Potterfests

Fest Name: We Heart Draco 2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco-centric Harry/Draco fest focusing on happily-ever-after. Claiming is open till May 7. The use of AI is not allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None; AI work is not allowed
Podfic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting: February 14 - March 7
Claiming: March 7 - May 7
Submissions due: May 15
Posting starts: June 5
Reveals: July 1

Fest Name: Harry/Draco Mpreg Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | Livejournal | AO3 | Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Harry/Draco mpreg fest. Claiming is open till April 5.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 2,000 words
Art: Demonstrate an equivalent effort of minimum 2,000 words
Podfic: Demonstrate an equivalent effort of minimum 2,000 words
Timeline:
Prompting: January 26 - February 14
Claiming: February 16 - April 5
Submissions Due: April 19
Posting Begins: May 10
Reveals: June 21

Fest Name: Draco Tops Harry Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco/Harry fest where Draco is top and Harry is bottom. Claiming is open till April 3.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words
Art: Reflect at least 2 hours' work. It can be in any form
Podfic: With original author's permission
Timeline:
Prompting: January 24 - February 7
Claiming: February 9 - April 3
Submissions Due: April 5
Posting Starts: April 20

Fest Name: Sugar 'n' Spice Scorbus Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | Rules | FAQ | Schedule | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Prompt fest
Description: A Scorpius/Albus fest celebrating their sweet and sexy sides. Any medium is welcome, including but not limited to fic, art, podfic and crafts. Usage of generative AI is not allowed. Prompting is open till February 13.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art & craft: None
Podfic: Requires permission from original owner
Timeline:
Prompting opens: 1 February
Prompting closes: 13 February
Claiming opens: 14 February
Claiming closes: 18 May
Check-in: 11 May
Submissions due: 25 May
Posting starts: 1 June

Fest Name: Draco Tops Harry Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompting Post
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco/Harry fest where Draco is top and Harry is bottom. Prompting is open till February 7.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words
Art: Reflect at least 2 hours' work. It can be in any form
Podfic: With original author's permission
Timeline:
Prompting: January 24 - February 7
Claiming: February 9 - April 3
Submissions Due: April 5
Posting Starts: April 20

Fest Name: HD Wireless Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompting Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Harry/Draco fest inspired by music. The use of AI is not allowed. Prompting is open till January 26 or when the fest reaches 300 prompts. Acceptable prompts include English-language songs and instrumental songs.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None?
Podfic: With original author's permission
Timeline:
Prompting: January 11 - 26 (or when 300 prompts have been reached)
Claiming: February 1 - May 31 (80 fic claim cap; no cap for art or podfic)
Submissions Due: June 14
Posting Begins: July 1

Fest Name: Blackcest Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | Timeline | Rules | Character Eligibility | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fest featuring works which depict a sexual or romantic relationship between two or more members of the Black family. See Eligibility Details for a list of eligible characters for this fest. AI use (including using AI to edit a work) is not allowed. Claiming is open till February 28.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1,000 words; no maximum
Art: Must demonstrate approximmately 2 hours worth of effort (no single sketches or doodles)
Podfic: Required permission from the original author
Timeline:
Prompting: November 24 - December 7
Claiming Opens: December 10
Claiming Closes: February 28, 2026
Submissions Due: March 8
Posting Begins: March 16
Author Reveals: TBA

Fest Name: Black Brothers Fest 2025-2026
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 | Rules | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fest exploring the relationship between the Black brothers, Sirius and Regulus. Claiming is open till December 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1,000 words; no maximum
Art: Minimum clean lineart or coloured sketch of one character (bust-up) on unlined paper (or digital equivalent)
Podfic: Minimum 10 minutes of podding a previously written work or minimum 500 words of written fic with an accompanying podfic of the same fic
Timeline:
Tagset Nominations & Prompting Open: November 15
Claiming Opens: November 30
Nominations and Prompting Close: December 15
Claiming Closes: December 31
Works Due: February 28, 11:59 PM EDT
Works Revealed: starting April 1
Creators Revealed: two weeks after all works go live.

Fest Name: Drarry+ Fest
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 | Rules | Guidelines | FAQ | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest celebrating Draco/Harry in triads, quads and more. Submissions must include Draco/Harry and at least one other HP character as the main pairing. The use of generative AI is prohibited; that includes the editing process and beta-ing. Claiming is open till January 3.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None?
Podfic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting opens: November 1 9AM PST
Prompting closes: November 22 9AM PST
Sign-ups open: November 22 5PM PST
Check-in #1: December 13
Sign-ups close: January 3, 2026 5PM PST
Check-in #2: January 10
Fic and Art due: January 31 11:59PM PST
Posting starts: February 14