GTA 5 Hobbies & Pastimes, Activities & Side Missions Guide

In this section, you find the complete list and guide to all the GTA 5 Hobbies & Pastimes and other Side Missions, including Random Events, and various extra activities in Grand Theft Auto V.
In addition to the main Story Mode and the Strangers & Freaks missions, GTA 5 comes with many other optional endeavors and extra content that you can play at any time with the three protagonists, although some are exclusive to a specific character.
Some of these side missions are listed as "Hobbies and Pastimes" in the GTA 5 100% Checklist, while others fall under the "Miscellaneous" category. This is a complete guide to all the side activities in GTA 5.
GTA 5 Hobbies & Pastimes
The Hobbies and Pastimes in GTA 5 include various Challenges, Races, Sports activities, and mini-games.
Out of 61 total Hobbies & Pastimes featured in GTA V, 42 are required for 100% completion of the game, while the others are entirely optional.
In our guide below, we grouped the Hobbies of the same type under a single page - so all 6 Shooting Range challenges are listed on one page, the 5 Street Races have their own page, and so on.

Arms Trafficking - Air

Arms Trafficking - Ground

Bail Bonds

Darts

Flight School

Golf

Hao Street Races

Hunting Challenges

Off-Road Races

Parachuting

Sea Races

Shooting Range

Stock Car Races

Strip Club

Stunt Plane Time Trials

Tennis

Triathlons

Wildlife Photography Challenge

Yoga
The 42 Hobbies & Pastimes required for 100% completion of GTA V are:
- 12 Flight School Challenges: win a medal in each
- 6 Shooting Range Challenges: win three medals in each
- 5 Street Races: win a medal in each
- 6 Offroad Races: win a medal in each
- 4 Sea Races: win a medal in each
- 3 Triathlons: win a medal in each
- Tennis: win 1 game
- Darts: win 1 game
- Golf: win 1 game (play 9 holes and finish even or below par)
- Strip Club: get 1 Private dance
- Parachuting: Complete all Base Jumps
- Parachuting: Complete all Heli Jumps
Other Side Missions & Activities
Here you find other miscellaneous activities and Side Missions featured in Grand Theft Auto V, such as religious cult missions, Stunt Jumps, as well as the Random Events that you can encounter around the map.
This also includes a guide to the very profitable Lester's Assassinations, which despite being considered Story Missions, they are optional and should be played after the main storyline is completed in order to make the most money.

Children of the Mountain

Epsilon Program

Lester's Assassinations

Murder Mystery

Private Taxi Fares

Rampages

Random Events

Stunt Jumps
