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Upcoming Tolkien-related events in 2023


A NazgΓ»l cosplayer at the Middle-earth Festival
held at Sarehole Mill, Birmingham (UK), on 9 July 2017.
 

Updated: 4 June 2023

2023 looks to be a good year for Tolkien fans for the number of events being run, both regular and one-offs. 2023 also marks a significant date, the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s death.


Below are the known events so far. More will be added as they are announced.

Key: 🌐 = online, πŸ‘₯ = in-person, 🎭 = hybrid (option for online or in-person)

πŸ“… Other calendars and repeat events

πŸ“† The Tolkien Collector’s Guide has a great calendar here too. 

🌐 LOTRO (The Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG) 2023 events

🌐 For my LOTRO based RP-Lite storytelling/social events, please look here

πŸ‘₯ Origins of Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and Sarehole Guided walk
Sarehole Mill, Birmingham (UK)
Website / Events

A guided tour around places connected to J.R.R. Tolkien’s childhood. 
πŸ“† Various dates:

  • Sunday 4 June 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 11 June 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 18 June 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 25 June 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 2 July 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 9 July 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 23 July 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 30 July 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 6 August 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 13 August 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 20 August 2023 (10:00am)
  • Sunday 27 August 2023 (10:00am)

πŸ“… Tolkien-related events 2023

πŸ“† Tuesday 3 January 2023
🎭 J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday

πŸ“† Friday 17 February 2023 @ 8.30pm
🌐 Tolkien - Life, Work and Writing in Oxford
IAB Tours (Ian Braisby)

πŸ“† Sunday 26 February 2023
πŸ‘₯ Elven Jewellery Workshop
Sarehole Mill, Birmingham (UK)

πŸ“† 21-22 March 2023
πŸ‘₯ G.B. Smith and J.R.R. Tolkien: a meaningful friendship
Corpus Christi College

πŸ“† Saturday 25 March 2023
🌐 Tolkien Reading Day (Theme: "Travel and adventure")

πŸ“† Tuesday 28 March 2023 @ 12pm
πŸ‘₯ The Great Tales Never End: in Memory of Christopher Tolkien
With: Catherine McIlwaine, John Garth and Stuart Lee. Chaired by Grace Khuri
Oxford Literary Festival (In-person)

πŸ“† Saturday 1 April 2023
πŸ‘₯ 19th annual Tolkien at UVM conference

πŸ“† Saturday 1 April - Sunday 24 September 2023
πŸ‘₯ The Magic of Middle-earth
The Novium Museum, Chichester

πŸ“† Thursday 20 April 2023
🌐 The Lord of the Rings Online 16th anniversary

πŸ“† 10-12 May 2023
🌐 GIFCon 2023 (Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations)
Topic: Boundaries and Margins

πŸ“† Thursday 11 May – Saturday 13 May 2023
🎭 The 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies
Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)

πŸ“† Friday 12 May 2023
πŸ‘₯ "The Houses of Healing: Tolkien, Fantasy, and the Road to Recovery"
Tolkien Lecture (John Garth) / Fantasy Worlds weekend
University of Birmingham
Previous event was held in 2022 and the keynote speech was ‘"I hold the key": J. R. R. Tolkien through interviews and reminiscences’ by Dr Dimitra Fimi.

πŸ“† Thursday 8 June 2023 (7pm BST)
🌐 "There and Back Again: Why We Keep Returning to Middle-earth"
Glasgow 2024 and TheOneRing.net
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2023/06/
Free tickets via EventBrite
YouTube Livestream

πŸ“† Friday 9 June 2023 (8pm BST)
🌐 "Guide to Tolkien's Letters Livestream launch
Tolkien Collector's Guide
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=49287
YouTube Livestream

πŸ“† Sunday 25 June 2023 (11am)
πŸ‘₯ "Tolkien and Lewis: Friendship that redefined Fantasy"
Lecture: Diane Purkiss and John Garth 
Bradford Literature Festival

πŸ“† Sunday 25 June 2023 (12.15pm)
πŸ‘₯ "Who was J.R.R. Tolkien?
Lecture: John Garth, Grace Khuri, Dr. Adam Roberts"
Bradford Literature Festival

πŸ“† Thursday 29 June 2023 - Saturday 1 July 2023
πŸ‘₯ "The Hobbit" stage adaption (by Alex Thomas and John Mann)
Oxford Playhouse (during the Oxford Festival of Arts)
https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/events/the-hobbit

πŸ“† Sunday 2 July 2023
🎭 Tolkien Society Seminar 2023: “The Mighty and Frail NΓΊmenor
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) – Leeds, UK

πŸ“† Monday 3 July - Thursday 6 July 2023
🎭 International Medieval Congress
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) - Leeds, UK
πŸ’ Tolkien sessions here and here

πŸ“† Friday 28 - Sunday 30 July 2023
🌐 Interchanging Melodies Online Summit: Tolkien, Religion & Beyond
Tolkien Heads Online Summit
https://homebrewedchristianity.lpages.co/tolkienheads-theology-conference/

πŸ“† Friday 4 August 2023 @ 6pm
πŸ‘₯ An Evening with Nick Groom (With Dr Hannah McDonald)
Waterstones, Cambridge
Booking: https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-nick-groom/cambridge

πŸ“† 5-6 August 2023
🎭 Mythopoeic Society Online Summer Seminar 2023: "Fantasy Goes to Hell: Depictions of Hell in Modern Fantasy Texts"
Online Event (Zoom and Discord)

πŸ“† 31 August – 3 September 2023
🎭 Oxonmoot 2023 (50th anniversary)
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) – Oxford, UK

πŸ“† 1-2 September 2023
πŸ‘₯ Tolkien Weekend
The Oratory, Birmingham
https://www.birminghamoratory.org.uk/tolkien-weekend-1st-2nd-september/

πŸ“† 2-3 September 2023
πŸ‘₯ Tolkien 50: Tolkien's Words and Worlds
Oxford (Booking now closed, waiting list open)
https://tolkien50.web.ox.ac.uk/ 

πŸ“† 30 September 2023 - 6 April 2024
πŸ‘₯ The Magic of Middle-earth (Exhibition)
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre)
https://www.experience-barnsley.com/whats-on/the-magic-of-middle-earth  

πŸ“† 27-29 October 2023
🎭 19th DTG Tolkien Seminar (German Tolkien Society)
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) - GΓΆttingen, Germany.
Topic: "With other eyes: The Visualisation of Tolkien’s Work"

πŸ“† Tuesday 21 November 2023
🎭 Christopher Tolkien’s Birthday

πŸ“† Sunday 26 November 2023
🌐 Tolkien Society Online Seminar: "Secondary Believers, Secondary Worlds: Tolkien and Religion in the Twenty-first Century"
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-society-online-seminar-2023-tolkien-and-religion-in-the-twenty-first-century/ 


πŸ“… 
No date as yet

Coming soon.

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