#csweek2026

Take the stage, coordinators! Contestshipping Day is July 10th. Let's get hyped for the big day with an entire week of Contestshipping!

This event is meant to celebrate everything Contestshipping. Fanart, fanfic, fanvids, edits, headcanons, memes - if you can relate it to May and Drew, it's a fit for this ship week.

AI-generated content is not allowed.

The daily prompts are suggestions, not mandatory themes.

Tag your works with #CSWeek2026 and they'll get reblogged here.

Consider following this blog for updates on the event and to see what everybody else is creating!

Finally, I'd also like to remind everybody that an audience is a vital part of any fan community. Even if you don't think you can create any content of your own for this week, you can still participate. Reblog art and say what you liked about it! Leave a comment on a fic! Send in an ask for some headcanons! Your support will mean the world to creators, I promise.

The prompts in plaintext are:

Day 1 - Rivalry / Food

Day 2 - Sunsets / LaRousse City

Day 3 - Grand Festival / Alternate Universe

Day 4 - Seasons / Formal Dance

Day 5 - Confessions / Petalburg City

Day 6 - Family / Vacation

Day 7 - Roses / Future

Why the softlaunch? Well, I'm going to be using this blog as the host for the event (since I don't see the point of making another sideblog when I already have one just dedicated to CS). But I'm still in the archival phase at the moment, where I'm trying to get every old post onto this blog - which means 50 posts out of the queue each day, which I understand is a Lot to ask for somebody to follow.

So once the archival phase, I'll make a big post with fancy graphics and full rules and ask for a bunch of reblogs and signal boosts then. But this post is just to give those who are interested in creating a head start on the themes/allow for any feedback if there's something I've missed.

(Also: this isn't just for fanart, fanfics, and fanvids! those are lovely and accepted, of course, but headcanons, memes, fanmixes, edits, etc will all be welcome. As long as it's not AI.)

(Also also: The themes are not mandatory! They're suggestions, not restrictions. Any CS content creation is welcome.)

Without further adieu, the themes and dates for Contestshipping Week 2026:

July 4th - Rivalry / Food

July 5th - Sunsets / LaRousse City

July 6th - Grand Festival / Alternate Universe

July 7th - Seasons / Formal Dance

July 8th - Confessions / Petalburg City

July 9th - Family / Vacation

Check out this post for full details on the event.

Now, I'd like to ask... what day are YOU most excited for? This could be what you're most excited to create for, what you're most excited to see others creations for, or a mix of both!

Can you believe it? Contestshipping Week 2026 is fast approaching! Check out this post for further details on the event.

While we all get ready, I wanted to ask...