Harvest Festival
- Each race knows it by a different name
- Harvest Festival for Hobbits
- Harvestmath for Men
- Autumnfest for Dwarves
- Iavasmereth for Elves
- Everywhere you turn in Middle-earth,
- The fall season is in full colours,
- Harvest Festival means harvesting, dancing,
- Drinking, fun games, and trick or treating!
Leaves are turning colours, the air is growing crisp, tricks and treats are ready, and in Middle-earth that means - Harvestmath is here! This year the festival is back and better than ever before. Become a Patron of the Festival and join the fun with new quests, new deeds, and new rewards. Plus, journey beneath the Party Tree and discover the Haunted Burrow. Don't miss out on the spookiest party of the year!
Dates
- Harvestmath Festival is scheduled for October 12 - November 11 2023
- Previous Dates
- 2022: October 12 - November 2
- 2021: October 13 - November 2
- 2020: October 28 - November 30 (originally scheduled October 8 – November 2)
- 2019: October 15 – November 11
- 2018: November 28 – December 9
- 2018: October 17 – November 6
- 2017: November 30 – December 10
- 2017: October 11 – November 5
- 2016: October 18 – November 3
- 2015: October 23 – November 2
- 2014: October 21 – November 2
- 2013: October 22 – November 4
- 2012: September 24 – October 14
- 2011: October 19 – November 7
- 2010: ? – November 15
- 2009: ? – ?
- 2008: September 26 – October 12
- 2007: October 26 – November 11
- For details about the content of festivals in previous years, use the page history.
Festival Grounds
- Ered Luin - Thorin's Hall Inn [13.5S, 103.2W]
- Ered Luin - gazebo outside the Festival Garden [24.6S, 93.1W]
- Bree-land - Festival Grounds [24.7S, 51.6W]
- The Shire - The Party Tree [29.9S, 71.5W]
- The Haunted Burrow in the Shire
- Wistmead in the Shire (port using horse near the Party Tree)
Festivities
The Haunted Burrow
Main article: The Haunted Burrow
The Haunted Burrow is a spooky, fun-filled house of scary sights and sounds. It is only available during the Harvest Festival and accessible after completing the short quest series starting with A Cellar Door Appears and ending with The Haunted Burrow. Along with daily quests which reward Fall Festival Tokens, there are many other hidden surprises to be found within!
Wistmead
Main article: Wistmead
Wistmead is a closed location accessed exclusively during the Harvest Festival, introduced in 2018. It is accessible via a horse near Bingo Boffin[29.8S, 71.2W] during the Festival. It is not accessible during other times.
Set up by a team of hobbits from Hobbiton and Bywater in the span of roughly 2 weeks, the area's main attraction is the large wheat maze dotting the center of the clearing. The ruined structures suggest that the woods were once inhabited long ago.
Mini-games
Try your hand at games such as Geode-hunting, Scroll-grabbing, Apple Bobbing & Pumpkin Picking. You can participate in each mini-game once each hour.
- Geode Hunting in Thorin's Hall
- Scroll-grabbing in gazebo outside the the Festival Garden
- Apple Bobbing at the Party Tree
- Pumpkin Picking at the Festival Grounds
Troves and Trickery
Main article: Troves and Trickery
Troves and Trickery are quests available during the Harvest Festival with the aim of provoking certain NPCs using appropriate emotes on them. The rewards for these quests include festival mask tokens which are different for each location. For instance, a reward for Troves and Trickery -- Thorin's Hall is a Dwarf Mask Token which can be turned in for a Bucket Festival Mask.
General Festival Events
Festival Dances
Main article: Dance of the Races
During all seasonal Festivals, Dance Leaders will teach characters up to eight special racial dances (two from each Race) by completing dance lessons. There is one Dance Leader located in each of the festival grounds of Thorin's Hall Inn and the Festival Garden in Ered Luin, The Party Tree in the Shire, and the Festival Grounds in Bree-land.
Dance lessons take place approximately every 20 minutes, and the quests are available for about 5 minutes before the dance begins. As of U20, the quest start times are random.
When the Dance Leader starts, target the leader and follow their instructions using the commands /dance1, /dance2, or /dance3 as they instruct you. The time to perform each step decreases with the quest's progression.
At the end of the lesson, the Dance Leader returns to their original position and you are able to select your reward: either the first or second dance emote from that race. Complete the lessons again to learn all the dances! You can do one (successful) dance per day for each race.
Festival Horse Races
Main article: Festival Horse Races
Each festival brings exciting horse races to the Shire Race-track and the Bree-land Festival Grounds. By completing a race in time, players can win festival tokens which can be exchanged for festival rewards.
