HP Fest News Round-up: May 7, 2025

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News and Announcement

• hpacearofest: Announced HP Ace Aro Fest 2025.
• dramione-fanfiction-forum: Announced Draco/Hermione Deflower Draco Fest 2025.
• romione-summer-bangers-fest: Announced rules and timeline.
• conangray-hp-fest: Announced Conan Gray Harry Potter Fest.
• unleashed-fest: Announced Draco/Harry Unleashed Fest.
• hpdrizzle: Announced HP Drizzle 2025.
• wormtailfest: Announced Tale of Tails: A Peter Pettigrew Fest.
• dlpstorycompetitions: Announced 2025 Q2 DLP Story Competition.
• snarrybang: Announced SnarryBang Exchange 2025.
• magical-menagerie-server: Announced Cannibalism Fest.



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• Tomione Trope Bingo (Tom/Hermione): Works due on May 19.
• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Works due on August 31.
• hperoticsapphics: Begins on May 19.

Open for Prompting

• unleashed-fest (Drarry; animals): Prompting ends on May 15. *NEW*
• hpdrizzle (weather): Prompting ends on May 16. *NEW*
• rabfest R.A.B. Fest (Regulus): Prompting ends on May 30.
• hpacearofest HP Ace Aro Fest: Prompting ends on June 5. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• hpwlwrsb Harry Potter WLW Reverse Bang (femslash): Writer sign-up opens. *NEW*
• weheartdracofest (Drarry; happy ending): Claiming ends on May 7.
• theswiftyhallows The Swifty Hallows: Sign-up ends on May 14. *NEW*
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on May 20.
• snarrybang SnarryBang! Exchange: Sign-up ends on May 25. *NEW*
• hd-wireless: Art & podfic claiming ends on May 31.
• hpdaddyknowsbest: Claiming ends on May 31.
• rabfest R.A.B. Fest (Regulus): Claiming ends on May 31. *NEW*
• Deflower Draco (Draco/Hermione): Sign-up ends on June 6. *NEW*
• 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?
• hpcestfest (incest): Claiming ends on June 27. *NEW*
• romione-summer-bangers-fest Romione Summer Bangers Fest (Ron/Hermione): Claiming ends on June 28? *NEW*
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus over 30): Claiming ends on June 29.
• wormtailfest: Sign-up ends on June 30. *NEW*
• hd-hurtcomfort-fest (h/c, fluff, angst): Claiming ends on July 1. *NEW*
• 2025 Q2 DLP Story Competition: Claiming ends on July 6. *NEW*
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Artist sign-up ends on July 13.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on July 13.
• HP Panathenaea (mythology): Claiming ends on July 25. *NEW*
• hphedonismfest: Claiming ends on August 9.

Submission Deadline

• saddreofest Bluesky (Draco/Theodore): Works due on May 11.
• maraudersromcomfest: Works due on May 30.
• 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.
• Dramione Summer Vacay Collab Collection: Works due on July 27.
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Works due on July 31.
• Soulseeker Camp: A Tomarry Summer Fest: Works due on July 31.
• hd-collab: Works due on August 1.
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Fics due on August 30.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Fics due on August 31.

Currently Posting

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): AO3
• jilypad Jilypad Bingo: AO3
• Tomione Trope Bingo (Tom/Hermione): AO3
• dracotops-harry Draco Tops Harry Fest 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• jr-bigbang J/R Big Bang 2025 (James/Regulus): AO3 *NEW*
• hptriadfest HP Triad Fest 2024/25: AO3 *NEW*
• snape_potter Snarry-a-Thon 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• lcdrarry Lights Camera Drarry 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• Pansy Fest 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• hphornyjailfest HP Horny Jail Fest (smut): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (April 19 - May 7)

• hpanimagiweek HP Animagi Week 2025: AO3 | Masterlist 1 | Masterlist 2
• HMS Harmony A Fool's Fest: AO3
• Panville Spring Exchange '25: AO3
• jegreversebang Jegulus Reverse Bang 2024/25: Tumblr
• Blaise Appreciation Fest: AO3
• Cunt Law Fest (Tom/Hermione): AO3
• Harmony Out Of The Ordinary 2025: AO3
• hilfest Harry in Lingerie Fest: AO3
• quantumquilltomarrymort Quantum Quill A Tomarrymort Fest: 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 May 7)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted May Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 325. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 845. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 517. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 185. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 564. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted May Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted May Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 85. (Multi-fandom)
• jilymicrofics (James/Lily): May Prompts. *NEW*
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted May Prompts. *NEW*
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted May Prompts. *NEW*
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted May Prompts. *NEW*
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted May Prompts. *NEW*
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted May Prompts. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted May 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

• 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

• harrydracompreg HD Mpreg Fest 2025: May 11
• diagonfilmfest Diagon Film Festival: May 13

Coming Soon

• conangray-hp-fest Conan Gray HP Fest: Sign-up opens on May 16.
• hperoticsapphics HP Erotic Sapphics: Begins on May 19.
• magical-menagerie-server Cannibalism Fest: Prompting opens in June.
• prongsfootfest Prongsfoot Fest 2025 (James/Sirius): Prompting opens on June 16.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: Prompting begins in November.
• wolfstarbingo2025 Wolfstar Bingo 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.