Beauty and the Beast Week 2026, running Aug 24–30, is a fandom event celebrating all variations of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Fanworks of all kinds are welcome.
Organized by @FiraWren
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
Posting instructions
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.
Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 starts on the 24th, and we’re counting down to the event with a silly Disney BatB poll or game each day.
Today, there is a total solar eclipse visible in parts of Europe, so in honor of that, I want to know who amongst the BatB characters is most likely to look at it without protective eclipse glasses on? It could be on purpose because they think they don't need them or forgot to buy them or lost them, it could be on accident because they're scatter-brained or impulsive, it could be for any reason.
Who’s most likely to look at a solar eclipse without glasses?
Belle
Beast/Prince
Gaston
Cogsworth
Lumiere
Mrs. Potts
Chip
Maurice
LeFou
Babette/Plumette
The Bimbettes
Other [share in tags]
Remaining time: 2 days 20 hours
Find more info about BatB Week here, and follow this blog to see all the creations as they are posted during the event week.
And if you're in Europe today, enjoy the eclipse, just don't look at it without eye protection!
Only 2 weeks left until our fandom celebration of all things Disney Beauty and the Beast, our Beauty and the Beast Week 2026! Let’s count down to the day with a fun poll or game each day. Anyone can vote, regardless of if you're participating in the event.
Which Disney Beauty and the Beast character do you most identify with?
Belle
Beast/Prince
Gaston
Cogsworth
Lumiere
Mrs. Potts
Chip
Maurice
LeFou
Babette/Plumette
Wardrobe/Madame de Garderobe
Other [share in tags!]
Remaining time: 20 hours 15 minutes
Find more info about BatB Week here, and follow this blog to see all the creations as they are posted during the event week.
Posting instructions for Beauty and the Beast Week 2026
Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 is just around the corner! The most important thing you need to know for posting to the event is to tag the @beauty-beast-week account within the body of your Tumblr post. Here's what else you need to know for posting your fanwork:
✨ When
Post your work on the day of the prompt you're using.
✨ Where
Post the work itself to AO3, Instagram, Tumblr, FFN, X, Bluesky, Wattpad, or wherever you post your stuff.
✨ How, on AO3
For fic and podfic, there's an AO3 collection named “beauty_beast_week_2026” set up for the event here. To add to the collection, you can either follow the link and click "post to collection," or you can post a new work on your own and search for "beauty_beast_week_2026" in the "collections" line. If you're having trouble, feel free to DM and we’ll walk you through it. Here's when to post to the collection:
Works for day 1: This is the only prompt that you can post to the collection ahead of time, because all the works in the collection are currently hidden. We will reveal the entire collection on August 24, so that's when any works posted to the collection before that date will go live. You can also just wait until August 24 to post a day 1 work.
Works for days 2-7: After August 24, for days 2-7, post on the designated posting day for your prompt.
✨ How, on Tumblr
Post a link to your work in a Tumblr post on your prompt’s day. Be sure your Tumblr post contains the following:
Which day and prompt your creation is for
Tag the @beauty-beast-week account within the body of the post itself by using the @ symbol, typing beauty-beast-week, and then selecting that account name from the autocomplete menu that appears. This is the only way to be sure we see your post so we can reblog it from this account and include it in our master list posts.
The event hashtag #batbweek and/or #batbweek 2026
Any other appropriate hashtags (characters, ship, NSFW and content warnings)
Optional: The event banner (save from the top of this post) or the day's banner (save from the bottom of this post)
✨ Remember!
Take a quick look at the full rules again. In summary, you need to have at least one Disney BatB character, all ships are allowed, no bashing others’ ships or characters, any rating or content is allowed, and no AI.
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, even weeks later, though it may not make it into the master list post at the end of the event.
Posting instructions for Beauty and the Beast Week 2026
Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 is just around the corner! The most important thing you need to know for posting to the event is to tag the @beauty-beast-week account within the body of your Tumblr post. Here's what else you need to know for posting your fanwork:
✨ When
Post your work on the day of the prompt you're using.
✨ Where
Post the work itself to AO3, Instagram, Tumblr, FFN, X, Bluesky, Wattpad, or wherever you post your stuff.
✨ How, on AO3
For fic and podfic, there's an AO3 collection named “beauty_beast_week_2026” set up for the event here. To add to the collection, you can either follow the link and click "post to collection," or you can post a new work on your own and search for "beauty_beast_week_2026" in the "collections" line. If you're having trouble, feel free to DM and we’ll walk you through it. Here's when to post to the collection:
Works for day 1: This is the only prompt that you can post to the collection ahead of time, because all the works in the collection are currently hidden. We will reveal the entire collection on August 24, so that's when any works posted to the collection before that date will go live. You can also just wait until August 24 to post a day 1 work.
Works for days 2-7: After August 24, for days 2-7, post on the designated posting day for your prompt.
✨ How, on Tumblr
Post a link to your work in a Tumblr post on your prompt’s day. Be sure your Tumblr post contains the following:
Which day and prompt your creation is for
Tag the @beauty-beast-week account within the body of the post itself by using the @ symbol, typing beauty-beast-week, and then selecting that account name from the autocomplete menu that appears. This is the only way to be sure we see your post so we can reblog it from this account and include it in our master list posts.
The event hashtag #batbweek and/or #batbweek 2026
Any other appropriate hashtags (characters, ship, NSFW and content warnings)
Optional: The event banner (save from the top of this post) or the day's banner (save from the bottom of this post)
✨ Remember!
Take a quick look at the full rules again. In summary, you need to have at least one Disney BatB character, all ships are allowed, no bashing others’ ships or characters, any rating or content is allowed, and no AI.