A Bit of Drinking
Main articles: The Inn League and The Ale Association
The Inn League and The Ale Association are looking for a few good drinkers to cause mischief at the smug inns of the realm. Raise a mug and check out the available quests and rewards!
In addition to these regular seasonal quests, the Inn League is looking for some vintage wine in the Haunted Burrow and the Ale Association wants to play tricks on some of the already scared hobbits.
Quests
The Ale Association Reputation Quests The Ale Association Challenge
- [...] The Ale Association Challenge: Introduction
- [...] The Ale Association Challenge: The Prancing Pony
- [...] The Ale Association Challenge: The Combe-Gate
- [...] The Ale Association Challenge: Staddle at Staddle
- [...] The Ale Association Challenge: The Garden in Bree
- [...] The Ale Association Challenge: The Stone Quarter
Spoiler Quests
- [...] An Irritating Initiation
- [...] Jónar's Special Brew
- [...] Jónar's Special Delivery
- [...] Tainted Mug
- [...] The Draught Drought
Covert Reparations
Delivery Quests
- [...] All But the Good Cider
- [...] Never Further From Home
- [...] One Drink Too Few
- [...] Quite a Tickle
- [...] A Bit of White
- [...] Bombur's Breath
- [...] A Different Reminder of Rivendell
- [...] A Drink of the Best Character
- [...] A Convoluted Wine
- [...] A Dark Prank
- [...] Not Atli's Favourite
Harvest Festival quests
Deeds
- Consume Consumables -- Specimen Jars: Gross Bugs
- Consume Consumables: Applications of 'Coveritol'
- Consume Consumables: Black Silk Gloves
- Consume Consumables: Buckets of Fear
- Consume Consumables: Candles and Mirrors
- Consume Consumables: Potent Bird-seed
- Consume Consumables: Spider-legs
- Harvestmath
- The Haunted Burrow
- The Wistmead Wheat Maze
- Treats or Trickery: First Harvest
- Treats or Trickery: Just a Taste
- Treats or Trickery: Second Helpings
- Treats or Trickery: Seven-fold Foray
- Treats or Trickery: Clearing the Table
- Treats or Trickery: Bottom of the Barrel
Harvest Festival NPCs
- Ada Musgrove - Dance Leader
- Bernard Oaksey - Harvest Provisioner
- Humbert Sandheaver - Pie Eating Contest
- Muli - Server
Ered Luin - The Festival Garden
- Ailward Chubb - Inn Tavern League Member
- Heartsease Whitfoot - Harvest Provisioner
- Oger Brockhouse - Dance Leader
Festival Items
Fall Festival Traders
Fall Festival Traders are found at:
- Alf Mossman at the Festival Grounds within Bree-land. [24.6S, 51.6W]
- Torelleth at Duillond within Ered Luin. [24.6S, 93.1W]
- Rosa Hornblower at the Party Tree within the Shire. [29.8S, 71.6W]
- Kylfa in Thorin's Hall Inn within Thorin's Hall. [13.8S, 103.2W]
Barters
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Games Masters
Barterer: Bess Forester (Festival Grounds, in Bree-land)
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Barterer: Dýri (Thorin's Hall Inn in Ered Luin)
Barterer: Malenfas (Duillond in Ered Luin)
Barterer: Sawlo Puddifoot (The Party Tree in the Shire)
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Harvest Provisioners
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Other items
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Grants the Painted Skeleton Steed Only found in the Poorly Hidden Chest |
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Found as a random drop within the Haunted Burrow |
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Found as a random drop within the Haunted Burrow |
Appearance Transformations
Barterer: Mogo Bracegirdle
Gallery
Cosmetics
Cosmetic Pets
Decorations
Emotes
Mounts
Musical Instruments
Appearance Transformations
Basic Costume Grab-bag Appearances
Mithril Coin Item Purchased Appearances
Links
- LotRO Official: Guide to the Harvestmath Festival
- FibroJedi: https://fibrojedi.me.uk/lotro/lotro-fall-festival-guide/
- Legendary Casual: LOTRO Harvest Festival 2022 Guide
- Deco du Milieu: Harvest Festival (English and French)
Special Events
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Seasonal Events: | Spring Festival • Midsummer Festival • Farmers Faire • Harvest Festival • Yule Festival | |
Recurring events: | Hobnanigans • Treasure Hunt | |
Annual events: | Bilbo & Frodo's Birthday • Durin's Day • Ill Omens • LOTRO Anniversary Celebration • Treasure Bugan Event • The Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariners | |
See also Discontinued Events |