This is a calendar of hobbit events on the LOTRO Laurelin server, typically events in the Shire and hosted by hobbits. If you have events you want added to the calendar, send me a letter!
All times in the calendar are given in current London/UK time. The LOTRO servertime (Boston/US East Coast time) is usually 5 hours behind London time. To see the servertime while in-game, just type /servertime. If you are unsure what London time is in your current time zone, you can use this time zone converter.
Current times are:
- Servertime
- London Time
Colour categories:
- Blue: General announcements of special interest dates (hobbit months, festival periods etc.)
- Green: Public events, open for all hobbits
- Red: Kin events for hobbits in the Grand Order of the Lost Mathom
The LOTRO Ill Omens skirmish event returns!
Event start: February 19 at 10AM servertime. Event end: March 19 at 3AM servertime.
More information in Dadi’s guide.
Vote-off for the spring project! Be ready with yer favourites, Badgers! Note the early start!
Date: Monday March 2nd
Time: 7:00PM UK
Location: Songburrow Hall
Date: Every Friday
Time: 7:30PM UK time (usually 2:30PM servertime)
Location: Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, Laurelin server
Weekly hobbit gathering at the Green Dragon inn in Bywater, running ever since May 18 2008. This is an event for and by hobbits, although a few visiting traveling dwarves are always welcome. It is also a 100% in-character event, so don’t go talking about things not belonging in Middle Earth!
Come along for songs, dances, poetry, tales, riddles, news and much grand roleplaying! And do offer yer own entertainment, if yer like!
At other times over the year, GDF will move to other inns in the Shire. The new years party is usually held at the Plough and Stars in Brockenborings, while we always escape Bywater when the mayor hosts the Farmer’s faire in the late summer.
Event guidelines:
Green Dragon Friday is an in-character roleplaying event aiming to replicate a lively hobbit night at the inn. We try to enable a healthy lively hobbit roleplayer community here on Laurelin. To help us do this, please follow these guidelines:
Short version:
- Be a hobbit!
- Be in-character, talk about things belonging in Middle-Earth. That also goes for entertainment!
- Avoid forced emotes, unnatural pets inside, spamming with emotes, etc.!
- Take part, be active!
- Try avoid multi-boxing!
- Keep news and events relevant for Shire hobbits!
- Acknowledge what others are doing, spread out if things are too busy!
Longer version:
- While travelling dwarves are welcome to stop at the inn for a refreshing ale during their travels, we ask that elves and menfolk do not attend the event. Men and elves were rarely (if ever) seen in the Shire villages, and especially not the inns. However, if yer have quests to do at the inn, by all means come inside to finish them
- Be in-character – be a hobbit! Keep player interactions (chats, emotes) and entertainment in-character, basically by talking about the things that hobbits in Middle-Earth would. Don’t discuss real-life modern-day things, game mechanics, etc.
- Avoid using forced emotes, setting off fireworks inside, bringing pets that wouldn’t belong in an inn, throwing 3000 snowballs, emote spamming, etc.
- Be active and engage with the others. It is better to participate than to just stand around waiting for others to entertain you (however, feel free to come observe things the first few times).
- Avoid multi-boxing with lots of alts. Yes, we know that you love to pull off that fat sound of a many-musician band. However, when the room is full of similarly-clad robots marching in line (if they move at all), who don’t respond when you talk to them, things get rather creepy and the immersion we look for is often ruined.
- Entertainers are very welcome! Just sign up with the hobbit hosting the event, preferably by a /tell. Note that we absolutely love solo bards/performers – a lone lute-player is often better suited for the inn setting than a huge band. Also note that we absolutely love other kinds of entertainment than music: Poems, stories, riddles, the latest news from the Shire… lovely! If you want to play music, it is grand if yer aim for a folksy hobbity vibe, with reels, jigs, waltzes, hornpipes and the likes.
- Gossip and news is very welcome! This helps bring life to the event and the roleplaying in the Shire. Just remember to keep things in-character. Related to events: We generally don’t advertise events held on other servers, events not of hobbit interest, events not held in the Shire or events not of a roleplaying character.
- The inn can sometimes be busy, especially near the entertainment fireplace. It is good if you keep this in mind when interacting with others, go into crowds to talk to someone, etc. Some examples: If someone is reciting a stirring poem from the battle of Greenfields, it is probably good to wait a bit to run up and say hello to them. If someone is regaling the crowd with an exciting tale, it can undermine the mood if you move two feet away from them and talk about things not related to the tale at all. If you’re doing a deep discussion with just one other person there, it could make sense to move away from the busiest part of the inn, for instance to the bar or another corner. This is mostly a matter of acknowledging what is going on at the inn and making an attempt of not undermining the roleplaying efforts of others.
