Here is the complete Festival Series 44 guide for Forza Horizon 5. We will walk you through all the rewards and special items for sale in the Forzathon Shop, as well as the different events and challenges you will face in this series.
This series brings four new weeks of challenges to FH5 and gives us a range of rewards to get through collecting points throughout the different seasons. The Festival Playlist keeps FH5 exciting and brings us new events. That said, Series 44 is the first time a series has been repeated, and the drivers got to vote for which series they wanted to return to.
Bug Update: Developers have released another HotFix update as of March 12. This should fix all issues with awarding points in previous seasons. There are reports that there are still small bugs in the latest update.
Festival Playlist Series 44 Main Information
The new Festival Playlist is titled “High-Performance” and will run from the 27th of February till the 27th of March. The Series 20 Festival Playlist had the same name and almost identical challenges, so if you have been playing this game for a while, you will be familiar with these tasks. One aspect that drivers are annoyed about is that not all the rewards are the same. Instead of the Ferrari 599XX as a Season Progress Milestone, we see the Porsche 911 GT3 RS4 ’12.
There is some controversy currently in the new festival in that a few of the challenges are not working. Some players have reported that certain challenges were already completed. People suspect it could be due to the challenges being the same as Series 20, and that these drivers may have completed them before. Even more infuriating is that a few challenges (Trial, Event Lab, Seasonal Championships) are not counted as completed, even after completing them a number of times.
Playground devs have addressed this and are giving constant updates on their development which they are labeling as their “top priority.” So, I assume this issue will be fixed soon.
In addition, Forza has come out and said, “All players will be gifted the Huracán STO and a Horizon Backstage Pass, and players that earned enough Playlist Points will be able to redeem them after the hotfix as well. We are still working on the Treasure Hunt issue, but any players who completed an event in the Summer Season will receive this retroactively. Thank you for bearing with us.”
Unfortunately, players are reporting bugs in the new series too. Thankfully, Playground seem to be working quickly to fix this and they are making amends for players missing out on rewards.
Bug Update: Developers released another HotFix update on March 12. This should fix all issues with awarding points in previous seasons. There are reports that there are still small bugs in the latest update.
Summer/Wet Season
The Autumn/ Storm season runs from March 13 until March 20. You can collect up to 75 points and only need 61 to complete the season.
The challenges are identical to those from the Series 20 Winter season. The only difference comes from the Season Rewards. In Series 20, you got an Audi RS 6 for 20 points and a Noble M600 for 40 points.
Season Rewards
- 20 Points: Koenigsegg Agera
- 40 Points: Horizon Backstage Pass
Forzathon Shop
- Koenigsegg Agera RS
- Aston Martin DB11
- Slack Speed Trap Tee
- Mexican Traffic Light Car Horn
- Wheelspin
- Super Wheelspin
- Horizon Backstage Pass
Challenges
Weekly Challenge:
“Situated Beyond” – Challenges centered around the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020 – 5 Points
1 – Own and drive the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
2 – Spend 25,000 credit on upgrades to the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
3 – Win the Festival Drag Strip Event in the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
4 – Maintain 180 mph (290 km/h) for 10 seconds in the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
Daily Challenges:
1 – Earn 10 Speed Skills at the Stadium – 1 Point
2 – Earn 5 stars from Danger Signs in any Unlimited Buggy – 1 Point
3 – Maintain 80 mph (129 km/h) in any Retro Supercar for 10s – Point
4 – Smash 10 Cacti in any Rally Monster car – 1 Point
Seasonal Events
- The Trial – “What Goes Around”: 10 Points + Chevrolet Camaro
- Event Lab – “Blue Lagoon Raceway”: 3 Points + Peach Rául Urias Sundress
- Playground Games – “Fleeting Flag Rush”: 3 Points + Audi RS 6
- Danger Sign – “Basejump”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
- Speed Trap – “Tulum”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
- Drift Zone – “Camino de Montaña”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
- Seasonal Championship – “Racing in Style”: 5 Points + Lamborghini Countach
- Seasonal Championship – Fresh Off the Grill”: 5 Points + Ferrari F355
Challenges
- Treasure Hunt – “Road Ready”: 3 Points + 300FP
- Horizon Open – License to Race” 2 Points + Applause Car Horn
Monthly Events
Monthly Rivals – Dunas Blancas Sprint: 1 Point
Forza EV – Chihuahua Circuit: 1 Point
Expansion Packs
Rally Adventure
Speed Trap – “Cascada Fuerte”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship – “Subaru Boogaloo”: 5 Points + Doodle Jumper
Hot Wheels
Drift Zone – “Horizon Nexus”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship – “Hyper-formance!”: 5 Points + Lamborghini Huracán Performante
Super 7
The Horizon Super7: Super Wheelspin
Autumn/Storm Season
The Autumn/ Storm season runs from the 6th of March till the 13th of March. You can collect up to 70 points and only need 56 to complete the season.
As the challenges are identical to Series 20, people assume the rest of the Festival Playlist will follow the same format.
