LOTRO Midsummer Festival 2023 Guide

If you need a guide in German, see Berrie’s Mittsommer im HdRO.

When Is the Midsummer Festival?

The event runs from 8th June at 10am /servertime to 5th July at 3am/servertime. So the last full day for most of us will be 4th July .

What’s New This Year?

For that, skip to What’s New for 2023!

Token Limit!

Please be aware that, unlike all other events, the Midsummer Festival has a token limit! You can hold 250 Tokens per Character. So ensure you spend some before you hit it.

There is no shortage of things to do at this LOTRO event, so combine questing with enjoying the rewards, which are really affordable. You can get a lot with 250 tokens!

How Do I Get Started?

Auto-Bestowed Quest

Per the Official Guide:

• When you log in you will have an auto-bestowed quest.
• This contains a map to Minas Tirith (Midsummer)
• From there you can get the intro quest and begin exploring. The NPC you need is in the next screenshot.

Midsummer Wedding-Planners

…Midsummer Wedding-planners are located in Thorin’s Hall, Duillond, Bree-town, and the Party Tree to direct players to Midsummer quests in those areas.

Note: You can Swift-Travel to Minas Tirith (Midsummer) from major stablemasters.

So wherever you are at in Middle-Earth you can get to the special instance of Minas Tirith and start celebrating!

Also: the “Section Menu” buttons take you back up to the table of contents. You’ll want to use this if you’re flicking between different quests.

“Wrapper” Quests

You pick up the Daily and the other wrapper from Faeleth. She is on the main path into Minas Tirith. The wrappers are:

1. In Celebration of Midsummer

The Daily 10 × Festival Quests wrapper. It awards

• Midsummer Tokens × 5
• Legendary Item XP (if applicable)

2. A Fondness for Festivity

To complete this, finish 5 × Daily Wrappers.

The first (intro) stage awards:

• Figments of Splendour × 300
• Virtue XP × 1,000
• Scrap of an Essence Reclamation Scroll
• Universal Optional Crafting Ingredient
• Legendary Item XP

3. The Majesty of Midsummer

And finally, this reward is for completing whichever stage of A Fondness for Festivity you happen to be on.

The (Intro) stage grants:

• Midsummer Tokens × 5
• Figments of Splendour × 500
• Scrap of an Essence Reclamation Scroll
• Universal Optional Crafting Ingredient
• Legendary Item XP

Navigating Minas Tirith

Sometimes in my guides, I put stuff in because I need it. This is one of those times!

On Foot, or Mount

Minas Tirith is built into a mountain, in concentric circles. If you’re on foot or mounted, you’ll need to keep looking for stairs, ramps, or passageways that go up. This should help find the next circle in. When I first entered the Citadel, I found the first such ramp was behind me.

Which is the Citadel Stable?

You need the High Stables to reach the Citadel by Horse-taxi.

Stable Masters

You can find stable masters to many (though not all) of the circles. They do charge 1 silver, but everyone knows you have to take some coin when visiting a festival yes?

Thanks to Marlene this extra info:

In MT the ramps going down to a lower level are always found near the stable-master on your current level. Ramps going up come out near the stable-master on the upper level and those stable-masters alternate which half of the circle they are on.

…the Sages’ Tier stable-master goes to the ring labeled “Master’s Ring”. There’s no stable-master for the ring labeled “Sages”. All of the other stable-masters go where they say they go.

Midsummer Quest-Givers

All Quests & Quick Daily 10

Minas Tirith Quests

Unless they have added more quests this year, here are all the LOTRO Midsummer Festival quests available within Minas Tirith.

Tasty Morsels

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Othnoron, a Cook, wants you to deliver samples of his “experimental treats”. These are for the tactfully-described “loftier citizens”. Basically he’s using the tried-and-tested free sample to make sales. Well, don’t all vendors at festivals the world over do the same?

These need delivering to NPCs in the Players’ Tier (they are all marked on your map). I suggest you take the Stable-Master from the Citadel (High Stables).

Arastil (21.4N, 56.1W)

Hates nuts, but thinks maybe it needs…nuts🤦.

