Potterfests

Fest Name: Ronsy Fest 2025
Links: Tumblr | AO3 & Rules | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Prompt fest
Description: A Ron/Pansy prompt fest. Claiming is open till July 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1,000 words; no maximum
Art: None
Podfic: None?
Timeline:
Prompting: May 15 - May 31
Claiming: June 1 - July 31
Submissions Due: July 31
Posting Begins: August 5

Fest Name: Romione Summer Bangers Fest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules
Type of Challenge: Prompt fest
Description: A summer and song-inspired Ron/Hermione fest. Open to all kinds of fan creations, including but not limited to fic, art, moodboards, fan videos and podfics. Claiming is open.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 100 words
Timeline:
Claiming opens: April 20
Voting for additional prompts begins: April 27
Voting for additional prompts ends: May 3
Readers' top prompts available for claiming: May 4
Last day to request extension: June 29
Works due: July 6
Reveals: July 13 - July 19

Fest Name: Ronarry Fest 2025
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Guidelines | Beta-reader Sign-up | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Ron/Harry prompt fest. The fest welcomes fics, art and podfics. You can also sign up to be a beta-reader. Claiming is open till March 12. Self-prompt is allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words
Art: None
Podfic: None
Timeline:
Prompting opens: December 3, 12pm GMT
Prompting closes: December 17, 11pm GMT
Claiming opens: December 20, 12pm GMT
Claiming closes: March 12, 2025, 11pm GMT
Submissions due: March 14, 11:59pm GMT
Posting begins: March 21
Reveals: April 28

Fest Name: Dronarry Fest 2025
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest featuring Ron, Draco and Harry either as a triad or as pairs. All three characters must be featured prominently in the work. Claiming is open till February 7.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k; no maximum
Podfic: Recorded story must be minimum 1k; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting: October 11 - November 1
Claiming: November 2 - February 7
Submissions Due: February 20
Posting Begins: March 7

harryronfest is running an interest check for this year's HarryRon Fest, a fic and art prompt fest. The mods would like to know if potential participants prefer an open prompt fest (no claiming) or a prompt-and-claim fest.

Link to the survey: Fest Survey

Fest Name: Dronarry Fest 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompting Post
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fest featuring Draco, Ron and Harry as a triad or as pairs. All works must feature all three characters in significant capacity. Accept fic, podfic, art and craft. Prompting is open till November 3.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k words. No maximum
Art: None
Podfic: Minimum 1k words. No maximum
Craft: None
Timeline:
Prompting: October 7th - November 3rd
Claiming: November 4th - February 3rd
Submissions Due: February 18th
Posting Begins: March 9th

Here are several low-stress challenges and fests to celebrate the month of February and Valentine's Day. The next HP fest news round-up will be posted on February 4.

Fest Name: HP Shipuary 2023
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | FAQ | Prompt List
Description: Pick a ship or pick a character from the prompt list. Create works for the ship or build your own ship with the prompt character.
Timeline: February 1 - 28

Fest Name: HP Saffics Femslash February Bingo 2023
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules
Description: A femslash bingo prompt challenge hosted by HP Saffics Discord.
Timeline: February 1 - 28

Fest Name: H/D Candy Hearts Fest 2023
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompt List
Description: A Harry/Draco prompt challenge for light-hearted works.
Timeline: February 1 - 28

Fest Name: RonNev Fic Fest 2023
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Prompts
Description: A prompt challenge dedicated to the pairing of Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom. There is no claiming. Prompts can be used by anyone.
Timeline: Posting begins on February 1

Fest Name: RS Candy Hearts Challenge
Links: Tumblr Tag | Rules | Discord | AO3
Description: A Remus/Sirius prompt challenge. Request a randomised candy hearts prompt by dropping a Tumblr ask.
Timeline:
Request a prompt: January 14 - February 14 11:59pm EST
Due date: March 1

Fest Name: HP Sweethearts 2023
Links: DW | AO3 | Rules | Requests
Description: A HP double drabble (200 words) exchange for Valentine's Day. You don't need to sign up to post treats.
Timeline:
Assignments Due: February 8
Pinch Hits Due: February 12
Works Revealed: February 14
Creators Revealed: February 16

Fest Name: Truly Madly Deeply Fest
Links: Tumblr | Facebook | AO3 | Rules | Prompts | Submission Form
Description: Take a love song prompt and twist it into a dark fic. Open to all HP pairings.
Length restrictions: Minimum 1k for fic. Also welcomes art.
Timeline:
Claiming opens: January 9
Submissions due: February 28
Staggered reveals begin: March 1

Fest Name: Ron/Draco Fest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Claiming Post
Description: An anonymous fic and art prompt fest dedicated to the pairing of Ron and Draco.
Ratings restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length restrictions:
Fic: None
Art: Should show a comparable amount of work and be of a decent standard.
Timeline:
Prompting: November 11 - 25
Claiming: December 1 - February 14
Submissions Due: February 15
Posting Begins: March 1

Fest Name: Dronarry Fest 2023
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompts | Claiming Post
Description: An anonymous prompt fest featuring Draco, Ron and Harry as the main characters. Any shipping permutation between the three of them is welcome. Self-prompting is allowed.
Length restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k. No maximum.
Art: None
Podfic: None. Require permission from the author.
Timeline:
Prompting: October 6 - November 5 at 2PM GMT
Claiming: November 6 - February 5
Submissions Due: February 19
Posting Begins: March 6 (subject to change), with reveals to follow

Fest Name: Dronarry Fest 2023
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Prompting Post
Type of challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco, Ron and Harry fest celebrating all things Dronarry (Draco/Ron/Harry), Dron (Draco/Ron), Drarry (Draco/Harry), and Ronarry (Ron/Harry). All works must feature Draco, Ron and Harry as main characters.
Ratings restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k. No maximum.
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting Opens: October 6
Prompting Closes: November 5 at 2PM GMT
Claiming Starts: November 6
Claiming Closes: February 5
Submissions Due: February 19
Posting Begins: March 6 (subject to change), with reveals to follow