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Note: Some festival start/end dates change and no “Encore” dates have yet been announced. When things do change, I’ll update this as quickly as possible.
What Time Do LOTRO Events Start and Finish?
Generally speaking, events and festivals in The Lord of the Rings Online
- Start: 10am EST, 2pm or 3pm UK Time (Depending on British Summer Time changes)
- End: 3am EST, 7am or 8am UK Time
March 2020
19th March – 14th April: Spring Festival!
The first major festival of 2020 kicks off – the annual Spring Festival! Get lost in the Hedge Maze, go fishing for rewards and collect Spring Leaves for this year’s mount and cosmetics! Oh and stomp shrews in Duillond, if squishing poor defenceless critters is your thing. Yes, I do it too.
31st March – 6th April: Hobnanigans
More chicken-thwacking, PvP fun! Learn More →
April 2020
Remember: Spring Festival ends on the 14th April and Hobnanigans ends on the 6th April!
16th – 21st April: Buried Treasure Event!
Get your pick-axes and Cave-Claws and head to Ered Luin to dig for treasure! In the Buried Treasure Event, you can collect tokens for mounts, cave-claw pets and decorations. You can even dig up mounts for your character – straight from the ground!
22nd April – 20th May: LOTRO Anniversary!
My, it comes around quickly! 2020 is LOTRO’s 13th Anniversary! During the LOTRO Anniversary Event there is a wide array of quests and activities: light fireworks, chase letters in Bree and hit other players with sticks in Thorin’s Hall.
The Anniversary Scavenger Hunt goes live too, with pets and decorations you can’t get anywhere else. And if that wasn’t enough, defeating mobs in your normal quests give Steel Tokens you can trade for cosmetics. It’s a real celebration, enjoy!
23rd – 27th April: 10% Motes/Embers
Earn more 10% on deconstructing items to Motes of Enchantment or Embers of Enchantment.
May 2020
Remember: the LOTRO Anniversary Event ends on the 20th May!
7th – 11th May: 25% Crafting XP
14th – 18th May: +25% XP
An extra 25% XP on monster kills, quest completions etc for everyone!
21st – 26th May: VIP, Double XP(Recognition)
June 2020
4th – 8th June: Hobnanigans
Head to the Bree Hobnanigans field for chickens, fun PvP and unique rewards! Learn More →
11th – 15h June: +20% Virtue XP
Boost your stats and your LOTRO Points and blitz those deeds you’ve been putting off (for years)?
17th June – 9th July: Summer Festival!
Middle-Earth celebrates Summer in style. Of course “what style” depends on who you ask! Go fishing in the Shire, Celondim, Bree and Thorin’s Hall, help keep party-goers cool and fly kites. Drop your urgent quests and relax at the LOTRO Summer Festival! Take tokens earned and trade them for cosmetics outfits, pets, mounts and more. And drag your friends along for the Seasonal Instance, The Perfect Picnic!
July 2020
Remember: the LOTRO Summer Festival ends on the 9th July!
1st – 6th July: +25% Skirmish Marks
16th – 20th July: +25% Crafting XP
August 2020
6th – 10th August: Hobnanigans
Put down your weapons and go play the field game against other players for rewards only available at Hobnanigans! Learn More →
13th – 17th August: Buried Treasure Event
The second and last Buried Treasure Event of 2020! Finish what you started earlier in the year and unearth those rewards that evaded you last time.
20th – 24th August: 10% Motes/Embers
Earn more 10% on deconstructing items to Motes of Enchantment or Embers of Enchantment.
September 2020
3rd – 9th September: VIP, Double XP(Recognition)
A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! Feel like you’re missing out? Why not become a VIP and also get free LOTRO points and free access to some questpacks at the same time?
10th – 14th September: +25% XP
17th – 21st September: Tale of the Shipwrecked Mariner
18th – 24th September: Bilbo Baggins’ Birthday!
24th – 28th September: +20% Virtue XP
Boost your Virtue stats and your LOTRO Points. Being virtuous and entrepreneurial work well together, you know!
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October 2020
1st – 5th October: Hobnanigans
Play a delicate game of chicken-thwacking against other players for event-only rewards! Learn More →
8th October – 2nd November: Fall / Harvestmath Festival
Relax in all things Autumn, food and spookiness, it’s Fall / Harvest Festival again!
Run riot in the Haunted Burrow, get lost in Wistmead and its ever-changing Wheat Maze! Seasonal cosmetics, pets, mounts and tons more. There’s tons to enjoy, so jump in!
Yes I’ll update the graphics to 2020 when I get around to it!
15th October – 21st October: Durin’s Day
If you’ve at least reached the Dale-Lands, you can take part in the Durin’s Day Event! Unravel story and earn some titles along the way. If not for one particular Durin’s Day, a certain Hobbit’s future would have been somewhat different! More about Durin’s Day on the Wiki → as I am nowhere near Dale on my main yet!
22nd – 26th October: 10% Motes/Embers
Earn more 10% on deconstructing items to Motes of Enchantment or Embers of Enchantment.
29th October – 2nd November: +25% Crafting XP
November 2020
Remember: Fall / Harvest Festival and +25% Crafting XP Boost end on the 2nd November!
10th – 16th November: +25% Skirmish Marks
25th – 30th November: VIP, Double XP (Recognition)
December 2020
3rd – 7th December: Hobnanigans
Your last chance of 2020 to get those chicken-themed rewards! It’s finger-clicking good, don’t you know? Learn More →
10th – 14th December: +20% Virtue XP
Boost your Virtue stats and your LOTRO Points. Being virtuous and entrepreneurial work well together, you know!
10th December – 5th January: Yule(tide) Festival
It’s holiday season! Head to Winter-home in Frostbluff for the LOTRO Yule Festival! Build Snowmen, throw snowballs, help the poor, cause mayhem for the Mayor and try to ungrumpify the Snow-Beasts! Relax and enjoy a festive end to 2020!
Yes, it says 2019 đ I’ll update it nearer the time! But all Event quests and many past rewards can be found here to help you!
23rd – 28th December: +25% XP
Last XP boost event of 2020, all players including Free-to-Play get 25% XP. Couple this with Yule and level even quicker without risk to life and limb?
30th December 2020 – 4th January 2021: VIP, Double XP (Recognition)
TL;DR – A Year Crammed With Fab LOTRO Events!
LOTRO Events range from boosting XP through to the fantastic story and quest-rich festivals. There really is something for everyone! I hope you can find some things in the LOTRO Events Calendar you can enjoy. Festivals and Events have a way of bringing the LOTRO Community together, so come along and belong. Here’s to a great 2020 in The Lord of the Rings Online!
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Thank you for making a list – it’s much appreciated. Is the date for farmers event not known, yet?
That is correct. No date for a Farmer’s Faire has been announced yet. As far as I know it’s up in the air. As soon as I know I’ll add it, or make a note about it đ