HP Fest News Round-up: October 20, 2024

[lee_bella]

I have more free time now to handle the Potterfests side of things, so here's a new edition of HP fest news round-up. And just out of curiosity, does anyone know if snapecase is running this year/next year?

News and Announcement

• wlstcomfortfest: Announced Wolfstar Comfortfest 2024.
• hpffwritersguild: Announced Comfort Zone Fest 2025.
• wizardingsocietyfests: Announced Discord only Wizarding Society's Music Wrap-Up 2024.
• slythindor100: Announced 25 Days of Drarry 2024 late-early bird sign-up.
• hms-harmony-discord: Announced Harry/Hermione Harmony Kinktober.
• hp_halloween: Announced HP Halloween 2024.
• fortheloveoffests: Announced Discord only Knotty November 2024.
• draco100: Announced fall break till January 13, 2025.
• hpfestofstars: Announced HP Festival of Stars 2024.
• hpknotfest: Announced HP Knot Fest 2024.
• snape_potter: Announced Snarry-a-Thon 2025.



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• hp-soulmates HP Soulmates Tumblr Fest: Ends on October 31 (Prompts).
• Peter Pettigrew Fest 2024: Open for submission till October 31.
• wolfstarkinktober2024: Ends on October 31 (Prompts).
• jeguluskinktoberr: Ends on October 31 (Prompts).
• HP Spooky Saffics 2024: Ends on October 31.
• Hogwarts Kinktober 2024: Ends on October 31.
• hp-flowers Autumn Mini Round: Ends on October 31 (Prompts).
• Harmony Kinktober: Ends on October 31. *NEW*
• pumpkinspiceficfest (smut): Post to AO3 collection till November 15.
• slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: Late-Early Bird sign-up ends on November 20. *NEW*
• rosekillermicrofic Rosekiller Kinktovember (Barty Jr./Evan Rosier): Ends on November 30 (Prompts).
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest 2024: Ends on December 31. *NEW*
• 2024starchaserweek (James/Regulus): Begins on December 16 (Prompts).

Open for Prompting

• Harry Potter Act Fest 2024: Prompting ends on October 30?
• dronarryfest (Draco, Ron, Harry): Prompting ends on November 1. *NEW*
• hpknotfest: Prompting ends on November 15. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• dhrteratophilia Dramione Teratophilia Fest 3.0: Claiming ends on October 27.
• slitherinfest (bottom Tom|Voldemort): Sign-up ends on October 30?
• Harry Potter Act Fest 2024: Claiming ends on October 30.
• fanged-fate-fest (Harry/Tom|Voldemort): Sign-up ends on November 1?
• hpnostalgiafest (Slytherin/Gryffindor ships): Sign-up ends on November 1.
• moonwater-fest-2024 (Remus/Regulus): Claiming ends on November 1.
• Comfort Zone Fest 2025: Sign-up ends on November 1. *NEW*
• wwreversetropefest2024 Wizarding World Reverse Trope Fest: Claiming ends on November 12.
• marauders-taylor-fiending Taylor Swift Jukebox Fest (Marauders' Version): Sign-up ends on November 12?
• A Very Merry Daddy Knows Best: Claiming ends on November 17.
• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: Sign-up ends on November 23.
• HPEmoFest (AO3) HP Emo's Not Dead Fest: Sign-up ends on November 29.
• hpfestofstars (AO3, winter holidays): Claiming ends on December 9. *NEW*
• 2024 Yuletide & Mulled Wine: Rare Pair Edition: Claiming ends on December 14.
• hpinfidelity (AO3, infidelity): Sign-up ends on January 5. *NEW*
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on January 12.
• Baby Shower Bingo: Sign-up ends on March 1.

Submission Deadline

• padfootfest (Sirius): Works due on October 20.
• prongsfootfest (James/Sirius): Works due on October 22.
• hp_halloween: Assignments due on October 25.
• marauders-spookfest: Works due on October 27.
• Drinny Fall Fic Fest 2024 (Draco/Ginny): Works due on October 29.
• hd-erised: Works due on November 4.
• hssrarepairs HP Secret Santa Rare Pairs 2024: Gifts due on November 15.
• hd_owlpost | hdowlpost: Gifts due on November 22.
• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): Final draft due on November 30.
• marauderssecretsanta: Works due on November 30.
• hp-soulmates-secret-santa: Works due on December 1.
• tmrhpgiftexchange Tomarry Gift Exchange: Works due on December 14.
• marauderspolyamfest: Works due on December 18.
• Draco's Den Denopoly24 (Slytherins): Works due on December 31.
• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): Arts due on January 15.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Fics due on March 1.

