Winter has arrived in Japan for Series 4 of the Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist Challenges, and while it isn’t snowing here yet, we’ve had just about every other flavour of weather this week. My advice is to stay indoors and play a video game. And should your choice of game be that of FH6, then follow my guide for help in completing this week’s challenges.
You’ll find that the Series 4 Winter challenges are in place from now, running right through until September 3rd 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 4 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 5.
Here’s everything included in the Forza Horizon 6 Series 4 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 4 taking place from August 13th, for 4 weeks. From there, we move into Series 5. 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 4 – Horizon Mascot Party
- Season: Winter
- Dates: August 27th – September 3rd 2026
- Main Reward Cars: 1974 Toyota Celica GT, 1989 Toyota MR2 SC
- Series Reward Cars: 1970 Honda N600, 1967 Renault 8 Gordini
- Easiest Playlist Points: Photo Challenge, Treasure Hunt, 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 -1974 Toyota Celica GT (Rare)
- Points – 40 | Reward – 1989 Toyota MR2 SC (Epic)
Not massively excited by either of those cars, to be honest. While I don’t mind the early Celicas, I’m not overly fussed on MR2’s.
- Points – 80 | Reward – 1970 Honda N600 (Common)
- Points – 160 | Reward – 1967 Renault 8 Gordini (Common)
Event: Monthly Rivals
- Points: 4pts
- Circuit: Edamame Circuit
- Car: Honda N600
- 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, it’s not like you’d have a choice!
Event: Weekly Challenge
- Points: 5
- Challenge: AutoZOOM
- Car: 1993 Autozam AZ-1
- Reward: 25,000 Credits
Kei cars are a staple of JDM car culture, and while they largely look like boxes on wheels, there are standout models that look great. Like the Autozam AZ-1, a tiny car that weighs only 720KG, but has a rear mounted turbocharged engine to give it some get up and go.
If you want one for free, complete the “Modern Marvels” championship, otherwise it is 38,000 credits at the Autoshow if you don’t have one. I tweaked mine a bit, as you’ve come to expect, and the share code is 881289608
Step 1: Own and drive the car. Pretty simple.
Step 2 : Spend 25,000 credits upgrading the car. Maybe make the most of the share code here? Or use 784293249 as this will be enough!
Step 3 : Maintain a speed of 120mph for 10 seconds. Go to the highway!
Step 4: Finally, win a Touge race in the car. Should be easy enough.
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 – #CultClassic
- Points: 2pts
- Challenge: #CultClassic
- Car: Any Cult car
- Reward: Car Horn – Pinball Machine
Take a picture of your Cult car at the Edamame Time Attack circuit. Should be easy enough.
See the top of this article for my effort.
Event: Treasure Hunt
- Points: 3pts
- Challenge: Ohtani Region
- Car: Any
- Reward: 100,000 credits
Smash the treasure chest in the Ohtanoi Region to win all the credits.
The picture below shows you where you should be looking, the tip of the arrow is touching the chest.
Event: Seasonal Championship – Road Racin
- Points: 5pts
- Championship:Micro Circuits
- Car: Microcar Madness – A Class
- Reward: M-B Unimog
An odd class, since it features the Metro 6R4 which isn’t that small! I went with that car as my steed though, and the share code is 727417777.
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 –Â Modern Marvels
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Modern Marvels
- Car: Modern Rally – B Class
- Reward: Autozam AZ-1
Modern Rally and B Class means only one thing in my book – Evo VIII MR. Share code is 108833644. I love this car! In fact, I love it so much I need to make a really nice livery for it…
Event: Seasonal Championship – The Trial
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Vision Chaser
- Car: Modern Super Saloons – A Class
- Reward: Hyundai Vision 74
I clearly jinxed myself last week, as the state of the teams I found in my efforts to win were shocking. So much so I’m considering a name and shame feature right here…
Anyway, Modern Super Saloons is an interesting class, and so I chose an Audi RS4 Avant from 2018. I know it’s an estate, but the game allows it, and I may want to take my fishing gear with me, so win win.
Anyways, the share code? That is 116428635.
Good luck with your team!
Event: Horizon Drift
- Points: Wheelspin
- Location: Drift Tandem
- Car: A slidey one
- Reward: Mayers Manx 2.0
Play a round or two of the new Drift event, Tandems. What could possibly go wrong?
Event: Danger Sign
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Shirakawa Go
- Car: Â Eclectic Domestics – D Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Jump over 150m to clear this event. I used a Nissan Figaro, with a tasty share code of 104635054.
Event: Speed Trap
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Highland Road
- Car: Eclectic Domestics – D Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
We may need to fall off a cliff to get these cars up to speed! Still, try and pedal your way to 90 in the Figaro from above.
Event: Speed Zone
- Points: 2pts
- Location:Matsumi Curve
- Car:Â Eclectic Domestics – D Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Average speed of 75 is asking a lot of a D Class car, but the Figaro is equal to the task.
Event: Time Attack
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Edamame Time Attck
- Car: 1970’s – C Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
Can you lap Edamame in under 44 seconds in a car from the 70’s? Well, if you use my GMC Jimmy you can! Share code is 124407747. Have fun with it.
Event: Horizon Stunt Party
- Points: 3pts
- Location: Online
- Car: Depends on the event
- Reward: Forza Link phrase – “Evasive manoeuvres”
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. 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 4 Winter. We’ll return next week with some hints, tips and tunes for the challenges found in Series 4 Spring too.
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.