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, even weeks later, though it may not make it into the master list post at the end of the event.
Can you work on the prompts ahead of time as long as you submit them on the day of said prompt? Or is it like artfight where you can't work on the prompts until the week starts?
Please work on them ahead of time! That's why I post them months in advance. No need to make this hard on yourself 😊
Posting instructions for Beauty and the Beast Week 2026
Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 is just around the corner! The most important thing you need to know for posting to the event is to tag the @beauty-beast-week account within the body of your Tumblr post. Here's what else you need to know for posting your fanwork:
✨ When
Post your work on the day of the prompt you're using.
✨ Where
Post the work itself to AO3, Instagram, Tumblr, FFN, X, Bluesky, Wattpad, or wherever you post your stuff.
✨ How, on AO3
For fic and podfic, there's an AO3 collection named “beauty_beast_week_2026” set up for the event here. To add to the collection, you can either follow the link and click "post to collection," or you can post a new work on your own and search for "beauty_beast_week_2026" in the "collections" line. If you're having trouble, feel free to DM and we’ll walk you through it. Here's when to post to the collection:
Works for day 1: This is the only prompt that you can post to the collection ahead of time, because all the works in the collection are currently hidden. We will reveal the entire collection on August 24, so that's when any works posted to the collection before that date will go live. You can also just wait until August 24 to post a day 1 work.
Works for days 2-7: After August 24, for days 2-7, post on the designated posting day for your prompt.
✨ How, on Tumblr
Post a link to your work in a Tumblr post on your prompt’s day. Be sure your Tumblr post contains the following:
Which day and prompt your creation is for
Tag the @beauty-beast-week account within the body of the post itself by using the @ symbol, typing beauty-beast-week, and then selecting that account name from the autocomplete menu that appears. This is the only way to be sure we see your post so we can reblog it from this account and include it in our master list posts.
The event hashtag #batbweek and/or #batbweek 2026
Any other appropriate hashtags (characters, ship, NSFW and content warnings)
Optional: The event banner (save from the top of this post) or the day's banner (save from the bottom of this post)
✨ Remember!
Take a quick look at the full rules again. In summary, you need to have at least one Disney BatB character, all ships are allowed, no bashing others’ ships or characters, any rating or content is allowed, and no AI.
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, even weeks later, though it may not make it into the master list post at the end of the event.
If you post the first chapter of a multi chapter fic with one of the event prompts, is it okay to continue it even after the event has ended or would you prefer complete/mostly complete works only? Super excited for this event!
You may continue it for as long after the event as you wish! Works don't have to be completed within the week, nor do later chapters need to relate to the event any longer.
I'm excited you're excited! Thanks for reaching out!
no you have to contribute to your fandom if you don't want it to die. most fandoms die because people say 'it's so sad watching the fandom die when the hype dies' without doing anything about it. I'm not saying you have to push out 100k word slow-burn fic, I'm not saying you have to make fan art or gif sets or edits or anything. I'm just saying we as a community should contribute to our fandom if we don't want it to die, and by contributing, I'm talking about giving kudos, commenting on your favorite fics, reblogging your favorite art and just talking about your favorite characters. that's enough to keep a fandom alive. that's the most effective way to keep a fandom alive in my humble opinion.
fandoms die because people stop talking about it, fandoms die because people stop engaging with fan content once the hype is gone. what I'm saying is, mainstream media's hype may be gone, but our fandom can stay alive and thriving if us as a community don't let it die.
This is why I created Beauty and the Beast Week! It doesn't matter that the first Disney movie is 33 years old and the latest one is 8—if there are still people to love it and talk about it, then the fandom is still alive! It takes all of us to keep it going.
And this is how everyone can participate in BatB Week—even if you don't create anything, you contribute to the event and the fandom by reblogging, commenting, liking, giving kudos, chatting with the creators about their works, and so on!
Please follow the blog so you don't miss anyone's works, can celebrate those works, and can connect with others who love these films and characters!
Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 starts in 1 month, on August 24!
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!
Follow this blog to see all the creations as they are posted during the week.
Beauty and the Beast Week 2026 starts in 1 month, on August 24!
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!
Follow this blog to see all the creations as they are posted during the week.
Beauty and the beast story but instead of a love interest he finds a baby, and the love that breaks his curse is parental love for the infant/child he found
What a lovely story idea! I've posted some fic ideas where Maurice's parental love for the prince is what breaks the spell, but I don't think I've posted any fics where the prince is the one holding the parental love. He would be adorable with a baby!
Maybe someone would like to write or draw this for Beauty and the Beast Week? I'll attempt to tie it to some of the daily prompts:
Day 1, wish: Beast makes a wish that the person who will break the spell will appear at his castle. The next day, there's a baby on his doorstep.
Day 2, curse: Vignette/comic of Beast/Prince having to learn not to curse around his kid because the kid is copying it all.
Day 3, disappear: Vignette/sketch of Beast playing hide and seek with his kid. They both are awful at hiding: Beast because he is so big, and the kid because their dad's nose can sniff them out no matter where they are.
Day 4, witch hunt: Mandalorian crossover! Beast is the bounty hunter sent to find Grogu and ends up adopting him.
Day 6, smoke: A forest fire sends a travelling party fleeing to the castle. The adults die from smoke inhalation, but the sole baby in the party survives. It's now up to the castle staff to raise the baby.
Day 6, enchanted: Beast is repulsed and annoyed by the baby he's found at first, but slowly becomes enchanted by them and falls in love.
Or, for the free day, simply make a lovely portrait of Beast/Prince cradling his dear tiny baby in his big loving arms 💕
Find more ideas for how to use the daily prompts at #inspiration.