Here is the complete Festival Series 45 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. Series 45 is the second time a series is repeated, and the drivers got to vote for which series they wanted to return. 

Festival Playlist Series 45 Main Information

This season will repeat Series 18, entitled “Wilds Takeover.” It will run from March 27th to April 24th. Series 18 first hit Forza Horizon 5 back in March 2023, and now it’s back almost exactly three years later with the same challenges but slightly different rewards. 

The most notable reward in this new series is the return of the Hoonigan Gymkhana 9 Ford Focus RS RX. This super rare car has only been available in Series 18. It is featured as a Championship reward for the Summer season. So, complete Championship race “#43” to get your hands on this rare car, as it might not return. 

A range of issues popped up during Series 44, which meant that FH5 players were not getting the rewards despite completing the tasks. The Forza Horizon developers, Playground, released Hotfixes, but some still reported these issues. Playground ensures that all the proper rewards will be issued if players have completed the task. People think these issues cropped up because repeating the season with the same challenges isn’t as straightforward as creating new ones. 

Series Rewards

80 Points: 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B-STi Version
160 Points: 2021 Sierra Cars 700R

Summer/ Wet Season

The Summer/ Wet Season runs from March 27th to April 24th. You can collect up to 70 points, and you only need 60 points to complete the season. 

Although the challenges are the same, the Season Rewards are different. You will still get the 1998 Subaru Impreza 22B-STi Version as a prize, but it is part of the Series Reward rather than the Season Rewards. 

Season Rewards

20 Points: 1986 Audi #2 Sport Quattro S1
40 Points: Backstage Pass

Forzathon Shop

1985 Porsche #185 959 Prodrive Rally Raid
2016 RJ Anderson #37 Polaris RZR-Rockstar Energy Pro 2 Truck 
Farid Rueda’s Lion Crew Socks
Beautiful Morning Car Horn
Wheelspin
Super Wheelspin
Horizon Backstage Pass

Challenges

Weekly Challenge: 
“Ready to Hoon” – Challenges centered around the 1991 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A – 5 Points
1 – Own the 1991 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A
2 – Earn 10 Ultimate Air Skills in the 1991 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A
3 – Win a Dirt Race with the 1991 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A
4 – Earn 5 Burn Out Skills in the 1991 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A

Daily Challenges: 
1 – Visit the Horizon Wilds Outpost – 1 Point
2 – Smash 25 items in 30 seconds
3 – Take a photo of Farid Rueda’s Bear Mural in Playa Azul
4 – Win any Dirt Racing Event
5 – Earn 1 Star from Trailblazers in any Retro Rally car
6 – Honk your horn in any Hoonigan
7 – Earn a Landscaping Skill in any Sports Utility Hero car

Seasonal Events

Horizon Arcade: 3 Points
The Trial – “That don’t Impreza me much”: 10 Points + 2018 Honda Civic Type R
Event Lab – “Utopia Gardens Recension”: 3 Points + 1991 Hoonigan Gymkhana 10 Ford Escort Cosworth Group A
Event Lab – “Castillo Scramble”: 3 Points + Super Wheelspin
Danger Sign – “Valle”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Trail Blazer – “Cascadas”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Speed Zone – “Orilla del Rio”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Championship – “#43”: 5 Points + Hoonigan Gymkhana 9 Ford Focus RS RX
Championship – “Instant Classic”: 5 Points + 1999 Ford Racing Puma

Challenges 

Treasure Hunt – “Retro Skills to pay the Bills”: 3 Points + 300FP
Photo Challenge – “#WildHorizons”: 2 Points + “Odesza: A Moment Apart” Song
Horizon Open – “Go Fast”: 2 Points + 1955 Hoonigan Chevrolet Bel Air

Monthly Events

Monthly Rivals – La Selva Scramble: 1 Point
Monthly Rivals – River Scramble: 1 Point

Expansion Packs 

Rally Adventure
Speed Trap – “Canyon Rush”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship – “O Romeo, Romeo”: 5 Points + “Predator Owl” Car Horn

Hot Wheels
Speed Trap – “Forest Edge”: 2 Points + Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship – “Shadow Realm”: 5 Points + 2010 Mosler MT900S

Super 7 

The Horizon Super7: Super Wheelspin

Autumn/ Storm Season 

Information to be released on April 3rd

Winter/ Dry Season 

Information to be released on April 10th

Spring/ Hot Season 

Information to be released on April 17th