Brandion (21.3N, 56.2W)

Shockingly has no suggestions for improvements.

Daghir (21.8N, 55.0W)

Suggests adding bacon on top! (I approve.)

Gwàrben (21.3N, 55.7)

Thinks it’s delicious and wants more!

Pelnen (21.4N, 55.4W)

Says it needs a tad more salt.

Lightning in a Bottle

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-Giver: Merilien (The Citadel: 22.5N, 55.8W)

Quest Info

When You Can Do Them

The four quests to catch fireflies for the lanterns at Minas Tirith are only available from Gloaming until Dawn. You can see this in your minimap or use Titanbar, one of the LOTRO Plugins I always have active.

You can also only have one firefly quest active at once. See the other tabs for information on catching the colour of firefly you’re looking for!

Catching Fireflies

Play Nicely

• Fireflies seem to spawn at random intervals (e.g. number of seconds)
• You may be “competing” with other players for them
• You have plenty of times to collect the fireflies
• Don’t chase one another player is heading for.

Tactic: Patience

A tactic/strategy I have seen other players doing is to find a Firefly and stay by that spawn point. If others are around, be patient and wait for it to respawn. This saves chasing after fireflies and potentially annoying another players.

Amethyst Fireflies

Amethyst Fireflies

Amethyst Fireflies can be found in the Low-Lands of Ered Luin at The Grimwater

You need to place these in lanterns in the Sixth Circle.

1. Houses of Healing: (Entrance: 21.9N, 56.1W) – Note: this is the House of Remedies (where you do Honouring Healers) not the High Hall (where you do A Cure for All Ills)
2. The Alcove: (22.0N, 56.3W) – a little West from the Houses of Healing.

Rewards:

• Midsummer Token × 1
• Drinking Horn Kit × 1

Emerald Fireflies

Emerald Fireflies

Emerald Fireflies can be found in the Midgewater Marshes at in Bree-land. The part of the marsh is East of Marshwater Fort.

Catch 12 × Emerald Fireflies, which appear as quest rings when they (re)spawn.

Placing the Lanterns

Merilien, who hates that you smell of the place she just sent you to, says you should: “places them about the stage in the Merry Swan”. This is found in the Craftsmans’ Tier.

Take the Stable-Master, then head South/West around the circle. The Merry Swan‘s entrance is at (21.0N, 56.6W). The stage is at the back of the Inn.

Rewards:

• Midsummer Token × 1
• Banner of the Newly-Wed Kit × 1

Ruby Fireflies

Ruby Fireflies

Ruby Fireflies can be found in Rushock Bog, in the Shire. The area marked is the very North of the bog, just South East of Needlehole.

This is what the area looks like. I tried to get a screenshot with Ruby Fireflies in it, but as you can see, I wasn’t the only person there on this trip.

Remember: Fireflies only appear from Gloaming until Dawn.

Placing the Lanterns

These need to go to the Hall of Air on the Fifth Circle (the Sages’ Tier). The Hall of Air is at (23.1N, 56.3N), North of the Sages’ Tier Stable-Master.

They all go in the seating area to the left as you enter.

Rewards:

• Midsummer Token × 1
• Strawberry Bun Baking Kit × 1 (For A Celebratory Snack Cook crafting quest in Without a Hitch)

Sapphire Fireflies

Sapphire Fireflies

Sapphire Fireflies can be found South-West of Duillond in Ered Luin.

They can be collected from around this small pool of water. Again, because I went as soon as Gloaming hit, there were a few players also collecting Sapphire Fireflies. Be patient and be considerate.

Remember: Fireflies only appear from Gloaming until Dawn.

Placing the Lanterns

These need to go to the Court of Voronwëaut; in the Fourth Circle, the Players’ Tier. There are two locations you need to place Sapphire Firefly Lanterns. Both of them are near the Players’ Circle Stable-Master.

As you can see, one is near Pelnen, an NPC you talk to as part of Tasty Morsels.
Rewards:

• Midsummer Token × 1
• Wedding Centrepiece Kit × 1 (For A Wedding Favor Jeweller crafting quest in Without a Hitch)

Something Floral

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-Giver: Merilien (The Citadel: 22.5N, 55.8W)

Merilien wants to liven up the Houses of Lore with flower arrangements. Apparently the “room with dead things” really needs it!

