#batbweek 2026

We're creating fanworks celebrating all variations of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Save the date and start drafting your creations!

Anyone can join, and all types of fandom works are welcome: fanfic, fanart, podfic, gifsets, edits, mood boards, memes, etc. Each work must contain at least one Disney BatB character (crossovers, OCs, and reader-inserts are allowed too!), be newly created for the event, and not use AI. See the full rules and FAQ.

This year, our theme is ✨Magic✨ and the prompts work a little differently. Every day has 1 magical phrase that you can use verbatim in a fic or comic, as well as 1 magical item and 3 magical concepts that you can use to inspire any sort of fanwork.

(Text version of prompts and condensed version of prompts banner below the “Keep reading” link)

Even though the theme for the prompts is magic, your works do NOT have to include magic. For instance, you can take the “spell” prompt and write a story about Belle winning a spelling bee. Or you can take the “Say the magic word” prompt and draw a comic of Beast being grumpy about having to say please. The prompts are meant to expand your ideas to new things you haven’t tackled before, not limit them to strict topics. That being said, you can of course also create works that are about the literal things in the prompts. Whatever inspires you! And if you’re stuck, there are plenty of free ideas at #inspiration.

You do NOT need to use all the prompts on a day, just one.

You do NOT need to post on all the days, just one.

Send an ask or DM if you have any questions! Hosted by @firawren

Please reblog this post to spread the word! You’re also free to repost either of the prompts banners (condensed version below the cut) on your own blog or any other social media and link them back to this post.

You're welcome to participate using a new chapter on your existing fic; it's not necessary to create an entirely new work for the event. I’d love to have you join us!

woah! this is so cool!!! i would love to participate ^.^ everyone keep an eye out for all the amazing artists participating this year!!!!

There’s still plenty of time to create something by then!

The theme this year is ✨ Magic ✨ Every day’s prompts has 1 magical phrase that you can use verbatim in a fic or comic, as well as 1 magical item and 3 magical concepts that you can use to inspire any sort of fanwork.

(Text version of prompts here)

Even though the theme for the prompts is magic, your works do NOT have to include literal magic. The prompts are meant to expand your ideas in fresh directions, not limit them to strict topics. That being said, you can of course also create works that are about the literal things in the prompts. Whatever inspires you! And if you’re stuck, there are 100+ free ideas at #inspiration.

You do NOT need to use all the prompts on a day, just one.

You do NOT need to post on all the days, just one.

All types of fandom works are welcome, as long as it contains at least one Disney BatB character (crossovers, OCs, and reader-inserts are allowed too!). See the full rules and FAQs.

The theme this year is ✨Magic✨ with the following prompts:

(Text version of prompts here)

Even though the theme for the prompts is magic, your works do NOT have to include literal magic. The prompts are meant to expand your ideas in fresh directions, not limit them to strict topics. That being said, you can of course also create works that are about the literal things in the prompts. Whatever inspires you! And if you’re stuck, there are 100+ free ideas at #inspiration.

You do NOT need to use all the prompts on a day, just one.

You do NOT need to post on all the days, just one.

All types of fandom works are welcome, as long as it contains at least one Disney BatB character (crossovers, OCs, and reader-inserts are allowed too!). See the full rules and FAQs.

You have plenty of time left to start creating something now or finish up existing WIPs. We hope you will join us in celebrating Disney’s wonderful Beauty and the Beast productions!

Hi everyone! We hope you are just as excited for Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 as we are, coming August 24–30! Below, you'll find more information about the event:

Prompts

Rules

FAQs

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! This event is organized by @firawren.

Follow this blog to see all the creations as they are posted during the week and announcements.

It's spring! Which means before you know it, it's summer, and that means it's almost time for the third annual Beauty and the Beast Week!

In 2024 it was in September, and in 2025 it was in August, and it's hard to tell from the numbers which was a better date. The event is open to everyone, so I'd like to accommodate as many people as possible.

Please vote even if you're not planning to participate as a creator, but a few things to keep in mind if you are a creator:

You can schedule posts ahead of time on Tumblr, so even if you are unavailable for a certain week, consider if you will have time prior to that week to finish and pre-schedule your works.

Though we enjoy having the works posted during the actual week, in the spirit of celebrating all together, it is still perfectly acceptable to post stuff late!

I'm not including a "none of the above" option in the poll since these are the only dates that work for me as the host. If none of them work for you, just pass on voting, and I'm sorry you won't be able to join us this year!

If you'd like to participate in Beauty and the Beast Week but are stuck for an idea, we're compiling fanwork starters under the tag #inspiration.

Just a few of the free, ready-to-use ideas for you to take:

Retelling where Beast is the Lost Dauphin

Lesbian monster romance retelling

Magical book ideas

Castle game night

Beast is afraid of spiders

Villain Cogsworth ideas

Gaston hanging out with other Disney villains

Modern Hollywood AU

Jewelry ideas

There are lots more too, and will continue to be more posted under the tag #inspiration! You can also find writing specific and art specific prompts tagged separately.

All of the inspiration posts are also tagged by character, so if you want to find inspiration for your favorite blorbo, construct a URL that looks like this:

https://www.tumblr.com/beauty-beast-week/search/%23inspiration%20%23character%20name

%23 is the hash tag, and %20 is an empty space

For instance, the URL for the Prince inspiration is: https://www.tumblr.com/beauty-beast-week/search/%23inspiration%20%23prince%20adam

The URL for Cogsworth inspiration is: https://www.tumblr.com/beauty-beast-week/search/%23inspiration%20%23cogsworth

And so on! Do not use Tumblr’s blog search to try to do this—it won’t work. You have to hack the URLs.

