Community Calendar 2022

[ysabetwordsmith]

This community calendar provides a place to organize events in allbingo. Ideally, there will be periodic fests and challenges on different themes, organized by different people. If you would like to run an event here, please speak up! See the calendars from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 for ideas.


Organizing an Event

This community is a low-traffic, low-pressure opportunity to organize an activity. Anyone can volunteer to host something. Two or more people can cohost the same event; this is a good idea if you want to participate but your availability varies. The requirements are pretty simple:

1) Pick a theme and a timespan. Ideally, aim for a month that doesn't already have an activity, but time-sensitive events may be allowed closer together as needed. If you're not sure of people's interest, you could post a query first and ask, especially if you have several possible themes or times in mind. Declare your interest so that your event can be added to the schedule.

Given that we now have a lot of repeating fests, those can share a month with a unique fest. It would also help to spread out the repeating events so we don't have two of the same category in a row or two for the same season, and so on. We could use more fests from specific fandoms -- those have been popular over the last year.

2) Post details for the parameters of the event. This needs to include at least the beginning and end dates, along with the theme. It helps to mention any unusual bingo patterns, communities, or prompt lists that would suit the event. You may want to generate and include a "public" card that anyone can use. You can use < textarea > before the card code and < / textarea > (remove the spaces) after the card code to create a box of code that people can copy to put the public card on their own blog. The same code box can be used to offer a list of thematic prompts for anyone wishing to make their own card from similar motifs.

Typically the event host will make an advance announcement about two weeks before the fest opens, with such things as a public card or a suggestion of where else to get an appropriate card, so that people can start making content. Then make an "event open" post on the first day it's open. You may advertise your fest on communities like fandomcalendar if you wish.

3) Make a "Meet and Greet" post if you wish. This is not required, and the frame questions can be as simple or complex as you wish. Basically it provides a place for folks to connect with each other based on common interests, and to squee about the theme.

4) Keep an eye on the activity. Ideally, answer questions about the event, encourage people to participate, cheer for the ones who post a bingo, etc. If an argument breaks out, remind people to play nice. You might want to do a little promotion in other relevant venues, but it's not required. It helps to make a wrapup post at the end of the fest too.


Community Calendar for 2021

January

[new]
Story Sparks Bingo hosted by silvercat17
Get some plot ideas here.
Posting will be January 1-31.


February

[recurring]
Valentines Fest hosted by ysabetwordsmith
This fest features romantic ups and downs, along with platonic options.
Posting will be February 1-28.
See Meet and Greet.


March

[new]
National Craft Month Fest hosted by nsfwords
This is a fest focusing on the myriad joys (and frustrations) of Crafting.


April

[recurring]
Untranslatable Words Bingo hosted by silvercat17
Explore unusual words from foreign languages.
Posting will be April 1-30.


May

[new]
Mixed Quotes fest hosted by fuzzyred
Draw inspiration from quotes taken from movies, books, and other sources.
Posting will be May 1-31.


June

[new]
Food Fest Bingo hosted by ysabetwordsmith
Enjoy everything to do with food. Fills can be trying a new food, cooking a new recipe, inventing a recipe, photographing or illustrating food, or of course writing about it.
Posting will be June 1-30.

[recurring]
Cottoncandy Bingo hosted by siberian_skys
Celebrate fluff and comfort.
Posting will be June 1-30.


July

[new]
Body Parts Bingo hosted by silvercat17
Draw inspiration from different parts of the body.
Posting will be July 1-31.

[recurring]
Winterfest in July hosted by vexed_wench and spiralicious
Beat the heat by focusing on winter holidays.
Posting will be July 1-31.


August

Reel Time Fest hosted by brokenhighways
Celebrate your favorite movies.
Posting will be August 1-31.


September

Land of Oz hosted by ysabetwordsmith
Explore the wonderful world of Oz.
Posting will be September 1-30.


