Upcoming Tolkien Events
| Date | Type | Loc |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 6-9 | Event | UK |
| IMC 2026 - Temporalities University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT | ||
| Jul 8 | Auction | UK |
| Tolkien Letter for Auction at Christies | ||
| Jul 9 | Auction | UK |
| Sotheby's Auction July 9 2026 - inc. items from the library of Eileen Elgar | ||
| Jul 9-12 | Event | Chile |
| Feria Medieval - The Sociedad Tolkien Magallanes | ||
| Jul 11-12 | Event | UK |
| Tolkien Weekend Great Haywood Memorial Hall, Main Rd, Great Haywood, Stafford ST18 0SU | ||
| Jul 12-18 | Event | UK |
| The Inklings and Nature: Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield and Williams - Dr Gabriel Schenk Brasenose College, Oxford, OX1 4AJ | ||
| Jul 12-18 | Event | UK |
| Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in Oxford - John Garth Christ Church St. Aldates , Oxford, OX1 1DP | ||
| Jul 13 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 2, part 2 - Christian S. Trenk These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Jul 16 | Auction | UK |
| Forum Auctions - July 16 | ||
| Jul 16-18 | Event | USA |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 25th Anniversary Concert Peacock Theater, 777 Chick Hearn Court Los Angeles, CA 90015 | ||
| Jul 16-19 | Event | Germany |
| Tolkien Thing 2026 Rittergut Lützensömmern | ||
| Jul 17-19 | Event | USA |
| 10th ANNUAL FAIRY & HOBBIT HOUSE FESTIVAL Bedrock Gardens 19 High Road Lee, NH 03861-6202 | ||
| Jul 17-19 | Event | UK |
| LOTR Camp Join Orcs, Elves, Hobbits and Riders of Rohan at the live camp of The Galactic Knights Sudeley Castle & Gardens Winchcombe Gloucestershire GL54 5LP | ||
| Jul 19-26 | Event | Online |
| ONLINE CLASS: Tolkien’s Roots in Myth Verlyn Flieger | ||
| Jul 19-25 | Event | UK |
| Tolkien: The Great War and the Beginnings of Middle-Earth - John Garth Brasenose College, Oxford, OX1 4AJ | ||
| Jul 21 | New Release | USA |
| Great Tales Deluxe Edition | ||
| Jul 23-26 | Event | USA |
| San Diego Comic Con San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 | ||
| Jul 23- Aug 2 |
Event | USA |
| The Hobbit (Greg Banks) Aamodt’s Apple Farm & Saint Croix Vineyard 6428 Manning Ave N, Stillwater, MN 55082 | ||
| Jul 24-27 | Event | USA/Online |
| Mythcon 54 SWOSU Weatherford Campus 100 Campus Drive Weatherford, OK 73096 | ||
| Jul 24 | Event | UK |
| Medieval Manuscript Illumination Workshop - Sienna Wells; Lucy Thomasin Morrish Howbery Business Park, Benson Ln, Wallingford OX10 8BA | ||
| Jul 26- Aug 1 |
Event | UK |
| Jul 26 | Event | UK |
| Origins of Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and Sarehole Guided walk Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Birmingham B13 0BD | ||
| Jul 26 | Event | USA |
| Read to Filth presents: The Hobbit Eris Deep Space (downstairs) 167 Graham Ave Brooklyn, NY, 11206 | ||
| Jul 27 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 3, part 1 - Patrick Curry These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Jul 30- Aug 2 |
Event | USA |
| Omentielva Minquea, 11th Int'l Conf. on Tolkien's Invented Languages Marquette University, Milwaukee | ||
| Aug 1 | Event | USA |
| Helcaraxë Moot The Long Winter and the Unending Light: Endurance in Tolkien’s World and the North Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701 | ||
| Aug 3-9 | Event | UK |
| ArdaCon SBG International International Suite, Mercure Manchester Piccadilly, City Tower, Portland Street, Manchester M1 4PH | ||
| Aug 3-10 | Event | New Zealand |
| 7 Day Lord of the Rings Tour - Red Carpet Tours Auckland | ||
| Aug 5-8 | Event | Italy |
| Montelago Celtic Festival Foligno 06034 Province of Perugia | ||
| Aug 7-16 | Event | Hungary |
| Tolkien Tabor - Hungarian Tolkien Society Bükkszentkereszt, Völgy u. 29, 3557 | ||
| Aug 7-9 | Event | USA |
| Fan Expo 2026 Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 415 Summer St Boston, MA 02210 | ||
| Aug 9-15 | Event | UK |
| Building Middle-Earth: Tolkien's Geography and the Power of Place - John Garth Brasenose College, Oxford, OX1 4AJ | ||
| Aug 10 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 3, part 2 - Pete Belmont These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Aug 13 | New Release | UK |
| Tolkien Calendar 2027 | ||
| Aug 14-16 | Event | USA |
| Fan Expo 2026 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018 | ||
| Aug 15 | Event | Online |
| Bree Crossroads: Tolkien & Middle-earth Online Art Exhibition | ||
| Aug 16-22 | Event | UK |
| An Introduction to Tolkien's Mythology - John Garth Christ Church St. Aldates , Oxford, OX1 1DP | ||
| Aug 18 | New Release | USA |
| Tolkien Calendar 2027 | ||
| Aug 24 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 4, part 1 - Tom Hillman These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Aug 25 | New Release | USA |
| Myths and Legends (Boxed Set #2) | ||
| Aug 27-30 | Event | Canada |
| Fan Expo 2026 Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6 | ||
| Aug 29 | Event | USA |
