Midsummer Festival

Overview

The Midsummer Festival is a special event celebrating the wedding of Arwen and Aragorn. Various activities award Midsummer Tokens which players can exchange for cosmetic items, decorations, steeds and more. There are also special wedding only rewards in hobbit gifts. The main celebrations take place in Minas Tirith (Midsummer) with additional activities to earn tokens and special crafting items in Thorin's Hall, Celondim, Duillond, Bree and at the Party Tree.

Dates

Scheduled dates
2025: June 19 - July 8
Previous Dates 2024: June 6 - June 25 2023: June 8 - July 5 2022: June 16 - July 11 2021: June 17 - July 11 2020: June 30 - August 4

Festival Grounds

Minas Tirith (Midsummer) - Accessible by Stable-masters in major cities around Middle-earth
Ered Luin - Thorin's Hall
Ered Luin - Celondim
Ered Luin - Duillond
Bree-land - Bree
The Shire - The Party Tree

(Note - you'll need to use the quest reward map to discover the Minas Tirith stable before you can use swift travel, if your character has never been there before.)

Festivities

Midsummer Preparations

Various people in Minas Tirith (Midsummer) and around Eriador need help in preparing for the Midsummer Festivities surrounding the Wedding of King Aragorn II Elessar to Arwen Undómiel.

Visit Fealeth near the city stables to begin assisting in the preparations.

A Long-awaited Banquet

During the Wedding Banquet the members of the Fellowship have need of your help.

General Festival Events

The following events are also held during every seasonal festival:

Inn League and Ale Association

The Inn League and the Ale Association are running their activities during the Midsummer Festival.

Festival Dances

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

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.

Quests

Midsummer Festival Quests

Auto-bestowed

[...] The Festival of Midsummer has arrived!

The Majesty of Midsummer

This set of quests are considered the wrapper quests of the Midsummer Festival.

[...] The Majesty of Midsummer - complete all of the following

[...] A Fondness for Festivity (Intro)

[...] In Celebration of Midsummer - 3 times

[...] A Fondness for Festivity (Intermediate)

[...] In Celebration of Midsummer - 3 times

[...] A Fondness for Festivity (Advanced)

[...] In Celebration of Midsummer - 3 times

[...] A Fondness for Festivity (Final)

[...] In Celebration of Midsummer - 3 times

Minas Tirith Main Midsummer

[...] A Midsummer's Welcome
[...] Lightning in a Bottle

[...] Wedding Supplies
[...] Something Floral
[...] To the Last Drop
[...] What Ales You
[...] Tasty Morsels
[...] Arranging Arrangements
[...] Floral Crowns
[...] Love Is In the Air
[...] Toss a Coin
[...] Artistic Direction
[...] Sweet Treats
[...] Honouring Healers
[...] Without a Hitch - A Celebratory Snack requires an Apprentice Cook to make the items needed to progress quest
[...] Without a Hitch - A Wedding Favour requires an Apprentice Scholar or Jeweller to make the items needed to progress the quest
[...] Without a Hitch - Banners for the Newly-wed requires an Apprentice Tailor or Woodworker to make the items needed to progress the quest
[...] Without a Hitch - Drinking Horns requires an Apprentice Metalsmith or Weaponsmith to make the items needed to progress the quest
[...] Growing Pains
[...] A Cure For All Ills
[...] Aiding the Stable-hands
[...] Something Misplaced, Something Blue
[...] Unhelpful Hounds

Banquet Hall Access Prerequisite completing Chapter 7: A Wedding at Midsummer

Minas Tirith Banquet Hall

[...] A Long-awaited Banquet, A Celebration without End

[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Frodo Baggins
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Samwise Gamgee
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Meriadoc Brandybuck
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Peregrin Took
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Gimli
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Legolas
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Faramir
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- Mithrandir
[...] A Long-awaited Banquet -- King Aragorn II Elessar

Midsummer Festival - Eriador

Bree-land - Bree

[...] All Fired Up next to the Oven near the West Gate
[...] Filled to the Brim inside the Prancing Pony

The Shire - The Party Tree

[...] Deceptive Invitations
[...] Flowers that Fester

Ered Luin - Thorin's Hall

[...] A Midsummer Shine at Thorin's Hall Inn
[...] More Precious Than Mithril at the Forging Hall

Ered Luin - Celondim

[...] Coming Home

Ered Luin - Duillond

[...] Cords of Love

The Inn League Reputation Quests

Inn League Initiation

[...] Inn League Initiation -- Party Tree
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Plough and Stars
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Golden Perch
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Floating Log
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Green Dragon
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Ivy Bush
[...] Inn League Initiation -- Bird and Baby

The Inn League Trial Quests

[...] Inn League -- Party Tree Trial
[...] Inn League -- Plough and Stars Trial
[...] Inn League -- Golden Perch Trial
[...] Inn League -- Floating Log Trial
[...] Inn League -- Green Dragon Trial
[...] Inn League -- Ivy Bush Trial
[...] Inn League -- Bird and Baby Trial

Delivery Quests

Harvest Festival

[...] The Inn League Excavation

Spring Festival

[...] The Green Challenge

Covert Reparations series

If you're playing both sides of the fence, and running quests for The Ale Association as well, you will unlock the Covert Reparations series after successfully completing An Irritating Initiation.

[...] Covert Reparations - (Ailward Chubb at the Party Tree wants to know why four dwarves have quit the Inn League).
- [...] Covert Reparations I -- Sugary Sincerity - (Cheer up Óli in Thorin's Hall)
- [...] Covert Reparations II -- A Gesture in Jest - (Cheer up Kópur in Noglond)
- [...] Covert Reparations III -- The Card - (Cheer up Grímar in Gondamon)
- [...] Covert Reparations IV -- Who Doesn't Like Flowers? - (Cheer up Herluf in Needlehole)

After completing the first time, you no longer visit Allward Chubb, just visit Oli, Kopur, Grimar and Herluf directly.

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

Covert Reparations

[...] Covert Reparations
[...] Covert Reparations I -- Sugary Sincerity
[...] Covert Reparations II -- A Gesture in Jest
[...] Covert Reparations III -- The Card
[...] Covert Reparations IV -- Who Doesn't Like Flowers?

Delivery Quests

Harvest Festival quests

[...] The Ale Association -- A Game of Hobbit-harrying

Deeds

Midsummer Festival Deeds (9 P)