The 1st Annual Brandywine Festival
The First and Only Official Middle-earth LARP, October 7-12th 2025!
Middle-earth Adventures presents, The Brandywine Festival! The time has come to celebrate the grandest festival in all the Four Farthings! The lanterns are being hung, the tables set, and the finest barrels of ale are rolling into the taverns. This October, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, the Shire comes to life for a 5 day, 4 night Live-Action Roleplaying Event!
Step Into The Shire
The fields are green, the fires are warm, and the air hums with music and laughter.
Take a stroll through the festival grounds, barter for fine wares, or settle into a cozy corner with a mug of mead. But keep your ears open—there are whispers of riddles to be solved, maps leading to forgotten treasures, and tales of travelers who vanish into the night.
Will you stay safe within the comforts of The Shire, or will curiosity lead you beyond the lantern-lit paths?
Players can arrive Tuesday night, and wake up to Wednesday workshops and classes to help get into the Hobbit spirit, followed by the Pre-Event Party. On Thursday the adventure begins!
Drink, Dance, Dine & Discover
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
- J.R.R. Tolkien
The Brandywine Festival focuses on bringing attendees into the heart of what it means to be a Hobbit. Drink, Dance, Dine, and Discover The Shire with friends both old or new. Music, fireworks, fireshows, dance lessons, and games are all to be found.
Wednesday's FREE Pre-Event Dance Workshops means you'll be ready when the music starts!
Whispers of Adventure
The Brandywine Festival is a Live-Action Role Playing (LARP) Event focused on what it means to be a Hobbit.
LARP is a type of role-playing game in which participants physically act out scenarios, typically using costumes and props. At The Brandywine Festival, you enter the world of Middle-earth as a Hobbit. This means you'll be exploring, discovering, and interacting with the world around you through the role of a Hobbit.
Never LARPed before? Don't worry! Free Pre-Event Workshops will have you confidently exploring the Shire and Role-Playing in no time!
Tickets On-Sale via Kickstarter March 25!
The Brandywine Festival will launch via Kickstarter on March 25th, 2025 with an Early-Bird ticket special.
Only 1800 Player Tickets will be sold!
Stretch Goals will include:
- "Fight for the Forest" Questline
- "Awakening" Questline
- "Elegant Solutions" Questline
- !!Special NPC Guests!!
- Event Exclusive Merch
- Special Pre-Event Workshops
TICKETS ARE LIMITED
Get access to tickets the moment they are available!
With only 1800 Players Tickets available, you won't want to miss out on getting your ticket early. Tickets are first come, first served, and Kickstarter Exclusive Rewards will not be available after the Kickstarter Campaign ends.
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Art by Gus Hunter,
Art Direction by Beol Miller
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