The holiday season festivities are in full swing throughout Forza Horizon 5, allowing players to complete an array of challenges and activities like finding the location of the Giant Holiday Tree. Completing the challenges in the Festival Playlist unlocks limited-time rewards that players won't be able to get once the season is over. The Giant Holiday Tree is needed for one of the many challenges in Forza Horizon 5, in addition to a few other requirements.
Though it doesn't include the Giant Holiday Tree specifically, players can complete another challenge by smashing 25 Snowmen, 25 Holiday Trees, and 25 Candy Canes across Mexico. Players can find a single Snowman location in Forza Horizon 5, smash it, and use the rewind feature to reset the Snowman while keeping their challenge progress. The same goes for Holiday Trees and Candy Canes, but, like the Giant Holiday Tree challenge, players will need to find themselves a Mazda vehicle to complete this Mazda of All Trades Challenge.
Similar to the Mazda of All Trades Challenge, the Giant Holiday Tree challenge, listed as the Holiday Spirit challenge in-game, rewards players with a unique vehicle horn once the challenge has been completed. Once the Giant Holiday Tree is found and taken a photo with, players will unlock the Sleigh Bells horn. Of course, this needs to be completed in a Mazda vehicle in order to fulfill the challenge requirement. Specifically for this challenge, however, not every Mazda vehicle in Forza Horizon 5 will work.
Giant Holiday Tree Location In Forza Horizon 5
The only car that will work for the Giant Holiday Tree photo challenge is the 2002 Mazda RX-7 Sprint R Type A vehicle. Players will need to drive the car to the location of the Giant Holiday Tree, snap a photo, and afterward, the Sleigh Bells horn will be available for all Mazda vehicles. The easiest way to get this Mazda is by purchasing the car outright from the Autoshow for 30,000 CR. Compared to some of the other cars available in Forza Horizon 5, 30,000 CR will not set players back too much. This amount can be easily earned by completing a few races, or getting a reward from the daily Wheel Spin. Alternatively, players can look to buy the Mazda RX-7 Sprint from the Auction House in Forza Horizon 5.
After acquiring the correct car, players can find the Giant Holiday Tree left of the Cathedral Circuit Road Race in Guanajuato. Guanajuato is in the central-northern part of the Forza Horizon 5 map, and the Cathedral Circuit Road Race is nearly in the center of the township. Taking a photo with the Giant Holiday Tree is one of thirteen total challenges available during the Festival Playlist in Forza Horizon 5. Other rewards for this challenge include 2 Season Points and 50 Accolade Points.
Forza Horizon 5 is available for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S