HP Fest News Round-up: July 8, 2025

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News and Announcement

• hd-fan-fair: Announced H/D Career Fair 2025.
• change-is-perceivable: Announced Percy Weasley Appreciation Week.
• theswiftyhallows: Announced The Swifty Hallows July Sign-up.
• pieceofshitregulus: Announced Piece of Shit Regulus Fest.
• hd-erised: Posted H/D Erised Exchange Sign-up Form.



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Works due on August 31.
• change-is-perceivable Percy Weasley Apprecation Week: Begins on August 22. *NEW*
• pieceofshitregulus (Regulus): Begins on September 1. *NEW*

Open for Prompting

• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Prompting ends on September 20?

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Artist sign-up ends on July 13.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Artist sign-up ends on July 13.
• theswiftyhallows: Sign-up ends on July 14. *NEW*
• Of Gods and Monsters: A Slavic Mythology Feast (rare ships): Claiming ends on July 20.
• HP Panathenaea (mythology): Claiming ends on July 25.
• hpacearofest HP Ace Aro Fest: Claiming ends on July 30.
• Bad Smut Fest: Claiming ends on July 31?
• ronsy-fest (Ron/Pansy): Claiming ends on July 31.
• hphedonismfest: Claiming ends on August 9.
• Ginny Fest Bluesky: Sign-up ends on August 9.
• hpdrizzle (weather): Claiming ends on August 10.
• marauders-omegaverse-fest: Claiming ends on August 15.
• Mischief & Mixtapes Fest (Marauders): Claiming ends on August 15?
• Cannibalism Fest: Claiming ends on August 30.
• unleashed-fest (Drarry; animals): Claiming ends on August 31.
• hd-fan-fair H/D Career Fair: Claiming ends on August 31? *NEW*
• snarryauctoberfest (AUs): Claiming ends on September 15. *NEW*
• padfootfest (Sirius): Claiming ends on September 19. *NEW*
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Claiming ends on September 20?
• hd-tarot: Claiming ends on October 3.
• prongsfootfest (James/Sirius): Claiming ends on October 5. *NEW*
• wolfandprincefest (Remus/Severus): Claiming ends on November 27. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• HP Saffics Summer Exchange: Works due on July 20.
• tomarrymort-artist-alley: Works duen on July 23.
• snarrybang SnarryBang! Exchange: Works due on July 25.
• 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.
• rabfest R.A.B. Fest (Regulus): Works due on July 31.
• hd-collab: Works due on August 1.
• conangray-hp-fest: Works due on August 8.
• hd-hurtcomfort-fest (h/c, fluff, angst): Works due on August 8.
• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Art due on August 15.
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Fics due on August 30.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Fics due on August 31.
• wolfstarbingo2025: Works due on September 1.
• hpwlwrsb Harry Potter WLW Reverse Bang (femslash): Works due on September 20.
• wormtailfest: Works due on October 26.

Currently Posting

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): AO3
• hphet HP Het Mini Fest: Dreamwidth | Livejournal *NEW*
• captivousfest Captivous: A Tomarrymort Festival: AO3 *NEW*
• harryglots HarryGlots Fest 2025 (non-English fanworks): AO3 *NEW*
• hd-wireless H/D Wireless 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• hpcestfest HP Cest Fest 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (June 22 - July 8)

• weheartdracofest We Heart Draco Fest 2025 (Draco/Harry): AO3 | Reveals
• maraudersromcomfest Marauders Romcom Fest: AO3
• hpdaddyknowsbest | Bluesky HP Daddy Knows Best 2025: AO3
• allthingsteddy All Things Teddy Fest 2.0: AO3 | Masterlist
• Luna Fest 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 July 8)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted June Prompt.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 330. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 854. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 522. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 189. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 568. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted July Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted June Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 86. (Multi-fandom)
• jilymicrofics (James/Lily): July Prompts. *NEW*
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted June Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted May Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted June Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted July Prompts. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted July 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

• romione-summer-bangers-fest Romione Summer Bangers Fest (Ron/Hermione): July 13
• HP Christmas in July Exchange: July 18

Coming Soon

• hd-erised H/D Erised 2025 (exchange): Sign-up opens on July 11.
• change-is-perceivable Percy Weasley Apprecation Week: Begins on August 22.
• pieceofshitregulus Piece of Shit Regulus Fest: Begins on September 1.
• rhrkinktober Romione Kinktober 2025 (Ron/Hermione): Begins in October.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: Prompting begins in November.

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