Potterfests

Fest Name: HoggyWartyXmas Be Creative Event
Origin: hoggywartyxmas on Livejournal
Links: The Gilderoy Lockheart Wonderful World of Creativity Post | Hoggywarty Character List
Type of Challenge: Open event
Description: A Hoggywartyxmas event for creating fanworks other than fic and art, featuring Hogwarts staff and older characters in the series. For a list of eligible characters, see the Hoggywarty Character List. If you are interested in participating, contact the mods with your ideas.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None. Welcomes podfics, vidoes, crafts, recipes, poems and any other medium except fic and art.
Timeline:
Email your works to the mods by: December 5

For the fic and art prompt fest (claiming open till Sep 30): HoggyWartyXmas Prompt Fest
For the rec event: Hoggywarty Book Club

Everything is due on December 5.

Fest Name: Hoggywarty Xmas Book Club
Origin: hoggywartyxmas on Livejournal
Links: Hoggywarty Xmas Book Club Rules & Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Book club
Description: Choose a fanfic or fanart you would like to discuss and write a short post for it. The fic or art you pick should star Hogwarts staff and friends that are on this list. If you'd like to host a discussion, leave your name in the comment on this post. Comments are screened.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Timeline:
Sign-up: September 13 - December 4?
Last day to send in your opening post: December 5

hoggywartyxmas has made a post regarding the future of the community. They have posted initial ideas of activities that they might have during the new Hoggywartyxmas, and they are asking for input. Based on the input, the mods will decide on whether or not to run Hoggywartyxmas again, and if so, in what format.

You can read about the mods' plans and leave your comment on this post.

( What is Hoggywartyxmas? )

Note: Sign-up is now open. There are 30 spots.

Fest Name: HoggyWartyXmas 2022
Origin: hoggywartyxmas on Livejournal
Links: Announcement | Guidelines & Character List | Timeframe
Type of challenge: Anonymous gift exchange
Description: A Christmas fic and art gift exchange featuring Hogwarts staff and friends.
Ratings restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length restrictions: None
Timeline:
Sign-ups begin: September 9
Sign-ups end: September 21 (there are 30 spots)
Assignment sent out: September 25 (at the latest)
Deadline: December 5
Grand Opening: To Be Announced
End of Posting: To Be Announced
Afterparty and Reveals: January 9. Always.

Participating writers and artists should be willing to create gen works. You are not required to create works of a specific pairing if you are not comfortable with it.

To sign up: LJ Sign-up Post

Fest Name: HoggyWartyXmas
Origin: hoggywartyxmas (Livejournal)
Link: Announcement | Guidelines | Timeframe
Type of challenge: Exchange
Description: A fic and art exchange dedicated to the Hogwarts staff and their friends.
Ratings restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length restrictions: None
Timeline:
September 08: sign-ups begin (same form as last year).
September 19: end of sign-ups (there are 30 slots)
September 25: assignments sent out (at the latest).
*creative interval of several weeks in which to produce a little something*
December 5th: deadline.
Grand Opening : To Be Announced
End of Posting: To Be Announced
Afterparty and Reveals: January 9. Always.

The character list for this year's fest is available on the Sign-up Post. Every fic or art must feature at least one of the characters on the list as the main character.

When signing up, participants can specify whether they want to receive gen or pairings in their gifts. They can also specify whether they want to create gen work or pairing work.

There are 30 spots available in this exchange. Sign-up will end on September 19 or when all 30 spots are filled, whichever comes first.

To sign up for the fest: Sign-up Post