Currently Posting

• hp-soulmates HP Soulmates Tumblr Fest 2024: AO3
• peterpettigrewproject Peter Pettigrew Fest 2024: AO3
• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: AO3
• Baby Shower Bingo: AO3
• prongsfootproject Prongsfoot Reverse Big Bang: AO3
• snarryauctoberfest Snarry AUctoberfest 2024: AO3
• slitherinfest Slither In Fest 2024 (bottom Tom|Voldemort): AO3
• hpacearofest HP Ace/Aro-Spec Fest: AO3
• wolfstarkinktober2024 Wolfstar Kinktober 2024: AO3
• bartyevanficfest Rosekiller Fic & Art Fest 2024: AO3
• blackbrothersfest | blackbrothersfest Black Brothers Fest 2024: AO3
• jeguluskinktoberr Jegulus Kinktober 2024: AO3
• hpsaffics HP Spooky Saffics 2024: AO3
• Hogwarts Kinktober 2024: AO3
• hp-flowers HP Flowers 2024 Autumn Mini Round: AO3
• rosekillermicrofic Rosekiller Kinktovember 2024: AO3
• tmcficfest The Marauders Creature Fic Fest: AO3
• hd_fan_fair | hd-fan-fair H/D Muggle Fair 2024: AO3
• Harmony Kinktober (Harry/Hermione): AO3 *NEW*
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest: AO3 *NEW*
• tomionesmutfest2024 Tomione Smut Fest 2024 (Tom/Hermione): AO3 *NEW*
• underyourspellfest Under Your Spell Fest (sapphic): *NEW*
• hphalloweenfest HP Halloween Fest 2024: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (October 4 - October 20)

• horriblegoosefest HP Horrible Goose Fest 2024: AO3 | Masterlist
• tomarrybigbang Tomarry Big Bang 2024: AO3
• hp_podfic_mini_fest | hp-podfic-mini-fest HP Podfic Mini Fest 2024: AO3 | Round-up
• A Touch of Black: A HP Rarepairs Flashfest: AO3

For past masterlists, see the HP Fest Masterlists for 2023 & 2024. For a list of HP fests by category, see here.

Daily, Biweekly & Monthly Prompt Communities (as of October 20)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted October Prompt.
• liquidluckdrabblechallenge (all pairings): Posted Prompt 66.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 311. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 822. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 503. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 176. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 550. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted September Prompt 131. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted October Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 80. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• jilymicrofics: Posted September Prompts.
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted October Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted September Prompts.
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted September Prompts.
• regulily-microfic (Regulus/Lily): Posted October Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted October Prompts.
• snarrymicrofics: Posted October Prompts.
• stag-microfic (James): Posted October Prompts.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted October Prompts.

For more prompt challenge communities and alternate links, please see HP only and multi-fandom. Many of these communities, including the ones that no longer post new prompts, let you use older prompts.

Challenges Open Indefinitely

• Flourish & Blott's All Hallows' Eve Fest: Open all year around.
• hprecipe-recfest: Welcomes late submissions.
• potterkinkmeme: Fills are open indefinitely.
• themaraudersfest: Request a prompt open indefinitely.
• LVDM Week: Voldemort/Draco. AO3 collection open indefinitely.
• hptragedieschallenge: Tragedy adaptations and original tragedy (Prompts).
• Ron's Chessboard Bingo: Sign-up & posting open indefinitely.
• starflowerbingo: Star name/flower name ships (Rules & Links).
• billbangsbingo Bill Bangs Bingo: Bill-centric kink bingo (Sign-up).
• HMS Harmony 2023 Milestones Bingo: Harry/Hermione centric.

Posting Soon

• scream_fest_ (AO3; horror) Screamfest 2024: October 21
• twhos-fests Gothic Fantasy Fest 2024 (Slytherins): October 22
• Crucio and Cocktails Exchange (Death Eaters): October 31
• hd-tarot HD Tarot Fest: October 31
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2024: November 1

Coming Soon

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Sign-up opens on November 1.
• wizardingwirelessnetwork WWN Wizarding Pop Culture Fest: Sign-up opens on November 1.
• slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: Begins on December 1.
• 2024starchaserweek Starchaser Week 2024: Begins on December 16.
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: January 2025
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest 2025: Sign-up begins on April 1, 2025.
• hpfacultyfest HP Fuck The Faculty Fest 2024: Fall 2024
• hd-cluefest H/D Cluefest 2024: Fall 2024
• weasleyfest Weasley Fest: TBA
• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: TBA

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Let me know if there are any mistakes. If you want to know which fests are happening on a specific date, see HP Fest Schedule (organised by dates). If you want to know the timeline of a particular fest, see HP Fest Spreadsheet (organised by characters & ships).

You can submit your fest news, general comments, suggestions, questions, etc., to the suggestion box.

You are always welcome to promote any HP fests and communities on potterfests or potterfests. See here for posting rules. Multi-fandom prompt challenges and communities are also welcome.

If you have a DW account, you can promote your fests and challenges on fandomcalendar or fandom_on_dw. You can also submit your fest announcement to hpfests or thebigbangblogproject (multi-fandom) on Tumblr.