Born on March 25
Tolkien Reading Day
Read your favourite page aloud.
Next: March 25, 2027
Where it comes from
The Tolkien Society has organised Tolkien Reading Day every 25 March since 2003. It was first announced as a way to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's books into education, asking teachers and librarians to read his work to their classes and in their libraries, and it now invites everyone to celebrate his life and writing by…
How it's celebrated
The Society encourages schools, museums and libraries to host their own readings, picks a theme each year, and has run free online sessions so that readers in every time zone can join in. Fans share their favourite passages and what the books mean to them online.
Did you know
Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on 3 January 1892, and grew up in Sarehole, a village outside Birmingham that later inspired the Shire.
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