LotRO celebrates the Harvest Festival

There are a lot of Fall seasonal festivals going on in MMOs right now. From WoW'sHallow's End with its flying broomstick mount and Headless Horsemen event to City of Heroes'Costume Contest.

Lord of the Rings Online is celebrating the season in its own way with Middle-earth's first annual Harvest Festival. Announced today, but starting on Friday, October 26th and running through November 11th, Tolkien lovers can enjoy a number of unique events.

Harvest Festival activities include:

• Horse Racing - Players compete against each other and the winners can get their own Harvest Festival horse.

• Festival Games - Traditional games like bobbing for apples will reward Harvest items.

• Special Tradeskill Quest -Players with the Farming tradeskill who planted crops during the Summer Solstice Festival will be able to harvest them for a special house reward.

• Dancing Quests - Finishing these will grant new race-specific dance emotes.

A nice mix of enjoyable and immersive seasonal activities, Turbine is doing a great job of creating community in Middle-earth.