Festival Playlist events and rewards Jan. 29 - Feb. 5 (Summer S56)

[T10ManteoMax]

SUMMER | WET 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 January 29 and ends Thursday, February 5, 2026 2:30 PM
This is the first 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: 2022 Hyundai Kona 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: 2023 Formula Drift #64 Forsberg Racing Nissan Z (Seasonal exclusive - “Cara Este” event)
• Car: 1982 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3
• Car: 2013 Formula Drift #777 Chevrolet Corvette
• Car: 2020 Xpeng P7
• Car: 1994 Ford Supervan 3
• Car: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G 65 AMG
• Clothing: Green Car Tee
• Clothing: Epitaph Black Logo Relaxed Tee
• ForzaLINK: “Driftacular!”
• ForzaLINK: “This isn’t even my final form”
• Super Wheelspins
• Forzathon Points

HORIZON BACKSTAGE CARS

Added to the Backstage Shop this week:

• 2000 Lotus 340R
• 2010 Rossion Q1

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:

600 FP Car	1996 Ferrari F50 GT
300 FP Car	2007 Formula Drift #117 599 GTB Fiorano
75 FP Car Horn	Gong
75 FP Clothing	Red Suit
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.

Field Trip
Water Can’t Stop Me!	Own and drive the 2013 Formula Drift #777 Chevrolet Corvette
A Way of Life	Earn 6 stars at Drift Zones in the FD #777 Corvette
Drifting Season	Earn 10 Ultimate Drift or E-Drift skills in the FD #777 Corvette
2 For 1	Earn 100,000 points at Drif Zones within 2 minutes in the FD #777 Corvette

Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 6:30am PT and is open for 7 days.

Dragon’s Den	Visit the Lunar Drift Arena
You’ve Got Red on You	Equip the Red Suit
Roaring to Go!	Earn an Unlimited Burnout skill in any Peugeot, Holden or HSV at the Lunar Drift Arena
Get Your Drag On	Win a Drag Race
Putt Putt Golf!	Take a photo of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R at the Club de Opalo de Fuego
Be Like Water	Complete the ‘Flood, Sweat, and Gears’ Showcase
Lucky Ford-Tune	Get a ‘Lucky Escape’ skill in any Ford

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
3	Horizon Arcade	Mini Games	Complete any Horizon Arcade Theme
10	The Trial	Corvetting the Competition	(B700) Chevrolet Corvette	Road Racing (Arch of Mulegé Circuit, Bahía de Plano Circuit, Horizon Mexico Circuit)
3	EventLab	Don Joewon Song presents Utopia Gardens Recension	(A800) Modern Rally & Rally Monsters
3	EventLab	Twisted Knot presents Turbine Raceway Day	(B700) Retro Sports Cars
3	EventLab	GT Deny presents The Butterfly Tunnel Run	(A800) Modern Sports Cars
2	Drift Zone	Cara Este	(S1 900) Formula Drift - 600,000 pts
2	Drift Zone	Polytunnels	(S1 900) Formula Drift - 140,000 pts
2	Drift Zone	Camino De Montana	(S1 900) Formula Drift - 140,000 pts
5	Championship	A Rod for Your Own Race	(C600) Rods and Customs	Street Racing (Festival Gatecrash, Costa Rocosa, El Lago Blanco)
5	Championship	Utility Thrills	(B700) Vans and Utility	Road Racing (Copper Canyon Sprint, Riviera Sprint, Playa Azul Circuit)
3	Treasure Hunt	Frog in the Well	This spritely frog is oh so bouncy, jump 5 times and claim your bounty!
2	Photo Challenge	#SnapOversteer	Take a photo of either of the start gates of the Los Campos Drift Zone
2	Hide & Seek	5 vs 1	Complete a game of Hide & Seek
2	RA Danger Sign	Dunes	(A800) Xpeng - 657 feet (200m)
5	RA Championship	Ohh the Audicity	(A800) Audi Avant	Senda de Montana, La Cantera, Arzate Sprint
2	HW Danger Sign	Ice Crash	(A800) Xpeng - 1,444 feet (440m)
5	HW Championship	In the Loop	(S1 900) McLaren	Twin Loop Speed Circuit, Dragon’s Fall Speed Circuit, Waterslide Speed Circuit

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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[TheGillesMuller]

I ran them all again (apart from the ‘02) but with my own tunes throughout this time, again excluding the ‘02 since it’s a very specific build and pointless + very slow for auto…

B Corvettes (AOM Circuit)

Corvette '60 - 1:02.830
Corvette '70 - 1:02.930 (SC 165 761 876)

Corvette '67 - 1:03.505
Corvette '53 - 1:03.630
Corvette '95 - 1:03.981

Barbie (RWD + drags) - 1:05.132 (I also have this shared but you know…just don’t )

Corvette '02 (KillianFirebold, RWD + Drags) - 1:06.675

I’ll also be sharing the ‘60 later, while I’m sure I could also have improved the ‘70’s time if I tried hard enough the tune’s still up from the original, no reason to delete it or throw a 2nd one up.