October

[recurring]
Fall Fest hosted by vexed_wench and spiralicious
Celebrate the motifs of autumn.
Posting will be October 1-31.


November

Remind kiramaru7 about December nature fest.


December

[recurring]
Amnesty Bingo Fest hosted by siberian_skys
Finish your old cards.
Posting will be December 1-31.

[new]
Wonders of Nature Bingo Fest hosted by kiramaru7
Celebrate nature's masterpieces with a scavenger hunt or photoshoot, or write about them.
Posting will be December 1-31.

Comments

[silvercat17]

I have no preferences on months.

I'd like to host an event based off my Story Sparks cards.

From the write-up I did in college:

How can you use the Story Sparks deck?
- As inspiration for the theme of your next story
- To recover from writer's block
- To create the skeleton of a plot
- As a writing exercise
- As a way to decide between possibilities

I also really enjoyed the Untranslatable Words bingo from 2019 and if the original person isn't interested, I'd love to offer it again.

And I have an idea for a Body Parts Bingo...

Okay ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I have no preferences on months. <<

Are you available for January? I always try to fill that one first. If so, then just space out the others. For example:

January -- Story Sparks

April -- Untranslatable Words

July -- Body Parts

Let me know what works for you.

Re: Okay ...

[silvercat17]

That works for me!

Re: Okay ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have marked all three of those on the 2022 calender for you.

[spiralicious]

Hi! Vexed Wench and I would like to host Winterfest in July and Fall Fest (in October), as we tend to. I see July has already been claimed. We have no issue doubling up for the month, if silvercat is game, but since the year is so open so far, we can move "Winterfest in July" to June, if no one wants to claim June, to spread things out a bit more.

I hope that made sense. I am very sleep deprived.

[silvercat17]

I'm open to doubling up or moving Body Parts to June, whichever you'd prefer.

[spiralicious]

Doubling up is great! I like seeing new things at the comm and just didn't want to potentially step on anybody's toes.

Looking forward to being fest month buddies.

[silvercat17]

No worries! I think having Winterfest in the month people expect is a good idea!

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have put you down for both. It's okay to stack, because your fests are repeating ones, while Body Parts is new. I didn't want to lose the favorites, but I wanted to keep offering new things, so stacking seemed like a logical solution.

Re: Done!

[spiralicious]

Thanks! Stacking is perfect. ^_^

[siberian_skys]

I'd like Cotton Candy in June and Amnesty in December. I'd also like to do something else in December, but don't have a plan yet.

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

You're down for Cottoncandy and Amnesty.

Re: Done!

[siberian_skys]

Thank you.

[nsfwords]

March is National Craft Month - I'd be interested in hosting a fest focusing on the myriad joys (and frustrations) of Crafting.

Go for it!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That sounds awesome. I think we have an art list in the Bingo Card Generator, but more prompts are always welcome.

... you should totally include "frog" as a prompt and see how many people get it.

Re: Go for it!

[nsfwords]

I have to include "frog" for sure! When I first read your reply I thought you were referencing a frog closure, but I googled and now know even more about why "frog" is perfect for this fest!

Re: Go for it!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Multiple-use prompts are so fun! :D

Possible Idea

[fuzzyred]

On one of your snowflake posts, you mentioned enjoying the recent fests that included quotes from things like TV shows. Perhaps I could do a fest that offers quotes from a variety of popular sources (books, tv, movies, songs) that people could use as they see fit?

I'm thinking earlier in the year might leave me with more energy so perhaps May? I did notice more gaps at the end of the year, so August or September would be okay too.

Re: Possible Idea

[ysabetwordsmith]

Done! I gave you May. It's normal for the earlier part of the year to fill up first.

Re: Possible Idea

[fuzzyred]

Sweet! I will mark it down on my calendar.

[brokenhighways]

I'm interested in testing the waters and doing a Movie based bingo (my provisional title is the Reel Time Fest, lol). I'd like to aim for doing it in August if that's possible?

Go for it!

[ysabetwordsmith]

It's all yours.