Highly Irregular Fargo Week 2026
Highly Irregular Fargo Week is a weeklong fanworks event celebrating rare characters in both the FX series Fargo and the 1996 Coen Brothers movie which inspired it.
The fourth annual event will run from Sunday, July 12, to Sunday, July 19, 2026 — because a week with eight days is highly irregular.
📖 SUNDAY: Backstories
🥚 MONDAY: Characters with Zero AO3 Works
💞 TUESDAY: Rarepairs*
❓ WEDNESDAY: Missing Scenes
🎥 THURSDAY: Movie Characters
🤝 FRIDAY: Never Met in Canon
🔮 SATURDAY: “The future is…”
🙃 BONUS DAY: Highly Irregular
*see below for more information on rarepairs
What counts as a highly irregular character?
Highly irregular characters are rare characters. For the purposes of this event, characters with under 50 works in the Fargo (TV) and Fargo (1996) tags on Archive of Our Own (AO3) as of this posting are considered rare.
For reference, the currently ineligible characters are: Mr. Wrench, Mr. Numbers, Gator Tillman, Lester Nygaard, Lorne Malvo, Roy Tillman, Dot Lyon, Ole Munch, and Molly Solverson.
Can my work include a non-rare character?
Non-rare characters may be mentioned or appear briefly, but the major focus of the work should be on at least one rare character. Basically, if the non-rare character’s appearance would warrant them being tagged on AO3, they feature too prominently.
What if my work focuses on a rarepair?
This is a rare character event, not a rarepair event. However, rarepair works are welcome as long as the pairing doesn’t include any non-rare characters.
So, for example, Nikki Swango/Mr. Wrench would be ineligible, because while the pairing itself has under 50 works on AO3, Mr. Wrench as a character has over 50 works.
Crossovers between the Fargo TV series and the Fargo movie are allowed. Crossovers with non-Fargo fandoms are not.
Are original characters allowed?
Yes, as long as the work also prominently features at least one rare canon character.
Does it have to be fanfiction? Can I post art or other types of fanwork?
All types of fanwork are welcome, as long as they focus on at least one rare Fargo character. That includes art, GIFs, graphics, fanmixes, fanvids, meta, etc.
Do I have to follow the schedule?
The schedule is completely optional, and is only there to provide inspiration for those who might need it. Feel free to ignore it entirely, or switch around the days.
Where and when should I post my work?
You can add your fanworks to the AO3 collection, and/or post them on Tumblr. For Tumblr posts, be sure to use the tag #hifargoweek2026 and/or mention @hifargoweek in the post.
The collection will open at approximately 12 am EDT on July 12 and close at approximately 11:59 pm EDT on July 19. Eligible works posted on Tumblr during the same period will be reblogged to this account.
Why do you hate [insert popular character here]?
I don’t! The purpose of this event is simply to give more attention to the less popular characters in the fandom, and to challenge fans to stretch their creative muscles.
Are there any other requirements?
Nope! Works of any length, rating, category, and archive warning are eligible. Feel free to post as many works as you’d like, as long as they meet the requirements for rare characters.
If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Reminders and updates will be posted to this blog, so give it a follow if you’d like to stay up to date.
Please reblog this post to spread the word!