Real world
Dates & events
Gatherings you can travel to, and dates you can only mark in a calendar — kept apart, each with a confidence marker and, where an organiser is on record, a link straight to them. We are never the box office.
confirmed, source checkedexpected, projected from the pattern
Gatherings
Events with an organiser, a place and a way in. Each has its own page that stays put between editions.
21 Nov 26Tolkien Society SeminarOnlineThe British society's one-day online seminar; the 2026 theme is Tolkien's invented languages.Organiser: The Tolkien Societyannual
20.–23 May 27Tolkien Tage, Geldern-PontEichental Pont, GeldernFour days on the Lower Rhine and, by the organiser's own count, the largest Tolkien event in the world — around 14,000 guests.Organiser: Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V. — Stammtisch Tolkien Niederrheinannual
22.–25 Jul 27Tolkien ThingRittergut Lützensömmern, ThuringiaThe oldest recurring Tolkien gathering in Germany, running since 1999 — members' meeting, guest of honour and a sister society each year.Organiser: Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V.annual
Dates
Release days, anniversaries and days of remembrance. Nobody organises these — they lead to the entry that describes the thing itself.
11 Nov 26The Rings of Power, season 3Eight episodes; episode companions are planned within 48 hours of each night.dated
03 JanTolkien's birthdayBorn 3 January 1892; the Tolkien Society toasts “the Professor” at 9 p.m. local time.Organiser: The Tolkien Societyrecurring
25 MarTolkien Reading Day25 March — the fall of Barad-dûr; held by the Tolkien Society since 2003.Organiser: The Tolkien Societyrecurring
22 SeptHobbit DayBilbo's and Frodo's shared birthday.recurring
For organisers
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