New Year's Tour (2020)

The New Year's Tour is the eighth tour of Mario Kart Tour that began on January 1, 2020 and will end on January 14, 2020. The tour celebrates the new year of 2020 and features Mario in a and Toad in a celebratory costume as spotlight characters. Similar to the festive trees in the previous three tours, kadomatsu are added throughout many of the courses; hitting one with an item during a race grants "Happy New Year!" bonus points.

Signature kart sets
In every cup, the driver which the cup is themed about is a three or two star item on that course. The driver, and their specific kart and glider are bumped up one tier. This item sometimes changes between tours.

Challenges
Tour di Capodanno