Potterfests

Fest Name: Marauders Self-Cest Fest
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | FAQ | Optional Prompts
Type of Challenge: Theme fest
Description: A Marauders era characters fest. Each fic must contain at least two versions of the same character. Explicit sexual contact is optional. AI contributions or use are not allowed. AO3 collection will remain open from November 10 to December 16.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words
Art, Moodboards, Fanvids, etc.: None
Timeline:
AO3 collection is open: November 10 - December 16

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: Taylor Swift Jukebox Fest (Marauders' Version)
Origin: Taylor Fiending (Marauders' Version) Discord
Links: Tumblr | Rules
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: Hosted by Taylor Fiending (Marauders' Version) Discord server. Works should feature at least one Marauders characters and two or more Taylor Swift songs. Accepts fic, art and video edits. Prompting is open till August 12?
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None
Video edits: None
Timeline:
Prompting opens: July 13
Claiming opens: August 13
Works due: November 13
Posting starts: December 1

Fest Name: Drarry Let's Play 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 & Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A gaming-themed Draco/Harry fic and art fest. The characters could be playing video games or they are in the world of a video game. You can also take storyline from a video game and create a work inspired by it. Claiming is open till August 14. Self-prompting is allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words for fic; no maximum. Also welcomes art, craft, audio, video, podfic and more.
Timeline:
Prompting Opens: June 1
Prompting Ends: June 14
Claiming Begins: June 15
Claiming Ends: August 14
Submissions Due: August 15
Posting Begins: September 1

Fest Name: Drarry Let's Play 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 & Rules | Prompting Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A gaming-themed Draco/Harry fic and art fest. The characters could be playing video games or they are in the world of a video game. You can also take storyline from a video game and create a work inspired by it. Prompting is open till June 14.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words for fic; no maximum. Also welcomes art, craft, audio, video, podfic and more.
Timeline:
Prompting Opens: June 1st
Prompting Ends: June 14th
Claiming Begins: June 15th
Claiming Ends: August 14th
Submissions Due: August 15th
Posting Begins: September 1st

Fest Name: Regulus Black Fest 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Schedule | Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic and art fest dedicated to Regulus Black. Claiming is open till April 27.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words. No maximum
Art: Can be any form or medium
Gifsets: Minimum 8 gifts that tie together to tell some kind of story
Moodboards: Minimum 5 images and follow a theme or narrative
Fanvids: Minimum 30 seconds and tell some kind of story
Timeline:
Prompting: February 3rd - 17th
Publishing of prompt list: February 23rd or earlier
Claiming: February 25th (time t.b.a)
Works due: April 28th
Posting starts: May 5th

Fest Name: Light Camera Drarry 2024
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 & Rules | Timeline & Links | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco/Harry fest where authors and artists create a piece that is inspired by a film, a theatre play, a TV show, a podcast, an audioplay or an audiobook. Claiming is open till March 15. Fic claim will be capped at 70 participants.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words
Art: Can be traditional art, digital art, comics, animatics, crafting, video, roleplay, etc.
Podfic: With permission from the original author, and it must fit the theme of the fest
Timeline:
Prompting: January 10 - January 17
Claiming: January 20 - March 15
Submissions due: April 15
Posting begins: May 1
Reveals: June 15

For this year's fest, you can prompt your own fic for podficcers to claim and podfic. Your fic must fit the scope of the fest, and it must be complete and stand-alone. To prompt your fic for podficcing, see here.

Fest Name: Liquid Luck Roll the Dice Challenge Winter Edition
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | How to get a prompt
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A winter themed HP prompt challenge. To receive your randomly generated prompts, send the mod a message on Tumblr.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None. Accepts fics and all forms of art (moodboard, drawing, video, etc.)
Timeline:
First day to get a prompt: November 15
AO3 collection opens: December 1
Final day to get a new prompt: January 24
AO3 collection closes: January 31

Fest Name: Marauders Christmas Fest
Links: Tumblr | Twitter | Website | Info | Prompts Tag (ongoing)
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A 12-day Christmas prompt challenge focusing on the Marauders. Prompts are released daily in October. The challenge runs from December 20 to 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None? Any medium is welcome.
Timeline:
Prompts released: October 18 - 29
Challenge runs from: December 20 - 31

The Round 1 post will now close on October 7. For more info, see mod post.

Fest Name: Harry Potter Kink Meme Round 1
Origin: potterkinkmeme (DW) | potterpromptmeme
Links: Rules | Round 1 Post | AO3 Non-Anon | AO3 Anon
Type of Challenge: Commentfic fest/Kink meme (see here for the definition)
Description: Submit your HP kink prompts and fills (or links to your work) as comments in the event post on Dreamwidth. Each prompt can have multiple fills. Anon posting is allowed. You do not need a DW account to post prompts or fills. Prompting for round 1 ends on October 7. Fills are open indefinitely.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None. Accepts all types of fanworks: fics, art, podfics, moodboards, video, etc.
Timeline:
Round 1: August 14 - October 7