Forza Motorsport is here and adding fresh content each month, but let's not forget about Forza Horizon 5 either. Playground Games continues to build and build on its 2021 open world racer, and this week marks the start of its Lunar New Year update on Xbox and PC.

Jam-packed with new content, FH5 is celebrating the Lunar New Year in style. The Horizon Stadium is being converted into a dragon-filled drifting arena, we have a bunch of new free cars via the Festival Playlist and the Autoshow, a new premium car pack, and there's some special EventLab props being added to the game too.

Forza Horizon 5 Details Huge Lunar New Year Update Arriving This Week 1

If you're after all the nitty gritty details it may be worth checking out Forza's blog post on the new update, but we will drop the team's patch notes down below - which include all the major details for this new Forza Horizon 5 update.

Forza Horizon 5 Lunar New Year Update Patch Notes

New Features

  • 13 Previous Exclusive Reward cars added to the Autoshow
  • 9 Lunar New Year EventLab Props
  • 1 Lunar New Year Collector Accolade
  • Chinese Lucky Stars Pack becomes available for purchase
  • 5 new unlockable Festival Playlist Reward Cars
  • Limited Timed Series Features

-- Evolving World: Stadium Drift Arena

-- Evolving World: Dragon Drone Show

-- Evolving World: Fireworks collectible

  • 2 Badges: Feeling Lucky, Lunar Dragon
  • Returning Extended Nights

Bug Fixes

  • Improved the audio for the 2008 Aston Martin DBS
  • Fixed issues that occurred while trying to redeem a car through the message center
  • Fixed issues with players getting kicked out of the Weekly Trial
  • Solved the issue causing “Tropical Storm” and “Dust Storm” not to show up in Photo Mode during Spring Season
  • Fixed cosmetic issues on the 1970 Fast X Dodge Charger, 1966 Fast X Chevrolet Impala, and the 2022 Gordon Murray T.50

Are you still enjoying FH5 these days? Tell us if you're celebrating the Lunar New Year down below!