BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=-1SU DTSTART:20080101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:1200 TZOFFSETTO:1300 TZNAME:New Zealand Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20080101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:1300 TZOFFSETTO:1200 TZNAME:New Zealand Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Mid-Winter Feast 2026 DESCRIPTION:Escape the winter chill and warm up with a special feast in the Shire on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July 2026With a warming mulled wine in hand\, relax by the roaring fire inside The Green Dragon Inn before heading to the Party Marquee to enjoy a fully themed mid-winter buffet dinner fit for a Hobbit .\nHobbiton is an experience to tantalise the senses\, as guests find themselves engulfed in the sights\, smells\, sounds and tastes of the Shire\, at the home of the Hobbits\, as featured in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies. Your guide will escort you through the twelve-acre site recounting fascinating details of how the movie set was created. Throughout the movie set you will see 44 complete Hobbit Holes including the famous Bag End\, venture beyond the door of one of the newly completed interior Hobbit Holes on Bagshot Row \, the thatched Millhouse\, double arch stone bridge and of course the famous Green Dragon Inn.Your tour will conclude at the masterfully recreated Inn and waiting for you will be our specially brewed mulled wine. Enjoy your hot mulled wine in the cosy interiors with ample time to relax and warm up in front of the open fire places.Enjoy a selection of Hobbit-sized canap s on offer as you enjoy the themed entertainment before following your guide up to the Party Marquee for a full buffet dinner bursting with traditional Hobbit fare - and\, as is the tradition in the Shire\, second helpings are encouraged!To conclude this premium Hobbiton Movie Set experience\, after dinner you will re- join your guide and make your way back through the wandering paths of Hobbiton with path lighting to show the way. This stunning journey under moonlight will travel through the village breathtakingly lit up with Hobbit Hole chimney's smoking and lanterns glowing against the darkness.Tickets are limited and this event sells out every year so get in early and enjoy this one of a kind winter feast in the Shire!Mid-Winter Feast includes:\n-A tour of Hobbiton Movie Set\n-Hobbit Southfarthing beverages on tap throughout the evening\n-Specially brewed mulled wine\n-Themed live band\n-Predinner canapes\n-A fully themed mid-winter buffet dinner\n-An evening walk through Hobbiton Movie Set\nTickets available from https://www.hobbitontours.com/experiences/mid-winter-feast X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Escape the winter chill and warm up with a special feast in the Shire&trade\; on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 July 2026
With a warming mulled wine in hand\, relax by the roaring fire inside The Green Dragon&trade\; Inn before heading to the Party Marquee to enjoy a fully themed mid-winter buffet dinner fit for a Hobbit&trade\;.
Hobbiton is an experience to tantalise the senses\, as guests find themselves engulfed in the sights\, smells\, sounds and tastes of the Shire\, at the home of the Hobbits\, as featured in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies. Your guide will escort you through the twelve-acre site recounting fascinating details of how the movie set was created. Throughout the movie set you will see 44 complete Hobbit Holes&trade\; including the famous Bag End\, venture beyond the door of one of the newly completed interior Hobbit Holes on Bagshot Row&trade\;\, the thatched Millhouse\, double arch stone bridge and of course the famous Green Dragon Inn.
Your tour will conclude at the masterfully recreated Inn and waiting for you will be our specially brewed mulled wine. Enjoy your hot mulled wine in the cosy interiors with ample time to relax and warm up in front of the open fire places.
Enjoy a selection of Hobbit-sized canapé\;s on offer as you enjoy the themed entertainment before following your guide up to the Party Marquee for a full buffet dinner bursting with traditional Hobbit fare - and\, as is the tradition in the Shire\, second helpings are encouraged!
To conclude this premium Hobbiton Movie Set experience\, after dinner you will re-­\;join your guide and make your way back through the wandering paths of Hobbiton with path lighting to show the way. This stunning journey under moonlight will travel through the village breathtakingly lit up with Hobbit Hole chimney&rsquo\;s smoking and lanterns glowing against the darkness.
Tickets are limited and this event sells out every year so get in early and enjoy this one of a kind winter feast in the Shire!
Mid-Winter Feast includes:
-A tour of Hobbiton Movie Set
-Hobbit Southfarthing beverages on tap throughout the evening
-Specially brewed mulled wine
-Themed live band
-Predinner canapes
-A fully themed mid-winter buffet dinner
-An evening walk through Hobbiton Movie Set


Tickets available from \;https://www.hobbitontours.com/experiences/mid-winter-feast

LOCATION:501 Buckland Road Matamata Hamilton 3472 UID:e.2454.1454849 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260509T041112Z URL:https://business.matamatanz.co.nz/events/Details/mid-winter-feast-2026-1723026?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR