LARP Events in Canada – Active Live Action Roleplay by Province
Canada's LARP (Live Action Roleplay) scene is vibrant and diverse, spanning everything from epic medieval fantasy battles to post-apocalyptic adventures. Both English-speaking and French-speaking communities across the country host in-person LARP events open to new participants. Below is an up-to-date overview of active Canadian live action roleplay events (grandeur nature) by province.
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LARP Events By Province
British Columbia LARP Events
  • Medieval Chaos – Duncan, BC (Vancouver Island) – A "kitchen sink" high-fantasy combat LARP considered the major game on Vancouver Island. Medieval Chaos features full-contact boffer combat in a sprawling 100+ acre dedicated site called Dagger Deep. It runs weekly adventures (April–Oct) with ~100 players, making it one of Western Canada's largest LARPs. Website: medievalchaos.ca
  • Broken Realms – Vancouver, BC – A dark fantasy campaign LARP set in the tumultuous lands of Valanar. This game offers rich storytelling and combat in a gritty original setting. Broken Realms events are organized in the Greater Vancouver area (Lower Mainland). Official page: (Community Facebook Group)
  • LORE – Metro Vancouver/Fraser Valley, BC – A folkloric fantasy LARP game in the Vancouver area, launching its first events in 2024. LORE emphasizes mythology and immersive role-play in a high-fantasy setting. Links: Facebook / Instagram
  • Fool's Gambit – Langley, BC – A non-profit Star Wars-themed LARP campaign based in BC. This ongoing game invites players to enter a galaxy of smugglers, Jedi, and galactic intrigue, running weekend events at a camp in Langley. Info: (Facebook group "Fool's Gambit LARP")
  • Amtgard (Seaside Keep) – Vancouver, BC – The local chapter of Amtgard, a nationwide fantasy boffer combat LARP. Players meet for park battles and quests; Seaside Keep is the Vancouver-area Amtgard park. Info: Amtgard BC
  • Canada at Midnight – Nova Albion – Vancouver, BC – A chapter of the nationwide World of Darkness LARP network (Mind's Eye Theatre). Nova Albion runs monthly parlour LARP games (Vampire: The Masquerade, Mage, etc.) in the Vancouver area. Website: Canada at Midnight – Nova Albion (Vancouver Chronicle)
Alberta LARP Events
  • Underworld LARP – Umberfloe & Harrowvale – Calgary & Edmonton, AB – Chapters of Underworld LARP, a Canadian dark fantasy/horror campaign world. Underworld events are 18+ weekend adventures combining medieval high fantasy with horror elements. Umberfloe (Calgary) and Harrowvale (Edmonton) each hold multi-day story events where players battle monsters and unravel plotlines. Website: underworldlarp.com (select Alberta chapters)
  • Refuge LARP – Calgary & Edmonton – Calgary & Edmonton, AB – High-fantasy boffer LARP chapters that are part of the international Refuge network (formerly Alliance LARP). These games feature lightest-touch combat and an ongoing fantasy storyline. Both Calgary and Edmonton run several weekend events per year. Websites: refugelarpcalgary.ca | refugelarpedmonton.ca
  • Dark Ascension LARP – Edmonton, AB – A medieval dark fantasy LARP local to Edmonton. Features a unique game world (Admaari Empire and beyond) with boffer combat, rich lore, and immersive storylines. Events are 18+ and run periodically. Website: darkascensionlarp.com
  • Amtgard (Western Winds) – Edmonton, AB – Alberta's Amtgard chapter, focused on fantasy boffer combat in a casual park setting. Open to players 14+, Western Winds holds weekly battle games in Edmonton and is part of Amtgard's Kingdom of Northern Lights. Info: westernwinds.ca
Saskatchewan & Manitoba LARP Events
Saskatchewan
  • Underworld LARP – Zenithstrand – Saskatoon, SK – Saskatchewan's branch of the Underworld LARP dark fantasy/horror campaign. Zenithstrand runs 18+ weekend events near Saskatoon, where players portray heroes in a grim fantasy world beset by undead and eldritch threats. Info: Underworld Zenithstrand (chapter site)
(No other major in-person LARPs are currently listed in Saskatchewan.)
