HP Fest News Round-up: July 22, 2025

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News and Announcement

• wolfstarmpregfest: Announced Wolfstar Mpreg Fest.
• moonchaserfest: Announced James/Remus Moonchaser Fest.
• disneypotterfest: Announced Harry Potter x Disney Fest.
• hprarepairfest: Announced HP Rare Pair Fest V.
• aroundtheworldin80fics: Announced Around the World in 80 Fics.
• hd-erised: Opens Pinch Hitter Sign-up.
• The (Writing) Room of Requirements: Announced Dramione Music Fest.
• blahblahfest Bluesky: Announced Dramione x Sabrina Carpenter Blah Blah Blah (fest).
• hphalloweenfest Bluesky: Announced HP Halloween Fest.
• hp-kintsugi-fest: Announced HP Kintsugi Fest.
• distressthedarklordfest: Announced Distress the Dark Lord Fest.
• tomarrymortmicrofics: Announced Tomarrymort Microfics.



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.
• pieceofshitregulus (Regulus): Begins on September 1.

Open for Prompting

• HP Halloween Fest: Prompting ends on July 31. *NEW*
• distressthedarklordfest Distress the Dark Lord Fest: Prompting ends on July 31. *NEW*
• aroundtheworldin80fics (magical world): Prompting ends on August 1. *NEW*
• wolfstarmpregfest: Prompting ends on August 2. *NEW*
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Prompting ends on September 20?

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• 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?
• Dramione Music Fest: Sign-up ends on August 15. *NEW*
• 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?
• snarryauctoberfest (AUs): Claiming ends on September 15.
• padfootfest (Sirius): Claiming ends on September 19.
• 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.
• wolfandprincefest (Remus/Severus): Claiming ends on November 27.

Submission Deadline

• 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.
• rsbigbang R/S Big Bang 2025: Art due on October 12.
• jegbigbang (James/Regulus): Art due on October 15.
• wormtailfest: Works due on October 26.
• Of Gods and Monsters: A Slavic Mythology Feast (rare ships): Works due on October 28.
• hd-erised (exchange): Works due on November 3.

Currently Posting

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): AO3
• hd-wireless H/D Wireless 2025: AO3
• hpcestfest HP Cest Fest 2025: AO3
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus): AO3
• romione-summer-bangers-fest Romione Summer Bangers Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• HP Christmas in July Exchange (rare pair): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (July 9 - July 22)

• hphet HP Het Mini Fest: Dreamwidth | Livejournal
• captivousfest Captivous: A Tomarrymort Festival: AO3
• harryglots HarryGlots Fest 2025 (non-English fanworks): AO3 | Masterlist

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 22)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted June Prompt.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 331. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 856. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 523. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 190. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 569. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted July Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted June Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 88. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• jilymicrofics (James/Lily): July Prompts.
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted June Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted May Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted June Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted July Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted July Prompts.
• tomarrymortmicrofics: Posted New Prompt. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted July 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

• HP Saffics Summer Exchange: July 25

Coming Soon

• hprarepairfest HP Rare Pair Fest V: Prompting opens on August 1.
• Blah Blah Blah (fest) (Dramione x Sabrina Carpenter): Claiming opens on August 15.
• hp-kintsugi-fest HP Kintsugi Fest (scars): Prompting opens on August 15.
• 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.
• moonchaserfest Moonchaser Fest (James/Remus): Prompting opens on November 10.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: Prompting begins in November.
• disneypotterfest Harry Potter x Disney Fest: 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.