Forza Horizon 6 Horizon Promo is a photography collection challenge that asks you to photograph all 619 cars in the game. Each photo earns 10 Horizon Festival Points, which feed directly into your Wristband progression. Doing it the slow way — driving around Japan hoping to spot cars — takes dozens of hours. A community-made shortcut using EventLab Share Codes cuts that down to a few sessions.
TL;DR
- Horizon Promo requires photographing all 619 cars — each gives 10 Festival Points.
- Use community EventLab Share Codes by Redditor u/Riko0Ku to photograph bulk cars fast.
- Enter the code in EventLab, start the race, open Photo Mode immediately, snap the grid.
- Pick the car with the highest Performance Index in that class to get the widest grid variety.
- Barn Finds, DLC cars, Forza Editions, and Treasure Cars do not appear — those need separate effort.
What Is Horizon Promo in Forza Horizon 6?
Horizon Promo is a section inside the Collection Journal, found under the Festival Wristbands menu. The goal is simple: photograph every car in the game at least once. The Horizon Promo section of the Collection Journal requires players to photograph a whopping 619 cars, and for each car photographed, you earn 10 Horizon Festival Points that help you earn new Wristbands.
The photo system itself is automatic. As soon as you open Photo Mode by pressing Up on the D-pad on a controller or P on PC, the game scans everything in the shot. If the frame contains a car that has not yet been added to the Horizon Promo log, the system adds it to the collection automatically — even if you have not saved the photo.
The car just needs to be visible in the frame. It does not matter whose car it is — yours, an opponent’s, or passing traffic. The log tracks each model, not each instance, so photographing the same car twice does not count again.
For a broader look at how Wristbands and Festival Points connect, see the full Wristband Progression System guide.
Why Horizon Promo Takes So Long Without a Shortcut
Japan’s map is huge and the car roster is enormous. Driving around hoping to spot every model organically is not a realistic approach. Most cars appear rarely in open-world traffic, and many never spawn at all without being owned by players.
Finding every vehicle one by one takes a long time through organic races or by snapping photos of passing cars out in Japan. For anyone trying to reach 100% completion or simply wanting to push their Wristband tier faster, a smarter method is needed.
Photographing cars at the start of every race before the green light is one of the highest return-per-minute activities in the game, since it stacks directly on top of race rewards without costing any extra time.
The EventLab Share Code Method – How It Works
A Reddit user named u/Riko0Ku created EventLab races featuring all cars in Forza Horizon 6. Players only need to enter the relevant Share Code in EventLab, start the race, and switch to Photo Mode immediately after the start. The cars on the starting grid can then be photographed directly, allowing several vehicles to be added to Horizon Promo within seconds.
The way it works: you go to the EventLab section of the menu, use the Share Codes to enter a race, snap photos of every car in the race, exit the race, then go into the next race and repeat. You do not even need to input each Share Code repeatedly — you can favourite the creator in FH6 to access the entire list easily.
The community response was immediate. The top comment in the Reddit thread summed it up in one word: “Hero.”
How to Use Share Codes in EventLab – Step by Step
Follow these steps to access the EventLab Share Code races:
- Open the main menu and go to Creative Hub.
- Select EventLab, then Play Event.
- Press the Search button at the bottom of the screen.
- Select Share Code from the search options and enter one of the codes from the list below.
- Choose Solo for the race mode.
- When choosing your car, pick the vehicle with the highest Performance Index in that class. This encourages the AI to choose a wide variety of different models on the grid.
- As soon as the race loads and the grid is visible, press Up on the D-pad (or P on PC) to open Photo Mode.
- Sweep the camera across the grid to capture as many different cars as possible.
- Exit the race and move to the next Share Code.
You can also visit the creator’s profile directly in FH6 and follow u/Riko0Ku to browse all 58 races in one place without entering codes individually.
Horizon Promo EventLab Share Codes by Class
These codes were created and shared by u/Riko0Ku. Each set covers the cars in that performance class. Enter them one at a time through the EventLab Share Code search.
