Potterfests

Fest Name: Ginny Fest 2026
Links: Bluesky | Instagram | AO3 & Rules | List of Prompts | Submission Form
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Ginny appreciation fest inspired by movies and featuring rare ships. Both the main Ginny ship and any side ships in the submission must be rare ships; see the fest rules for which ships are allowed and which are not allowed. The use of AI is not allowed for all submissions. Claiming is open till August 9.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Sign-up & Claiming: May 2 - August 9
Works due: August 9
Works revealed: August 11
Creators revealed: August 11

Fest Name: Sad Dreo Fest 2026
Origin: Dremione Fest Instagram | Dreomione Appreciation Facebook Group
Links: AO3 & Rules | Prompts
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco/Theodore fic fest featuring sad endings. AI-generated content is not allowed. Sign-up and claiming is open till May 4.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Sign-up & claiming open: February 19
Sign-up closes & extension requests due: May 4
Works due: May 11
Works begin to reveal: May 18
Creators revealed: May 25

Fest Name: HP Daddy Knows Best 2026
Links: Bluesky | Instagram | AO3 | Rules | Claim a Prompt | Submission Form
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP fic and art fest celebrating all things daddy. The use of AI is not allowed. Claiming is open till May 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting opens: March 11
Claiming opens: March 14
Claiming closes: May 31
All stories and art due: June 5
Anonymous reveals begin: June 7
Social media features: June 7 - 21
Creators revealed: June 22

Fest Name: Yuletide (After Dark): A Smutty Marauder's Holiday Fest
Origin: The Marauder's Pen Tumblr (Linktree)
Links: AO3 | Rules | Announcement | Claim a Prompt
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Marauders-era characters smut fic fest inspired by winter holiday classic tunes. The use of generative AI is not allowed. Each prompt can be claimed twice. Claiming is open on AO3 till December 31?
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Claiming: November 24 - December 31
Stories due: December 31
Stories revealed: January 3
Stories spotlights begin: January 4

Fest Name: Old Dogs Fest 2026
Links: Tumblr | Instagram | AO3 | Rules | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Wolfstar fic and art fest featuring Remus and Sirius at 30+ years of age. Prompting is open till October 23. Each prompt can be claimed twice for fic and twice for art. Self prompt is allowed.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k
Art: Can be in any medium or style, except rough sketches
Timeline:
Prompting: October 10 - October 23
Claiming: October 31 - January 30
Submissions due: January 31
Posting begins: February 14
Reveals: A week after posting ends

Fest Name: HP Halloween Fest
Links: Bluesky | Instagram | AO3 & Rules | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP fic and art fest featuring Halloween. Claiming is open till October 12.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words; no maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting: July 20 - July 31
Claiming: August 1 - October 12
Works Due: October 15
Reveals Begin: October 20

Fest Name: Mischief & Mixtapes Fest
Origin: The Marauder's Pen (Tumblr | Discord | Instagram)
Links: AO3 | Rules | Overview | Claim a Prompt | Submission Form
Type of Challenge: Non-anonymous prompt fest
Description: A fic fest centering on Marauders era characters and 70s era songs. Claiming is open till August 15?
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Claiming opens: June 13
Stories due: August 16
Stories revealed: August 18
Stories spotlights: August 18

Fest Name: Sad Dreo Fest 2025
Links: Bluesky | Instagram | AO3 & Rules | Claiming Post
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A Draco/Theodore Nott fic fest with sad content. Happy and non-happy endings are welcome. Claiming and sign-up are open till May 4.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Minimum 1000 words; no maximum
Timeline:
Prompting opens: January 10
Sign-up: January 26 - May 4
Works due: May 11
Works reveal begins: May 18
Creators revealed: May 25

Fest Name: The Dramione Valentine's Collab Collection 2025
Links: The Dramione Archives Instagram | AO3 & Rules
Type of Challenge: Collaboration fest
Description: A Draco/Hermione fest where writers, artists, podficcers get together to create collaborative works with a Valentine's theme. Sign-up is first come first serve. Sign-up is open till December 13.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: Please contact the fest mod for additional details.
Timeline:
Sign-up: November 30 - December 13
AO3 collection and creators revealed: February 14