Manitoba
  • Etherworld LARP – Winnipeg, MB – A high fantasy LARP in Winnipeg focusing on immersion, storytelling, and combat in an original magical world. Etherworld is a non-profit community that runs campaigns in a mystic realm (Tyr Scithe Kallen) where intrigue, politics, and adventure await. Website: etherworld.ca
  • Frontier LARP – Winnipeg, MB – An organization that hosts multiple themed LARP events under the "Frontier" banner. They run a medieval fantasy campaign (Frontier: Maewood), a historical combat event (Frontier Medieval Combat), as well as post-apocalyptic scenarios like Frontier: Wasteland and a zombie survival game. Each offers a different genre experience with boffer combat. Website: frontierevents.ca
  • Underworld LARP – Misthaven – Winnipeg, MB – The Manitoba chapter of Underworld LARP. Misthaven offers dark fantasy horror adventures in the Underworld continuity. Events (18+) are typically held at outdoor sites where players engage in a weekend of combat, horror, and heroics. Website: underworldlarp.com (Misthaven page)
  • Amtgard (Northern Fields) – Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba's Amtgard park for fantasy foam combat and quests. Northern Fields meets in Winnipeg for casual battles and is open to all skill levels (ages 14+). It's a great entry point for those looking to try LARP combat in a friendly environment. Info: winnipeglarp.ca (Amtgard Northern Fields)
Ontario LARP Events
  • Altered LARP – Toronto area, ON – A survival horror LARP with occult and sci-fi elements. Altered is an immersive weekend game where players face otherworldly terror in an isolated setting. The genre is modern horror meets supernatural sci-fi, offering intense role-play and boffer combat. Website: alteredlarp.com
  • Dormancy – Southern Ontario (various), ON – A post-apocalyptic LARP set in the aftermath of a societal collapse. Dormancy events throw players into a harsh wasteland scenario with limited resources, dangerous adversaries, and tough survival choices. Website: dormancy.ca
  • End Times LARP – Ontario – A "grimdark" medieval fantasy LARP inspired by dark myth and folklore. End Times features gritty combat and morally grey storylines in a war-torn fantasy world. Events typically run in rural Ontario and are open to adult participants. Website: endtimeslarp.ca
  • Fantasy Alive – Greater Toronto Area, ON – A long-running medieval high-fantasy LARP campaign. Fantasy Alive offers classic fantasy adventure – think nobles, monsters, magic – and welcomes newcomers. Monthly weekend events occur near the GTA and Ottawa. Website: fantasyalivelrp.com
  • Mystfall – Southern Ontario (Acton), ON – A fantasy LARP set in a mystical realm, featuring an ongoing story of heroes, fae, and ancient magic. Mystfall's events emphasize role-playing, exploration, and community in a vibrant medieval world. Website: mystfall.ca
  • Relics of Aelomos – Southern Ontario (Acton), ON – A PvE-focused fantasy LARP where players cooperate to explore dungeons, seek relics, and battle creatures. Aelomos offers an 18+ immersive experience with rich lore and boffer combat, running events at a Scout reserve. Website: relicsofaelamos.ca
  • Underworld LARP (Ontario Chapters) – Toronto, Ottawa, London, North Bay (ON) – Ontario is home to several chapters of Underworld LARP, Canada's premier dark fantasy/horror campaign. Notable chapters include Duskmoor (Toronto area), Mournfall (Ottawa), Ralinwood (London area), and Howling Wilds (near North Bay). Underworld events are 18+ weekends where characters fight undead, demons, and eldritch evils in a persistent Gothic fantasy world. Website: underworldlarp.com (Ontario regions)
  • Amtgard (Ontario Parks) – Multiple cities in ON – Ontario has numerous Amtgard chapters – e.g. Twilight Peak (Toronto), Felfrost (Ottawa), Silva Urbem (London), and others. These are foam-combat LARP clubs focused on casual medieval fantasy battles and quests in local parks (open to ages 14+). Info: nineblades.ca (Amtgard Nine Blades kingdom)
  • Canada at Midnight (MES) – Ontario Chapters – Part of the Mind's Eye Society network for World of Darkness LARP. Ontario domains run monthly Vampire: The Masquerade and Mage games in cities like Toronto ("Dire Epiphany") and Ottawa ("Capital of Chaos"). These theater-style LARPs focus on intrigue, politics and storytelling (no boffer combat). Info: Canada at Midnight (national site)
