Potterfests

Fest Name: HP Yuletide Bliss 2025
Links: Tumblr | Rules | Character Prompt List
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt challenge
Description: A HP prompt challenge where the prompt list contains a list of HP characters for each day of December. The AO3 collection is open from December 1 to January 4.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None; any medium is welcome
Timeline: December 1 - January 4

Fest Name: HP Snooze Fest 2025
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules & Prompts
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A HP self-posting fest featuring sleeping in some way, shape or form. All mediums are welcome. The use of AI is not allowed. AO3 collection is open for self-posting from October 15 to December 15.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None; any medium is welcome
Timeline: October 15 - December 15

Fest Name: HP Spooky Saffics 2025
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 & Rules | Overview
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A Hallowe'en HP femslash prompt challenge hosted by HP Saffics. You don't need to be a member of the HP Saffics Discord server to participate. Any medium is welcome. Generative AI is not allowed. AO3 collection will stay open from October 1 to November 5.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline: October 1 - November 5

Fest Name: HP Rare Pair Fest V
Links: Tumblr | Discord | Rules | Ships not allowed | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP rare pair fest. Any ships that are not on the "not allowed ship" list are welcome. Any medium is welcome. Claiming is open till October 30.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None
Podfic: None?
Timeline:
Prompting: Aug 1 - 15
Claiming: Aug 20 - Oct 30
Works Due: Oct 31
Posting Begins: Nov 1

Fest Name: HP Kintsugi Fest
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 | Rules Part 1 | Rules Part 2 | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP fest celebrating scars and the concept of scarring. Prompting is open till October 15.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic and Meta: 500 words
Poetry: 100 words OR 2 poems, whichever is shorter
Traditional or digital art: 600x600 px (scans in reasonable quality), and a basic (50 words) description for accessibility
Spoken audio work (e.g. podfic, audio play): 5 minutes, and a written summary (transcript nice-to-have; podficcers may be allowed to pod an excerpt of their template if the final product is at least 5 minutes long)
Original music: 1.5 minutes, and a basic description (for instance lyrics, chords, sheet music) for accessibility
Song parody: 1 song, (link to) reference work, and new lyrics (audio optional)
Playlist: 5 elements
Moodboard: 5 elements
Fanvid (including original dance): 1 minute, and a basic description for accessibility
Fanbinding: one complete typeset
Other forms: please contact the mod(s)
Timeline:
Prompting: August 15 - October 15
Claiming: October 31 - January 15
Work (anonymous) reveals: January 31
Creator reveals: February 7

Fest Name: HP Rare Pair Fest V
Links: Tumblr | Discord | Rules | Ships not allowed | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP rare pair fest. Any ships that are not on the "not allowed ship" list are welcome. Any medium is welcome. Prompting is open till August 15.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None
Podfic: None?
Timeline:
Prompting: Aug 1 - 15
Claiming: Aug 20 - Oct 30
Works Due: Oct 31
Posting Begins: Nov 1

Fest Name: Percy Weasley Appreciation Week
Links: Tumblr | Rules & Prompts
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A Percy-centric prompt challenge. Any medium is welcome. The event will run from August 22 to August 28.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 100 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline: August 22 - August 28

Come join hphet's Mini Fest!
Prompting and posting open on both livejournal and dreamwidth
Fest Name: HP Het Mini Fest 2025
Links: Dreamwidth | Livejournal | Rules | Prompting on DW | Prompting on LJ
Type of Challenge: Self-posting prompt fest
Description: A HP fest focusing on heterosexual couples. Transgender characters are allowed. Open to fic, art, podfic, craft and other medium. Prompting is open till June 6.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Between 500 to 1500 words
Art: Equivalent of the above
Timeline:
Prompting: May 24 - June 6
Claiming: June 7
Posting: June 21, until finished

Fest Name: LilyFest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompts
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A Lily Evans fanwork fest. Any medium is welcome. The fest will run from January 30 - February 3. To participate, post your Lily-centric work to the fest's AO3 collection or to Tumblr.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline: January 30 - February 3