HP Fest News Round-up: January 19, 2025

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Harry Potter Fandom Fest News on Bluesky is a good place to stay informed about HP fests that are happening on Bluesky.

News and Announcement

• snape_potter: Announced Snarry-a-Thon 2025.
• hotronfest: Announced Hot Ron Fest.
• trulymadlydeeplyfest: Announced Truly Madly Deeply Fest rules.
• hd-collab: Announced HD Collab Fest 2025.
• harrydracompreg: Announced H/D Mpreg Fest 2025.
• hpanimagiweek: Posted HP Animagi Week prompts.
• maraudersromcomfest: Announced Marauders Romcom Fest.
• lcdrarry: Announced Lights Camera Drarry 2025.
• saddreofest Bluesky: Announced Draco/Theodore Sad Dreo Fest 2025.
• hpnextgenfest Bluesky: Announced The Kids Are Alright: An HP Next Gen Fest.
• hpfests Bluesky: Announced Harry Potter Fandom Fest News on Bluesky.
• halfamoon: Announced Half a Moon: 14 Days of Celebrating Women. (Multi-fandom)
• goreswap: Announced Goreswap Exchange. (Multi-fandom)



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• Draw Drarry Badly Challenge: Ends on January 30. *NEW*
• Riddle Fest 2024: Works due on March 15.
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Works due on August 31.
• lilyfesthp: Begins on January 30 (Prompts).
• hpanimagiweek: Begins on April 17 (Prompts). *NEW*

Open for Prompting

• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: Prompting ends on January 22. *NEW*
• lcdrarry: Prompting ends on January 23. *NEW*
• saddreofest Bluesky (Draco/Theodore): Prompting ends on January 25? *NEW*
• hd-wireless: Prompting ends on January 26. *NEW*
• quantumquilltomarrymort (Tomarrymort): Prompting ends on February 4? *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• DFW Dramione Valentines 2025: Sign-up ends on January 19. *NEW*
• Panville Spring Exchange '25: Sign-up ends on January 27. *NEW*
• Back To School Winter Fest (Instagram): Claiming ends on January 28.
• 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.
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Writer sign-up ends on February 28.
• trulymadlydeeplyfest: Sign-up ends on February 28. *NEW*
• hp_bunintheoven HP Bun In The Oven Pregnancy Fest 2025: Claiming ends on February 28? *NEW*
• hotronfest Hot Ron Fest: Sign-up ends on February 28. *NEW*
• Baby Shower Bingo: Sign-up ends on March 1.
• hpnextgenfest Bluesky: Sign-up ends on March 1. *NEW*
• HP on Broadway Fest 2024: Claiming ends on March 10.
• ronarryfest (Ron/Harry): Claiming ends on March 12.
• Tomarrymort Necro Fest: Claiming ends on March 14. *NEW*
• Myths and Legends Fest: Claiming ends on March 21?
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on May 20.

Submission Deadline

• Comfort Zone Fest 2025: Works due on January 19.
• hpknotfest: Works due on January 25.
• 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.
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Art due on April 20.

Currently Posting

• Baby Shower Bingo: AO3
• Riddle Fest 2024: AO3
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): AO3
• hpinfidelity | Bluesky Indiscretion Advised: HP Infidelity Fest: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (January 5 - January 19)

• hd-erised H/D Erised 2024: AO3 | Masterlist
• hd_owlpost | hdowlpost H/D Owlpost 2024: AO3
• 2024starchaserweek Starchaser Week 2024: Tumblr
• marauderspolyamfest Marauders Polyam Fest: AO3
• hp-soulmates-secret-santa HP Soulmates Secret Santa 2024: AO3
• Drarry Discord Doodle & Drabble 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 19)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted January Prompt.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 318. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 829. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 509. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 177. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 556. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted January Prompt 135. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted January Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 82. (Multi-fandom)
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted December Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted January Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted January Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted January Prompts.
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted September Prompts.
• regulily-microfic (Regulus/Lily): Posted December Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted January Prompts.
• snarrymicrofics: Posted October Prompts.
• stag-microfic (James): Posted December Prompts.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted January 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

• jegbigbang Jeg Big Bang 2024 (James/Regulus): February 1

Coming Soon

• hptriadfest HP Triad Fest 2025: Claiming opens on January 20.
• harrydracompreg H/D Mpreg Fest 2025: Prompting opens on January 20.
• 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.
• maraudersromcomfest Marauders Romcom Fest: Sign-up opens on February 14.
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus over 30): Prompting opens on March 10.
• hpanimagiweek HP Animagi Week 2025: Begins on April 17.
• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: 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).

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. There's also Harry Potter Fandom Fest News on Bluesky.