This week’s featured event:
Winterstock takes over the frozen lake northeast of Frerin’s Court at Thorin’s Gate from Friday through Monday on Landroval. The festival starts at 1pm today and runs through midnight, 12pm-1am on Saturday, 11am-11pm on Sunday, and 12pm through the end of Ales & Tales on Monday (all times EST/server time). Please note that a number of weekly concerts will be cancelled this weekend because of the festival, but these cancellations may not be noted on this calendar.
Community Calendar:
This listing is only updated on Fridays, but our community calendar is kept up to date throughout the week. Take a look at the Google calendar to keep up to date on all upcoming events around LOTRO and copy some or all events to your personal calendar. You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page and on the calendar is to submit a form.
Server calendars: Arkenstone Calendar, Belegaer Calendar, Brandywine Calendar, Crickhollow Calendar, Evernight Calendar, Gladden Calendar, Gwaihir Calendar, Landroval Calendar, Laurelin Calendar, and Sirannon Calendar
All events are listed in Eastern Standard Time (-5 GMT)/server time from Sunday through the end of the week, but an additional time zone is listed for EU server events. You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page is to submit a form. I’m always open to feedback and suggestions, both here and through the submissions form, so let me know if there’s something we should feature. Thanks for reading!
Friday, January 13
Winterstock: Skarn
Server: Landroval
Time: 1pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Die Meisterbarden von Bree
Server: Gwaihir
Time: 2pm (8pm CET)
Location: Bree Auction Hall
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: ARDA
Server: Landroval
Time: 2pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Server: Laurelin
Time: 3pm (8pm GMT)
Location: Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, The Shire
Description: Lively, lore-relevant hobbit night at the Inn. Bring a riddle, a song, a poem or a story if you like! Please note this is a hobbit preferred roleplaying event, with travelling dwarves welcome.
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Winterstock: Starlight
Server: Landroval
Time: 3pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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A Rock and A Hard Place
Server: Gladden
Time: 4pm
Location: Bree West Gate, opposite the Stables
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Instant Play
Server: Landroval
Time: 4pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Die Bunten Voegel
Server: Landroval
Time: 5pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: A Rock and a Hard Place
Server: Landroval
Time: 6pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Mondbarden
Server: Landroval
Time: 7pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: DisEnchanted
Server: Landroval
Time: 8pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Server: Crickhollow
Time: 9pm
Location: The Prancing Pony, Bree
Description: Share your new or favorite tunes and tales, have an ale or two, kick up your heels in a dance, and enjoy yourself! Role-players are warmly welcomed.
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Story Night in the Shire
Server: Landroval
Time: 9pm
Location: The Shire
Description: Feel free to bring a story, poem or song to share–it does not have to fit with the theme. This month’s theme is Unlucky in Winter.
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Winterstock: The Breakfast Club
Server: Landroval
Time: 9pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Grayhawke Band
Server: Landroval
Time: 10pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Runic Knights Orchestra
Server: Landroval
Time: 11pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
Saturday, January 14
Winterstock: Polnolunie
Server: Landroval
Time: 12pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Breakfast Club
Server: Crickhollow
Time: 1pm
Location: South Bree Stables
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Fluffy Unicorns
Server: Landroval
Time: 1pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The HOPE
Server: Landroval
Time: 2pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Western & Central Gondor Roving Threat Raid
Server: Landroval
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Western & Central Gondor
Description: Members of Sleepless Knights start calling for fellows at 2:30 in /world, and the raiding begins at about 3:00 once the group is filled. So keep an ear out early if you wish to get a spot.
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Winterstock: Notenzauber
Server: Landroval
Time: 3pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Dr. Star and the Acoustic Mayhem (aka Fraggle Rock)
Server: Landroval
Time: 4pm
Location: Prancing Pony Stage, Bree
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Die Meisterbarden von Bree
Server: Landroval
Time: 4pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Dulcet Tones
Server: Crickhollow
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Prancing Pony Stone
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Vaganbunden von Bree
Server: Landroval
Time: 5pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Harlequins
Server: Landroval
Time: 6pm
Location: Bree Town Stage
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Remediators
Server: Landroval
Time: 6pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Little to No Drama
Server: Landroval
Time: 7pm
Location: Prancing Pony Stables
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Hopfenfees & Friends
Server: Landroval
Time: 7pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: P.I.E.
