# **Idoltober 2026 ✏️🎃🦇**
**At 🌼 Idol Story 🎀 we LOVE Love Live! artists~! 🎨**
We cordially invite all artists of any skill level to celebrate the spooky month of October with us by using our prompts as inspiration to draw your favorite idols!
Your creations from the past few years were wonderful and we can't wait to see what you dream up this year too. 💕
At the end of the event we will choose 4 winners at random to win fun prizes, so please be sure to participate! ♡
## Dates
**[utcdate=2026-09-30T15:00:00][/utcdate] - [utcdate=2026-11-10T15:00:00][/utcdate]**
#### **Ends in [countdown=2026-11-05T15:00:00][/countdown]**
## How to enter?
Post your art on any of the sites below using the following guidelines! ♡
- **🌼 [Idol Story](https://idol.st/activities/add/) 🎀**
- Use the hashtag `Idoltober 2026`
- You can add as many images, texts or videos in the message.
- **[Twitter](https://twitter.com/)**
- Use the hashtag `#Idoltober2026`
- You must upload your piece as the 1st image (no video).
- (optional) The 2nd, 3rd and 4th image can be anything you want.
- You can write anything you want in the tweet, including links, and the hashtag can be anywhere.
- **[Instagram](https://instagram.com/)**
- Use the hashtag `#Idoltober2026`
- The first image must be your piece (no video).
- TAG OUR ACCOUNT (idoldotst) IN YOUR POST (it will show on our tagged posts tab on our profile).
- You can write anything you want in your caption, and the hashtag can be anywhere.
- **[TikTok](https://tiktok.com/)**
- Use the hashtag `#Idoltober2026`
- The video must feature the finished piece.
- You can use any audio of your choice, as well as any filter/effect.
- You can write anything you want in the caption, including links, and the hashtag can be anywhere.
- **[Bluesky](https://bsky.social/about)**
- Use the hashtag `#Idoltober2026`
- You must upload your piece as the 1st image (no video).
- (optional) The 2nd, 3rd and 4th image can be anything you want.
## Prizes
- **There will be four (4) prizes! Surprise prizes will go to:**
- 🎁 1 random participant who submitted all 31 days/prompts.
- 🎁 1 random participant.
- 🎁 1 random participant who submitted at least 7 pieces for the Oshi Challenge.
- 🎁 1 random participant who submitted all 31 days/prompts using the Oshi Challenge.
✨ Surprise prizes will be revealed at a later date! ✨
## Rules
- **To be eligible for the prizes:**
- 🎀 Submit at least one piece of art using one of our prompts.
- 🎀 Each drawing counts as one submission, so the more you draw, the higher your chances to win are. It is still possible to win with just 1 entry, of course.
- 🎀 All skill/experiences level accepted, as well as traditional or digital art, sketches or full colored, and cards redraws. We just want to see your creativity. 💖
- 🎀 Prizes ship anywhere in the world, but make sure you or your country are able to receive mail from the United States. For anyone under 18 years of age, please check with your parents first!
- 🎀 Late submissions are totally fine! If you can't finish a piece on time, don't stress it, and take the time you need to make it your own little masterpiece. 💕
- 🤔 **What counts as art?**
- ✅ Traditional art: any material of your choice, taken with a camera or scanned.
- ✅ Digital art: any software.
- ✅ Color or black and white, sketch, full/half body or chibi, simple or detailed pieces, with or without background.
- ❌ No tracing from official LL! art or cards.
- ❌ No graphic edits with nothing drawn on.
- ❌ No art you didn't draw yourself, including any use of AI.
- ❌ No art you made prior to this event.
- 🤔 **What can be drawn?**
- ✅ At least one character from Love Live! or original character inspired by the license.
- ✅ You're free to add any other character or elements.
- ❌ Anything that goes against [our general rules](/wiki/Feed%20rules/) will be deleted.
# Credits
- Graphic by: [Weeb](https://idol.st/user/saveme/)
- Kizuna illustration / edit by: [sampai_sam](https://idol.st/user/3141/sampai-sam/)
- Pumpkins pixel art by: [MarshmallowMari](https://idol.st/user/974/marshmallowmari/)
- Organizers: x
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