Oxonmoot 2021: Full Schedule

3:00pm BST

Craft Room Challenge

Join me in the Cottage of Lost Play to take on one of a number of challenges. Whether you're creative or not, there'll be something for you, from Lego to Sculpture and all things in between.

For online delegates, we will be issuing the challenges on the day so you can send us photos or videos of your creations - so look out for an email on 2nd September.

Speakers

Anne Gooding

Anne joined the Tolkien Society in 2012 for the Return of the Ring and attended her first Oxonmoot that year. The Cottage of Lost Play (or the Art and Craft Room) started in 2013 as a space for fun. She first picked up LoTR as a teenager. She can’t remember when she first read The... Read More →

Thursday September 2, 2021 3:00pm - 6:00pm BST
2 - The Cottage of Lost Play (Craft) & Online (Meeting Strand)

In Person Only

3:00pm BST

Registration

Thursday September 2, 2021 3:00pm - 6:00pm BST
6 - Ruth Deech Building Foyer

In Person Only

3:30pm BST

In-person Walking Tour of Oxford

Tolkien Society Trustee and Technology Officer Daniel Helen leads a walking tour of some of the chief locations associated with Tolkien in Oxford.

Owing to the Covid situation numbers are limited, and priority will be given to First Time attendees at Oxonmoot.

N.B. The walk is roughly 3.5 miles in total and will take about 2 hours.

Speakers

Daniel Helen

Trustee, The Tolkien Society

Daniel is the Technology Officer and a Trustee of The Tolkien Society. Elected in 2014, he is mainly responsible for the Society's digital operations.

Thursday September 2, 2021 3:30pm - 5:30pm BST
8 - Meet at Porters' Lodge

In Person Only

6:00pm BST

Stewards Meeting

Speakers

Elena Davison

Oxonmoot Co-chair

Elena joined the Tolkien Society in 2012 at The Return of the Ring in Loughborough. They seemed like a good bunch and many a friendship blossomed that week. Over the next few years, she picked up running the art show at Oxonmoot, followed by chairing the event itself in 2015-2017... Read More →

Thursday September 2, 2021 6:00pm - 6:30pm BST
3 - Edoras (Discussions & Activities)

In Person Only

6:30pm BST

In-person First Timers' Reception

An opportunity for those new to an in-person Oxonmoot to meet new friends, and find out a bit more about the Oxonmoot community and experience from the organisers and other "old hands".

Speakers

Mike Percival

Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities (Head Dragon)

Mike Percival joined the Tolkien Society in 1983. A year later at his first Oxonmoot he thought to himself "the ambience of this party would be improved by using some stage lighting for the Ents". And the rest is history. Apart from doing tech at Oxonmoot almost ever since, Mike has... Read More →

Elena Davison

Oxonmoot Co-chair

Lizzie Lock

First Timers Contact, Tolkien society

Any enquires about Oxonmoot.

Shaun Gunner

Chair, The Tolkien Society

Shaun Gunner is the Chair of the Tolkien Society. Shaun has served as the chair since 2013, and has worked to reshape the Society to be a more modern, more open and more international organisation. During Shaun’s tenure as chair, the Society’s membership has quintupled and now... Read More →

Thursday September 2, 2021 6:30pm - 7:30pm BST
3 - Edoras (Discussions & Activities)

In Person Only

8:45pm BST

In-person Pub Quiz

Introduced in 2012 as an opening night icebreaker, Maggie and Mike Percival’s Oxonmoot Pub Quiz has become something of an institution.
This in-person version of the quiz will test a wide range of Tolkien knowledge, but the emphasis is on fun! We will help everyone to find a team to join - an ideal opportunity for everyone to meet up on the first evening of Oxonmoot.

Speakers

Mike Percival

Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities (Head Dragon)

Maggie Percival

Maggie Percival joined the Tolkien Society in 1979, and has been known to say that doing so changed her life. She is best known in Tolkien circles as a costumer, notably for Elwing the White and Aratalindalë, the latter being her second Best in Show set at the World Science Fiction... Read More →

Thursday September 2, 2021 8:45pm - 10:15pm BST
6 - Ruth Deech Building Foyer

In Person Only

9:30am BST

Dealers Room & Art Show

Friday September 3, 2021 9:30am - 5:00pm BST
4 - Danson Room (Art & Dealers)

In Person Only

2:00pm BST

Hobbit Hike

Ever thought that a bit of fresh air and exercise would be a good thing at Oxonmoot?

Join Maggie on a gentle hike (approximately 2 miles each way) across the University Parks and along the banks of the Cherwell. A short delay may happen at The Victoria Arms, though Maggie wants to be back for Just a Minute, so hopefully not too long a one!

Please wear sensible shoes. Note that in the event of inclement weather this may be cancelled or re-arranged at short notice.

Speakers

Maggie Percival

Friday September 3, 2021 2:00pm - 4:30pm BST
8 - Meet at Porters' Lodge

In Person Only

9:00pm BST

A Long-expected Party

It's two years since we were last able to party at Oxonmoot, and in that time a number of members have celebrated significant birthdays and other milestones - while the rest of us just love a hobbit-style party.

Join us for an evening of games, jolification and the traditional hobbit exchange of "mathoms".

Friday September 3, 2021 9:00pm - 11:00pm BST
8 - Main Quad (Weather Permitting)

In Person Only

9:30am BST

Dealers Room & Art Show

Saturday September 4, 2021 9:30am - 5:00pm BST
4 - Danson Room (Art & Dealers)

In Person Only

10:00am BST

Bake-Off Submissions

Saturday September 4, 2021 10:00am - 11:00am BST
6 - Ruth Deech Building Foyer

In Person Only

10:30am BST

#OxonRun

A new venture for 2021.

Join the Elf from the 2020 Masquerade on a gentle 5k through the Parks and along the Cherwell. Shake out the cobwebs, and set yourself up for the second half of Oxonmoot.

Speakers

Mike Percival

Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities (Head Dragon)

Saturday September 4, 2021 10:30am - 11:30am BST
8 - Meet at Porters' Lodge

In Person Only

1:15pm BST

Coaches to Wolvercote

Sunday September 5, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm BST
8 - Meet at Porters' Lodge

In Person Only