HP Fest News Round-up: January 4, 2025

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Happy New Year! There are several HP fests on Twitter that are also on Bluesky. I've included their Bluesky accounts below and in the HP Fest Masterlists wherever applicable.

News and Announcement

• julcheninred: Announced Draw Drarry Badly Challenge.
• moonwater-microfic: Announced monthly prompt challenge Moonwater Microfic.
• hpanimagiweek: Announced HP Animagi 2025.
• hd-wireless: Announced H/D Wireless 2025.
• hotronfest: Announced Hot Ron Fest.
• newts-fest: Posted prompt list.
• weheartdracofest: Announced Drarry fest We Heart Draco Fest.
• winterfullife-fest Bluesky: Announced It's a Winterful Life: A HP Hallmark Fest.
• Harry Potter Fest Hub Discord: Announced Riddle Fest 2024.
• hp_btsfest: Announced Back To School Winter Fest.
• Panville Discord Server: Announced Discord members only Panville Spring Exchange '25.
• Dramione Fanfiction Writers: Announced DFW Dramione Valentines 2025.
• polyamships: Announced Multiamory March 2025. (Multi-fandom)
• creativegolf: Announced creative community Creativegolf. (Multi-fandom)
• candyheartsex: Announced Candy Hearts Exchange. (Multi-fandom)
• lyricaltitles: Announced Duet Challenge. (Multi-fandom)
• fandom_empire: Announced Fandom Rush. (Multi-fandom)
• fourormore: Announced Four Or More 2025 Valentine's Flash Fiction Madness. (Multi-fandom)
• threesentenceficathon: Announced Three Sentence Ficathon. (Multi-fandom)



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• 2024starchaserweek (James/Regulus): Ends on January 16 (Prompts).
• Riddle Fest 2024: Works due on March 15. *NEW*
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Works due on August 31. *NEW*
• Draw Drarry Badly Challenge: Begins on January 10. *NEW*
• lilyfesthp: Begins on January 30 (Prompts).

Open for Prompting

• trulymadlydeeplyfest: Prompting ends on January 5?
• hptriadfest: Prompting ends on January 16.

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• hpinfidelity (Bluesky, AO3, infidelity): Sign-up ends on January 5.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on January 12.
• hpknotfest: Claiming ends on January 15.
• Back To School Winter Fest (Instagram): Claiming ends on January 28. *NEW*
• hansy_fest (AO3, Harry/Pansy): Claiming ends on January 30.
• corrupt-a-wish-fest: Sign-up ends on January 31.
• Harmony Valentine Soulmate Fest (Harry/Hermione): Sign-up ends on February 1.
• Matters of the Heart (Draco/Ginny): Claiming ends on February 4.
• dronarryfest (Draco, Ron, Harry): Claiming ends on February 7.
• It's a Winterful Life: Claiming ends on February 9. *NEW*
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Writer sign-up ends on February 28. *NEW*
• Baby Shower Bingo: Sign-up ends on March 1.
• HP on Broadway Fest 2024: Claiming ends on March 10.
• ronarryfest (Ron/Harry): Claiming ends on March 12.
• Myths and Legends Fest: Claiming ends on March 21? *NEW*
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on May 20. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): Arts due on January 15.
• Comfort Zone Fest 2025: Works due on January 19.
• The Dramione Valentine's Collab Collection 2025: Works due on February 14.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Fics due on March 1.
• a-fem-tomarrymort-fest: Works due on March 30.
• jegreversebang Jegulus Reverse Bang: Works due on April 10.

Currently Posting

• Baby Shower Bingo: AO3
• hd_owlpost | hdowlpost H/D Owlpost 2024: AO3
• 2024starchaserweek Starchaser Week 2024: Tumblr
• marauderspolyamfest Marauders Polyam Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• hp-soulmates-secret-santa HP Soulmates Secret Santa 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• Drarry Discord Doodle & Drabble Exchange: AO3 *NEW*
• Riddle Fest 2024: AO3 *NEW*
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (December 21 - January 4)

• into-the-jeggyverse Jegulus Bingo: AO3
• wlstcomfortfest Wolfstar ComfortFest: AO3
• fanged-fate-fest Fanged Fated Fest 2024 (Harry/Tom|Voldemort): AO3 | Masterlist
• hd-erised H/D Erised 2024: AO3 | Anon Masterlist
• hssrarepairs HP Secret Santa Rare Pairs 2024: AO3 | Creative Mediums | Femslash & Poly | Gen & Het | Slash
• slythindor100 | slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry 2024: AO3
• hp-yuletide-bliss HP Yuletide Bliss 2024: AO3 | Masterlist
• deadindecemberfest Dead in December: A HP Dead Dove Writing Fest: AO3
• dracoharry100 The Drarry100 Christmas Challenge 2024: Dreamwidth | Livejournal
• 2024 Yuletide & Mulled Wine: Rare Pair Edition: AO3
• hpfestofstars | Bluesky HP Festival of Stars 2024: AO3
• tmrhpgiftexchange | tomarrygiftfest Tomarry TMRHP Gift Exchange: AO3

For past masterlists, see the HP Fest Masterlists for 2024 & 2025. For a list of HP fests by category, see here.

Daily, Biweekly & Monthly Prompt Communities (as of January 4)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted January Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 317. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 827.
• harry100: Posted Prompt 508. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 176.
• neville100: Posted Prompt 555. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted January Prompt 135. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted January Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 82. (Multi-fandom)
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted December Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted January Prompts. *NEW*
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted January Prompts. *NEW*
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted January Prompts. *NEW*
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted September Prompts.
• regulily-microfic (Regulus/Lily): Posted December Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted January Prompts. *NEW*
• snarrymicrofics: Posted October Prompts.
• stag-microfic (James): Posted December Prompts.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted January Prompts. *NEW*

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

TBA

Coming Soon

• hp_bunintheoven HP Bun In The Oven Pregnancy Fest 2025: Prompting opens on January 4.
• Tomarrymort Necro Fest: Prompting opends on January 5.
• hpanimagiweek HP Animagi Week 2025: Prompt list reveals on January 8.
• Draw Drarry Badly Challenge: Begins on January 10.
• hd-wireless H/D Wireless 2025: Prompting begins on January 12.
• Panville Spring Exchange '25: Sign-up opens on January 13.
• quantumquilltomarrymort Quantum Quill: A Tomarrymort Fest: Prompting opens on January 15.
• DFW Dramione Valentines 2025: Sign-up opens on January 15.
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: January 2025
• hilfest Harry in Lingerie Fest: Prompting opens on February 1.
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest 2025: Sign-up begins on February 1.
• weheartdracofest We Heart Draco Fest 2025 (Drarry): Prompting opens on February 14.
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus over 30): Prompting opens on March 10.
• weasleyfest Weasley Fest: TBA
• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: TBA
• hotronfest Hot Ron Fest: TBA
• Pansy 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).

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