Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist: Every challenge and reward for Summer (Oct. 13-19, 2022)

Forza Horizon 5 launched as one of the greatest racing games available to play, but Playground Games refuses to rest on its laurels and consider its masterpiece “finished.” The Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist brings new challenges, events, and rewards to the game every single week, with larger Series updates introducing even greater changes and additions over time. With the Festival Playlist, FH5 promises years of constant post-launch support and new content for players to explore.

Forza Horizon 5 has solidified its place as one of the best Xbox racing games, and it’s only getting better. Here’s what you need to know about the FH5 Festival Playlist, and all the challenges and rewards this season.

Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist: Summer, Series 13 (Oct. 13-19, 2022)

The Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist updates every week as the in-game season changes, with larger updates slated for every month as a new Series begins. It can be difficult to keep track of everything there is to do in Forza Horizon 5’s Festival Playlist and decide whether it’s worth it to tackle the challenges. Fortunately, that’s what we’re here for.

We’ll also cover how to complete specific Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist challenges if any particularly difficult missions pop up throughout the Festival Playlist.

Series 13 “Horizon 10-Year Anniversary” (Oct. 13-Nov. 9, 2022)

Forza Horizon 5 Series 13 celebrates an astounding ten years of Forza Horizon with a weeks-long celebration. Each week of this Series celebrates a past FH game, starting with the original Forza Horizon from 2012. Players can enjoy new music from previous entries, plus countless events, challenges, and new content paying homage to Horizon’s heritage. There’s also a new Horizon Story, plenty of Achievements and Accolades, and some new cars to boot.

• Series 13 rewards. Series 13 of Forza Horizon 5’s Festival Playlist has a total of 272 Playlist Points across all Seasons. The Series rewards include:
  • 2013 Wuling Sunshine S for 80 Playlist Points. This is a Rare rarity car and is hard to find
  • 2014 McLaren 650S Spider for 160  Playlist Points. This is an Epic rarity car and is hard to find
• Monthly Events. There are three monthly events.
  • Horizon Origins: Complete the Horizon Story. Rewards 12 Playlist Points and a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS Anniversary Edition
  • Lookout Circuit: Post a clean lap in the Monthly Rivals Event. Rewards 4 Playlist Points
  • Arch of Mulegé Circuit: Post a clean lap in the Forza EV Rivals Event. Rewards 4 Playlist Points

Summer “Wet Season” (Oct. 13-19, 2022)

This is the Summer Season of Forza Horizon 5’s Series 13 Festival Playlist, which is available from Oct. 13 until Oct. 19, 2022.

