{"id":121090,"date":"2025-10-16T07:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=121090"},"modified":"2025-10-16T07:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:18:36","slug":"fan-expo-announces-25th-anniversary-lotr-reunion-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2025\/10\/16\/121090-fan-expo-announces-25th-anniversary-lotr-reunion-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan Expo announces 25th Anniversary LOTR reunion tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">They&#8217;re taking the Hobbits across America to celebrate 25 years of movie fellowships, touring 10 cities in 10 months durring 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood will reunite to spread the joy in <em>An Evening with the Hobbits<\/em>, which Fan Expo HQ is billing as \u201cmore than a reunion and so much more than a panel.\u201d <strong>It will have storytelling, a variety show, and so much more<\/strong>. And each city they appear in will deliver this greatness for two nights. Behind the scenes memories, inside jokes, and more will make it feel like a great feast of joy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Fellowship is reuniting for The Lord of the Rings 25th Anniversary Reunion Tour: A Once-in-a-Generation Celebration. Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd are journeying to 11 FAN EXPO shows in 2026 for An Evening with the Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years-because what&#8217;s better than second breakfast? Elevenses at 11 shows. From exclusive experiences to photo ops and autographs, fans can celebrate a quarter-century of Middle-earth magic with the hobbits who stole our hearts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tour Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexponeworleans\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Orleans<\/a>: Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpoportland\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Portland<\/a>: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpovancouver\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vancouver<\/a>: February 14\u201316, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MEGACON <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/megaconorlando\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Orlando<\/a>: Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calgary <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/calgaryexpo\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Comics &amp; Entertainment Expo<\/a>: Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpodenver\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Denver<\/a>: May 28\u201331, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpophiladelphia\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Philadelphia<\/a>: May 29\u201331, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpoboston\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Boston<\/a>: Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpochicago\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chicago<\/a>: Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpocanada\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Toronto<\/a>: Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FAN EXPO <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/fanexpodallas\/an-evening-with-the-hobbits-in-celebration-of-25-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dallas<\/a>: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiously, there seems to be a break in July-July which aligns with the shooting schedule of THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM feature film shooting in NZ. Elijah is confirmed, but maybe all four have a role to play in the new spinoff movie set during the 17 years between Bilbo&#8217;s birthday and the Council of Elrond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get tickets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for this event will go on sale for each city on October 22 at 10AM at <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/home\/the-lord-of-the-rings-25th-anniversary-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Fan Expo<\/a> in the city links above. <a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/home\/the-lord-of-the-rings-25th-anniversary-tour\/\">https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/home\/the-lord-of-the-rings-25th-anniversary-tour\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are options for the variety hour stage show only, photo ops, autographs, and group meetups. Photo ops start at $80 in most cities and up, with the ultimate package called&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BACKSTAGE PASS WITH THE CAST<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>$799<\/strong>, this once (tenth?) in a lifetime opportunity includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gold Ticket priority seating to attend the special panel \u2013 <em>An Evening with the Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A professional team-up photo op with all four hobbits: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, and you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One guaranteed in-person autograph from all four hobbits: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd &#8211; BYOB Bring Your Own Barrel to sign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with other Tolkien fans in our convention channel on <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/925946654039879680\/1263217255647285309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Discord<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re taking the Hobbits across America to celebrate 25 years of movie fellowships, touring 10 cities in 10&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":110040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[39,16,45,46,14,59],"tags":[4393,4392],"class_list":["post-121090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boyd","category-events-conventions","category-monaghan","category-wood","category-events","category-astin","tag-25th-anniversary","tag-fan-expo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hobbits.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tLoH-vv4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121090"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121096,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121090\/revisions\/121096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}