Tolkien Society of Kansas City

10/17/2026

Middlemoot in person folks! Please be aware of these traffic changes - we will still have access to the Museum’s parking, but you may need to adjust your route getting there!

The Garmin Kansas City Marathon is happening tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 17!

The Museum and Memorial, located between Miles 4 and 5, is just one of the many iconic Kansas City sites along the course. Please allow for extra time when navigating to the Museum and Memorial.

PLEASE NOTE: Road closures will occur between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. with highest number of participants passing the Museum and Memorial between 7:20 and 9:20 a.m. The Museum and Memorial opens at 10 a.m. The following roads around the Museum and Memorial will be affected:

🚫 Wyandotte from 31st to Memorial Drive: closed.
🚫 Kessler Road: closed.
🚫 Pershing between Kesseler and Broadway.

✅ Access to Memorial Drive via Main remains open
✅ Guests may park for free in the U-Shaped Drive and the West Visitor Lot (enter through the U-Shaped Drive; access from Kessler is closed).
✅ Don't want to drive? Take the FREE KC Streetcar!

See the full course maps and details from Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation: https://www.sportkc.org/marathon/course-maps

10/13/2026

Last call for trivia sign ups!

Registration is almost full, and will close at 5pm Wednesday October 14th.

Calling all hobbits, orcs and elves!

Return (with or without the King) to the Museum and Memorial on Friday, Oct. 16 for a thematic trivia night centered on the life and works of WWI veteran and author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Indulge in Shire-inspired refreshments, flaunt your best attire in an optional costume contest, and test your knowledge to win precious prizes! Whether you enjoy English literature or are a WWI history enthusiast, you will not want to pass up this evening of merrymaking in Middle-earth.

Know before you go:
🧙 Footwear required.
🧝‍♂️ Tickets include two complimentary drinks and food; cash bar available. ID needed.
💍 Individuals may play solo or in teams of up to five people. Team assignments and names will be taken at the door.
🧙‍♂️ We ask that all participants turn off phones to cultivate a fair game. Gandalf never used a search engine in the libraries of Minas Tirith.

$25 per person, $15 Members. Register here: https://theworldwar.org/events/trivia-night-tolkien-edition-oct-2026

Hosted in partnership with the Tolkien Society of Kansas City.

10/13/2026

Are you THAT friend that always has to point out in that one scene in Two Towers where Aragorn actually broke his toe?
Then this night is for you!
Join us for some Trivia this Friday Night!

Calling all hobbits, orcs and elves!

Return (with or without the King) to the Museum and Memorial on Friday, Oct. 16 for a thematic trivia night centered on the life and works of WWI veteran and author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Indulge in Shire-inspired refreshments, flaunt your best attire in an optional costume contest, and test your knowledge to win precious prizes! Whether you enjoy English literature or are a WWI history enthusiast, you will not want to pass up this evening of merrymaking in Middle-earth.

Know before you go:
🧙 Footwear required.
🧝‍♂️ Tickets include two complimentary drinks and food; cash bar available. ID needed.
💍 Individuals may play solo or in teams of up to five people. Team assignments and names will be taken at the door.
🧙‍♂️ We ask that all participants turn off phones to cultivate a fair game. Gandalf never used a search engine in the libraries of Minas Tirith.

$25 per person, $15 Members. Register here: https://theworldwar.org/events/trivia-night-tolkien-edition-oct-2026

Hosted in partnership with the Tolkien Society of Kansas City.

10/10/2026

It’s not too late to register!

“There was great battle long ago… the Marshes have grown since then, swallowed up the graves… you cannot reach them, you cannot touch them… All dead.”

This is a quote by the fictional character Gollum in "The Two Towers" by WWI veteran J.R.R. Tolkien. It has been suggested that the marshes near Authuille, France (pictured here) gave Tolkien the “Dead Marshes” scene when he served here as a Signaling Officer with the 11th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers.

🧙 Do you love English fantasy literature and WWI history? Join us on Friday, Oct. 16 for Trivia Night: Tolkien Edition, a thematic trivia night centered on the life and works of WWI veteran and author J. R. R. Tolkien.
🎟️ $25 per person ($15 Members), individuals welcome or teams up to five people. Tickets include two complimentary drinks and food; cash bar available. ID needed.
🔗 See full details (yes, footwear is required) and register here: https://theworldwar.org/events/trivia-night-tolkien-edition-oct-2026

Hosted in partnership with the Tolkien Society of Kansas City.

Image: photograph by Michael St Maur Sheil (object ID 2021.169.162).

10/08/2026

Songs shape worlds. Spoken words stir courage. Bring your love of Tolkien to Middle Moot as we celebrate the power of music and the spoken word.

October 17, 2026 • Kansas City + online

Join us:
https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/events/middlemoot2026/

09/22/2026

Happy Hobbit Day, and Happy Birthday to Bilbo and Frodo!

We will be celebrating Hobbit Day tomorrow at our monthly meeting, and we will have some treats provided, though if you wish to bring a Hobbity treat or beverage to share they will be most welcome!
We will pause our reading for this month, and just enjoy good food, and each others fine company, with some games and maybe a Springle Ring or two ✨

6:30pm Irish Center of Kansas City (Main Hall)

09/21/2026

Never laugh at live dragons!

09/15/2026

Happy birthday to The Silmarillion!

First published September 15th, 1977.

Join us in celebrating by posting your favourite passage, character, or story from the Silm, or a photo of your copy of the book, or both!

09/11/2026

“‘The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”

04/27/2026

Hear ye all ye people of Middle-earth! Registration for Middlemoot 2026 is now live 🦅

The theme for this year is “Shaping Our World: The Power of Music and the Spoken Word” - date is Saturday October 17th.

Join Tolkien fans in Kansas City for Middle Moot! Listen and play with our theme, "Shaping Our World: The Power of Music and the Spoken Word."