These need placing in the Fifth Tier, which is the Sage’s Tier. The Coordinates of the entrance are (21.7N, 56.3W). Take the stable-master to the Sage’s Tier then ride around the semi-circle, heading South.

Place 6 Floral Arrangements in the obviously-marked locations inside.

4 Locations are Downstairs in this room:

2 Locations are Upstairs in this room:

Love is in the Air

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-Giver: Colladan (Houses of Lore: 21.7N, 56.3W)

A poor poet called Colladan is trying to woo the lady he loves by putting a poem together. Taking other poems as inspiration (plagiarism), he sat down to write (well, collate), only to doze off. Now a window has been opened and his precious sheets are floating around the Houses of Lore! Your mission, should you choose to accept it (naturally), is to catch these for him.

Catching Wayward Verses

The mechanic is the same as Lost Invitations in the LOTRO Anniversary Event. And other players will also be trying to catch them!

These spawn as Wayward Verse envelopes and (unlike Anniversary) they have quest-rings in the mini-map. They are all indoors, but you may need to run around a few times to catch enough of them.

Who Opened the Window?

If you speak to Lírveril while catching Wayward verses, you find out it was her who opened the window. On purpose. It is her that Colladan is trying to woo, and she knows it😁!

Toss a Coin

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Location: The Splintered Shield, Soldiers’ Tier (21.7N, 56.3W)

A very, very drunk flower merchant is faring worse than usual. Apart from having to check you’re not actually his wife, his main problem is a stonking headache. Hardly a surprise. He decides the source of it are badly-playing minstrels. Instead of leaving the inn for peace and quiet, he gives you some coins to toss at the instrumentalists to make them go away.

A bit harsh.

Toss a Coin to Noisy Minstrels × 6

You can find various minstrels both upstairs and down in The Splintered Shield. The most obscure one appears to be in the sleeping quarters up the wooden steps. I’ve included that screenshot here. Simply right-click on them to hurl the insult and offend a musician.

I try now not to do this quest. There are others to choose from even if I have to leave Minas Tirith. I don’t like the premise behind it, even if the quest-giver is mildly humorous.

Toss a Coin Emote

/cointoss is available as one of the Midsummer rewards. I’ve put a video of it in the rewards emotes section below.

Artistic Direction

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-Giver: Borlach of Rimmon (Soldiers’ Tier 21.4N, 54.4W)

The artist Borlach, who would rather you got lost than him, has run out of painting materials. So, in true quest-giver style, sends of you, his errand-servant, to go find them. They are marked on your map, but what use a guide, without guidance?

Charcoal

Charcoal can be obtained from Ciriel (21.0N, 55.3W)

Clay

The otherwise-nameless Potter is at (23.3N, 54.9W).

Flowers

The gardener Lebadar is just inside the Soldiers’ Tier, at the bottom of the ramp from the Craftsmen’s Tier. He is at (23.9N, 54.9W).

Sweet Treats

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Ciriel (Craftsmen’s Tier: 21.0N, 55.3W).

Ciriel is concerned that guards of Minas Tirith are overworked and not able to join in the celebration. So she proposes to take some pastries to them at their guardposts.

All four Hungry Guards are on the Craftsmen’s Tier and marked on your map. There’s no timer on carrying the pastries, making this quest nice, quick and easy tokens.

Note: the Guards do wander around a bit, as is right and proper. But the map markers are accurate guides.

Guard Map

Click/tap on the thumbnail to open the full version.

Honouring Healers

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Postmaster (House of the Craft, Craftsmen’s Tier: 23.2N, 55.0W)

The Postmaster has a lovely errand for you, sending thank you notes to those that work in the Houses of Healing.

Where are the Houses of Healing?

They are in the Citadel just down the ramp by the High Stables. The entrance to the House of Remedies can be found at (21.9N, 56.1W). Note: this is different to the High House for A Cure for All Ills.

Where Are the Healers?

