Mid-year’s Day

Mid-year's Day is the middle day of the year that roughly corresponds with the summer solstice or Midsummer.

In the First Age, the Gondolindrim celebrated the Gates of Summer.

In the context of the Elven calendars, the middle day of the loa (year) is named Loëndë in Quenya, and is the second of the three Enderi.

In the context of the Shire-reckoning, the middle day is the second of the Lithedays, falling between 1 Lithe and 2 Lithe, and (as the Overlithe) had no weekday name. In the Shire, the Free Fair is held on the White Downs during these Lithedays.

Events that occurred on Mid-year's Day:
First Age 472 Beginning of the Fifth Battle of Beleriand: Nirnaeth Arnœdiad
First Age 498 Túrin weds Níniel in Brethil.
First Age 510 The Fall of Gondolin
Third Age 2941 Thorin and Company depart from Rivendell.
Third Age 3013 Will Whitfoot is elected (or re-elected) to the post of Mayor of Michel Delving at the Free Fair held on the White Downs.
Third Age 3018 Gandalf meets Radagast, then leaves a letter with Barliman Butterbur to be sent to Frodo, and tells him to expect a Mr. Underhill. Gandalf leaves for Orthanc, Barliman forgets to mail the letter.

Third Age 3019 Wedding of Aragorn II and Arwen.
Third Age 3020 Frodo resigns office of Deputy Mayor and Will Whitfoot is restored as a Mayor.
Fourth Age 6 Will Whitfoot resigns as Mayor of Michel Delving, and Samwise Gamgee is elected in his place.
Fourth Age 55At the Free Fair on the White Downs, Samwise Gamgee resigns as Mayor of the Shire.
Fourth Age 61Death of Rose Cotton, the wife of Samwise Gamgee.