HP Fest News Round-up: April 18, 2025

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News and Announcement

• romione-summer-bangers-fest: Announced Romione Summer Bangers Fest.
• prongsfootfest: Announced Prongsfoot Fest 2025.
• tomionebingo: Announced Tom/Hermione Tomione Trope Bingo 2025.
• theswiftyhallows: Announced monthly prompt challenge The Swifty Hallows.
• noahkahan-marauders-fest: Announced new round of Noah Kahan Marauders Fest.
• hpwlwrsb: Announced writer capped at 30.
• hpcestfest: Announced HP Cest Fest 2025.
• wolfstarbingo2025: Announced Wolfstar Bingo 2025.



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• drawprongsfootbadly Draw Prongsfoot Badly (James/Sirius): Ends on April 30.
• HMS Harmony A Fool's Fest (Harry/Hermione): Ends on April 30.
• Tomione Trope Bingo (Tom/Hermione): Works due on May 19. *NEW*
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Works due on August 31.
• hperoticsapphics: Begins on May 19.

Open for Prompting

• HP Panathenaea (mythology): Prompting ends on April 25.
• hpcestfest (incest): Prompting ends on April 30. *NEW*
• hd-hurtcomfort-fest (h/c, fluff, angst): Prompting ends on May 2. *NEW*
• rabfest R.A.B. Fest (Regulus): Prompting ends on May 30. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Author sign-up ends on April 19.
• hphornyjailfest (smut): Claiming ends on April 20?
• Harmony Out Of The Ordinary 2025 (Harry/Hermione): Claiming ends on April 20.
• hpwlwrsb Harry Potter WLW Reverse Bang (femslash): Artist sign-up ends on April 20.
• Dramione Summer Vacay Collab Collection: Sign-up ends on April 27.
• pansyfest Bluesky: Sign-up ends on April 28.
• Soulseeker Camp: A Tomarry Summer Fest: Sign-up ends on April 30.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Writer sign-up ends on April 30.
• maraudersromcomfest: Sign-up ends on May 2.
• saddreofest Bluesky (Draco/Theodore): Claiming ends on May 4.
• weheartdracofest (Drarry; happy ending): Claiming ends on May 7.
• hpwlwrsb Harry Potter WLW Reverse Bang (femslash; cap at 30): Writer sign-up ends on May 15.
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on May 20.
• hd-wireless: Art & podfic claiming ends on May 31.
• hpdaddyknowsbest: Claiming ends on May 31.
• harryglots (non-English fanworks): Sign-up ends on June 10.
• lunafest Bluesky: Sign-up ends on June 15.
• captivousfest (Tomarrymort): Claiming ends on June 24? *NEW*
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus over 30): Claiming ends on June 29.
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Artist sign-up ends on July 13.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on July 13.
• hphedonismfest: Claiming ends on August 9.

Submission Deadline

• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): Art due on April 20.
• hptriadfest: Works due on April 20.
• harrydracompreg (mpreg): Works due on April 20.
• hilfest Harry in Lingerie Fest: Works due on April 20.
• quantumquilltomarrymort (Tomarrymort): Works due on April 30.
• diagonfilmfest: Works due on May 1.
• jilypad (James/Lily/Sirius; bingo): Works due on May 31.
• allthingsteddy: Works due on June 15.
• HP Christmas in July Exchange: Works due on July 5.
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Works due on July 31.
• hd-collab: Works due on August 1.

Currently Posting

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): AO3
• jilypad Jilypad Bingo: AO3
• HMS Harmony A Fool's Fest: AO3
• Tomione Trope Bingo (Tom/Hermione): AO3 *NEW*
• Panville Spring Exchange '25: AO3 *NEW*
• Blaise Appreciation Fest: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (April 5 - April 18)

• dronarryfest Dronarry Fest 2025 (Draco, Ron, Harry): AO3 | Masterlist
• ronarryfest Ronarry Fest 2025 (Ron/Harry): AO3 | Masterlist
• hpanimagiweek HP Animagi Week 2025: 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 April 18)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted March Prompt.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 324. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 842. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 516. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 183. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 563. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted April Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted April Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 85. (Multi-fandom)
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted December Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted April Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted February Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted March Prompts.
• prongsfoot-microfic: Posted September Prompts.
• regulily-microfic (Regulus/Lily): Posted December Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted April Prompts.
• snarrymicrofics: Posted October Prompts.
• stag-microfic (James): Posted December Prompts.
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted April 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

• 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

• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: April 21
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: May 1
• lcdrarry Lights Camera Drarry 2025: May 1
• jegreversebang Jegulus Reverse Bang: ?

Coming Soon

• tomarrymort-artist-alley Tomarrymort Artist Alley: Prompting opens on April 23.
• theswiftyhallows The Swifty Hallows (Tayler Swift albums): Sign-up begins on April 24.
• wolfstarbingo2025 Wolfstar Bingo 2025: Sign-up opens on May 4?
• hperoticsapphics HP Erotic Sapphics: Begins on May 19.
• prongsfootfest Prongsfoot Fest 2025 (James/Sirius): Prompting opens on June 16.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: Prompting begins in November.
• romione-summer-bangers-fest Romione Summer Bangers Fest (Ron/Hermione): 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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