They are all over the House of Remedies, often walking around, but not always. So just check all parts of the building. I will try to make a map at a later point. But this place is stunning. See the NPC-chasing as an opportunity to #StopAndStare and enjoy the artwork of LOTRO designers and developers.

Growing Pains

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Lebadar, Soldiers’ Tier (23.9N, 54.9W)

A gardener who is concerned about the many, many gardens in Minas Tirith is one who is overworked. So, quite simply, he needs help with watering some plants and pulling up weeds.

Statue of Steward Egalmoth

The “third circle” is the Craftsmen’s Tier but in the very North-West.

• Pull up 5 × Pesky Weeds
• Water 4 × Unwatered Plants

A Cure for All Ills

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Ioreth: The High Hall, Houses of Healing (21.9N, 55.8W)

Ioreth is most put out by festival-goers forgetting that the Houses of Healing are supposed to be for rest. She enlists your aid in cleaning up mess made by “that rabble”, as she calls them!

• Dispose of Half-emptied bottles in the High Hall × 10
• Remove 6 × Noisy Revellers. Basically, you’re a bouncer.

Noisy Revellers

These are not open-tapped, so other players may be kicking these out at the same time as you. You’ll need to eject more noisy revellers once they make themselves loudly obvious. AKA, when they respawn.

There’s only one noisy-reveller per group, at least in most cases. I think one group near the entrance had two from “that rabble”.

Half-Emptied Bottles

These come in various names and are found on the floor. You may find this easier with floaty names on.

• Beren’s Blood
• Falas Draught
• Posset
• Pinnath Plum Wine
• Naruvor
• Galadnen

Always take time to #StopAndStare. This is inside the High House!

Aiding the Stable-Hands

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Loborís, City Stables: (21.9N, 55.8W)

Unsurprisingly, the main way wedding celebration guests have arrived is by horse. This leads to very dedicated, but overworked stable-hands. Want to be a stable-hand for a shift? Don’t worry, no mucking-out needed! Just grooming and giving of apple treats.

Where is the Grooming Brush?

The equipment crate and apples are at the back of the stables (in the North-West corner if you load the map). They’re just up a few steps:

Head back down the steps and do your chores! Relevant horses are found on both sides of the stables.

Feed Apples to Well-Behaved Horses

Groom Disheveled Horses

Arranging Arrangements

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Florist, The Citadel (21.1N, 56.0W)

Oh boy, the florist needs you to place 5 × Floral Arrangments “around the city”. You’d think these fine business-folk would learn they need to employ temporary staff during busy times of the year, right?

Rant over, here are the three Event Locations:

Event Locations Map

The Merry Swan

Craftsmen’s Tier: (21.0N, 56.6W)
2 × Floral Arrangements

The Blue Theatre

Players’ Tier: (21.4N, 56.6W)
3 × Floral Arrangement

The Hall of Air (Outdoors)

Sages’ Tier: (23.1N, 56.3W)
2 × Floral Arrangements

Floral Crowns

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Florist, The Citadel (21.1N, 56.0W)

The florist’s “easily distracted” daughter has been sent to gather flowers to make into Floral Crowns (get your own Crown of Summer Flowers during Midsummer!). She’s likely somewhere around the First Circle. Thank the Valar for Festival Stable-Masters!

Find the Florist’s daughter

Take the Stable-Master to “City Stables” in the First Circle. You can find her running around near (21.7N, 53.8W). She also appears as a quest ring in your mini-map.

And yes, she has forgotten her errand, so asks you to help her. Not do it for her? Gasp! Well she’ll grow out of it.

Pick 10 × Summer Blossoms

The quest text reads “blossoms” but you’re looking for Summer Flowers in the areas marked on your map.

Some are obvious, but look behind pillars and in the middle of bushy sections. Again, floaty names will really help here.

Make a Floral Crown

While you were gone, the Florist’s daughter actually collected some flowers. As a Dad of one such easily-distracted girl I was surprised!

Use the nearby checkered blanket to fashion a floral crown. Then head back to the Florist in the Citadel.

Something Misplaced, Something Blue

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Duillam, The Blue Theatre, Players’ Tier (21.5N, 56.6W)

Duillam, who appears to despise the band name of a group he acknowledges as “fine enough musicians”, has lost the performers. Being dutiful, he has been waiting for a random visitor to Minas Tirith to go find them for him.

