Series 3 of the Festival Playlist Challenges moves on in Forza Horizon 6 and as they say in Game of Thrones (topical references are what I do best!) Winter is coming. Or, more precisely, Winter has arrived! Yes, snow, ice and all that good stuff has hit Japan, and so the third week of Series 3 is upon us.
And don’t forget, with Series 3 the used car dealership will be playing host to some Italian cars that were previously only available in wheelspins.
The Series 3 Winter challenges are in place from now, running till August 6th 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, Series 3 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 4.
Here’s everything included in the Forza Horizon 6 Series 3 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 somewhat.
What Is The Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist?
If you’re new around these parts, 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 3 running from July 16th for 4 weeks. From there, we move into Series 4. 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 3 – Italian Exotics
- Season: Winter
- Dates: July 30th – August 6th 2026
- Main Reward Cars: 1982 Lancia 037 Stradale, 2020 Ferrari Roma
- Series Reward Cars: 2024 Lamborghini Temerario, 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB
- Easiest Playlist Points: Photo Challenge, Treasure Hunt, Horizon Play – Delta Time
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 – 1982 Lancia 037 Stradale (Epic)
- Points – 40 | Reward – 2020 Ferrari Roma (Epic)
Interesting mix of cars this week, and while I have a soft spot for Lancias in general, the 037 still looks great today.
- Points – 80 | Reward – 2024 Lamborghini Temerario (Legendary)
- Points – 160 | Reward – 2022 Ferrari 296GTB (Epic)
Event: Monthly Rivals
- Points: 4pts
- Circuit: Electric Town Circuit
- Car: 2024 Lamborghini Temerario
- 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…
Event: Weekly Challenge
Event: Weekly Challenge
- Points: 5
- Challenge: Hurricane
- Car: Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4
- Reward: 25,000 Credits
The replacement for the venerable Gallardo, the Huracan looks like a proper Lambo: a bit crazy, especially in a silly colour. Bright yellow, anyone?
The clue is in the name, but this car brings 610 bhp and 4WD to the party, so it should be pretty brisk! I’ve tuned it a tad, but kept it in the S1 bracket, and the share code is 155442733.
There’s no option to win the car this week, so it’s 200,000 credits at the Autoshow if you don’t own one.
Step 1: Own and drive the car. Pretty simple.
Step 2 : Earn a Great Skill Chain award. Basically go nuts!
Step 3 : Complete 2 laps at Soni Time Attack circuit. Again, it doesn’t have to be fast, but this tune should make it fun.
Step 4: Now simply take a photo of the car. Sadly it doesn’t qualify for the photo challenge this week…
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:#ClassyCastle
- Car: Any Classic Sports Car
- Reward: Clothing : White Suit
Take a Classic Sports Car to the Hirosaki Castle for this week’s challenge. Pretty easy! The castle is at the top of the map, on the right hand side.
See the top of this article for my effort.
Event: Treasure Hunt
- Points: 3pts
- Challenge: Smash the Treasure chest
- Car: Any
- Reward: 100,000 credits
The chest is in the Hokubu region this time around.
See the map for the location. The nose of my car is touching the chest in the photo.
Event: Hide and Seek
- Points: 3pts
- Challenge: Hide and/or Seek!
- Car: Provided
- Reward: Lamborghini Urus 2019
Simply play a game of Hide and Seek to win a car. A reasonable use of time, I’m sure you’ll agree!
Event: Seasonal Championship – Road Racing
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Play Time
- Car: Track Toys – S1 Class
- Reward: Alfa Guila ‘17
Track toys is an interesting category, and from it I chose a Nissan GT-R Nismo from 2024. Share code for mine is 942802368.
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: Spyder Sense
- Car: Retro Sports Cars – C Class
- Reward: Lambo Gallardo Spyder
Retro Sports cars and C Class are quite a rare breed, and so I chose the Toyota Soarer 2.5 GT-T and the share code is 584474986.
Event: Seasonal Championship – The Trial
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Mud, Sweat and Gears
- Car: Total Buggies and Off-Road – A Class
- Reward: Ferrari 488 GTB
Without wanting to jinx myself, we actually got a decent team last week and smashed it. Let’s hope it continues!
Off road and A Class means the Jeep Trailcat in my book, and the share code for mine is 674731767.
Pray to the racing gods that you find a team that has got an idea of what teamwork is.
Event: Time Attack
- Points: Wheelspin
- Location: Hokubu Time Attack
- Car: Modern Sports Cars – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Do a lap in under 1:03. Needs a reasonably speedy car, so I went with a Mercedes AMG SLC 43 Final Edition – a snappy name, I’m sure you’ll agree! The share code for mine is 106399007.
Event: Danger Sign
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Festival Leap
- Car: Modern Sports Cars – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Can you fly, Bobby? Well, with 305 m to clear, you’d best hope so!
I used the Mercedes from above. Hit the ramp at over 160 mph to hit the target.
Event: Trailblazer
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Forest Cut-Through
- Car: Modern Sports Car – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Trying to do an off road course in a sports car is tricky, so I used the Merc from above – Rally tires are fitted! Reach the end with more than 42 seconds on the clock to win.
Event: Horizon Play – Delta Time
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Online
- Car: Depends on the races, I guess
- Reward: Lancia Delta S4
Simply complete a Horizon Racing Championship. No need to win, taking part is its own reward. Or so it says here…
Could be any class so no tunes sadly.
Event: Horizon Stunt Party
- Points: 3pts
- Location: Online
- Car: Depends on the event
- Reward: Forza Link Phrase : “Oooh, shiny!”
Lets hope this turns up this week, as I didn’t see a single Stunt Party appear last week…
If it does, you’ll need to complete Round 3 to win out.
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 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 Play. Grind away and you’ll find points coming your way fairly swiftly.
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 3 Winter. And make sure you come back this time next week as we provide you with the tips you’ll need to complete the next set of challenges found in Series 3 Spring.
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.