Server: Landroval
Time: 8pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Animal House
Server: Landroval
Time: 9pm
Location: Prancing Pony Stable Courtyard
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Shire Tramps
Server: Landroval
Time: 9pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: No Whole Bard
Server: Landroval
Time: 10pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Imladris Sunset
Server: Landroval
Time: 11pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Bards, Beers, and Longbeards
Server: Landroval
Time: 12am
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
Sunday, January 15
Server: Crickhollow
Time: 11am
Location: The Bird and Baby Inn
Description: Tell stories, share poetry, sing, dance, or eat: it’s all up to you! Play music solo or with a group. Role-playing is encouraged. The doors are open to folks of all shapes and sizes.
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Winterstock: Les Chantefables
Server: Landroval
Time: 11am
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Department of Harmony & Song
Server: Landroval
Time: 12pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Aleford Band
Server: Landroval
Time: 1pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Breemarsch der Durins Faust der Gerechten
Server: Belegaer
Time: 2pm (8pm CET)
Location: Westtor von Bree
Description: Es gehört schon beinahe zur Tradition der Zwergengemeinschaft “Durins Faust der Gerechten” an jedem Sonntag einen Marsch durch die Menschenstadt Bree, im gleichnamigen Breeland, zu machen.
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Winterstock: The Rolling Kegs
Server: Landroval
Time: 2pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Western & Central Gondor Roving Threat Raid
Server: Landroval
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Western & Central Gondor
Description: Members of Sleepless Knights start calling for fellows at 2:30 in /world, and the raiding begins at about 3:00 once the group is filled. So keep an ear out early if you wish to get a spot.
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Winterstock: The Brandy Badgers
Server: Landroval
Time: 3pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Andune Ensemble
Server: Landroval
Time: 4pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Alliance Allegretto
Server: Landroval
Time: 5pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Roving Threats Night
Server: Crickhollow
Time: 6pm
Location: starting location varies week to week
Description: All characters able to take on level 100 threats are welcome to join. Contact Dallofin or look for announcements in world channel starting at 5:45pm.
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Ruthless Raiders
Server: Landroval
Time: 6pm
Location: Mirkwood
Description: Folks level 60+ welcome, contact Ayrhawk
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Winterstock: Dulcet Tones
Server: Landroval
Time: 2pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Thunderstruck
Server: Landroval
Time: 7pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Mardi Gras Party Band
Server: Landroval
Time: 8pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Les Beaux Chapeaux
Server: Landroval
Time: 9pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Dr. Star & The Acoustic Mayhem
Server: Landroval
Time: 10pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
Monday, December 16
Server: Landroval
Time: 1pm
Location: Ettenmoors
Description: Creep raids
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Instant Play
Server: Gwaihir
Time: 2pm (7pm GMT)
Location: West Bree Stables, Bree-Town
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Classical Gas
Server: Landroval
Time: 2pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Michel Delving Market
Server: Laurelin
Time: 2:30pm (7:30pm GMT)
Location: The Market Stalls, Michel Delving
Description: Biweekly hobbit market in Michel Delving. Especially good for young hobbits setting out on their journeys in Middle Earth, since they can get quality goods fer reasonable prices.
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Winterstock: The Travelling Bilberries
Server: Landroval
Time: 3pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Moonlight Wanderers
Server: Landroval
Time: 4pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Ninny Hammers
Server: Landroval
Time: 5pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: The Purple Pipeweed Parlor Band
Server: Landroval
Time: 7pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Little to No Drama
Server: Landroval
Time: 8pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Winterstock: Old Winyards
Server: Landroval
Time: 9pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Concert
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Server: Landroval
Time: 10pm
Location: Thorin’s Gate
Description: Volunteer to tell a tale, sing a song, recite a new poem, anything you wish to share with others in an RP setting. Nibbles and Nobs offers an open stage to all performers, while Ales and Tales features a house band and scheduled performers (all are welcome to sign up). Location changes every week, so /joinchannel alesandtales to find out this week’s location.
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Server: Crickhollow
Time: 11pm
Location: Bird and Baby Inn, Michel Delving.
Description: Tell stories, share poetry, sing, dance, or eat: it’s all up to you! Play music solo or with a group. Role-playing is encouraged. The doors are open to folks of all shapes and sizes.
Tuesday, January 17
Suicidal Monster Mob
Server: Landroval
Time: 1pm
Location: Ettenmoors
Description: Creep raids
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Bärtigen Musen
Server: Belegaer
Time: 2pm (8pm CET)
Location: Prancing Pony Stage
Description: Concert
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Server: Sirannon
Time: 3pm (9pm CET)
Location: The Ivy Bush Inn, Hobbiton, The Shire
Description: Singing Tour, Music, Poems, Stories, Tales and Jokes. Open stage for everyone.