Cloudyheads Move

I have provided a map showing places I found members of the Cloudyheads. However, Musicians may/do appear in more than one location and can move. That’s why I’ve put more than six dots on the map. e.g. Here’s Gord Dunley’s two spawn points:

Cloudyheads Locations Map

It is highly likely that I do not have all spawn points recorded!

To The Last Drop

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Merilien, The Citadel (22.5N, 55.8W)

Meldis runs one of the Inns in Minas Tirith – the Splintered Shield. Sadly her previous one was destroyed during the War. Various Vintners have sent bottles for a feast Merlilien is planning. You need to head to Meldis’ inn and find the correct wine.

Where’s the Splintered Shield?

Soldier’s Tier, in the South of the circle at 20.6N, 55.6W.

Where are the Wines?

They are downstairs in the kitchen. Take the door on the left as you enter the Splintered Shield. The kitchen is the first right.

Samples of Wine – Get it Right First Time!

Thanks to agentlangdon‘s method you can get the right glass first time! Below is a shot of all the incorrect glasses. Play “Spot the Difference” with your view in-game and find the right one!

What Ales You

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Merilien, The Citadel (22.5N, 55.8W)

Not all the best drinks are fine wines – some are ale too! Merilien wants you to fetch 4 × Barrels of Ale from the best taverns in Minas Tirith.

* Click/Tap images here to load the large one.

The Splintered Shield

Soldier’s Tier at 20.6N, 55.6W

This is in the kitchen, as per To the Last Drop:

Here’s the barrel of Ale:

The Mûmak and Keep

Soldier’s Tier at 20.8N, 55.9W

Just head straight to the back of the small inn. The barrel is next to the enormous Mûmak skull.

The Merry Swan

Craftsmen’s Tier at 21.0N, 56.6W

As you enter, look left. There’s a raised bit where the stack of barrels is.

The Thirsty Seer

Sage’s Tier at 21.8N, 56.5W

Go to this location inside The Thirsty Seer:

Here’s your Barrel of Ale:

Wedding Supplies

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Merilien, The Citadel (22.5N, 55.8W)

Merilien is in the business of making weddings the best possible memories. To that end, she has a special shipment of fine goods. The person who should have ensured safe delivery has gone AWOL. So who gets to go and fetch them? Muggins, of course. All Wedding Supplies are on the Craftsmen’s Tier.

Note: these are not open-tapped so you may need to wait for respawn.

House of Craft

Craftsmen’s Tier (23.3N, 54.9W)
3 × Wedding Supplies

1. Outside at (23.3N, 54.9W)

2. Inside: turn immediately left. Wedding Supplies are next to the Weaponsmith’s Guild vendor.

3. Also Inside:
Thanks to StrangerInAStrangeLand, who said there is an additional one inside the Hall of Craft.

The second one is close to the two quest givers.

Near Ciriel

Craftsmen’s Tier (21.1N, 55.4W)
1 × Wedding Supplies

Head behind Ciriel and turn right.

Raised Table/Eating Area

Craftsmen’s Tier (20.9N, 56.0W)
1 × Wedding Supplies

As you head to the marked circle on your map, heading West, you can find this table area on your left.

Outside Middle Stores

Craftsmen’s Tier (21.1N, 56.1W)
1 × Wedding Supplies

If you have floaty names on you can see a plaque for Middle Stores. The Wedding Supplies are towards the door on the right:

Without a Hitch Quests

Quest-giver: Melthend (Marriage-Wright), House of Craft (23.3N, 54.9W)

These quests are crafting related. You will need:

• Relevant crafting profession started. Only Apprentice Level is needed, so these are good for new players and characters.
• Crafting Recipes: These can be acquired from Melthend for one Midsummer Token each.
• Relevant Crafting Kits: Completing a Lightning in a Bottle quest also grants one of these for free.

Crafting Kits can be obtained from Quests Outside Minas Tirith.

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As with all crafting materials, these appear in your bags. Once you have 3 Kits, head to the relevant crafting facility to make it. 1 Kit Makes 1 Item.

