Festival Playlist
British Automotive is Series 5 of Forza Horizon 6, running Sep 10 to Oct 8, 2026. Track the weekly events, bank Series points, unlock the reward cars.
Season and Series end in
Reset 09:30 ET / 06:30 PT
Spring, Week 4
Oct 1 to Oct 8, 2026 · Source
Spring reward cars
Weekly thresholds- 2002 Lotus Esprit V820 pts
- 2023 Lotus Emira40 pts
Sequential tasks completed in a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage covering Upgrades, Street Races, and Speed Zones.
Seven daily challenges, 1 point and 5,000 credits each: Trading Paint Skills, Road Race, Aftermarket Car, Horizon Rush, Danger Sign, Drift Skills, Drift Attack.
Take a photo of the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage at Ruriko-ji Temple.
Follow the photo clue to discover the treasure.
Dirt routes: Oyashirazu Trail, Horizon Stadium Scramble, Airfield Trail.
Street routes: Festival Chase, Matsumi Climb, Shimanoyama Charge.
Drift Attack at the Shimanoyama Circuit. Score 120,000 points in a lap.
Beat a distance of 590.6 feet.
Road routes: Ito Sprint, Shimanoyama Sprint, Satta Sprint.
Earn 3 LINK Clean Start Skills in Horizon Racing.
The Eliminator battle royale mode. Finish 30th or better.
Complete any Horizon Stunt Party.
Runs all four seasons of the Series. 1 point banked per Season, 4 for the full Series. Post a clean lap.
Series rewards
4 of 4 weeks trackedBank Series points across every Season. Hit each threshold to unlock the reward cars below.
Playlist History rewards
A separate tier unlocked by lifetime Series points, banked across every Series you have played. These cars are never time gated, so a missed week never locks you out.
See the History rewards ladderHow the playlist works
Series and Seasons
A Series runs about four weeks and is split into four Seasons: Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. Each Season swaps the weather and surface conditions across Japan.
Two reward tiers
Season rewards unlock at lower point totals and reset weekly. Series rewards need a bigger total across the month and hold the most desirable cars.
Playlist History
New in FH6. Long term rewards for points banked across many Series, designed to remove the fear of missing a single week.
Challenge types
Each Season mixes these challenge categories. Clear them to bank Series Points toward the reward tiers.
Frequently asked
When does the Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist reset?
The Season changes every Thursday at 09:30 ET, which is 06:30 PT. A new four week Series begins roughly once a month.
What are Series Points used for?
Completing challenges earns Series Points that unlock rewards in two tiers. Season rewards sit at lower point totals and refresh weekly, while Series rewards need a higher total and include the best cars.
What is Playlist History?
A new Forza Horizon 6 system that rewards points earned across many Series. These rewards cannot be unlocked inside a single Series, so they reward long term play instead of punishing a missed week.