• Season rewards. The Summer Season of Series 13  has a total of 68 Playlist Points across all Challenges. The main rewards include:
  • 2010 Ferrari 599XX for 20 Playlist Points. This is a Legendary rarity car and is exclusive to this Festival Playlist
  • 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S for 40 Playlist Points. This is a Rare rarity car and is hard to find
• Weekly Challenge. “Welcome to Colorado” — The Weekly Challenge has four Chapters. Rewards 5 Playlist Points and 80 Forzathon Points.
  • Happy Anniversary: Own and drive a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS
  • Never Neutral: Win a Road Race Event with a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS
  • Time Travel: Earn 9 Stars at Speed Trap PR Stunts with a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS
  • Dodge Different: Earn an Ultimate Skill Chain with a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS
• Daily Challenges. There are seven Daily Challenges. Each reward 1 Playlist Point and 10 Forzathon Points.
  • Party Like It’s 2012: Visit the Horizon 1 Festival Site in the Copper Canyon
  • Make Dak Proud: Spend 50,000 Credits on vehicle upgrades
  • Born Slippy: Win a Dirt Racing Event
  • Style Stunt: Earn 20,000 Skill Score with a 1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
  • Photo Shoot: Photograph a 1998 Toyota Supra RZ
  • Speed Stunt: Reach 200 Mph with a 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
  • Horizon Legacy: Complete a Horizon Open Race Event with a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS
• Season Events. There are nine Season Events.
  • Stock Showdown — 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500: Win The Trial Championship with an A-Class stock 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Rewards 10 Playlist Points and a 2012 Hennessey Venom GT
  • The Backroads | Street Race: Complete the EventLab Event with any B-Class vehicle. Rewards 3 Playlist Points and the Take Off Emote
  • Coastal Town Circuit Pro: Complete the EventLab Event with a C-Class 1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6. Rewards 3 Playlist Points and the Star 27 Sundress Vanity Item
  • East Resort: Complete the Speed Trap PR Stunt challenge with an S1-Class Chevrolet vehicle. Rewards 2 Playlist Points and a Horizon Super Wheelspin
  • Pantano Pass: Complete the Speed Trap PR Stunt challenge with an S1-Class Ford vehicle. Rewards 2 Playlist Points and a Horizon Super Wheelspin
  • Horizon Baja Speed Trap: Complete the Speed Trap PR Stunt challenge with an A-Class Jeep vehicle. Rewards 2 Playlist Points and a Horizon Super Wheelspin
  • Dodge Brawl: Win the Seasonal Championship with an S1-Class Dodge vehicle. Rewards 5 Playlist Points and a 1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
  • USA Rocks!: Win the Seasonal Championship with an A-Class USA vehicle. Rewards 5 Playlist Points and the Porter Robinson “Language” Song
  • Muscle Mash: Win the Seasonal Championship with a C-Class Retro Muscle vehicle. Rewards 5 Playlist Points and a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
• Challenges. There are three Challenges.
  • #Horizonversary: Photograph a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS at the Horizon 1 Festival Site in the Copper Canyon. Rewards 2 Playlist Points and the Colorado Cover Car Car Horn
  • Made for the Road: Complete a Horizon Open Custom Race Road Race Event. Rewards 2 Playlist Points and the Countdown Timer Car Horn
  • Dak Delivery!: Smash 10 Horizon Colorado Bonus Boards in the Copper Canyon. Rewards 3 Playlist Points and a 2013 Dodge Viper SRT GTS
• Hot Wheels Events. There are two Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Events.
  • Forest Edge: Complete the Speed Trap PR Stunt challenge with any S2-Class vehicle. Rewards 2 Playlist Points and a Horizon Super Wheelspin
  • Here be Dragons: Win the Seasonal Championship with an S1-Class USA vehicle. Rewards 5 Playlist Points and a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
• Forzathon Shop. The Forzathon Shop offers the following items this Season:
  • 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C for 700 Forzathon Points
  • 2019 Hennessey VelociRaptor 6×6 for 300 Forzathon Points
  • Quick Draw Emote for 75 Forzathon Points
  • Legacy Rewind Car Horn for 75 Forzathon Points
  • Horizon Colorado Tee Vanity Item for 75 Forzathon Points
  • Horizon Wheelspin for 60 Forzathon Points
  • Horizon Super Wheelspin for 150 Forzathon Points

What is the Festival Playlist in Forza Horizon 5?

The Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist is an ever-changing list of challenges and missions that players can complete as they play the game. Players can complete races, events, PR Stunts, and online activities as Festival Playlist challenges, sometimes with specific requirements, to earn rewards such as cars, Wheelspins, cosmetic items, and Forzathon Points, which can be redeemed at the Forzathon Shop.

The Festival Playlist has Series, with each Series lasting four weeks, and each week lasting about one week. Each week has its own unique challenges and rewards, giving players incentive to return week after week to complete the Festival Playlist and collect new cars and prizes. The Festival Playlist consistently adds new content to Forza Horizon 5, and is how Playground Games will seamlessly inject new ways to play into FH5 over time, including brand-new cars.

New cars, events, and much more can be added to Forza Horizon 5 through the Festival Playlist, and Series updates can even be themed and evolve Forza Horizon 5’s world. Series 1, for example, welcomes players to Horizon Mexico, while Series 2 will apparently be Holidays themed and add new seasonal decorations to the FH5 world. EventLab creations from the community that gain popularity can also be surfaced through the Festival Playlist, adding even more variety to this constantly moving in-game feature.

Forza Horizon 5’s Festival Playlist should provide years of support and content to the game, even after DLC expansions have been released and finished. Thanks to new creation features like EventLab, the Festival Playlist has practically endless content to pull from.