By pure coincidence the ‘70 is my 2nd most popular tune and the most popular is an Impala from a Trial a few months back which should work very well in the Rods and Customs championship (SC 140 277 671).

The difficult thing this week though is obvious isn’t it…the treasure, SPRITE-ly? Jump 5 times…..?

Nope I’m lost a video is absolutely essential for cracking such a complex, elaborate riddle.

[aeqnx]

Do not sleep on the Cara Este PR Stunt, people, that #64 FD Z is quite uncommon.

[Dannis6217]

SUMMER WET SEASON

Campaign Series 56 Summer:

• # Forzathon Ausflug [Field Trip]
2013 Formula Drift #777 Chevrolet Corvette - Tuning: 902646668 / Design: 836442463

• The Trial: Corwetten abschließen [Corvetting the Competition]
Requirement: B700 Chevrolet Corvette
1960 Chevrolet Corvette - Tuning Code: 187828340 / Design-Code: 943388569

• Drift Zone: Cara Este
Requirement: S1900 Formula Drift
Ziel/ Target: MANUAL SHIFTING 3rd GEAR from Start
1989 Formula Drift #98 BMW 325i - Tuning Code: 587331205 / Design: 116941535

• Drift Zone: Polytunnel
Requirement: S1900 Formula Drift
Ziel/ Target: MANUAL SHIFTING 3rd GEAR from Start
2015 Formula Drift #13 Ford Mustang - Tuning Code: 185800008 / Design-Code: 119663106

• Drift Zone: Camino de Montana
Requirement: S1900 Formula Drfit
Ziel/Target: MANUAL SHIFTING 3rd GEAR from Start
1995 FD #34 Toyota Supra MKIV - Tuning Code: 177992355 / Design-Code: 173327364

• Ein Hot Rod für Dein Rennen [A Rod for your own race]
Requirement: C600 Rods & Customs
1964 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport 409 - Tuning Code: 100809412 / Design: 514181763

• Pick-Up-Action [Utility Thrills]
Requirement: B700 Vans & Utility
1965 Ford Transit – Tuning Code: 690921219 / Design-Code: 618375739

Rally Adventures:

• Danger Sign: Dünen [Dunes]
Requirement: A800 XPeng
Ziel/ Target: 198,12 m / 650 feet (picture-code: 140318377)
2020 Xpeng P7 - Tuning Code: 212787461 / Design-Code: 808355054

Picture-code: 140318377

• Auditoritär Auftreten [Ohh the audicity]
Requirement: A800 Audi
2018 Audi RS4 AVANT – Tuning Code: 909160040 / Design-Code: 124893687

Hot Wheels:
• Danger Sign: Eis-Crash [Ice Crash]
Requirement: A800 XPeng
Ziel/ Target: 1312,30 feet / 400 m (picture:382179562)
2020 Xpeng P7 - Tuning Code: 158757360 / Design-Code: 808355054

Picture-Code:382179562

• In der Schleife [In the Loop]
Requirement: S1 900 McLaren
1993 McLaren F1 - Tuning Code: 106465341 / Design-Code: 831317888

[Late2daparty829]

Not to mention 600K points should be no sweat, even getting a million points on that zone is pretty easy.

[Late2daparty829]

I do not want to sound mean nor do I intend on this being hate for the sake of it, but I gotta be 100% honest with you. Those drift tunes suck. The biggest reason is that you are using semi-slick race tires… on a DRIFT BUILD. The reason drift tires are known by the competitive community to not be ideal for drifting is because they are too grippy, and you go ahead and put an even grippier tire on the car? The way I would go and improve is to change the tire compound to either snow or drag tires, which are both much better for drifting than drift tires and especially so than semi-slicks.

Also a side note about the choice of aero for road/dirt builds, either do both front and rear aero or no aero at all. Having only rear aero will add too much front end lift which causes understeer.

