HP Fest News Round-up: August 12, 2025

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News and Announcement

• hp-podfic-mini-fest: Announced HP Podfic Mini Fest 2025 (Dreamwidth).
• tomarrymortbigbang: Announced Tomarrymort Big Bang 2025.
• disneypotterfest: Announced Harry Potter x Disney Fest.
• izharmilgram: Announced Tomarrymort Vampire Fest.
• fleurmioneweek: Announced Fleur/Hermione Fleurmione Week 2025.
• wherestheficop: Announced Fred/Hermione Fremione Forever's Where's the Fic? Fest.
• hp-kinktober-2025: Announced HP Kinktober 2025.
• hpwlwrsb: Looking for HP WLW Reverse Bang pinch hitter.
• wizardingsocietyfests: Announced Wizarding Society's Flower Language Fest.
• hdowlpost: Announced H/D Owlpost Exchange 2025 (Dreamwidth, LJ).



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• newts-fest N.E.W.T.s Fest (Severus/Hermione): Works due on August 31.
• hp-podfic-mini-fest: Open for submissions till September 26. *NEW*
• change-is-perceivable Percy Weasley Apprecation Week: Begins on August 22.
• pieceofshitregulus (Regulus): Begins on September 1.
• fleurmioneweek (Fleur/Hermione): Begins on September 15. *NEW*
• hp-kinktober-2025: Begins on October 1. *NEW*
• rhrkinktober Romione Kinktober 2025 (Ron/Hermione): Begins on October 1. *NEW*

Open for Prompting

• hprarepairfest HP Rare Pair Fest V: Prompting ends on August 15. *NEW*
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Prompting ends on September 20?

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• The Swifty Hallows August: Sign-up ends on August 14. *NEW*
• 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.
• Tomarrymort Vampire Fest: Sign-up ends on August 20. *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?
• tomarrymortbigbang: Author sign-up ends on August 31. *NEW*
• snarryauctoberfest (AUs): Claiming ends on September 15.
• wherestheficop (Fred/Hermione): Claiming ends on September 18. *NEW*
• padfootfest (Sirius): Claiming ends on September 19.
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Claiming ends on September 20?
• distressthedarklordfest Distress the Dark Lord Fest: Claiming ends on September 30. *NEW*
• tomarrymortbigbang: Artist sign-up ends on September 30. *NEW*
• hd-tarot: Claiming ends on October 3.
• prongsfootfest (James/Sirius): Claiming ends on October 5.
• HP Halloween Fest: Claiming ends on October 12. *NEW*
• aroundtheworldin80fics (magical world): Claiming ends on October 17. *NEW*
• wolfstarmpregfest: Claiming ends on November 20. *NEW*
• wolfandprincefest (Remus/Severus): Claiming ends on November 27.

Submission Deadline

• moonwaterbigbang (Remus/Regulus): Art due on August 15.
• hpdrizzle (weather): Works due on August 17.
• 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
• hpcestfest HP Cest Fest 2025: AO3
• rabfest R.A.B. Fest 2025 (Regulus): AO3 *NEW*
• HP Panathenaea Bluesky: AO3 *NEW*
• ronsy-fest Ronsy Fest (Ron/Pansy): AO3 *NEW*
• hpacearofest HP Ace Aro Fest 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• Ginny Fest Bluesky: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (July 23 - August 12)

• hd-wireless H/D Wireless 2025: AO3 | Anon Masterlist
• moonyfest Moony's Midlife Crisis Fest 2025 (Remus): AO3
• romione-summer-bangers-fest Romione Summer Bangers Fest: AO3
• HP Christmas in July Exchange (rare pair): AO3
• tomarrymort-artist-alley Tomarrymort Artist Alley 2025: Tumblr
• HP Saffics Summer Exchange: AO3 | Masterlist
• snarrybang | snarrybang SnarryBang Exchange: AO3
• Bad Smut 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 August 12)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted August Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 332. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 859. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 524. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 192. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 571. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted August Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted August Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 88. (Multi-fandom)
• jilymicrofics (James/Lily): August Prompts. *NEW*
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted June Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted May Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted June Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted August Prompts. *NEW*
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted August Prompts. *NEW*
• tomarrymortmicrofics: Posted New Prompt. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted August 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.

Posting Soon

• hphedonismfest HP Hedonism Fest: August 18
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest 2025: September 1
• hd-hurtcomfort-fest H/D Hurt/Comfort Fest 2025: September 1
• conangray-hp-fest Conan Gray Harry Potter Fest: TBA

Coming Soon

• disneypotterfest Harry Potter x Disney Fest: Claiming opens on August 13.
• 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.
• hdowlpost H/D Owlpost Exchange 2025: 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.
• fleurmioneweek Fleurmione Week 2025 (Fleur/Hermione): Begins on September 15.
• rhrkinktober Romione Kinktober 2025 (Ron/Hermione): Begins on October 1.
• hp-kinktober-2025 HP Kinktober 2025: Begins on October 1.
• moonchaserfest Moonchaser Fest (James/Remus): Prompting opens on November 10.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: Prompting begins in November.
• wizardingsocietyfests Wizarding Society's Flower Language Fest: TBA
• old-dogs-fest Old Dogs 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).

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