| Cascade Moot - Taking Craft Seriously: Tolkien (and You!) as Maker Portland English Language Academy (PELA), 2007 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232 | ||
| Aug 30 | Event | UK |
| Origins of Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and Sarehole Guided walk Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Birmingham B13 0BD | ||
| Sep 2 | Event | Worldwide |
| Tolkien passed into the West on this day in 1973 | ||
| Sep 3-7 | Event | USA |
| Dragon Con Atlanta, GA | ||
| Sep 3-6 | Event | UK/Online |
| Tolkien Society Oxonmoot St Anne’s College, Woodstock Road, Oxford | ||
| Sep 4-6 | Event | USA |
| DoxaMoot - Tolkien: The Monsters and the Monsters All Saints Orthodox Church, 520 Buck Jones Rd Raleigh, NC 27606 | ||
| Sep 4 | New Release | UK |
| Volante Opera Productions - The Hobbit | ||
| Sep 7 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 4, part 2 - Mercury Natis These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Sep 9-13 | Event | UK |
| The Brandywine Festival (UK) Weston Park, Weston Under Lizard, Staffordshire, TF11 8LE | ||
| Sep 11-12 | Event | UK |
| York National Book Fair The Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX | ||
| Sep 11-13 | Event | USA |
| Ranger Moot - The Hidden Way: Paths, Journeys, and the Road Less Traveled Camp Friedlander, 581 Ibold Road, Loveland, OH 45140 | ||
| Sep 11-13 | Event | USA |
| Fan Expo 2026 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202 | ||
| Sep 21 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 5, part 1 - Alina Fairbanks These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Sep 24 | New Release | UK |
| English language Hobbit illustrated by Tove Jansson | ||
| Sep 24-27 | Event | Spain |
| Estelcon Merith Gaerlen AluaSun Doblemar, Gran Vía de la Manga, 30380 La Manga, Murcia | ||
| Sep 24-27 | Event | USA |
| The Undiscovered C.S. Lewis Conference - J.R.R. Tolkien's Leaf by Niggle Performed by Richard Medrington, Puppet State Theatre Company (Edinburgh) George Fox University: Newberg Campus 414 N. Meridian St Newberg, OR 97132 | ||
| Oct 1-4 | Event | USA |
| The Brandywine Festival (US) Terrapin Hill Farm, 7695 Mackville Road, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 | ||
| Oct 2-4 | Event | Czechia |
| Euro Moot The Great Music: Cosmology, Harmony, and Discord in Middle-earth and Beyond Kampus Hybernská, Hybernská 998/4, 110 00 Nové Město | ||
| Oct 2-4 | Event | Germany |
| MagicCon - Das Event für alle Fantasy- und Mystery-Fans Maritim Hotel Bonn, Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 1, 53175 Bonn | ||
| Oct 3-4 | Event | Online |
| 20th Anniversary of the Tolkien Collector's Guide See post for more info | ||
| Oct 5 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 5, part 2 - Jackie Sheppard These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Oct 8-11 | Event | USA |
| New York Comic Con Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001 | ||
| Oct 11 | Event | Ireland |
| The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert 25th anniversary Dublin 3Arena (Matinee and Evening performance) | ||
| Oct 13 | New Release | USA |
| English language Hobbit illustrated by Tove Jansson | ||
| Oct 16-18 | Event | Germany |
| Environment, the World around us, and the Connatural World in Tolkien’s Works Universität Augsburg Wissenschaftszentrum Umwelt Universitätsstr. 1a 86159 Augsburg | ||
| Oct 17 | Event | UK |
| Oxford Book Fair Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0BP | ||
| Oct 19 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 6, part 1 - Breanna Rodgers These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Oct 24 | Event | USA/Online |
| New England Moot - The Second Breakfast Club: Food, Feasting, and Famine in the Legendarium Studio Lab, 11 A Street, Derry, NH, 03038 and Online | ||
| Nov 2 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Book 6, part 2 - Tom Emanuel These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Nov 5 | New Release | UK |
| Hardback Special edition of The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth | ||
| Nov 7 | Event | USA/Online |
| Carolina Moot - The Salt of Middle-earth: Minor Characters Who Season the Tale Drury Inn & Suites, 6920 Northlake Mall Drive, Charlotte, NC 28216 and Online | ||
| Nov 10 | New Release | USA |
| Hardback Special edition of The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth | ||
| Nov 11 | New Release | Online |
| Amazon Rings of Power Season Three | ||
| Nov 12-15 | Event | USA |
| The 123rd Annual PAMLA Conference Hyatt Regency Seattle 808 Howell St. Seattle, Washington, 98101 | ||
| Nov 16 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Appendices A-D & Epilogue - Shawn Marchese These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Nov 17-20 | Event | Spain |
| X INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MYTH IN THE ARTS Congress Vitoria-Gasteiz | ||
| Nov 21 | Event | Online |
| The Tolkien Society Seminar 2026 - Tolkien’s Invented Languages | ||
| Nov 29 | Event | UK |