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The Mardi Gras Party Band
Server: Landroval
Time: 8pm
Location: Prancing Pony Inn
Description: Concert
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Runic Knights Orchestra
Server: Brandywine
Time: 9pm
Location: Bree Park
Description: Concert
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Exploring the Lord of the Rings with the Tolkien Professor
Server: Arkenstone
Time: 9:30pm
Location: The Lore Hall, Bree
Description: A free in-depth reading of the trilogy which will bring in other works that impacted the story and considers new angles and aspects. The course takes place every Tuesday throughout January on a different server each week, and is followed by a field trip to a relevant location. Go to Discord or Twitch to follow the discussion.
Wednesday, January 18
Morning Tunes and Ales
Server: Crickhollow
Time: 11am
Location: Dolven View, Moria
Description: This weekly RP event is a chance to share tunes and stories with travellers from around Eriador. The event moves to a different location in the Shire, Ered Luin, or Bree-land every week.
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Little Wanderers present The Night of the Muses
Server: Laurelin
Time: 2:30pm (7:30pm GMT)
Location: Eldar Monument in Michel Delving, The Shire
Description: The Little Wanderers play a concert, but afterwards others are welcome to join in the action by playing their own songs
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Server: Laurelin
Time: 3pm (8pm GMT)
Location: Thorin’s Hall Inn
Description: Get together to share songs, tales, and have a good together and an ale or six! This is a dwarf only event but all Dwarrow friends are welcome.
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Hûd i Eledhrim (Hall of Fire) Wednesdays
Server: Laurelin
Time: 3pm (8pm GMT)
Location: Hall of Fire, Last Homely House, Rivendell
Description: Come for conversations, food and drink, music and song, poetry and tale-telling!
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DisEnchanted
Server: Landroval
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Bree Park across from the jail
Description: Concert
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Bright Star
Server: Landroval
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Bree Park across from the jail
Description: Concert
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Midweek Merry Tunes and Ales
Server: Crickhollow
Time: 10:30pm
Location: Dolven View, Moria
Description: This new weekly RP event is a chance to share tunes and stories with travellers from around Eriador. The event moves to a different location in the Shire, Ered Luin, or Bree-land every week.
Thursday, January 19
Stammtisch zum Efeubusch
Server: Belegaer
Time: 2pm (20:00 CEST)
Location: Gasthaus Efeubusch, Hobbingen, Auenland
Description: Der “Stammtisch zum Efeubusch” lädt jede Woche donnerstags zum offenen und gemütlichen Treffen in das gleichnamige Gasthaus nach Hobbingen an der Wässer ein. Ab der achten Abendstunde freuen sich die Stammtischler auf Besucher aus aller Welt, mit denen ausgelassen über den neusten Klatsch und Tratsch geplaudert, so mancher Krug gehoben und gewitzelt wird.
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Bird & Baby Yard Party
Server: Laurelin
Time: 2:30pm (7:30pm BST)
Location: Outside of the Bird and Baby Inn, Michel Delving, The Shire
Description: When there is a scheduled event, feel free to play music, tell stories or whatever during breaks, but we ask that you yield the stage to the evening’s main act at their discretion.
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Concerning Hobbits Pub Party
Server: Landroval
Time: 8:30pm
Location: Bird n’ Baby, Michel Delving, The Shire
Description: These weekly parties feature games, music, pies, light RP, prizes, and fireworks. Party games include the Bad Joke Contest, Riddle Game, Hide-a-Hobbit, and more.
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Eriador Music Society
Server: Landroval
Time: 10:30pm
Location: Founder’s Statue, Michel Delving, The Shire
Description: Concert
Coming soon:
The Andune Ensemble will celebrate their 5th Anniversary next Sunday with a concert on the Bree Stage in Landroval.
Festival time:
The Yule Festival runs through January 16th. Cordovan has posted the upcoming events schedule on the official forums. There will be a Yule Festival encore in February and the Spring Festival will finally be moving back to early spring! You’re right, it really doesn’t take much to get me excited.
Me best wishes to you all and especially Rosalie for yur great work about the events weekly schedules! Thank you very much for the last past year and good luck for 2017. LUV ./toasts
I would like to echo Zedrockk’s sentiments. Rosalie you have performed a great service for the LOTRO community, Thank you. Good luck with what promises to be a bumper 2017 for LOTRO events.