3rd February 2021: I think I have all the currently-scheduled 2021 LOTRO Events now! If you see anything missing, or needs editing, please do let me know!
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Note: Some festival start/end dates change and no “Encore” dates have yet been announced. In fact, I’m fairly sure there were no Encores in 2020, so that may be the case again this year. If 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
January 2021

Get extra craft XP for your ‘making’ professions! Note: this does not apply to ‘processing’ professions such as Forester and Prospector.

Earn more 10% on deconstructing items to Motes of Enchantment or Embers of Enchantment.

Virtue XP grants boost to key combat stats for your character. Usually advanced through deeds, or completing “wrapper” quests during LOTRO events, you can now get 10% more VXP. Deeding spree in order?
February 2021

Care to thwak chickens for Hobnanigans-only rewards? This thing is for you! Learn More →
Image c/o lotro.com

I believe the “Skirmish Event” in the LOTRO Forums relates to the Ill Omens Event. I’ll update this nearer the time.
Head to Bree’s Skirmish Camp to pick up the quest.

Get an increased rate of Marks and Medallions from Skirmishes! There are loads to choose from, as more unlock the higher level you are (some are dependent on Epic story). Why not give some a go, if you’ve never done them before?
This boost happens at the start of the Ill Omens Event.

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.
March 2021
Remember: the Ill Omens Event ends on the 8th March!

An extra 25% XP on defeating, killing, banishing, humiliating enemies, quest completions etc for everyone!

The first major festival of 2021 kicks off: 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.

Do you get Embers and Motes in Lootboxes? I guess so! If you do, then earn 25% more of them for gear, cosmetics, pets and all sorts.
April 2021

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.

Get extra craft XP for your ‘making’ professions! Note: this does not apply to ‘processing’ professions such as Forester and Prospector. Not crafted before? See my LOTRO Crafting Beginners Guide →

My, it comes around quickly! 2021 is LOTRO’s 14th 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 upside the head with sticks in Thorin’s Hall. What’s not to love?
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!

Virtues are combat stat-boosting aspects to your player character. These can be increased, predominantly, by completing deeds. So why not boost your stats and your LOTRO Points and blitz those deeds you’ve been putting off (for years)?
May 2021
Reminder: At 3am /servertime on 12th May, the LOTRO Anniversary Event ends.

Dive into LOTRO’s Solo or Fellowship Skirmishes and get 25% more marks to spend on upgrades or cosmetics at the Skirmish Camp! Don’t forget to update your Skirmish Soldier’s training and skills, though!

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.

Get your pick-axes and Cave-Claws and head to Ered Luin to dig for treasure! In the LOTRO 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!
June 2021

An extra 25% XP on defeating, killing, banishing, humiliating enemies, quest completions etc for everyone!

Earn 25% more Embers and Motes of Enchantment to trade for gear, cosmetics, pets and all sorts (read: other players more likely to know about this stuff than me!).

Last year LOTRO introduced the fab new event around Aragorn and Arwen’s wedding, the LOTRO Midsummer Festival! Quest around the iconic location of Minas Tirith and earn tokens for a huge array of celebratory mounts, cosmetics and pets. Soak in the good feelings and attend the wedding ceremony. There is loads to do, so sit back and enjoy!

Get extra craft XP for your ‘making’ professions! Note: this does not apply to ‘processing’ professions such as Forester and Prospector. Not crafted before? See my LOTRO Crafting Beginners Guide →
July 2021

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.

Virtue XP grants boost to key combat stats for your character. Usually advanced through deeds, or completing “wrapper” quests during LOTRO events, you can now get 10% more VXP. Get completing deeds & earn Virtue XP and LOTRO Points!

Get an increased rate of Marks and Medallions from Skirmishes! There are loads to choose from, as more unlock the higher level you are (some are dependent on Epic story). Why not give some a go, if you’ve never done them before?
August 2021

An extra 25% XP on defeating, killing, banishing, humiliating enemies, quest completions etc for everyone!

Last year, the Farmer’s Faire was merged with Summer Festival quests and rewards. So enjoy even more fishing, different rewards and much, much food! See my LOTRO Farmer’s Faire Guide for the low-down. Tuck in!

Gain 25% more Motes/Embers of Enchantment from lootboxes for gear, cosmetics, pets and all sorts.
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Virtue XP grants boost to key combat stats for your character. Usually advanced through deeds, or completing “wrapper” quests during LOTRO events, you can now get 10% more VXP. Get completing deeds & earn Virtue XP and LOTRO Points! This VXP boost happens during the last few days of Farmer’s Faire, so go eat food and feel virtuous for doing it!
September 2021

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.

Get extra craft XP for your ‘making’ professions! Note: this does not apply to ‘processing’ professions such as Forester and Prospector. Not crafted before? See my LOTRO Crafting Beginners Guide →

A ship has run aground along the Brandywine towards Evendim! Can you help them out and get fab pirate-themed rewards? Arrr, that ye can! Get swimmin’ tha’ waters, sprag.

A week of celebrating the birthday of the (in)famous Hobbit! Collect people’s favourite stories about Bilbo then go and give him the gift of those memories. He’s eleventy-one again, you know!

Get your pick-axes and Cave-Claws and head to Ered Luin to dig for treasure! In the LOTRO 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!
October 2021
Reminder: The Buried Treasure Event ends at 3am /servertime on 5th October.

Dive into LOTRO’s Solo or Fellowship Skirmishes and get 25% more marks to spend on upgrades or cosmetics at the Skirmish Camp! Don’t forget to update your Skirmish Soldier’s training and skills too!

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!

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.
I don’t have a pretty image for this event. If you have one, please let me have it and I’ll credit you here. Thanks!
Celebrate a key moment from Tolkien’s works, Durin’s Day . If you’re a fairly low level, speak to someone in World Chat for tips on how to safely get to the event, or even to hitch a lift. (I don’t have a guide to this yet, so link goes to the Wiki!)

An extra 25% XP on defeating, killing, banishing, humiliating enemies, quest completions etc for everyone!
November 2021
Reminder: Fall / Harvest Festival ends at 3am /servertime on 4th November.

Get extra craft XP for your ‘making’ professions! Note: this does not apply to ‘processing’ professions such as Forester and Prospector.

Do you get Embers and Motes in Lootboxes? I guess so! If you do, then earn 25% more of them for gear, cosmetics, pets and all sorts.

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.
December 2021

Dive into LOTRO’s Solo or Fellowship Skirmishes and get 25% more marks to spend on upgrades or cosmetics at the Skirmish Camp! Don’t forget to update your Skirmish Soldier’s training and skills, though!

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 2021!

Virtue XP grants boost to key combat stats for your character. Usually advanced through deeds, or completing “wrapper” quests during LOTRO events, you can now get 10% more VXP. Deeding spree in order?

A thank you to VIPs, get double XP, +25% Crafting XP and 25% more Marks! XP Event should stack with other XP Boosts and Enhanced XP packs.

Bring in the 2022 New Year with 25% XP boost for all players of LOTRO! Wait, did I really just write “2022”? /faint
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 2021 in The Lord of the Rings Online!
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