forzathon Shop. See details on Horizon Backstage voting and car selection here.
FORZATHON SHOP
Use Forzathon Points earned from events to collect cars, clothes, car horns, Backstage Passes, and Super Wheelspins before the season ends:
| 650 FP Car | 2015 Koenigsegg One:1 | |
| 300 FP Car | 1977 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford F-150 ‘Hoonitruck’ | |
| 75 FP Emote | Rawr | |
| 75 FP Clothing | Red Round Shades | |
| 1000 FP Backstage Pass | 1 Pass | |
| 60 FP / 150 FP | Wheelspin & Super Wheelspin |
FORZATHON CHALLENGES
Completing these challenges earn seasonal points plus Forzathon Points (FP) which can be used in the Forzathon Shop.
Forzathon Weekly Challenge
(5 pts) All four challenges must be completed in sequence to earn points.
| Hoonitruck | |
|---|---|
| Does the Truck | Own and Drive the 1977 Hoonigan GYMKHANA 10 Ford F-150 “Hoonitruck” |
| Hoonigan Slide | Earn a Drift Tap skill in the Hoonitruck |
| Climbkhana Two | Win the Volcan Sprint in the Hoonitruck |
| No. 42 | Bank 43,000 Skill Score in the Hoonitruck |
Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 6:30am PT and is open for 7 days.
| Swift Drift | Earn 3 Ultimate Drift or E-Drift skils at the Stadium Lunar Drift Arena within 1 minute |
| Full Moon | Complete the Canyon Expedition |
| Half Moon | Earn 3 Stars at the Pyramid of the Moon Speed Zone |
| Total Eclipse | Take a photo of the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX |
| Clothes are Wings | Equip the Chicken suit |
| Send It Like Saito | Earn an Ebisu Style skill combo |
| Unfair Advantage | Win a Midnight Battle in Aston Martin Vantage |
SEASON EVENT DETAILS
Seasonal general overview
Toggle the menu to show the rewards and restrictions for each event - if you complete the event in a car outside the restrictions or fail to meet the target, you won’t get the reward and points from completion. You must have unlocked the Hall of Fame with Accolade points to enter the Trial. Access to Rally Adventure Expansion DLC events require defeating the three team champions. Access to Hot Wheels events requires the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC; users without the DLC will still be able to gold the season and unlock the “Min, Meet Max” Achievement without these event points.
| Pts | Event | Name | Requirement | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | The Trial | Saddle Up | (B700) Ford Mustang | Dirt Racing (La Selva Scramble, Tulum Trail, Mangrove Scramble) |
| 3 | EventLab | DON JOEWON SONG presents Arcadia Rescension | (S1 900) Track Toys | (EventLab Island) |
| 3 | EventLab | UNWORTHYPLEB presents Hilltop Scramble | (B700) Classic & Retro Rally | |
| 3 | EventLab | GABRIEL SZAYEL presents Otoribash (1v1) | (B700) Japan | |
| 3 | Playground Games | Running Laps | (A800) David vs Goliath | Estadio Horizon - Team Flag Rush |
| 2 | Danger Sign | Cascadas | (B700) Hyundai - 581 feet (177 m) | |
| 2 | Danger Sign | Ridge Crest | (B700) Hyundai - 689 feet (210 m) | |
| 2 | Danger Sign | Cannonball | (B700) Hyundai - 551 feet (168 m) | |
| 5 | Championship | Fine China | (A800) China | Street Racing (Highland Climb) |
| 5 | Championship | Year of the Volksdragon | (C600) Volkswagen | Road Racing (Chihuahua Circuit) |
| 2 | Photo Challenge | #KillAllTires | Take a photo of any Hoonigan | |
| 2 | Horizon Open | Catch My Drift | Complete a Horizon Open Drifting event | |
| 3 | Collectibles | Off With a Bang! | Smash 10 Fireworks Boxes | |
| 2 | RA Speed Zone | Tierras Verdes | (S1 900) Hoonigan - 70 mph (113 kph) | |
| 5 | RA Championship | Very Imprezzive | (B700) Subaru | (Tres Colinas) |
| 2 | HW Speed Zone | Treetops | (S1 900) Hoonigan - 180 mph (209 kph) | |
| 5 | HW Championship | Journey of a Thousand Miles | (S2 998) Hypercars | Hot Wheels Goliath |
MONTHLY RIVALS
The total point value of Monthly events is divided by four when applied to individual seasons; completing the two Rivals events will apply 4 points to each season in this series. Post a clean lap to complete Rivals events. Monthly Rivals cars are stock and provided as free rentals for the event, allowing you to test drive the car before collecting it from seasonal points.
| Pts | Event | Car | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly Rivals | Estadio Circuit | Lynk & Co 02 |
| 1 | Forza EV Rivals | Los Jardines Circuit | Xpeng P7 |
| 1 | Forza EV Rivals | Tierra Pròspera Circuit | MG Cyberster |
| 1 | Forza EV Rivals | Aeródromo Sprint | Hyundai IONIQ 6 |
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