NOTES:

• If you craft these with a “crit” then you will make 3 items from 1 Kit. If you have Universal Optional Crafting Ingredients, then this may be a good use of one.
• The recipes and kits are not bound, so your other characters can craft the items for you.
• You can craft all four items on two characters if you have Armourer and Tinker crafting professions.

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Banners of the Newly-Wed

Craft banners from 3 × Banner of the Newly-Wed Kits. This crafting quest is for Tailors and Woodworkers. Armourers also have Apprentice Tailoring by default so they can also make these banners.

These kits can be acquired by completing All Fired Up in Bree-land.

Drinking Horns

Craft 3 × Midsummer Drinking Horns from Drinking Horn Kits. If you are a Metalsmith or Weaponsmith, you can craft these.

Drinking Horn Kits are awarded by the quest A Midsummer Shine in Thorin’s Hall.

A Celebratory Snack

This quest is for those who have the Cook Crafting Profession. Note that Tinkers also have Apprentice Cook available to can make the strawberry buns too.

You will need to deliver 6 × Strawberry Buns made from Strawberry Bun Baking Kits to Melthend. Midsummer Shire quests grant this kit.

A Wedding Favor

You will need to craft 3 × Wedding Centrepieces from kits. You must be a Jeweller or Scholar to complete this.
Wedding Centrepiece Kits can be earned from Coming Home (Celondim) and Cords of Love (Duillond)

Unhelpful Hounds

3 × Midsummer Tokens
Quest-giver: Worried Woman, Soldiers’ Tier (24.1N, 55.1W)

Why, oh why this woman was not wearing her engagement ring, the Valar only know. But one of the Unhelpful Hounds has stolen it. She is too scared of dogs to try and retrieve it.

There are a number of Unhelpful Hounds running around near her. You have to chase/intercept them and find the one that has the ring. All the hounds you need to chase have quest rings, but only one has the “one” ring she cares about.

A Long-Awaited Banquet

A Celebration Without End
Once you have attended the wedding you can access Merethrond to complete quests for the surviving members of the original Fellowship of the Ring. Find out more by clicking/tapping below to go to my guide!
A Long-Awaited Banquet Quests

Festival Title Deeds

Flickering Flame Title

Complete each colour of fireflies twice in the Lightning in a Bottle quest.

Also grants 1 × Midsummer Token

Midsummer Merry-Maker Title

Complete 120 Festival Quests.

Also grants the Midsummer Frame:

Banqueter Title

Once the wedding ceremony is over and you move onto the banquet, there are a quests from 9 different quest-givers. If memory serves, you can only do one of these per server “day”. So plan to do it as part of your daily run.

Also grants 9 × Midsummer Tokens.

Midsummer Fireworks Deeds

There are four further deeds you can complete during the festival. These do not grant titles, but they do give you four permanent “social” actions. They are the same idea as the “Consume Consumables” deeds found elsewhere in LOTRO events.

Elanor Fireworks

Green & White Niphredil Fireworks

Wedding Ring Fireworks

White Niphredil Fireworks

All of these require you to use 25 Fireworks, which is a total cost of 50 Tokens.

LOTRO Midsummer Festival Rewards

As there are no shortage of quests during the LOTRO Midsummer Festival, there is no lack of rewards either! Enjoy!

What’s New for 2023?

You have almost a full complement of items this year!

• Summer Concert Outfit Cosmetics
• Fab, quirky new mount
• A Green Firefly Pet
• And there are housing decorations too.

Outfit Cosmetics

Most Recent Cosmetics

Below are the most recent Midsummer cosmetics I have on my guide. If it’s day 1 of a festival and there are new cosmetics, please give me a few hours to update this section!

Summer Concert Boots

10 × Midsummer Tokens

More Info →

Summer Concert Cap

10 × Midsummer Tokens

More Info →

Summer Concert Cloak

10 × Midsummer Tokens

More Info →

Summer Concert Tunic

10 × Midsummer Tokens

More Info →

All cosmetics cost 10 × Midsummer Tokens.

