Potterfests

Fest Name: Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest 2025
Links: Tumblr | Discord | AO3 & Rules | Claiming
Type of Challenge: Prompt fest
Description: A HP smut fic and art fest with a tarot card theme. Any HP pairing is welcome. Claiming is open till October 29. Sign-up form is not required. To participate, upload your work to the AO3 collection.
Ratings Restrictions: Must be either Mature or Explicit
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k; maximum 10k
Art: None
Timeline:
Claiming starts: September 1
Submissions due: October 29, 10am GMT
Reveal: October 31, 10am GMT

Fest Name: Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest 2024
Links: Tumblr | Discord | Announcement | AO3 & Rules
Type of Challenge: Prompt challenge
Description: A HP smut fic and art fest focusing on autumn theme. Any HP pairings are welcome. Prompts are randomly assigned using a prompt card generator. Sign-up is not required. To participate, upload your work by November 15.
Ratings Restrictions: Mature or Explicit
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1k; maximum 10k
Art: At least 1 piece of original artwork. Can be hand-drawn, digital art or photo manipulation. Moodboards are not allowed.
Timeline:
Claiming opens: September 26
Works due: November 15, 9AM GMT
Reveals: November 16, 9AM GMT

Fest Name: Tomione Smut Fest 2024
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Prompting Post | Reader Bingo Sign-up
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A smut fest for the pairing Tom/Hermione and/or Voldemort/Hermione. AI-generated content is not allowed. Prompting is open till July 31. Sign-up for the optional reader bingo challenge is open till July 31.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None. Welcomes fic and art
Timeline:
Sign-up for optional reader bingo challenge: July 18 - July 31
Prompting: July 20 - July 31 at 11:59pm EST
Bingo boards shared: August 1
Claiming opens: August 1 at 11:59am EST
Works due: October 15 at 11:59pm EST
Works reveal: October 16
Creator reveal: October 23

Fest Name: Wet Hot Lyrical Summer 2024
Origin: HP Holiday Fest Hub Facebook Group
Links: Discord | AO3 | Rules | Prompting Form (require log in to AO3)
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP smut fic fest inspired by songs. Prompting is open till July 3. You don't have to a member of the Facebook group to participate.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None
Timeline:
Prompting: June 27 - July 3, 11:59am ES
Claiming opens: July 4, 11:59am EST
Stories due: August 22, 11:59pm EST
Work revealed: August 23, 09:00am EST
Creators revealed: August 24, 11:59am EST
Shout Outs & Story Time: TBD

Fest Name: Spice it Fluff
Links: Twitter | AO3 & Rules | Prompts | Claiming Form
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A HP fic and art fest. Turn fluff prompts into spicy, smutty fics or arts. Each prompt can be claimed multiple times. Claiming is open till November 4.
Ratings Restrictions: Mature or Explicit
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 500 words. No maximum
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting: August 18 - September 1
Claiming: September 4 - November 4
Submissions Due: November 5
Reveals Begin: November 6

Fest Name: Wizarding World Kinktober Fest
Origin: Wizarding World WIPs Discord | Mab's Server
Links: Announcement & Rules | Prompts | Claiming Form
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt and claim fest
Description: A HP fic and art fest focusing on kinks, run by Wizarding World WIPs and Mab's Server. You don't have to be a hosted author of either Discord channels to participate. Claiming is now open.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions:
Fic: Minimum 1,000 words
Art: None
Timeline:
Prompting opens: August 21
Prompts revealed & claiming begins: August 28
Deadline for 1st group of submissions: September 17
Deadline for 2nd group of submissions: September 24
Posting begins: October 1
Author/artist reveals: October 31

Fest Name: Harry Potter Kink Meme
Links: Dreamwidth | Tumblr | Rules | AO3 Non-Anon | AO3 Anon | Round 1 Post
Type of Challenge: Kink meme/comment fic fest
Description: A new HP kink meme on Dreamwidth. Post your 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.
Ratings Restrictions: All ratings allowed
Length Restrictions: None. Accepts all types of fanworks: fics, art, podfics, moodboards, video, etc.
Timeline:
Round 1: August 14 - September 30
Masterlist: October 7

Fest Name: Nott-Your-Usual Flavors of Summer 3.0
Links: Announcement | AO3 | Rules | Sign-up Form | Prompts
Type of Challenge: Anonymous prompt fest
Description: A smut fic fest featuring Theodore Nott and ice cream flavours as prompts. To participate, claim an ice cream flavour on AO3 and fill out the Google sign-up form.
Ratings Restrictions: Mature to Explicit
Length Restrictions: Between 1.5k to 15k
Timeline:
Claiming opens: June 1
Claiming closes: June 9 (if you would like to claim after this date, email the fest mods. This includes second and third claims.)
Last day to claim a second or third prompt: July 24
Works due on AO3: July 31, 11:59pm EST
Stories revealed: August 4
Cross-posting allowed: August 5

Fest Name: Slither In Fest 2023
Links: Tumblr | AO3 | Rules | Sign-up Form | Prompting
Type of Challenge: Prompt fest
Description: A NSFW prompt fest featuring bottom Tom Riddle | Voldemort works. Sign-up is currently open. Sign-up is required to submit a prompt, claim a prompt or submit a piece (self-prompt allowed).
Ratings Restrictions: Mature or higher
Length Restrictions: None. Accepts fic, drabbles and all forms of art.
Timeline:
Sign-ups Open: March 18
Prompting Opens: April 16
Claiming Opens: April 29 (till end of event)
Posting Begins: May 14
Posting Ends: June 25