Forza Horizon 6 Series 1 overview and the Festival Playlist challenges this week
Overview & Key Takeaways
Get the keys to the Mazda Furai and many more exclusive cars.
Now that Forza Horizon 6 is available for everyone, Series 1 is officially kicking off. Series are basically Forza's versions of live service seasons in other games: You'll need to enter the Festival Playlist to score points and hopefully get the keys to your very own Mazda Furai and many more exclusive rides.
Despite how straightforward Forza Horizon 6 usually is (that's a good thing), the Festival Playlist and Series are anything but. Don't worry though, below I'll go over everything you can unlock in Series 1: Welcome to Japan, and exactly what you need to do to get it.
Forza Horizon 6 Series 1 explained
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Series 1: Welcome to Japan runs from May 21 until June 18, when it'll be replaced by Series 2: Horizon Decades. During this time, you need to complete tasks and events in the Festival Playlist each week—this has only just become available if you've been playing during early access, and you can find it on the right side of the pause menu or your garage.
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Festival Playlist this week
The Festival Playlist is a set of challenges and events—races, PR stunts, and so on—that you need to progress by earning points to unlock weekly, time-gated rewards (mainly two reward cars each week, which are bound to be some of the best cars available). This weekly schedule corresponds to the seasonal weather changes, too.
You need to earn your first Wristband to unlock the Festival Playlist, which should only take you an hour or so.
Here's what's going on this week (May 21-28, Summer):
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| Event Type | Event Name | Points | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Rivals | Soni Circuit | 4 | Super Wheelspin |
| Weekly challenge | Gazoo Racer | 5 | 25,000 CR |
| Road seasonal championship | Hot Like Summer | 5 | 1989 Toyota MR2 SC |
| Street seasonal championship | Street Fighter | 5 | 2022 Pagani Huayra R |
| Dirt seasonal championship | Throwback Throwdown | 5 | 2021 McLaren Sabre |
| Speed Trap seasonal PR stunt | Bamboo Hilltop | 2 | Wheelspin |
| Danger Sign seasonal PR stunt | Airfield Takeoff | 2 | Wheelspin |
| Treasure Hunt | Ohtani region | 3 | 100,000 CR |
| Photo challenge | Festival Vibes | 2 | Cat Meow car horn |
| Horizon | Floor It! | 3 | 2003 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning |
| Hide & Seek | 5 vs 1 | 2 | 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB |
| Time Attack | Sekibe Time Attack | 3 | Wheelspin |
Series 1 reward cars
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2008 Mazda Furai(Image credit: Xbox)
1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 Z EDITION(Image credit: Xbox)
1991 Honda CR-X SiR(Image credit: Xbox)
2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks AT37(Image credit: Xbox)
1996 Toyota Starlet Glanza V(Image credit: Xbox)
These are all the reward cars that you can earn from the Festival Playlist during Series 1, and what you need to do to get them:
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2008 Mazda Furai
Earn 60 points during Series 1 (May 21 to June 18).
2010 Nissan 370Z
Earn 120 points during Series 1 (May 21 to June 18).
1999 Toyota Altezza RS200 Z Edition
Earn 20 points during the Summer season of Series 1 (week 1, May 21 to May 28).
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR
Earn 40 points during the Summer season of Series 1 (week 1, May 21 to May 28).
1997 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec
Earn 20 points during the Autumn season of Series 1 (week 2, May 28 to June 4).
1991 Honda CR-X SiR
Earn 40 points during the Autumn season of Series 1 (week 2, May 28 to June 4).
2019 Subaru STI S209
Earn 20 points during the Winter season of Series 1 (week 3, June 4 to June 11).
2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Arctic Trucks AT37
Earn 40 points during the Winter season of Series 1 (week 3, June 4 to June 11).
1996 Toyota Starlet Glanza V
Earn 20 points during the Spring season of Series 1 (week 4, June 11 to June 18).
1974 Toyota Corolla SR5
Earn 40 points during the Spring season of Series 1 (week 4, June 11 to June 18).
