HP Fest News Round-up: September 8, 2025

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I took a break from online stuff for a while to recharge. 2025 HP Fest Masterlist and HP Fest Spreadsheet are now updated.

News and Announcement

• theorderfest: Announced The Order of the Phoenix-centric The Order Fest.
• remadorafest: Announced Remus/Tonks Remadora Fest 2025.
• old-dogs-fest: Announced older Wolfstar fest Old Dogs Fest.
• blahblahfest (Draco/Hermione): Posted timeline changes.
• ginvillefest: Announced Ginny x Neville Fest.
• rsreversebang: Announced Wolfstar Reverse Bang 2025.
• pumpkinspiceficfest: Announced Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest.
• hphospitalfest: Announced HP Hospital Fest.
• thelifeofashowgirlfest: Announced Taylor Swift-inspired The Life of a Showgirl Fest.
• hpkinkmeme: Announced Discord-based HP Kinkmeme.
• dhrmonth: Announced Dramione Month 2025.
• baby-bumps-broomsticks: Announced pregnancy-themed Baby Shower Bingo Round 2: 2025.
• baby-bumps-broomsticks: Announced incest & pregnancy In The Family Way: A Guide To Keeping Your Family Close.
• DreomioneMiniFestUnhinged: Announced Dreomione Unhinged Mini Fest.



Mini-fests, Seasonal Prompt Challenges and Other Events

• hp-podfic-mini-fest: Open for submissions till September 26.
• pieceofshitregulus (Regulus): Ends on September 30. *NEW*
• dhrmonth Dramione Month: Ends on September 30. *NEW*
• fleurmioneweek (Fleur/Hermione): Begins on September 15.
• hp-kinktober-2025: Begins on October 1.
• rhrkinktober Romione Kinktober 2025 (Ron/Hermione): Begins on October 1.

Open for Prompting

• remadorafest (Remus/Tonks): Prompting ends on September 10. *NEW*
• theorderfest The Order Fest: Prompting ends on September 12. *NEW*
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Prompting ends on September 20?
• hp-kintsugi-fest (scars): Prompting ends on October 15. *NEW*

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• snarryauctoberfest (AUs): Claiming ends on September 15.
• wherestheficop (Fred/Hermione): Claiming ends on September 18.
• padfootfest (Sirius): Claiming ends on September 19.
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): Claiming ends on September 20?
• Dreomione Unhinged Mini Fest: Claiming ends on September 29? *NEW*
• distressthedarklordfest Distress the Dark Lord Fest: Claiming ends on September 30.
• tomarrymortbigbang: Artist sign-up ends on September 30.
• Ginny x Neville Fest: Claiming 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.
• aroundtheworldin80fics (magical world): Claiming ends on October 17.
• pumpkinspiceficfest HP Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest: Claiming ends on October 29. *NEW*
• In The Family Way: A Guide To Keeping Your Family Close (incest & pregnancy): Claiming ends on October 29. *NEW*
• hprarepairfest HP Rare Pair Fest V: Claiming ends on October 30. *NEW*
• thelifeofashowgirlfest The Life of a Showgirl Fest: Sign-up ends on November 3. *NEW*
• rsreversebang Wolfstar Reverse Bang: Sign-up ends on November 9. *NEW*
• blahblahfest (Dramione x Sabrina Carpenter): Claiming ends on November 14. *NEW*
• wolfstarmpregfest: Claiming ends on November 20.
• wolfandprincefest (Remus/Severus): Claiming ends on November 27.
• Baby Shower Bingo Round 2: 2025: Sign-up ends on December 12. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• hpwlwrsb Harry Potter WLW Reverse Bang (femslash): Works due on September 20.
• hd-fan-fair H/D Career Fair: Works due on September 30.
• 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.
• Tomarrymort Vampire Fest: Works due on October 31.
• hd-erised (exchange): Works due on November 3.
• hdowlpost: Works due on November 16.
• disneypotterfest Harry Potter x Disney Fest: Works due on December 1.
• tomarrymortbigbang: Fics due on December 31.

Currently Posting

• hphedonismfest HP Hedonism Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• moonwaterbigbang Moonwater Big Bang 2025 (Remus/Regulus): AO3 *NEW*
• hd-hurtcomfort-fest H/D Hurt/Comfort Fest 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• hpdrizzle HP Drizzle 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• marauders-omegaverse-fest Marauders Omegaverse Fest 2025: AO3 *NEW*
• Dramione Music Fest: AO3 *NEW*
• dhrmonth Dramione Month 2025: AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (August 13 - September 8)

• hd-wireless H/D Wireless 2025: AO3 | Reveals
• hpcestfest HP Cest Fest 2025: AO3 | Masterlist
• snarrybang | snarrybang SnarryBang Exchange: AO3 | Masterlist
• rabfest R.A.B. Fest 2025 (Regulus): AO3
• HP Panathenaea Bluesky: AO3
• ronsy-fest Ronsy Fest (Ron/Pansy): AO3
• hpacearofest HP Ace Aro Fest 2025: AO3
• Ginny Fest Bluesky: AO3
• Mischief & Mixtapes Fest (Marauders era characters): AO3
• change-is-perceivable Percy Weasley Appreciation Week: AO3
• Cannibalism Fest: AO3 | Masterlist
• conangray-hp-fest Conan Gray HP Fest 2025: AO3
• wolfstarbingo2025 Wolfstar Bingo 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 September 8)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted September Prompt. *NEW*
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 334. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 863. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 526. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 193. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 573. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted September Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• emotion100: Posted September Prompt. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 89. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• jilymicrofics (James/Lily): September Prompts. *NEW*
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted June Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted May Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted June Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted September Prompts. *NEW*
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted September Prompts. *NEW*
• tomarrymortmicrofics: Posted New Prompt. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted September 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

• unleashed-fest Unleashed Fest (Drarry; animals): September 15

Coming Soon

• 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.
• old-dogs-fest Old Dogs Fest (older Remus/Sirius): Prompting opens on October 10.
• 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
• hphospitalfest HP Hospital 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.