Forza Horizon 6 has officially launched, and the Festival Playlist is already live with some seriously tempting rewards on the table. Series 1, titled “Welcome to Japan,” kicked off on May 21, 2026, and runs through June 18, 2026. If you want to park a 2008 Mazda Furai in your garage, this is your window. Here is everything you need to know about the current week’s challenges, point requirements, and reward cars.
What Is the Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist?
The Festival Playlist is Forza Horizon 6’s live service content hub. Each Series spans four real-world weeks, and every week corresponds to a different in-game season, starting with Summer and cycling through Autumn, Winter, and Spring. New challenges and rewards refresh with each seasonal change.
To access the Festival Playlist, you need to earn your first Wristband through the campaign. This takes roughly an hour of gameplay, so new players can jump in quickly.
Points you earn from weekly challenges count toward both the weekly seasonal rewards and the overall Series rewards, so every activity works double duty.
Forza Horizon 6 Series 1 Monthly Reward Cars
Before diving into the weekly breakdown, here are the two headline cars you can unlock by earning points across the entire Series 1 run (May 21 to June 18):
| Reward Car | Points Required |
| 2008 Mazda Furai | 60 points |
| 2010 Nissan 370Z | 120 points |
These points accumulate across all four weeks, so you do not need to grind them all in one sitting.
Week 1 (Summer) Festival Playlist: May 21 to May 28
The current week is Summer, and it brings a solid mix of road, street, and dirt championships alongside PR stunts, a treasure hunt, and online events. Here are the two cars up for grabs this week:
| Reward Car | Points Required |
| 1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 Z Edition | 15 to 20 points |
| 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR | 30 to 40 points |
Note on point thresholds: Different sources report slightly varying unlock requirements for the weekly cars, with some citing 15 and 30 points and others listing 20 and 40. The lower thresholds (15/30) are worth targeting first, as reaching them unlocks the reward regardless of the higher figure.
All Week 1 Challenges and Rewards
Monthly Rivals
| Event | Restriction | Reward | Points |
| Soni Circuit | 2008 Mazda Furai | Super Wheelspin | 4 |
Post a clean lap to complete this one. It is available throughout the entire Series, not just this week.
Weekly Challenge: Gazoo Racer
The weekly challenge this week focuses on the 2022 Toyota GR86. You need to complete all four steps in order to collect the reward.
Steps to complete:
- Own and drive the 2022 Toyota GR86.
- Earn 3 stars at Speed Zones in the 2022 Toyota GR86.
- Earn 6 Speed Skills in the 2022 Toyota GR86.
- Win the Hakone Nanamagari Touge Race in the 2022 Toyota GR86.
Reward: 25,000 Credits | Points: 5
Seasonal Championships
These are the three core championships available this week, each requiring a specific car class:
| Championship | Category | Car Restriction | Class | Reward | Points |
| Hot Like Summer | Road Racing | Retro Hot Hatch | C (500) | 1989 Toyota MR2 SC | 5 |
| Street Fighter | Street Racing | Modern Super Saloons | A (700) | 2022 Pagani Huayra R | 5 |
| Throwback Throwdown | Dirt Racing | Retro Rally | B (600) | 2021 McLaren Sabre | 5 |
Important: Using a car that does not meet the class or category restriction means you will not receive the reward or points, even if you finish the race.
Seasonal PR Stunts
All three PR stunts this week require Class A (700) cars from Japan.
| Event | Type | Reward | Points |
| Bamboo Hilltop | Speed Trap | 1 Wheelspin | 2 |
| Airfield Takeoff | Danger Sign | 1 Wheelspin | 2 |
| Sekibe Time Attack | Time Attack | 1 Wheelspin | 3 |
For the Speed Trap and Danger Sign, spawning slightly further back from the stunt point gives you enough of a run-up to hit the required speed or distance comfortably.