Additionally, we ask that participants follow the roleplaying rules and policy for Laurelin, with regard to player names, chat behaviour and harassment.
Lastly, while the above may sound like a long list of rules, don’t worry too much! Them hobbits are a friendly and tolerant lot, eager to welcome new visitors to the inn. See yer there!
Questions about the event?
Contact: Lina, Grand Order of the Lost Mathom.
Unless other events are on: The Grand Order goes on adventure! We’ll meet up and see if there are adventuring opportunities.
Date: Saturdays
Time: 7:30PM UK
Location: Meet outside Songburrow Hall
The US and the EU moves to Daylight Saving Time (DST) at different dates.
- The US moves the clocks forward one hour on the morning (2AM) of the second Sunday in March. In 2020, this is March 8th
- The EU moves the clocks forward one hour on the morning (1AM) of the last Sunday in March. In 2016, this is March 29th
In this period, the time difference between the EU and the US is one hour LESS than it usually is. One example: While the difference between UK/London time and servertime (US/Boston time) is usually 5 hours, it will only be 4 hours until the EU clocks move. This has a lot of impact on event planning in LOTRO, so make sure you know which times you use.
Here is more information on DST and event planning in LOTRO.
Date: Sunday March 8
Time: 7PM UK time (note the early start) (3PM servertime, due to the US DST change)
Location: Delving Fields
We downed the two first bosses in the Throne raid yesterday, and we’ll continue today. There is room for a couple more hobbits to come along.
Date: Sunday March 8
Time: 8PM UK time / 4PM servertime (due to US DST change)
Location: 4 Brookbank Street, Brightdown, Shire Homesteads
Hello Hobbits,
Hobbit Heart will get together for a small music practice this Sunday evening 8th of March at 8 pm ((UK)) at our kinhall 4 Brookbank , Brightdown.
This is just a small get together, some music, a cup of tea, nothing too special but anyone is welcome.
Kind Regards,
Amorey
Biweekly hobbit market in Michel Delving, held at the ovens and crafting area!
Time: 7:30PM UK time
Location: Michel Delving ovens and crafting area
Especially good for young hobbits setting out on their journeys in Middle Earth, since they can get quality goods fer reasonable prices. More information here!
Contact: Tibba and Nimelia, Grand Order of the Lost Mathom.
Biweekly hobbit market in Michel Delving, held at the ovens and crafting area!
Time: 7:30PM UK time
Location: Michel Delving ovens and crafting area
Especially good for young hobbits setting out on their journeys in Middle Earth, since they can get quality goods fer reasonable prices. More information here!
Contact: Tibba and Nimelia, Grand Order of the Lost Mathom.
The annual Pie Day is almost here! So let’s get prepared for it!
Date: Friday 13rd March
Time: 7:30PM ((UK, 3:30 servertime))
Location: The Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, the Shire
On March 14th, there is a great day to celebrate, at least for us hobbits: the annual Pie Day! Well, everyday is pie day in the life of a hobbit, but the pies certainly deserve a special day in our calendars. To get you all wel prepared for the actual Pie Day, we will have an early pie day celebration on the at the Green Dragon on Friday 13rd March. It will be like a regular Friday at the Dragon, but with a pie theme. And yes, that means we will have pies there as well! You will have the chance to get the fancy Pie Maven title, if you don’t have it already, and yer belly size permits it. If you have some pie-related entertainment to offer, such as poetry, songs or tales, please let the hostess, Miss Pycella know. You can also share your favourite pie recipe (or the pie itself)!
Welcome to have a pleasant evening with friends and comforting food!
OOC: This is a special Green Dragon Friday, a role-playing event for hobbits and travelling dwarves. You can find more information about the weekly event here.
It is pi(e) day, where we celebrate the best way ter measure how large a pie is!
Remember, the circumference of a pie divided by its diameter = pie! Er… just eat it already…
Unless other events are on: The Grand Order goes on adventure! We’ll meet up and see if there are adventuring opportunities.
Date: Saturdays
Time: 7:30PM UK
Location: Meet outside Songburrow Hall
Date: Sunday March 15
Time: 6:30PM UK time (2:30PM servertime due to the US being on Daylight Saving Time)
Location: Prancing Pony Stage, Bree, Landroval server
Check the event thread on the LOTRO forums for any updates
Rehearsal for The Brandy Badgers! New song notes are available in the usual place!
Date: Every other Monday
Time: 7:30PM UK time , 2:30PM servertime
Location: Michel Delving square
Yearly Bullroarer Took celebration day!
More about the Bullroarer at Tolkien Gateway