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Attention all Tolkien & Lord of the Rings fans in San Diego for Comic-Con 2026: Come hang out with fellow Tolkien fans at Storyhouse Spirits 1220 J St, San Diego, CA from 8pm-11pm this Saturday July 25 as an informal impromptu hangout!

#SDCC2026 #Tolkien #LOTR #ROP #Silmarillion by @socaliquendi

Get ready, @signumuniversity ‘s annual SoCalMoot is coming a week from this Saturday on February 7, 2026. The theme of this conference is “Lux in Tenebris: The Dialectic of Light and Darkness in Tolkien’s Legendarium.”

SoCal Moot: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Cost: $50 in-person; $25 remote.
Date & Time
Start: February 7, 2026, 10:00 am
End: February 7, 2026, 5:00 pm
Address
1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, CA 92011

For registration & more details, please see their website at:
https://signumuniversity.org/event/socalmoot2026/

Art by SignumUniversity by @socaliquendi

Join us on January 3rd as we say a toast in honor of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien's 134th birthday! We're hosting in-person meetups in San Diego and Los Angeles, plus a digital toast on Discord at 9pm (Discord link in bio)! 🎉
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#toasttotheprofessor #jrrtolkien #tolkiensbirthday #lotr #thehobbit by @socaliquendi

Our first official event as a Tolkien Society Smial - The Middle Earth Yule Party!
Thank you so much to the 100+ people who came and celebrated with us!
Bringing together Southern California Tolkien fans from all walks of life was our goal, and it was amazing to meet, bond, and build community with so many of you!
I’m so proud that our first event was such a success, and I’m excited for more events and activities to come!

THANK YOU to
❤️ @serpentine_cider for hosting us
❤️ @stonemonkeyusa for setting up and providing delicious food
❤️ @prancingponypod for joining us
❤️ Everyone who brought snacks and treats to share!
❤️ and the rest of our @socaliquendi team - @themiddlepage @tom_racine_art @davidthengoldo @vickle.mcpickle @yilingtheytriarch by @socaliquendi

One party to rule them all 🍻 Come to our Middle-earth Yule Party - where hobbits feast, elves dance, and the Third Age feels alive again! Tickets on sale now at serpentinecider.com/events #middleearth #lotr #hobbit #tolkien #yule by @socaliquendi

***ATTENTION***: More tickets have been added for the Yule Party so it is no longer sold out on the @serpentine_cider Eventbrite page!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/middle-earth-yule-party-tickets-1787703081039?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Join the SoCaliquendi Smial on December 6th for our first Middle-earth Yule Party at Serpentine Cider in San Diego!

Join us starting at 5:00pm for a night of Tolkien readings, Middle-earth crafts, White Oliphaunt gift-exchange, costumes, cider, and more! Details below:

**Middle-earth Yule Party at Serpentine Cider, hosted by SoCaliquendi, a Tolkien Society Smial**

**When:** Saturday, December 6th, 5:00pm-9:00pm
**Where:** Serpentine Cider, 8665 Miralani Drive #100, San Diego CA 92126

**What:**
Hobbit-themed Food & Drink
Live readings
White Oliphaunt gift exchange*
Craft table
Costume Contest
Giveaways
All ages welcome!

*Gift exchange participation is not required. To participate, please bring a wrapped gift of no more than $20 in value.

Details and tickets for this event can be found via Eventbrite [ here! ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/middle-earth-yule-party-tickets-1787703081039?aff=oddtdtcreator) Ticket price includes your first drink, and will also include a $10 gift card to use at Serpentine at a later date. All ticket sales support the venue Serpentine Cider and helps to ensure they can continue to open their doors for more community events like this in the Southern California area!

We hope you can join us!! Further details will follow, but check out the Eventbrite page for a general schedule of events. 🎁 by @socaliquendi

Calling all Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves, and Humans! We are excited to announce our next event! Join the SoCaliquendi Smial on December 6th for our first Middle-earth Yule Party at Serpentine Cider in San Diego!

Join us starting at 5:00pm for a night of Tolkien readings, Middle-earth crafts, White Oliphaunt gift-exchange, costumes, cider, and more! Details below:

**Middle-earth Yule Party at Serpentine Cider, hosted by SoCaliquendi, a Tolkien Society Smial**

**When:** Saturday, December 6th, 5:00pm-9:00pm
**Where:** Serpentine Cider, 8665 Miralani Drive #100, San Diego CA 92126

**What:**
Hobbit-themed Food & Drink
Live readings
White Oliphaunt gift exchange*
Craft table
Costume Contest
Giveaways
All ages welcome!

*Gift exchange participation is not required. To participate, please bring a wrapped gift of no more than $20 in value.

Details and tickets for this event can be found via Eventbrite [ here! ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/middle-earth-yule-party-tickets-1787703081039?aff=oddtdtcreator) Ticket price includes your first drink, and will also include a $10 gift card to use at Serpentine at a later date. All ticket sales support the venue Serpentine Cider and helps to ensure they can continue to open their doors for more community events like this in the Southern California area!

We hope you can join us!! Further details will follow, but check out the Eventbrite page for a general schedule of events. 🎁 by @socaliquendi

We're getting set up for @theoneringnet Bilbo's Birthday at the Mineral Wells picnic area of Griffith Park! Come celebrate with us starting at 11am and bring some food to share!
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#hobbitday #bilbo #frodo #thehobbit #bilbosbirthday #griffithpark #theoneringnet #birthday #hobbit #socaliquendi by @socaliquendi

Our dear friends @theoneringnet are throwing their annual Baggins Birthday Bash in LA at the Mineral Wells section of Griffith Park from 11:30am until about 6pm.
There will be fun and games, maybe a few prizes and some very agreeable fellow Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves and all manner of MIddle-earth denizens enjoying the end of Summer and the start of Autumn.
The Baggins Birthday Bash is a potluck sort of event, and people have already mentioned what they plan on TORn’s FB Event page, linked here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2493122097722441 by @socaliquendi

What a great turnout we had at our meet-up at @storyhousespiritsca outside of Comic Con last night! It was so wonderful to see our friends, both new and old, and to chat about Tolkien together.

Keep an eye out for announcements about future in-person meet-up events in Southern California, as well as virtual events held via our Discord server (link in bio). You can also sign up for our mailing list to receive updates straight to your inbox.

See you soon!

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#lotr #meetup #socaliquendi #smial #tolkiensociety #tolkien #lordoftherings #storyhousespiritsca #sdcc2025 by @socaliquendi

Attention all Tolkien & Lord of the Rings fans in San Diego for Comic-Con: Come hang out with fellow Tolkien fans at Storyhouse Spirits 1220 J St, San Diego, CA from 8pm-11pm this Saturday July 26 as an informal impromptu hangout!

#SDCC2025 #tolkien by @socaliquendi

As a Southern California based Smial, we are all getting ready for San Diego Comic-Con this week!

We hope anyone attending makes sure to stop by the official @theoneringnet booth # 1934 on the exhibit floor where they’ll be selling two new EXCLUSIVE t-shirt designs, hosting Jed Brophy all weekend, as well as hosting Matt from @nerdoftherings, teaming up with @thehappyhobbits, and offering treasures from @teawithtolkien, @shirepostmint, @oschaslings, and more!

Stay tuned for more info on an official SoCaliQuendi Comic-Con meet up !!

#sdcc2025 #sdcc #tolkien #theoneringnet by @socaliquendi