Season Rewards
- 20 Points: Jaguar XKR-s ’15
- 40 Points: Horizon Backstage Pass
Forzathon Shop
McLaren P1
Penhall The Cholla
Red Suit Racing Suit
Quick Draw Emote
Wheelspin
Super Wheelspin
Horizon Backstage Pass
Challenges
Weekly Challenge:
“Effortlessly Powerful” – Challenges centred around the 2015 Corvetter Z06 – 5 Points
1 – Own and drive the 2015 Corvetter Z06
2 – 2 Stars in the La Silica Speed Zone in the 2015 Corvetter Z06
3 – Bank 15,000 skill score in the 2015 Corvetter Z06
4 – Win Road Racing Event with 2015 Corvetter Z06
Daily Challenges:
1 – Take a Photo at the Stadium – 1 Point
2 – Earn a total of 100,000 points in Drift Zones in any Drift Car – 1 Point
3 – Win a Cross Country Race Event – 1 Point
4 – Beep your horn in any Retro Supercar – 1 Point
5 – Drive 8.0 km in any Super Hot Hatch – 1 Point
6 – Earn 3 Stars from Speed Traps in any Hypercar – 1 Point
7 – Spend 10,000 CR upgrading any Modern Supercar – 1 Point
Challenges
Photo Challenge – #SupraSonic: 2 Points + Forza Link “World’s Fastest”
Collectibles – “Safety First”: 3 Points + Forza Link “It is the way”
Monthly Events
Monthly Rivals – Dunas Blancas Sprint: 1 Point
Forza EV – Chihuahua Circuit: 1 Point
Expansion Packs
Rally Adventure
Danger Sign – “Canyon Snap”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Championship – “Dancing in the Dirt”: 5 Points + Tan Winter Boots
Hot Wheels
Danger Sign – “Forest Leap”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Championship – “Can ya Canyon?” : 5 Points + Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R
Super 7
The Horizon Super7: Super Wheelspin
Winter/Dry Season
The Autumn/Storm season runs from the March 13 to March 20. You can collect up to 75 points and only need 61 to complete the season.
The challenges are identical to those from Series 20 Winter season. The only difference comes from the Season Rewards. In Series 20, you got a Audi RS 6 for 20 points and a Noble M600 for 40 points.
The Autumn/ Storm season runs from the 13th of March till the 20th of March. You can collect up to 75 points and only need 61 to complete the season.
The challenges are identical to those from Series 20 Winter season. The only difference comes from the Season Rewards. In Series 20, you got a Audi RS 6 for 20 points and a Noble M600 for 40 points.
- 20 Points: Koenigsegg Agera
- 40 Points: Horizon Backstage Pass
Forzathon Shop
- Koenigsegg Agera RS
- Aston Martin DB11
- Slack Speed Trap Tee
- Mexican Traffic Light Car Horn
- Wheelspin
- Super Wheelspin
- Horizon Backstage Pass
Challenges
Weekly Challenge:
“Situated Beyond” – Challenges centred around the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020 – 5 Points
1 – Own and drive the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
2 – Spend 25,000 credit on upgrades to the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
3 – Win the Festival Drag Strip Event in the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
4 – Maintain 180 mph (290 km/h) for 10 seconds in the Ultimate Evolution Coupe 1020
Daily Challenges:
1 – Earn 10 Speed Skills at the Stadium – 1 Point
2 – Earn 5 stars from Danger Signs in any Unlimited Buggy – 1 Point
3 – Maintain 80 mph (129 km/h) in any Retro Supercar for 10s – Point
4 – Smash 10 Cacti in any Rally Monster car – 1 Point
5 – Complete a Challenge Card in Freeroam – 1 Point
6 – Send a Gift Drop to another player – 1 Point
7 – Bank 50,000 Skill Score in any car from the 1980s – 1 Point
Seasonal Events
- The Trial – “What Goes Around”: 10 Points + Chevrolet Camaro
- Event Lab – “Blue Lagoon Raceway”: 3 Points + Peach Rául Urias Sundress
- Playground Games – “Fleeting Flag Rush”: 3 Points + Audi RS 6
- Danger Sign – “Basejump”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
- Speed Trap – “Tulum”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
- Drift Zone – “Camino de Montaña”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
- Seasonal Championship – “Racing in Style”: 5 Points + Lamborghini Countach
- Seasonal Championship – Fresh Off the Grill”: 5 Points + Ferrari F355
Challenges
- Treasure Hunt – “Road Ready”: 3 Points + 300FP
- Horizon Open – License to Race” 2 Points + Applause Car Horn
Expansion Packs
Rally Adventure
Speed Trap – “Cascada Fuerte”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship – “Subaru Boogaloo”: 5 Points + Doodle Jumper
Hot Wheels
Drift Zone – “Horizon Nexus”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship – “Hyper-formance!”: 5 Points + Lamborghini Huracán Performante
Super 7
The Horizon Super7: Super Wheelspin
Spring/Hot Season
Information to be released on March 20
