Spring is the closing week of Series 4, Horizon Mascot Party, and it runs from September 3 to September 10, 2026. It is the last chance to top up your Series point total before the Playlist rolls over, which matters if you are still short of the 80-point and 160-point Series cars.
Quick answer: The Spring weekly challenge is “Cuti-e” and needs the 2022 Honda e — own and drive it, paint it any color and save the design, photograph it at Edamame Circuit, then park it at the Daikoku Parking Area car meet. That chain pays 25,000 credits and 5 points.
Spring season dates and reward cars
Seasons swap over at 14:30 UTC every Thursday, so Spring replaced Winter and holds until Series 5 begins. The weekly milestones sit at 20 and 40 points, while the two Series cars need points banked across all four weeks of Horizon Mascot Party.
| Points | Reward | Window |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R (C 446) | Spring only |
| 40 | 1968 Dodge Dart HEMI Super Stock (B 540) | Spring only |
| 80 | 1970 Honda N600 (D 100) | Full Series |
| 160 | 1967 Renault 8 Gordini (D 322) | Full Series |
Open the Festival Playlist from the Campaign section of the pause menu, or from inside a Player House, and select the Spring tab to see the live list.
Weekly challenge: Cuti-e with the 2022 Honda e
The four chapters unlock one at a time, so you cannot skip ahead. Each one has to register before the next appears in the Playlist menu.
Note: if a chapter does not tick, the usual cause is being in the wrong car. The paint, photo, and parking steps all require you to be driving the Honda e at that moment.
Photo challenge and treasure hunt locations
These two are the fastest points on the board and neither has a car restriction.
The #PeasinAPod photo challenge wants a shot taken inside the stadium with the green bean “Minamino” signage visible in frame. Fast travel to the stadium, line the signs up behind you, and fire off the photo.
The Tokyo City Region treasure chest sits in a small parking lot off a narrow side street, right beside the Tokyo City Food Delivery job icon. Use that job marker as your waypoint, then smash the chest.
Daily challenge: drift skills
The drift skills daily asks for 3 drift or e-drift skills in any car. Three short slides on a normal street corner are enough, and there is no need to chain them. Dailies unlock one per day at 14:30 UTC and each stays completable for a week after it appears, even once the season itself has rolled over.
Spring PR stunt and time attack car restrictions
Sort your garage by class and country before you drive out, because the restrictions are tight this week. The garage filters will cut the list down for you.
| Event | Location | Car requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Time Attack | Edamame Time Attack | Super Hot Hatch, B 600 |
| Speed Trap | Ito Straight | Japan, S1 800 |
| Drift Zone | Seaside Trail | Japan, S1 800 |
Because the Speed Trap and Drift Zone share the same S1 800 Japanese requirement, one tuned build covers both and saves a trip back to the garage.
Online and series events still worth points
The Trial, Horizon Play, and The Eliminator all appear in the Spring list under Seasonal Online. The Trial is a matchmade co-op championship against Unbeatable Drivatars and is usually the single biggest point drop of the week.
The Horizon Stunt Party wreckage event is marked on the map at Matsumi Great Bridge. It only becomes playable when the event pops, so jump in as soon as the prompt appears.
Monthly Rivals is a Series event rather than a seasonal one. Completing it during Spring counts retroactively for Summer, Autumn, and Winter too, which is the cheapest way to claw back points if you missed earlier weeks. It asks for a clean lap only, so a slow, tidy run is enough.
Once a chapter or event clears, its Playlist tile fills in and your point counter climbs immediately at the top of the season screen. Milestone cars drop into your garage the moment you cross 20, 40, 80, or 160 points, and anything left unclaimed when the season ends on September 10 goes with it.
