Atari and Turbine have announced the details of first annual Summer Solstice Festival in The Lord of the Rings Online:

The Summer Solstice Festival is called different things by different races. Whether it’s the Lithe Festival (Hobbits), Summerdays (Men), Summerfest (Dwarves) or the Festival of Enedhin (Elves), they all share the common themes of summer including planting, dancing, drinking, games and fireworks. Players can celebrate throughout Middle-earth from June 20th to July 10th by interacting with special vendors and participating in quests designed just for the Summer Solstice Festival including:

* Dancing – There will be dancing quests with new race-specific dance emotes as a reward.
* Fireworks – Players who collect fireworks from each of the four vendors in the Summer Solstice Festival will receive a unique firework.
* Scavenger Hunts – Players can participate in one of three scavenger hunts that will grant them unique special recipes, seeds and pipeweed.
* Hobnanigans – Join in madcap chicken-chasing games! There is an arena near the Bree Festival Grounds with two team captains as quest bestowers. Once twelve players are ready, the “Game Hen” will appear in the center of the arena and players will use a stick to persuade the chicken around the arena. Each team will have to get the chicken into a goal at the far end of the field three times within a certain time limit.

I assume this is good news, although it's hard for me to tell as the idea of dancing quests fills me with dread.

But it's not summer, it's winter!

sounds like that other lord of the rings festival they have in sydney once a year

I see what you did there.

Did it just get gayer in MMO land?

Are you trying to tell me you're not excited by the prospect of a unique firework?

sounds like that other lord of the ringsrims festival they have in sydney once a year

fixed.

Khel can't pretend to be cool ... he ddr's ...

Nah, its all about Guitar Hero now.

lol loser nerds.