Summer has reached its peak in Middle-earth and the Free Peoples have spared no expense in celebration. Join in the festivities of the Summer Festival throughout Eriador! Show your skill with reins or rod in the time-honored racing and fishing challenges. Partake in the tastes of both Hobbiton and Thorin’s Hall. Take part in new challenges too, and discover what new rewards are to be won!

Contest will blaze anew as the dwarves of Thorin’s Hall prepare for the Keg-race competitions in Frerin’s Court. Four dwarves have been chosen as contestants in this exhibition of drinking ability and fleetness of foot. They are stout dwarves all – who will you place your wager on? Choose and let the dwarves fall where they may!

North of Hobbiton center, at the feet of Bag End, another party is being held in celebration of the summer. The Taste of Hobbiton: a spread to rival that of Bilbo’s great birthday has been laid at the base of the Party Tree! Four voracious hobbits have been selected from across the Shire to vie in a test of speed and eating skill. The winner will have the great honour of demonstrating their formidable appetite and speed and bring renown to their family. Which hobbit will you choose as the most likely to best their peers?

Let your prowess with the reins be known as you participate in horse races in both the Shire and Bree-land – available around the clock. Prove yourself and be the envy of your kin as you introduce the new Summer Festival Steed to your stable!

Cast your line and enjoy the Summer Festival fishing derbies. Throughout Eriador, different derbies are to be won from the Bree lakes and Shire Rivers to the mountain streams of Thorin’s Hall and harbor of Celondim. How many fish can you catch in the time allowed? A trophy and titles await those whose angling proves deft enough!

Perhaps a freshly packed pipe is your preferred way to unwind? Scavenger hunts are a great way to experience all the different and unique blends of pipe-weed to be found in Middle-earth. Make sure you try the Shire’s famous “Old Toby”!

Become a member of the Inn League or join its arch rival, the Ale Association! These rival factions have declared all-out war on one another. Garner reputation as you complete tasks for your chosen faction, but remember you’ll lose favor with the opposing side. The consequences are now greater than ever!

Find the steps for whatever tune you chance to hear during the Summer Festival! For those who fancy themselves skilled dancers, there are opportunities aplenty for showing off your moves. And if you were gifted with two left feet, dance masters can be found throughout Eriador, ready to give instruction in the steps of their homelands.