GTA 5 hobbies and pastimes: where to find them, who can play and what they give

The table is current as of November 2026. Stock Car and Stunt Plane Time Trials are not in every version of the game, see below. The rest of the checklist (random events, collectibles, purchases) is on the GTA 5 100% page.

Golf. Los Santos Golf Club, $100 entry. It is a full simulation: club choice, shot type, power, wind and rain that slows the ball. Only Todd is available at first, tougher opponents unlock after beating weaker ones. Another one, Castro, comes from a random event, as long as Trevor does not deliver him to the Altruist Cult. When you play with another protagonist, whoever invited pays for both rounds.

Tennis. Eight courts in Los Santos, including the one at Michael's mansion. Only Michael and Trevor can play, Franklin cannot. Time of day does not matter. The prize is token money: $14, $25 or $36 depending on difficulty. Golf and tennis raise strength.

Darts. The Yellow Jack Inn in the Grand Senora Desert near Sandy Shores. You play down to zero from 301, and the last dart must hit a double or the bullseye.

Yoga. Michael only: by the pool at home or on top of Mount Gordo, three poses with button sequences. It does not count toward 100% and disappears with Michael after ending B.

• Hao's street races. Five races through Los Santos, Franklin only and only from 20:00 to 05:00. Hao's mission Shift Work unlocks them, and each win opens the next one.
• Off-road. Six races: four on dirt bikes or ATVs and two in off-road trucks. A win pays $500, and the first one also gives the Moto X outfit. Mineward Spiral at the Davis Quartz quarry runs only from 20:00 to 03:00.
• Sea races. Four courses on Seashark jet skis: Los Santos Port, Power Station, El Gordo and Lago Zancudo. No money, and third place is enough for 100%.
• Triathlons. Vespucci Beach, Alamo Sea and Coyote Cross Country: swim, bike and run. Each one unlocks the next. The last takes about half an hour, so build stamina first. The reward is a triathlon outfit plus more stamina, strength and lung capacity.
• Stock Car. Near the Yellow Jack Inn, five laps. The first four wins give the Burger Shot Stallion, Redwood Gauntlet, Pißwasser Dominator and Sprunk Buffalo, the fifth the Marshall monster truck. According to GTABase and Fandom, this series exists only on PS4 and later for players who carried over progress from PS3 or Xbox 360.

Flight School is on Exceptionalists Way at Los Santos International Airport. Twelve lessons: takeoff, landing, inverted flight, knife flight, a loop, helicopter courses, skydiving and a final exam. Michael and Franklin need the lessons, Trevor is a pilot without them. The school raises flying skill a lot and teaches what you need for knife flights and under the bridge challenges. After all lessons, planes start spawning around the map.

Parachute jumps are unlocked by Dom in the mission Risk Assessment. There are 13: some from mountains and buildings, some from a helicopter. The checklist counts them as two separate items. The payout depends on how accurately you land, and repeat jumps pay much less.

Stunt Plane Time Trials are five challenges in a Mallard from the Sandy Shores airfield. They come with the bonus editions and with PS4 and later versions, and they do not count toward 100%. Without Flight School the Mallard is hard to handle.

Ranges exist in only two Ammu-Nation stores: Cypress Flats and Pillbox Hill. Six weapon groups - handguns, SMGs, assault rifles, shotguns, LMGs and heavy weapons - with three challenges each. Bronze in all 18 is enough for 100%. The range raises shooting skill. Which weapons appear in the store and when is on the GTA 5 weapons page.

• Hunting. Cletus unlocks it in the mission Fair Game. The hunting grounds are the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness, daytime only. Every kill has to be photographed and sent to Cletus, and the pay depends on the animal and the shot.
• Rampages. Five timed killing sprees, the first after Trevor Philips Industries. Not needed for 100%, but all five give the achievement Red Mist.
• Bail Bonds. Maude sends Trevor four fugitives. Alive pays $10,000, dead pays $5,000. Bring at least one in alive, or you lose the achievement Wanted: Alive or Alive.
• Arms trafficking. After buying the McKenzie Field hangar, Trevor runs cargo by land and air. The achievement TP Industries Arms Race is tied to these missions.

All of this belongs to Trevor, so in ending A it disappears with him. If you are hunting achievements, finish these activities before the finale.

Taxi. Get in a taxi and press the horn: the game gives you a fare. Pay depends on distance and time.

Diving. The easiest way to dive is from a submersible: one docks at the Sonar Collections Dock once you buy it, and that is how the hunt for nuclear waste begins.

Cinema. Going to the movies alone is an item in the Miscellaneous part of the 100% checklist. You do not have to watch the film to the end.

• Skills. Golf and tennis - strength; triathlons - stamina, strength and lung capacity; Flight School - flying; the range - shooting.
• Money. Small: $500 per off-road race, up to $36 for tennis, up to $10,000 per fugitive for Maude. Sea races and triathlons pay nothing. The story's big money is in heists and the stock market, see the guide how to make money in GTA 5.
• Items. Moto X and triathlon outfits, Stock Car prizes and the Marshall, planes after Flight School. Other vehicles from side tasks are on the page rare vehicles in GTA 5.
• Achievements. Multi-Disciplined - at least one gold in every type of hobby. The rest are in the list of GTA 5 achievements.