The residents of Leukerbad, Switzerland, are knee-deep in Middle-earth festival attendees today. This weekend marks the sixth Middle-earth Festival since 2001, an event that was brought back due to popular demand after its last occurrence in 2005. “Popular demand” may be an understatement; the festival’s 1500 participants snatched up the tickets in a matter of minutes when they went on sale last October.
The four-day extragavanza, which ends Sunday, includes all kinds of activities for its costumed participants. Workshops are being held on things like fiber arts and archery. The standard Renaissance-fair-esque goings-on can be counted on, of course: juggling, tumbling, Â jousting, and a parade through Leukerbad. This evening there will be a Hobbit dinner with medieval-style food, and tomorrow the festival will conclude with a firework display.
See the Middle-earth Festival 2012 site (in German) for more details and photos. And raise a glass to our fellow fans who are having a blast in Switzerland this weekend!
Via The Local: Switzerland’s News in English
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This sounds like a ton of fun! Why does this not happen in the US?? I demand a Tolkien parade, fireworks, AND a Hobbit-themed meal!
I’M IN!!
The U.S equivalent is A Long-Expected Party in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. I believe the third one will be in 2014.
Okay, Kentucky, 2014 — I am penciling it in … wait I don’t have a 2014 Hobbit calendar yet … don’t worry, there are no problems, only solutions! I will think of something!
Oh I am checking out this site later! If anybody wants any translations, please ask!
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