Treasure Hunt and Photo Challenge
| Challenge | Location / Task | Reward | Points |
| Treasure Hunt | Ohtani Region | 100,000 Credits | 3 |
| Photo Challenge (#FestivalVibes) | Take a photo at the Horizon Festival Japan Site | Cat Meow Car Horn | 2 |
The treasure hunt is straightforward: activate it from the Festival Playlist menu, follow the marker on the map to the Ohtani region, drive up to the chest, and destroy it. The photo challenge just requires you to switch into photo mode at the Festival grounds.
Online and Multiplayer Events
| Event | Mode | Description | Reward | Points |
| Floor It! | Horizon Play | Earn 3 Great Speed Skills in Horizon Racing | 2003 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning | 3 |
| 5 vs 1 | Hide and Seek | Complete one game of Hide and Seek | 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB | 2 |
Worth knowing: Online events in the Festival Playlist rotate with each seasonal week. The current Floor It! and Hide and Seek events are specific to the Summer season, so they will be replaced when Autumn begins on May 28.
Daily Challenges (Summer Week)
Daily challenges unlock every day at 10:30 AM EDT and remain available until the end of the Summer season. You do not need to complete them within 24 hours, so feel free to stack them up.
| Challenge | Description | Unlock Date | Reward | Points |
| Welcome to the Party, Pal! | Finish Round 3 of a Horizon Stunt Party | May 21 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
| Winner Winner | Win 2 Road Circuit Races | May 22 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
| Eat My Dust | Earn 6 Pass Skills in any Dirt Race | May 23 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
| Looking So Cute! | Park the 1993 Autozam AZ-1 at any car meet | May 24 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
| Chain Reaction | Earn 2 Ultimate Skill Chain Skills | May 25 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
| Off Grid | Earn 3 stars at Trailblazers | May 26 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
| My Neighbor Toyota-ro | Take a photo of any Toyota at Mei’s House | May 27 | 5,000 Credits | 1 |
Upcoming Weekly Reward Cars (Series 1 Roadmap)
Here is a look at the reward cars coming in the weeks ahead so you can plan your grind:
| Season | Week | Points for Car 1 | Car 1 | Points for Car 2 | Car 2 |
| Autumn | May 28 to June 4 | 20 | 1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec | 40 | 1991 Honda CR-X SiR |
| Winter | June 4 to June 11 | 20 | 2019 Subaru STI S209 | 40 | 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks AT37 |
| Spring | June 11 to June 18 | 20 | 1996 Toyota Starlet Glanza V | 40 | 1974 Toyota Corolla SR5 |
How Many Points Do You Actually Need?
Here is a quick summary to help you target specific rewards without overcomplicating things:
- 20 points unlocks the first seasonal car each week.
- 40 points unlocks both seasonal cars each week.
- 60 total Series points earns you the 2008 Mazda Furai.
- 120 total Series points earns you the 2010 Nissan 370Z.
With 7 daily challenges (7 points), the weekly challenge (5 points), three seasonal championships (15 points), three PR stunts (7 points), the treasure hunt (3 points), the photo challenge (2 points), two online events (5 points), and the monthly rival (4 points), the Summer week alone offers well over 40 points. You have more than enough to cover all Summer rewards and make a dent in the Series totals.
Quick Tips for This Week
- Buy the 2022 Toyota GR86 first. All four weekly challenge steps depend on it, and skipping this car means missing 5 points and 25,000 Credits.
- Stack daily challenges. Since they remain available until the end of Summer, you can complete multiple in one session rather than logging in every single day.
- Use a Japanese Class A car for all three PR stunts. One well-tuned car covers all three events: Bamboo Hilltop, Airfield Takeoff, and Sekibe Time Attack.
- Lower the AI difficulty if needed. Multiple sources from the Forza Horizon 6 community confirm that championship difficulty scales with your general difficulty setting in free roam. Dropping it makes close races more manageable without locking out rewards.
- Do not skip the treasure hunt. It pays out 100,000 Credits and 3 points for less than five minutes of work.
Series 1 “Welcome to Japan” runs from May 21, 2026 to June 18, 2026. Seasonal changes happen every Thursday. All information is based on confirmed in-game data from the live Festival Playlist.
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