Older Cosmetics

To see previous years’ cosmetics, or to see them organised by gear slot, please take a look at my:

Midsummer Cosmetics Library

Mounts

There are 6 Mounts available in total during Midsummer. Five are for tokens, and the other is for completing the questline.

New 2023 Mount!

The most recent mount is:

Summer Concert Steed 25×

Mount Details Here →

Story Mount

Complete the Epic during the event, to receive:

Gondor's Steed

Mount Details Here →

Older Mounts

For all the mounts, including ones not listed here, see my Midsummer Mounts List.

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Pets

Cosmetic Pets

Summer Concert Firefly 25×

Pet Details Here →

All older cosmetic pets cost 20 Midsummer Tokens.

Other Fireflies

Firefly pets also come in three other colours! I have linked to them from the Summer Concert Firefly page.

To browse all pets from this festival see the Midsummer tab of Pets from Festivals and Events!

Musical Instruments

There is a huge raft of musical instruments to be had. So many you could build a raft of them. I’ll get shots ASAP for you, but there are instruments that all start with Summer Celebration and all cost 10 Tokens. This list is in the order of the vendor.

• Lute
• Horn
• Clarinet
• Flute
• Harp
• Drum
• Theorbo
• Bagpipe
• Cowbell
• Pibgorn
• Mountain Harp
• Fiddle
• Bassoon

Musical Instrument Screenshots

Thanks to Arron, Elvish Black, @Valkryique and others for sending me instrument screenshots! I massively appreciate it.

Emotes

Emotes will set you back 30 Midsummer Tokens, but there are only two standard “emotes”. One is a firework – see below!

LOTRO Coin Toss Emote - Midsummer Festival

LOTRO Wine Tasting Emote - Midsummer Festival

Fireworks

It’s a celebration after all, so why not set off some fireworks when night falls on Minas Tirith? Most of these are consumables, but one is not.

Permanent Skill

Golden Wedding Fireworks (Perma Skill)

Normally, you have to gain this kind of ability by using consumables. The Golden Wedding Fireworks are one of those – see below for a video. Since last year, however, you can acquire the permanent skill directly.

This costs × 30 – using 25 consumables costs × 50. So if you want the Golden Wedding Ring emote, then get the permanent skill instead. You’ll save 20 tokens that way!

This is an actual skill – an emote – as opposed to a reusable item like the Eagle Firework from the Anniversary Event.

Scroll to fireworks videos to see what this firework looks like.

Fireworks (Consumables) Videos

Elanor Fireworks

Golden Wedding Fireworks (Rings)

Green And White Niphredil Fireworks

Wedding Ring Fireworks (Silver)

White Niphredil Fireworks

Get the Permanent Skill

Each firework costs 2 Tokens each. As you need to launch each one 25 times, you’ll need to use a total of 50 x Tokens to unlock the permanent skill.

See Fireworks Deeds for more information.

Housing Decorations

I don’t provide details about housing decorations. That’s because I want you to go and visit Déco du Milieu’s fab collection instead!

• Decorations for Tokens
• Decos that can fall from Hobbit Gifts during the Festival.

Preview of Decorations

As there are few rewards this year, I want to provide visuals for these. But please support Déco du Milieu and get all the details of all the decorations from over there!

Community Links

Here are some other LOTRO Midsummer Festival links from the community!

• Handy NPC Checklist by @MinstrelByNight
• This event’s decorations by Déco du Milieu
• Midsummer Festival Quick-Start Guide by LifeBeyondTheShire.
• LOTRO-Wiki as reliable as ever.
• Official Guide over on LOTRO.com.

TL;DR Celebrating the LOTRO Midsummer Festival – Go and Enjoy It

There is so much for you to get into and enjoy in the LOTRO Midsummer Festival! Tons of repeatable quest, crafting-for-tokens, the “Epic” book leading to the wedding ceremony and events happening across Middle-Earth. Take your time to enjoy the artwork, sculptures, quest text etc as well as your quest objectives. Rewards here are extensive too, with a raft of cosmetics, four horse mounts, several pets and more. So dive in, celebrate, enjoy – and take in the Great Wedding event with the rest of the LOTRO community!

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