HP Fest News Round-up: September 21, 2025

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News and Announcement

• marauders-sci-fi-month: Announced prompt challenge Marauders Sci-Fi Month 2026.
• hp-soulmates-secret-santa: Announced fic exchange HP Soulmates Secret Santa 2025.
• hphospitalfest: Announced HP Hospital Fest schedule.
• hphedonismfest: Announced HP Hedonism Fest sub-collection Hedonism Unrestrained. No deadline.
• tmrhpgiftexchange: Announced top!Tom/bottom!Harry TMRHP Gift Exchange.
• hd-erised: Looking for beta volunteers.
• slythindor100: Announced 25 Days of Drarry 2025 (Dreamwidth, LJ).
• jegreversebang: Announced Jegulus Reverse Bang.
• rosekillerbigbang: Announced Evan Rosier/Barty Crouch Jr. Rosekiller Big Bang.
• maraudersbowiefest: Announced Marauders Bowie Fest.
• hphedonismfest: Regarding use of AI in fest submissions.
• padfootfest: Banning use of AI in fest submissions.
• drarryplus: Announced Drarry-centric poly ships Drarry+ Fest.
• wizardingsocietyfests: Announced Discord-only The Wizarding Society's Flower Language 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.
• dhrmonth Dramione Month: Ends on September 30.
• hp-kinktober-2025: Begins on October 1.
• rhrkinktober Romione Kinktober 2025 (Ron/Hermione): Begins on October 1.

Open for Prompting

• rosekillerbigbang (Evan Rosier/Barty Crouch Jr.): Prompting ends on September 26. *NEW*
• hp-kintsugi-fest (scars): Prompting ends on October 15.

Open for Claiming and Sign-up

• hp-soulmates-secret-santa: Sign-up ends on September 28. *NEW*
• Dreomione Unhinged Mini Fest: Claiming ends on September 29?
• 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.
• tmrhpgiftexchange (Top!Tom/Bottom!Harry): 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.
• aroundtheworldin80fics (magical world): Claiming ends on October 17.
• padfootfest (Sirius): Claiming ends on October 19. *FIXED*
• pumpkinspiceficfest HP Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest: Claiming ends on October 29.
• In The Family Way: A Guide To Keeping Your Family Close (incest & pregnancy): Claiming ends on October 29.
• hprarepairfest HP Rare Pair Fest V: Claiming ends on October 30.
• thelifeofashowgirlfest The Life of a Showgirl Fest: Sign-up ends on November 3.
• rsreversebang Wolfstar Reverse Bang: Sign-up ends on November 9.
• remadorafest (Remus/Tonks): Claiming ends on November 10. *NEW*
• blahblahfest (Dramione x Sabrina Carpenter): Claiming ends on November 14.
• 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.
• theorderfest The Order Fest: Claiming ends on December 23. *NEW*

Submission Deadline

• 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.
• The Wizarding Society's 2025 Flower Language Fest (Discord only): Works due on November 2.
• 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.
• maraudersbowiefest: Works due on January 1.

Currently Posting

• moonwaterbigbang Moonwater Big Bang 2025 (Remus/Regulus): AO3
• hd-hurtcomfort-fest H/D Hurt/Comfort Fest 2025: AO3
• hpdrizzle HP Drizzle 2025: AO3
• dhrmonth Dramione Month 2025: AO3
• unleashed-fest Unleashed Fest (Drarry; animals): AO3 *NEW*
• smsfest Social Media September (Tomarrymort): AO3 *NEW*

Latest Masterlists & Reveals (September 9 - September 21)

• rabfest R.A.B. Fest 2025 (Regulus): AO3 | Reveals
• change-is-perceivable Percy Weasley Appreciation Week: AO3 | Masterlist
• hphedonismfest HP Hedonism Fest: AO3 | Reveals
• hd-collab H/D Collab Fest: AO3 | Anon Masterlist
• marauders-omegaverse-fest Marauders Omegaverse Fest 2025: AO3
• Dramione Music Fest: AO3
• fleurmioneweek Fleurmione Week 2025 (Fleur/Hermione): 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 21)

• hp_bunintheoven: Posted September Prompt.
• hp_nextgen100: Posted Prompt 335. *NEW*
• dracoharry100: Posted Prompt 864. *NEW*
• harry100: Posted Prompt 527. *NEW*
• draco100: Posted Prompt 194. *NEW*
• neville100: Posted Prompt 574. *NEW*
• dove_drabbles: Posted September Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• emotion100: Posted September Prompt. (Multi-fandom)
• ficlet_zone: Posted Challenge 90. (Multi-fandom) *NEW*
• jilymicrofics (James/Lily): September Prompts.
• marauders-rarepair-fics: Posted June Prompts.
• maraudersgirlsprompts: Posted May Prompts.
• moonwater-microfic (Remus/Regulus): Posted June Prompts.
• pandalilymicrofics (Pandora/Lily): Posted September Prompts.
• rosekillermicrofic: Posted September Prompts.
• tomarrymortmicrofics: Posted New Prompt. *NEW*
• wolfstarmicrofic: Posted September 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

• Hedonism Unrestrained: HP Hedonism Fest sub-collection. No deadline. *NEW*
• hpkinkmeme HP Kinkmeme: Discord-based. *NEW*
• hptragedieschallenge: Tragedy adaptations and original tragedy (Prompts).

Posting Soon

• hpwlwrsb Harry Potter WLW Reverse Bang (femslash): October 1
• snarryauctoberfest Snarry AUctober Fest 2025: October 1

Coming Soon

• rhrkinktober Romione Kinktober 2025 (Ron/Hermione): Begins on October 1.
• hp-kinktober-2025 HP Kinktober 2025: Begins on October 1.
• marauders-sci-fi-month Marauders Sci-Fi Month 2026: Prompts release on October 1.
• hphospitalfest HP Hospital Fest: Prompting opens on October 1.
• slythindor100 | slythindor100 25 Days of Drarry 2025: Early-bird sign-up opens on October 5.
• old-dogs-fest Old Dogs Fest (older Remus/Sirius): Prompting opens on October 10.
• drarryplus Drarry+ Fest (Drarry-centric poly ships): Prompting opens on November 1.
• moonchaserfest Moonchaser Fest (James/Remus): Prompting opens on November 10.
• blackcestfest Blackcest Fest: Prompting begins in November.
• jegreversebang Jegulus Reverse Bang: 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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