It’s Series 5 Autumn in Forza Horizon 6 as the latest set of Festival Playlist challenges come to town. So let’s continue buying and driving British cars, shall we? I’m all for supporting the (virtual) British motor industry, and with some new cars to pick up this week, I’m sure you are as excited as I am. I’ll try and help you out with some nice new tunes, a few tips, and the odd hint to ensure you can battle through the challenges on offer.
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 Autumn 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 Autumn 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: Autumn
- Dates: September 17th – September 24th 2026
- Main Reward Cars: 2015 Jaguar XK-R S GT, 2021 Mini John Cooper Works
- Series Reward Cars: 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed, 2019 Aston Martin Valhalla Concept Car
- Easiest Playlist Points: Photo Challenge, Tyre Hunt Collectables, Horizon Stunt Party, Hide & Seek
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 – 2015 Jaguar XK-R S GT (Epic)
- Points – 40 | Reward – 2021 Mini John Cooper Works (Rare)
A Jaaaaaaag is always a good choice, and while I’m not a fan of the new Minis (they aren’t very Mini, for a start) a hot one could be a giggle.
- 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! It is pretty speedy…
Event: Weekly Challenge
- Points: 5
- Challenge: Fast and Lotus
- Car: 1999 Lotus Elise Series 1 Sport 190
- Reward: 25,000 Credits
Exemplifying Colin Chapman’s “Simplify and add lightness” mantra, the Elise was a welcome shot in the arm for the British sports car manufacturer when it was launched. Now we can see what the fuss is about!
The share code for mine is 141809259. Only 150 mph, but should corner well.
It’ll cost 47,000 Credits from the Autoshow, or win the “Toys on the Road” seasonal championship to get one for free.
Step 1: Own and drive the car. Pretty simple.
Step 2: Earn 6 stars at speed traps. Get zooming!
Step 3: Earn 4 speed skills next. Just go flat out.
Step 4: Finally, complete three laps of the Shimanoyama Drift Circuit. Slide!
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: #Rural Lotus
- Car: A Lotus.I’m shocked too!
- Reward: Car Horn – Sea of Thieves Theme
Take a picture of your car at Shirakawa-Go, straight north of the port area in Tokyo. Should be easy enough.
See the top of this article for my effort.The speed camera you can see is the one with the same name!
Event: Collectables
- Points: 3pts
- Challenge: Tyre Hunt
- Car: Any
- Reward: Super Wheelspin
Smash 15 Drift Tyre Mascots at the new drift track, Shimanoyama to win. The picture below shows you what you need to smash.
Event: Seasonal Championship – Dirt Racing
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Off-Road Scramble
- Car: Off-Road – B Class
- Reward: Mini X-Raid
Finally, an excuse to use my Ford Ranger T6 Rally Raid! The share code for mine is 415293348. I loved this thing in Forza Horizon 5, can it still cut the (English) mustard? Of course it can.
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 – Road Racing
- Points: 5pts
- Championship: Toys on the Road
- Car: Track Toys – S1 Class
- Reward: Lotus Elise ‘99
Track Toys and S1 promise some good racing, so I went with a Nissan GT-R Nismo from 2024. Share code is 942602368. Speedy!
Event: Seasonal Championship – The Trial
- Points: 10pts
- Championship: Super Circuits
- Car: Modern Supercars – S1 Class
- Reward: Mclaren 765 ‘21
It went okay last week, and we won first time out – Let’s hope it continues.
Fast and super, so an Audi R8 V10 Performance is my sled of choice. Share code for mine is 127097234.
Good luck with your team!
Event: Horizon Online
- Points: 3
- Location: Drift Master
- Car: Provided
- Reward: Aston Martin DBX
Not sure why a big stupid SUV is the reward for some sliding, but there you go.
Get 5 Drift Skills in a Horizon Drift Event and that is reasonably easy to gather up, but as it could be any class, no tunes from me. Sorry!
Event: Drift Zone
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Inner City Run
- Car: British – B Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
30,000 points in a lap is very doable, especially if you use a stock Aston Martin DB7 GT. No need to spend pennies!
Event: Speed Trap
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Lakeside Valley
- Car: UK Cars – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin
145 mph in a A Class car is a big ask, but not if the car in question is a Jaguar XJ-200! Stock trim did it easy.
Event: Speed Zone
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Irokawa Launch
- Car: UK – A Class
- Reward: Wheelspin.
Average 135 mph to win out, so the XJ-220 was called in again. Smashed it!
Event: Hide & Seek
- Points: 2pts
- Location: Who knows?
- Car: Unknown
- Reward: Clothing – Classic Jacket
Play a game of Hide & Seek and win big! Or a jacket, at least…
Event: Horizon Stunt Party
- Points: 3pts
- Location: Online
- Car: Depends on the event
- Reward: Forzalink Phrase – “Eurobeat Intensifies”
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 Collectables before making the most of Horizon Stunt Party once again. We’ll chuck the opportunity to play Hide & Seek in too. Whatever, 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 5 Autumn. Next up will be Winter, and then it’s Spring, as British Automotive carries on into the foreseeable.
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.
