Highlighting Creative, Humanities, Entertainment, and Sports Communities.

This is ***not*** a comprehensive list by any means, and is why I'm featuring this post and leaving it open to comments. I may update this as people make suggestions, and I encourage others to make their own variations on this list in the comments or in their respective versions of this community.

Also to clarify some terms here, by active I'm aiming for at least *some* commenting on recent-ish posts, not merely recent posts, and by the topic names...I'll let the linked communities serve as examples.

::: spoiler 🎨 Creative Communities 🎨
**Fabricraft**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/amigurumi)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ca/c/crochet)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/knitting)

**Music**
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/musicproduction)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/guitars)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/drums)

**Photography**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/analog)

**Visual**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/artshare)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/digitalart)
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/imageai)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/pixelart)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/traditional_art)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/drawing)
* [[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/c/sillydrawingrequests)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/watercolor)

**Writing**
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/twosentencehorror)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/poetry)
* [[email protected]](https://literature.cafe/c/writingprompts)
* [[email protected]](https://literature.cafe/c/shortstories)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/keepwriting)

**Food**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/cooking)

**Wood**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ca/c/woodworking)
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/stick)
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::: spoiler 🗿 Humanities 🗿
**Visual Art**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/albumartporn)
* [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/artporn)
* [[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/c/gameart)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/sapphicart)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/traditional_art)

**Literary Art**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/poetry)

**History & Anthropology**
* [[email protected]](https://mander.xyz/c/archaeology)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/artifact)
* [[email protected]](https://mander.xyz/c/anthropology)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/history)
* [[email protected]](https://kbin.social/m/HistoryArtifacts)

**Language/Linguistics**
* [[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/c/languagelearning)
* [[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/c/japaneselanguage)
* [[email protected]](https://mander.xyz/c/linguistics)
* [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/latin)

**Philosophy**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/philosophy)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/philosophy)

**Religion & Spirituality**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/buddhism)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/thesatanictemple)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/taoism)
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::: spoiler 😄 Entertainment 😄 and 😌 Relaxation 😌
**Playing**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/games)
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/games)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.zip/c/gaming)
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/patientgamers)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmus.org/c/shmups)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.zip/c/jrpg)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/retrogaming)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/emulation)
* [[email protected]](https://sh.itjust.works/c/emulation)

**Watching**
* [[email protected]](https://ani.social/c/anime)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/movies)
* [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/movies)
* [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/horrormovies)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/television)
* [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/Television)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/trailers)
* [[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/c/videos)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/videos)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.cafe/c/mealtimevideos)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/videoessays)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/longformvideos)

**Reading and Listening**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/books)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/books)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/comicbooks)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/comics)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/comicstrips)
* [[email protected]](https://literature.cafe/c/fiction)
* [[email protected]](https://ani.social/c/manga)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ml/c/manga)
* [[email protected]](https://literature.cafe/c/shortstories)

**Multimedia**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/sciencefiction)

**Music**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/alternativenation)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/gothindustrial)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/jazz)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/metal)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/music)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/vgmusic)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/80smusic)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/90smusic)

**Growing**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/gardening)
* [[email protected]](https://mander.xyz/c/houseplants)

**Aww Animals**
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/aww)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ca/c/taneggs)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/manul)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/superbowl)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/otters)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/bats)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/cat)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/illegallysmolcats)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/oneorangebraincell)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/catswithjobs)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/animalswithjobs)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/raccoons)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/opossums)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/foxes)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/dogs)
:::

::: spoiler 🏅 Sports 🏅
* [[email protected]](https://fanaticus.social/c/baseball)
* [[email protected]](https://fanaticus.social/c/cfb)
* [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/Football)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.ca/c/hockey)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/nba)
* [[email protected]](https://fanaticus.social/c/nfl)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.zip/c/squaredcircle)
* [[email protected]](https://lemmy.world/c/formula1)
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Hope this helps any newcomers find some different communities to join and participate in!

p.s. also keep an eye on [this post as a useful resource](https://lemmy.world/post/2216085) for a broader range of communities than those listed here, and recently, more regularly updated.