S1 Class
100184935, 158602369, 217498384
A Class
112929438, 492395474, 127754017
B Class
628452936, 722634351, 306741600
C Class
951909778, 171456104, 567352086
D Class
152108402, 133160318, 151604139
For the X Class, R Class, and S2 Class races, check u/Riko0Ku’s original Reddit post directly for the full and most up-to-date list, as new codes are occasionally added. The full list spans 58 custom races covering most of the base game roster.
For a reference on what cars sit in each class, the All Cars by Class complete list has every vehicle categorised.
What Cars Cannot Be Photographed This Way
The EventLab method does not cover everything. Riko0Ku’s EventLab races cover almost all the cars in the base game, but there are some categories that cannot be controlled. Cars the AI will not use in EventLab include Barn Finds, story cars linked to progression, DLC cars from add-ons, and pre-order or promotional cars.
For these, you have a few options:
- Barn Finds — unlock them through normal exploration. See the Barn Find Locations guide for every spot.
- Forza Edition cars — earned through specific progression or Wheelspins. The Forza Edition Cars guide explains how to get each one.
- Treasure Cars — found through in-game clue hunts. Guides for each one are linked at the bottom of this page.
- DLC and promotional cars — if you do not own them, watch for them in free-roam multiplayer or check if other players are showing them off. Some appear as prizes in Festival Playlists where you can photograph them even without owning them.
- Wheelspins — some rare models only come from Wheelspins and Super Wheelspins. Farm those separately to fill the remaining gaps.
Tips to Photograph Cars Faster
Zoom out in Photo Mode. Set the camera to a wide angle before you start so more of the grid fits in one frame. You can capture several cars with a single shot instead of repositioning every time.
Disable the watermark. Turn off HUD watermarks and unnecessary interface elements in Photo Mode settings so nothing obscures the cars in your shot.
Take photos at race starts, not just in EventLab. Every time you line up for a normal race, the starting grid is packed with cars. Open Photo Mode before the countdown and sweep across the field. This stacks free Promo progress on top of your regular racing without adding any time.
Check what you still need. Open the game menu, go to Festival Wristbands, scroll to the Horizon Promo box, and press Y to sort your list so incomplete cars show at the top. A small camera icon on the map also marks cars nearby that you have not yet photographed.
Buy, photograph, and sell. For cheap cars you are missing, buy them from the Auction House or Autoshow, snap a photo in your garage, and sell them back. Many budget models cost almost nothing. For rarer cars, check if they come up at the Auction House at a lower price than the Autoshow.
Photograph cars during Photo Mode challenges. Any time you complete a photo challenge like the AstroToy Photo Challenge or the Tokyo City Treasure Hunt, take an extra moment to photograph any nearby cars you have not captured yet.
Why Horizon Promo Is Worth Doing
At 10 Festival Points per car across a 619-car roster, Horizon Promo is one of the most efficient ways to push your Wristband total. The points stack alongside everything else you earn from races, PR Stunts, and XP boards.
Hitting Wristband milestones unlocks new events, faster car classes, and eventually access to Legend Island. For anyone chasing full completion, Horizon Promo is also a required step on the path to all achievements and trophies.
The Photo Mode guide covers the best locations and settings if you want to get more out of your photography sessions beyond the Promo grind.
Other Ways to Earn Horizon Festival Points Fast
Horizon Promo is one piece of a larger points system. If you want to level your Wristband as fast as possible, combine it with these:
- PR Stunts — Danger Signs, Speed Traps, Speed Zones, and Drift Zones all pay Festival Points on completion.
- Bonus Boards — smashing all 200 boards contributes to your overall progression total.
- XP farming — higher XP levels feed into Wheelspins and overall festival standing.
- Car Mastery skill trees — unlocking mastery nodes on cars earns points and bonus rewards.
- Horizon Play — multiplayer levels up to 25 pay Festival Points directly back into your Wristband total.
Forza Horizon 6 is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, and PlayStation. More details at forza.net and the Xbox store page.
