The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature

The lecture will be held on 19 May, at 6:00 pm, at Oxford Town Hall. For further information, please see the F.A.Q. on our website. #tolkienlecture #brandonsanderson

Tickets are now available for the 2026 Tolkien Lecture, delivered by @BrandSanderson! You can reserve your ticket now on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/brandon-sand… Tickets are free, but required for entry, so make sure to book yours before they run out!

The lecture will be held on 19 May at 6:00 pm, at Oxford Town Hall. The event is free and open to the public, but you will need to reserve a ticket in advance to attend! #tolkienlecture #brandonsanderson

A reminder that tickets will be released tomorrow, 19 March, at 12:00 pm GMT for the 2026 Tolkien lecture, delivered by @BrandSanderson! Keep an eye on our socials and website, where we will post the Eventbrite link at midday.

📚The Tolkien Lecture is free to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets will be released on Eventbrite on Thursday, 19 March at 12:00 pm. 🧞See our website for further details! tolkienlecture.org/2026/02/19/bra… #tolkien #tolkienlecture #brandonsanderson

🎉 We are delighted to share that the 2026 Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature will be delivered by award-winning fantasy and science-fiction author @BrandSanderson. 🏰 The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 19 May at 6:00 pm, at Oxford Town Hall.

Audio recordings from the Tolkien Lecture archive are now available on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3RA1OGfF3…. Whether rediscovering an old favourite lecture or listening for the first time, we hope you enjoy hearing our speakers’ fantastic insights via a new medium! #tolkienlecture

The full recording of the 2025 Tolkien Lecture, 'The Uses of Fantasy' by @zenaldehyde, is now available on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel! youtu.be/_ZhcGNoD5xA

Snapshots from the 2025 Tolkien Lecture! It was a pleasure to welcome @zenaldehyde as our speaker—we hope everyone who joined us enjoyed a fantastic evening ✨ #tolkienlecture #zencho

Just one week until acclaimed fantasy author @zenaldehyde delivers this year’s Tolkien Lecture! For those unable to attend in person, the lecture will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. We can’t wait to see you all there! #tolkienlecture #zencho @PembrokeOxford

🧞‍♀️The Tolkien Lecture is free of charge, but tickets are required for entry. An optional donation of £10 goes toward the costs of running the lecture and will help us keep the event free for the public in future years. All donations are greatly appreciated.

✨ Tickets are out now for the 2025 Tolkien Lecture, delivered by Zen Cho (@zenaldehyde)! 🎟️ Visit Eventbrite to reserve your seat: tinyurl.com/2025TolkienLec…. 🐈‍⬛ The lecture will be held on Monday 19 May at 6:00 pm, in the Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College, Oxford.

Photo © Ilona Denton.

🔮 Zen Cho writes fantasy and romance. She has won the Hugo, Crawford and British Fantasy Awards, and the LA Times Ray Bradbury Prize. Her newest novel, Behind Frenemy Lines, is a contemporary romance set in a London law firm. Born and raised in Malaysia, Zen now lives in the UK.

🧚🏼‍♂️We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature will be delivered by Zen Cho (@zenaldehyde)! 🧙 The lecture will take place on Monday 19 May at 6:00 pm, in the Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College, Oxford (@PembrokeOxford)

@JustAiryThings Yes, you're all good!

@TolkienLecture Probably a stupid question, but I've got two tickets with donation that I booked on my account for myself and my friend (who couldn't book it themselves). Does that mean as long as I'm there they're ok if their ticket has my name on it?

Below are some FAQs regarding the lecture and ticket release. Please feel free to ask any questions about tickets that we have not addressed, and we will try our best to answer them.

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Tickets to the lecture are free of charge. However, if you are able, please consider purchasing a ticket for £10 which will help us cover the costs of running the lecture this year and in the future. All donations are greatly appreciated.

🎟️ Tickets are now available for the 2024 Tolkien Lecture by Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself)! Visit Eventbrite to secure your spot! tinyurl.com/2024tolkienlec… 🎟️