To “larp” is to be surrounded by ye olde tents on a scout site in the south of England, with no phone in your pocket but a candlelit tavern to your right, one selling every possible flavour of mead.

Some TikTok users are learning about LARP for the first time, but what is its meaning on the app, and is it different from ...

Eight contestants chosen from the ultimate costume contest geared up to compete in a Live Action Role Play (LARP) event “Knight of the Skies” in a bid to win a free trip, or a few, in celebration of ...

On a recent Sunday in Volunteer Park, a medieval melee broke out. The sound of rustling chainmail commingled with deafening thwacks of foam swords against flesh. An armored knight dropped to his knees ...

On Saturday, Lion's Park in Trevallyn will feature a curious sight of medieval fighters engaged in combat. Charmaine is a journalist at The Examiner. She's interested in social, political and ...

Do you have a medieval costume in your wardrobe? It doesn't matter if you don't, because a frying pan, duster and pillows could make a costume worthy of winning free flights in Jetstar's quirky new ...

Cameron Hooper, from left, battles his children Kay Rain and Bryan Rain at txk Crossroads LARP's first event of the year Jan. 17, 2026, at Bringle Lake East in Texarkana, Texas. Hooper is the ...

Live-Action Role Play, or LARP, is a real-life based simulation game in which you create a character or take on a role and follow a specific storyline. The most popular genres of LARP are fantasy, ...

Imagine joining 5,000 new friends in the German countryside for six days of live-action role-playing (LARP) fun. DrachenFest is the second largest LARP gathering in the world and celebrated its 20th ...

Every week, hundreds of Australians kit up as medieval warriors and fantasy spellcasters before heading out into the world. You might have spotted them on a Friday night, decked out in full costume as ...