Remember that you can interpret the prompts in whatever way you like, and if all else fails, day 7 is a free day for your creations that don't fit any prompts. Learn more in the FAQ.

Also remember that fic and art aren't the only type of fanworks allowed for this event! You can create anything you want: gifs, memes, costumes, moodboards, fanvids, image manips, podfic, etc.

Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 is coming in August! Here are answers to some questions I’ve gotten or that you may be wondering about before participating in the event:

Can I join?

Yes! This is an open event with no registration. You don’t need to notify me or get my permission. Everyone is welcome.

Do I have to do something for every one of the prompts on a day?

No! Just one is fine. You can do more if you wish, or multiple works for the same prompt, but none of this is necessary. The list of prompts is here.

Do I have to do something for every day of the week?

No! Again, just one is fine, though you can do more if you wish.

Can I combine prompts from different days in one work?

Sure! You can post the work on the first day that the work applies to, or the day that the work most fits with, or the free day. I’m not picky.

Can I combine prompts from this event with another event?

As long as your work for this event is new and follows the rest of the rules, yes, you can use a work for this event and another event at the same time. For instance, let’s say you post a steampunk AU on August 1 for the AU-gust event, and then you want to repost/reblog it on August 28 for the BatB Week “top hat” prompt, that would NOT be allowed, because the work isn’t new. However, if you create a work for August 25 that fits both the Monster Hunter AU of AU-gust and “curse” prompt of BatB Week, and post it for both events, that’s fine!

Do I have to write about actual magic?

No! The magical prompts can be treated as metaphorical and interpreted however you wish. For instance, you can take the “spell” prompt and write a story about Belle winning a spelling bee. Or you can take the “Say the magic word” prompt and draw a comic of Beast being grumpy about having to say please. The prompts are meant to expand your ideas to new things you haven’t tackled before, not limit them to strict topics. That being said, you can of course also create works that are about the literal things in the prompts. Whatever inspires you! And if you’re stuck, there are plenty of free ideas at #inspiration.

What should I do if my work doesn’t fit with any of the prompts?

That’s what day 7, the free day, is for! Anything goes, that day (provided you still follow the rules, of course).

Do I have to create my art/fic/whatever on the day itself?

Nope. Create it now, and just hold off on posting it until the day of the prompt you used.

Does my fic/art need to take place in the Disney BatB universe, or are AUs allowed?

As long as you have at least one Disney Beauty and the Beast character, you can stick them in whatever universe you wish. Make Belle a mermaid in a pirate AU, make Gaston an astronaut in a space AU, give Cogsworth and Lumiere a meet-cute at a coffee shop, or just keep everyone in the canon-compliant universe of the film. Anything goes!

Which versions of Beauty and the Beast are allowed?

Any Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, or Disney product in which their BatB characters appear, is valid. Obviously, the 1991 and 2017 movies are the most obvious, but as long as you use at least one BatB character, you can also make a fanwork related to the spinoff movies (Enchanted Christmas and Belle’s Magical World), the Broadway musical, any TV show (House of Mouse, Castle Quest, BatB 30th anniversary special, etc.), any video game (Dreamlight Valley, Kingdom Hearts, Villains Cafe, Speedstorm, Mirrorverse, etc.), or other media (comics, books, Lorcana, etc.).

Can I include non-BatB characters in my creations?

Sure! As long as you have at least one Disney Beauty and the Beast character, you can include whatever other characters you wish. Characters from other media, OCs, reader inserts, they’re all fine. And remember that there is no bashing of others’ characters or ships! Accounts that do so will get blocked. Review the full list of rules here.

Can I make [fill in the blank]?

Yep. Any type of fanwork you can dream up is welcome, not just fic and art. Crochet a Beast hat and post a pic of it, make a photo montage of yourself doing cosplay, make a music video, we love it all!

Is NSFW allowed?

Yes, with any sort of content and kink you like, but since there may be minors following this account, please tag it appropriately. If posting mature content directly on Tumblr rather than AO3, also use its community labels function and/or hide the content under a “keep reading” link. And minors—do not engage with content that is not meant for you.

Is AI allowed?

Absolutely not. This account will not reblog, include in master lists, or include in the AO3 collection anything that was made with AI involved to any degree. Even if you just use AI to make a banner to go along with your fic that you manually wrote, we will not reblog it. Review the full list of rules here.

How do I post my work so it gets included?

The most important thing to be sure to do is to tag the @beauty-beast-week account in your Tumblr post so we can see it and reblog it from this account. Also, please use the hashtag #batbweek and/or #batbweek 2026. Full posting instructions will go up 3 weeks before the start of the event.

Should I post my fic on AO3 or Tumblr?

Whatever you prefer. If you post it on AO3 and also make a Tumblr post to link to it, we will reblog the Tumblr post. If you only post to the AO3 collection, we will have nothing to reblog, but we will still link to your work in the master lists.

I don’t post my art on Tumblr; can I still participate?

Yes, but you’ll need to send us a DM via Tumblr with a link to your work on Instagram, Bluesky, X, DeviantArt, etc. We will then include it in the master lists.

I’m not going to get my work done on time; can I still participate?

Please do! We’re happy to accept late entries! We understand that life happens, so just tag us when you’ve posted it and we’ll reblog it, days/weeks/months later, though it may not make it into the master list post at the end of the event.

How can I connect with the other people participating in this event?

Building personal connections between those in our fandom community is the main reason @firawren created this event, so while there’s no Discord server specifically for this event, there is the “Frozen Hearts Worth Melting” Discord server. It’s a super chill server for Beauty and the Beast and Frozen fanfic writers and artists; DM @loonysama if you want to join this server. Also, feel free to DM @firawren if you’d like to connect one on one; I’m always hungry for more BatB friends!