Winterfest (Beauty and the Beast online celebration)

Winterfest is a week long online celebration of fan fiction, poetry and artwork modeled after the winter festival on the TV show Beauty & the Beast. After the festival ends, all fan fiction an artwork are kept up for a period ot fime at which point they are permanently removed. The festival is held in early January, which is the birthday of Vincent one of the shows main characters.
The FAQ for the 2008 Winterfest can be found here. It explains the origins of the online festival: "The idea was born in 2003 in the brain of a European newbie who attended the "real" convention in San Francisco, and who wanted to share some of the same wonderful times she had there with the many B&B fans unable to attend a real con."
The opening ceremonies page to the 2008 Winterfest can be found here.
:Helpers and tunnel dwellers descend the windy staircase. Vincent unbars the doors of the Great Hall while everyone looks on with great anticipation. He pushes the doors open and turns to Catherine.
:"Can I lead you through the dark?"
:"There is no darkness, Vincent, when you're with me," she replies, beaming.
:Arm in arm, they lead the way into the Great Hall.Opening ceremony from the 2008 Winterfest, archived copy.
Each section of the interactive website is named after a location in the underground Tunnels community beneath the City of New York where Vincent and Catherine met and fell in love.
* Pipe Chamber (site updates and news)
* The Helpers Nook (Sitemap, Fandom 101, Finding lost writers and artists)
* William's Kitchen (Recipes and stories about the "Helpers")
* Conversation Corner (Chat schedule, Guest book, map of Candles Across the World)
* The Gallery (fanart)
* The Game Nook (Crosswords, Beauty and the Beast sudoku and other online games)
* The Amphitheater (songvids, songs, ring tones)
* The Mirror Pool (memorial page to fans who have passed)
* The Library (fanfiction)
* Bathing Chambers (a notice about adult themed fiction and art)
* Mouse's Chamber
* Closing ceremony
One of the defining features of Winterfest is a global map where participants can 'light a candle'. The map showcases the global reach of the online Winterfest. Portions of the site are also offered in French, German Italian and Spanish.
*Winterfest 2004 (2004 Winterfest - archive mode)
*2005 Winterfest (2005 Winterfest - archive mode and also here)
*Winterfest 2006 (2006 Winterfest - archive mode)
*Winterfest 2007 (2007 Winterfest - archive mode)
* Winterfest 2008 ( 2008 Winterfest - archive mode)
*Winterfest 2009 - not archived but still online
* Winterfest 2010 active & archived
*Winterfest 2011 activeWebCite for the 2011 Entrance Page; WebCite for art gallery; WebCite for the fanfic Library.
*Winterfest 2012
*Winterfest 2013
*Winterfest 2014
*Winterfest 2015
==Interviews Conducted for Winterfest==
See Winterfest Interview Series.
==Gallery==
File:Winterfest 2012 The Great Hall.png|Screencap of the 2012 Winterfest entrance page. 
File:Winterfest2012Artgallery.png|Each Winterfest showcases fan art. This is a partial screencap of the 2012 Winterfest Gallery. Click for larger version. To see the entire Gallery go here. WebCite for the 2012 Winterfest Gallery.
File:Candlemessages.png|2012 Winterfest Candle messages. Click three times to read.
File:Winterfest 2011 The Great Hall.png|Screencap of the 2011 Winterfest entrance page. 
File:HelpersIndexhtm.png|In 2011, Winterfest began offering a new series of stories about the "Helpers" (people in New York city who helped the Tunnel dwellers). The stories were continued in Winterfest 2012. Click to read
File:The Amphitheater2011.png|An screencap example of "The Amphitheater" section from Winterfest 2011
File:The Library2011.png|An screencap example of "The Library" section from Winterfest 2011
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Conventions
Category:2004 Conventions
Category:2000s Conventions
Category:2010s Conventions
Category:2020s Conventions