| The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert 25th anniversary London The O2 (Matinee and Evening performance) | ||
| Nov 30 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Lord of the Rings, Appendices E-F - Andrew Higgins These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Dec 1- Jan 3 |
Event | Canada |
| The Hobbit play - adapted by Kim Selody Martha Cohen Theatre, 205 - 8 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9 | ||
| Dec 6 | Event | UK |
| The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert 25th anniversary Glasgow OVO Hydro (Matinee and Evening performance) | ||
| Dec 12 | Event | UK |
| The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert 25th anniversary Manchester Co-op Live (Matinee and Evening performance) | ||
| Dec 12 | Event | USA/Online |
| Motown Moot - Tolkien and the Modern Age Woodside Bible Church, 42021 E Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170 and Online | ||
| Dec 14 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Father Christmas Letters - Dimitra Fimi These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Dec 19 | Event | UK |
| The Fellowship of the Ring In Concert 25th anniversary Birmingham BP Pulse Live (Matinee and Evening performance) | ||
| Dec 28 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - Sara Brown These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Dec 31 | New Release | UK/USA |
| Tolkien and the Inklings: Men of the West Bradley J. Birzer | ||
| Date | Type | Loc |
| Jan 3 | Event | Worldwide |
| Tolkien's Birthday | ||
| Jan 11 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Silmarillion, Ainulindalë and Valaquenta - David the Ñoldo These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Jan 25 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Silmarillion, chapters 1-9 - Silmarilleanne These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Feb 6-8 | Event | New Zealand/Online |
| Kiwi Moot - Stars and Signs Thistle Hall Community Venue, 293 Cuba Street, Wellington, Aotearoa | ||
| Feb 8 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Silmarillion, chapters 10-16 - Cami Agan These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Feb 12-14 | Event | Germany |
| Lure of Middle-earth 2027 Jugendherberge Burg Stahleck Bacharach, Bacharach | ||
| Feb 15 | Event | USA |
| Lord of the Rings Musical runs until April 10,2027 Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 South Monroe Street • Sandy, UT 84070 | ||
| Feb 18 | New Release | USA |
| Tolkien's Material Culture: (Extra)ordinary Objects in Middle-earth and Beyond (Perspectives on Fantasy) Loughlin, Marie H. | ||
| Feb 27 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Silmarillion, chapters 17-20 - Clare Moore These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Mar 8 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Silmarillion, chapters 21-24 - Yvette Kisor These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Mar 18 | New Release | UK |
| Illustrating the Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc: Iconographies of Difference Paperback edition | ||
| Mar 22 | Event | Online |
| Tolkien Society Big Read - The Silmarillion, Akallabêth, and Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age - Kaitlyn Facista These are free but you must be a Tolkien Society member to attend. | ||
| Mar 27 | Event | Switzerland |
| The Third Tolkien Conference Switzerland - Maps and Landscapes in Tolkien’s Middle-earth Hochschule Luzern Wirtschaft Walter-von-Moos-Promenade 1, 6005 Luzern | ||
| May 13-15 | Event | USA |
| The 62nd International Congress on Medieval Studies Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI 49008-5200 | ||
| May 29 | Event | UK |
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents Film Music Live: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore London, SW7 2AP | ||
| Jun 22-24 | Event | UK |
| The Middle Ages in the Modern World A multidisciplinary conference on medievalism in the post-Middle Ages Lincoln College Turl Street Oxford OX1 3DR | ||
| Jul 14- Aug 8 |
Event | USA |
| The Hobbit (Greg Banks) Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N WC Macinnes Pl, Tampa, FL 33602 | ||
| Aug 18-22 | Event | UK |
| Tolkien 2027 Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC | ||
| Sep 2 | Event | Worldwide |
| Tolkien passed into the West on this day in 1973 | ||
| Sep 15 | Event | Worldwide |
| 50th Anniversary of The Silmarillion | ||
| Sep 21 | Event | Worldwide |
| 90th Anniversary of The Hobbit | ||
| Dec 17 | New Release | USA |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum | ||
Recent Past Events
| Date | Type | Loc |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2-5 | Event | Germany |
| Metropol Con Berlin - Marcel Bülles silent green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin | ||
| Jul 3-5 | Event | Hungary |
| Tolkien Napok KeszthelyFest 2026 | ||
| Jul 4 | Event | UK |
| The Magic of Middle Earth until 27th September Bewdley Museum, Load Street, Bewdley, DY12 2AE | ||
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