[aeqnx]

ye absolutely, I just remember the first time this series was around, it didn’t register for me at first that there was actually NOT a Super Wheelspin up for grabs as a reward

[Stevio2175]

Forza Horizon 5 TREASURE HUNT FROG IN THE WELL FH5 Treasure Hunt Chest (Summer Festival Playlist)

[Sir_mano1971]

new update

[DungGForza]

Forza Horizon 5 How to Complete Festival Playlist Summer Season Series 56 Full Guide, Tune Code

[bethel71]

@Sir_mano1971

new update

4GB to insert an advert for FH6 and stop some kids swearing on their livery…

[MrMogtastic]

Hate to say it but your Audi A4 tune is a bit useless. The requirement is A800 Audi Avant so you need to use one of the Audi wagons.

[robotiChart]

Trial done in one albeit 3 races. Silly team were poor on the second circuit

60 vette was grand.

Any stock FD should make easy work of the drift zones tbh.

[AAORTA]

@bethel71

@Sir_mano1971

new update

4GB to insert an advert for FH6 and stop some kids swearing on their livery…

Yeah weird.

Mine was only 1.26 GB (series X) but after the update was done it kept saying there was another to install (before starting the game) but when trying they just kept disappearing.

Eventually gave up on that and started the game. Ver. 3.688.044.0 (though they dropped the 3. a while back for some odd reason. The 3. was always to designate series consoles over 2. which was for series One’s)

Concur that all I saw was a tiny screenload for FH6 with everything that I already knew so no idea what it was all about unless there are any fixes in the background though I doubt it as all the bugs that I asked to be fixed (for years) are still there.

[AAORTA]

@MrMogtastic

Hate to say it but your Audi A4 tune is a bit useless. The requirement is A800 Audi Avant so you need to use one of the Audi wagons.

As are their constant livery posts which are basically all the same livery on each car and the pointless PR map runs that we all know anyway….

Never bothered to even load a tune as I suspected they would be much of the same useless rubbish.

Not sure why they persist after numerous regulars over many years have asked them to stop wasting peoples time….

[Beermachine66]

Thank you for your excellent Corvette '70 tune, made really easy wins. Although was facing some really dirty driving some club with 3 members trying to kill me anyway they could but got somewhat cleanly away after few first corners.

[MrMogtastic]

Can’t say they are my favourite posts and I don’t pay much attention as livery making is my main past time these days. However if they feel they get any value out of them, I’m not one to be overly annoyed.

Anyway as with others it was a simple trial but it was fun to meet and get annihilated by Able370 in the rods and customs championship.

And if anyone cares it was obviously chevrolet this week with a bonus appearance from lotus for the sports cars event labs.

[AAORTA]

@MrMogtastic

Can’t say they are my favourite posts and I don’t pay much attention as livery making is my main past time these days. However if they feel they get any value out of them, I’m not one to be overly annoyed.

A very calm and diplomatic way to put it. Nice one.

Personally I just find them annoying as they just persist for no reason that I can see.

They serve no purpose other than filling the threads with pointless rubbish to sift through.

[Late2daparty829]

Say what you will about the fact that every car is white with a carbon hood and default brand logo vinyls randomly placed along the side, or the way it is presented (like who in their right mind would take a photo of their vehicle with the tires turned toward the camera so you can’t see the front wheels?), what I really care about is the fact that this person uses semi-slick race tires on a drift build (look at my above reply) and at times only puts the aero on the back of the car. Although a livery is just personal taste and the photography isn’t really of any major importance, the way a car is tuned matters a lot because the way you make the car perform is something other players have to put up with.

I never bothered to load a tune from them because if you can’t get the basics right then how can I expect the rest of the tune to be any good?

I don’t mean to bash them just for the sake of it, it’s just brutal honesty. If a tune is good then it’s good, if it’s bad it’s bad. I will not pretend a bad tune is good just to make the creator feel happy, otherwise they won’t feel the need to improve.

There are several great tuning guides on YouTube that show you how to make the most of your car in a given class.

I myself was hesitant to share tunes until I knew what I was doing, because I wanted to have the feeling that I was providing the community (i.e. other players) with a good car that they could trust to win them races or get them the best PR stunt score, with the best of my knowledge. If I look at a setup I’ve published and realize it can be improved upon, then I will go back and make changes as I see fit, and be sure to replace the old tune with the new and improved one.