Potterfests

Fest Name: R/S Big Bang 2025
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Schedule | AO3 | Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Anonymous big bang
Description: A Remus/Sirius big bang. Authors will write a fic, and artists will claim one of the fics and create art inspired by the fic they have claimed. Author and beta sign-ups are open till April 19. Artist sign-up is open till July 13.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Between 20k to 100k words
Art: At least one piece of original art and one banner per fic
Timeline:
Sign-up opens: March 1
Author/Beta Sign-up Closes: April 19
Author 70% Check and Summaries Due: June 30
Artist Sign-up Closes: July 13
Fic Concepts Available to Artists: July 24
Author First Drafts Due, Sent to Beta: July 31
Artist Claiming: August 1
Author and Artist Pairings Sent: August 10
Author Final Draft Due: August 30
Art Due: October 12
Posting Begins: November 1

Fest Name: Wolfstar ComfortFest 2024
Links: Tumblr | Twitter | AO3 | Overview & Prompts
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A Remus/Sirius fluff and comfort prompt challenge. Any medium of any length is welcome. The fest will run from October 1 to December 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline: October 1 - December 31

Fest Name: Wolfstar Kinktober 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Prompts
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A Remus/Sirius prompt challenge with kinks as prompts. The event will run from October 1 to October 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline: October 1 - October 31

Fest Name: Marauders Secret Santa 2024
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Anonymous gift exchange
Description: A gift exchange focusing on the Marauders. Sign-up is open till August 16. Participants will be required to join the Discord server.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Sign-up: June 16 - August 16
Assignments Sent: September 30
Creating: October 1 - November 30
Gifting: December 1 - December 26

Fest Name: Padfoot Fest 2024
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Sirius-centric fic and art fest. Claiming is open till October 19. Each prompt can be claimed once for fic and once for art. Self-prompting is allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting: May 25 - June 14
Sign-up: June 15 - October 19
Submissions Due: October 20
Posting Begins: November 3
Reveals: A week after posting is complete

Fest Name: Padfoot Fest 2024
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Prompting Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Sirius-centric fic and art fest. Both gen and ship works are welcome. Prompting is open till June 14.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting: May 25 - June 14
Sign-up: June 15 - October 19
Submissions Due: October 20
Posting Begins: November 3
Reveals: A week after posting is complete

Fest Name: Prongsfoot Reverse Big Bang
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Timeline | FAQ | Artist Sign-up | Writer Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Anonymous reverse big bang
Description: A James/Sirius fest. Artists will create a piece of James/Sirius artwork, and writers will claim one of these artwork and write a fic inspired by the artwork they've claimed. Artist sign-up is open till May 8. Writer sign-up is open till May 30. AI-generated content is not allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Art Requirements: This fest accepts digital art, traditional art, moodboards and comics.
Digital or traditional art: Minimum 1 finished piece
Moodboards: Minimum 10 images
Comics: Minimum 4 panels
Fic Requirement: Minimum 10,000 words. No maximum
Timeline:
Artist sign-up opens: February 15 - May 8
1st artist check-in: March 18 - March 24
2nd artist check-in: April 22 - April 28
Writer sign-up opens: April 29 - May 30
Art due: May 22
Art preview for claiming: May 31
Writers claiming: June 3 - June 5
Pairs announced: June 7 - June 10
1st pair check-in: June 12 - June 16
2nd pair check-in (rough draft 40%): July 22 - July 26
3rd pair check-in (rough draft 75%): August 19 - August 23
Fics due: September 16
Posting: To be announced