Iwatobi Tourism Office
organizing & promoting events in the Free! fandom. tag us for promo
We search social media for upcoming fandom events across the Free! fandom. Tag us on twitter, tumblr, and bluesky, or email event info to [email protected]
events in 2024
Eternal Future - a makoharu zine. contributor apps are closed and the zine is in production.
Twists & Turns - a mystery themed rinharu fest + zine. no contributor applications needed! 18 & up. runs from March–November 2024
makoharu week '24 - March 19-25
Sakurathon '24 - cherry blossom themed rinharu fest! April 27 & 28
Go for Gold - rinharu prompt fest. July 1-31
Haru's Eternal Summer 2024 - August 26-Sept 1st
SouHaru Week 2024 - September 8-14
All-Ships Ship Week - October 21-27. Welcomes any ship from the Free! fandom (and all others)
Rin & Haru Week 2024 - TBA; usually runs in December
Iwatobi Tourism Office / Nagisa's Birthday Extravaganza!
We’re celebrating Nagisa’s birthday with a weekend fest! To take part, create any type of fanworks with the birthday boy as the focus. We’ve given you prompts to get you started. All ships & gen works are welcome!
How to participate
As long as Nagisa is the focus, all types of fanworks are welcome!
Share your finished works from July 29th through August 1st in your respective time zone.
Prompts are optional but encouraged! If you fill a specific prompt, please aim to share your work on the date that corresponds with it. If you're mixing prompts, you can post on any of the corresponding days. If you're not using our prompts, you can share your work any time during the event weekend.
Please make something new for this event!
We will not accept recommendation lists of existing works.
All ships & gen works are welcome.
Works can be made in any language!
We have no content restrictions and welcome all AUs, genres, and tropes. Make what you want, tag what you make!
On Twitter: Tag your posts #happybirthdaynagisa. Please indicate NSFW posts so people can mute as needed.
On Tumblr: Mention us @iwatobievents and tag your posts Nagisa's Birthday Extravaganza (we'll be tracking the tag!)
On AO3: Add your work to our collection nagisa23
Prompts are optional but encouraged! Use them individually, or mix and match. They're just ideas to get you started. You can interpret and use them however you like.July 29: strawberry, ghost stories, futureficJuly 30: breaststroke, penguins, space!July 31: admiration, scheming, beach.August 1st: trespassing, sleep talk, memories
Questions?
Iwatobi Tourism Office / soumako week '23
soumako week '23
Mark your calendar! From September 11 to 17, we'll be holding soumako week on twitter and tumblr. Seven days to have fun celebrating the love of these two dorky hunks in an event that will welcome all types of soumako & makosou fanworks. Come join us!
How to participate
Share your finished works from September 11-17 in your respective time zone
As long as Sousuke & Makoto’s relationship is the focus, all types of fanworks are welcome!
Prompts are optional but encouraged
Please make something new for this event!
We will not accept recommendation lists of existing works.
Side ships are okay as long as they don’t steal the stage from Sousuke and Makoto
Make as many things as you like
Collaboration is okay!
Works can be made in any language
We have no content restrictions and welcome all AUs, genres, and tropes.
Fic can be any length. We have no minimum of maximum word count requirements.
Multi-part works can be shared across the week. Just make sure to post the final part before the ship week ends!
The Prompts
Prompts are optional but encouraged! Use them individually, or mix and match. They're just ideas to get you started. You can interpret and use them however you like.
Sept 11: College, Missing scenes
Sept 12: Physical therapy, Secret crush
Sept 13: Games, Missed chances
Sept 14: Happy birthday, Sousuke! 🥳
Sept 15: Alternate universe, Roommates
Sept 16: Free day!
Sept 17: Wedding, The future
How to post
If you fill a specific prompt, please aim to share your work on the date that corresponds with it. If you're mixing prompts, you can post on any of the corresponding days. If you're not using our prompts, you can share your work any time during the event week.On Twitter: Tag your posts #soumakoweek. Please indicate NSFW posts so people can mute as needed.On Tumblr: Mention us @soumako-week (with a hyphen!) and/or tag your posts soumako week (we'll be tracking the tag!). Please double check your settings before you post to make sure your blog is visible in search results.On AO3: Add your work to our collection soumako23
Questions?
Email us at [email protected]
soumako week is lovingly organized by SweetHeaven, Lin, and muse!
events on hiatus
Events on hiatus or with an uncertain status. Some are just between rounds. We'll move them into the calendar as dates are announced.
MEDLEY! - a rinharu mini + reverse bang. Pinch hitter and beta roles are still open for sign-up. Posts in March 2024
Tachibana Makoto Birthday Exchange '23 - paused; may return as a themed holiday event.
We ran Nagisa's Birthday Extravaganza and Soumako Week in 2023.
Free!cember - fandom-wide prompt event. last ran December 1-31, 2023
RinTori week - last ran November 19-25, 2023 on tumblr
Cherry Merry Happy - Virtual rinharu event (Japanese language) - Last ran Spring 2023. The second event was postponed due to an issue with the virtual hosting service. We cannot find new dates so are marking it on hiatus for now.
Makoharu 'Memories Happiest' virtual event (Japanese language) - last ran October 7, 2023
Wave of Memory - ran July 2023
reigisa week - ran on tumblr in 2023
Nanase Haruka Birthday Exchange - ran in 2023
rinharu zine - published in 2022
makoharu flower exchange - last ran in 2019
makoharu flash bang - last ran in 2018
sourin week - last ran in 2016
Sousuke's Birthday Bash - last ran in 2016
nagirinweek - last ran in 2015
soumako week - the original soumako week has not run since 2015. a new version ran in 2023!
Haru's Birthday Bash - rinharu & gen-friendly Haru birthday event. last ran in 2014
Free! Kink Meme - last ran in 2014
30 Days of Rin - last ran in 2013