International Hobbit Day

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22 & 23 September 2025 | Hobbiton™ Movie Set, Matamata

The biggest party of the year returns on 22 and 23 September 2025, celebrating the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo here at Hobbiton Movie Set, home of the Hobbits.

Step into the enchanting village of Hobbiton™, where your guide will escort you through the twelve-acre site, recounting fascinating details of how the movie set was created – be sure to keep an eye out for a few surprises along the way!

As the tour comes to an end, you’ll arrive into The Green Dragon™ Marketplace – a bustling, vibrant festival-like atmosphere with traditional Hobbit fare bursting from the market stalls in the Bywater Beer Garden. Sample some treats from the stalls and make yourself at home in the cosy Green Dragon Inn. 

For guests with a Hobbit-sized appetite, the Party Marquee will boast a buffet table overflowing with options for a more substantial supper, and, as is tradition in the Shire™, second helpings are encouraged! 

A lively prize giving celebrating the best dressed guests, games winners and raffle winner will be held in the Marketplace, followed by a short evening walk through the village, with lights from the Hobbit Holes glowing against the darkness.

Tickets to this great event are very limited. For more information, click here.