Special Events

Come one come all, ye adventurers, to share a time of fun and relaxation with dancing and drinking among other fine activities during these special events all around Middle-earth. These are times for celebration, not of war.

Official Events Schedule

SSG maintains a schedule of upcoming events on the forums.

Seasonal Events

There are four main festivals throughout the year, one for every season. During the festivals, adventurers can enjoy many different activities; some are repeated every season, and some are specific of one type of festival.

Summer Festival

• The Keg-race of Thorin's Hall
• The Taste of Hobbiton

Harvest Festival

• The Haunted Burrow

Yule Festival

• Frostbluff

Spring Festival

• The Hedge Maze
• Stomp-a-Shrew

General Festival Events

The following events are also held during every seasonal festival.

• Dance of the Races
• Festival Horse Races
• The Ale Association
• The Inn League

Welcome Back Events

From time to time, SSG introduces special "Welcome Back" weeks, weekends, or events, with temporary quest NPCs, free travel, or experience bonuses.

Welcome Back Weekend

• Grants a bonus to many types of experience.
• +..% Experience Gain on Monster Kills, Crafting, Quest Completions, Legendary Item and Mounted Combat XP.

Recognition

• Thank you for being a VIP and your continued support of LOTRO!
• +100% Experience Gain on Monster kills, Crafting, Quest Completions, Legendary Item and Mounted Combat XP.
  Earned crafting experience is increased by 25%.
  +25% Mark Acquisition

Mark Acquisition Boost Weekend

• Increased Mark gains. Does not count on Warband Spoils, token exchanges, quest rewards or deeds.
• +25% Mark Acquisition

Other Events

Many of these events are historical, some events repeat on a yearly basis and others repeat at random.

Event	Frequency	Notes
Midsummer Festival	Yearly	Introduced in Update 27 this festival coincides with celebrating the wedding of Arwen and Aragorn.
Tournament of the Twins	Random	A special VIP-only event that launched with Update 26.2.2 on the dedicated event server Bombadil.
LOTRO Anniversary Celebration	Yearly	Happens around late April to celebrate the release of LOTRO.
Farmers Faire	Yearly	Happens around mid-to-late summer.
Bilbo & Frodo's Birthday	Yearly	Happens on September 22, birthday of both Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins.
Baggins' Birthday	Historical	The 2013 Birthday Celebration of Frodo and Bilbo.
Ill Omens	Random	The Ill Omens skirmish event is a special event which is held periodically.
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariners	Yearly	Happens around International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19th.
Durin's Day	Yearly	Happens on October 18th at the Lonely Mountain, Its to celebrate the dwarven new year when both the sun and moon can be seen in the sky.
Treasure Hunt	Random	When active, players can dig for buried treasure at the Treasure Field Base Camp in Ered Luin.
A Game of Hobnanigans	Monthly	Rebooted in 2014, aimed to be activated monthly for a few days.
National Pie Day	Yearly	Happens on January 23rd, a whole day dedicated to spreading the word about the benefits of pie?! Sounds like a perfect day to perform ‘random acts of pieness’.
Bounder's Bounty	Historical	2013 server-wide event preceding the Launch of the Helm's Deep expansion.
The Ranger's Offensive	Historical	The Ranger's Offensive was a special event which was held during Welcome Back Weekends. This event has not been active since the game went F2P in fall 2010.
The Lost Ring-lore of Eregion‎	Historical	2008 server-wide event preceding the Launch of Mines of Moria expansion.