Québec LARP Events
  • Duché de Bicolline – Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, QC – Bicolline is the largest live-action roleplay event in Canada – a massive medieval fantasy festival north of Trois-Rivières in French-speaking Québec. Set on a permanent 350-acre medieval village site, Bicolline's Grand Battle each August draws thousands of participants from around the world. Throughout a week of total immersion, players join medieval factions and engage in large-scale battles (1,000+ fighters per side), quests, feasts, and revelry. Genre: medieval fantasy kingdom war. Website: bicolline.org (Primarily French; English speakers often choose to attend via "The Voyage North" program)
  • Dead ZØNE – Saint-Didace, QC – A post-apocalyptic survival LARP (jeu de rôle grandeur nature) set in a zombie-infested world. Dead ZØNE is known for its high costuming standards – there are no character sheets, so your costume and gear are your character. Events (age 16+) run a few times a year in rural Quebec, challenging players to band together against the undead. Site: gndeadzone.com (bilingual)
  • Canada at Midnight – La Cité Lumière – Montréal, QC – The Montreal domain of the national World of Darkness LARP network. La Cité Lumière offers Vampire: The Masquerade storytelling set in Montreal's Camarilla and Anarch society. Games (in French and English) typically run monthly and focus on political intrigue among vampire factions. Info: Canada at Midnight – Montreal
(Québec has a very active LARP scene, often called "jeu de rôle grandeur nature". In addition to Bicolline and Dead Zone, dozens of francophone LARP events run seasonally across the province – from medieval fantasy campaigns to futuristic and horror GNs.)
Atlantic Canada LARP Events
New Brunswick
  • Forgotten Empires LARP – near Moncton, NB – A dark, gritty high-fantasy LARP held about an hour outside Moncton. Forgotten Empires runs multi-day events at "Totem's Rest" (Kouchibouguac, NB), featuring a war-torn world with clashing kingdoms and creeping dangers. It is an open-community game welcoming new players; events are generally scheduled a few times each summer. Info: (Facebook – Forgotten Empires LARP)
(As of now, New Brunswick's LARP community is small; Forgotten Empires is the primary active in-person LARP in the province.)
Nova Scotia
  • Armonia LARP – Halifax, NS – A non-profit medieval fantasy LARP campaign based in Nova Scotia's capital region. Participants create fantasy characters and role-play adventures in the world of Armonia. The Armonia community prides itself on being welcoming and beginner-friendly, with a focus on safety and fun. Events run a few times a year (weekend campouts) and new faces are always invited. Website: armonialarp.com
  • Underworld LARP – Tempest Grove – Cape Breton, NS – The Nova Scotia chapter of Underworld LARP, set in the dark fantasy realm of Tempest Grove. This chapter (launched in Cape Breton) holds 18+ horror-fantasy events where players fight back evil in a coastal colony beset by supernatural storms. Info: tempestgrove.com
Newfoundland & Labrador
  • Ember LARP – St. John's, NL – A high-energy post-apocalyptic LARP set in a stylized "analogue punk" future. Ember NL creates a unique aesthetic inspired by the 1970s–80s: think scavenged tech, retro-futuristic gadgets and a world rising from the ashes. Events typically run as weekend adventures each summer near St. John's. Players must survive amidst ruins, mutants, and a flickering hope for humanity's future. Website: embernl.wixsite.com/embernl
(No other in-person LARP events are currently known in Newfoundland. Prince Edward Island and the northern territories (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut) likewise have either very limited or no active LARP events at this time.)
Each of these Canadian live action roleplay events offers a chance to embody a character and live the adventure. From LARP in Ontario's thriving fantasy scene to Québec's grand immersive festivals, and from LARPing in BC's forests to the east coast's emerging games, Canada has something for every LARPer. Be sure to check the official websites or contact organizers for latest schedules and how to join – the community is always growing, and newcomers are welcome in the ongoing story!