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21 - 23 NOV 2025
WHO ARE WE?
The Hobbits Hoedown is a not-for-profit sandbox LARP weekender dedicated to enjoying the simple joys of hobbit life and community. Now in our fourth year, we come together every November to embrace the charm of hobbit living: from enjoying food, folk dancing, and lawn games to gathering around cozy craft circles and sharing stories. It’s a chance to step away from the hustle and bustle of daily life and immerse yourself in a world where fun, friendship, and good company are at the heart of everything.
Leading up to the event, we also host pre-event workshops to help you connect with fellow hobbits, learn new skills, and get excited for the event ahead knowing you'll meet familiar faces.
Higglebys (2023) Photo by Liam Allan Photography
Photo by Michael Rutter Photography (2019)
Photo by Michael Rutter Photography (2019)
Higglebys (2023) Photo by Liam Allan Photography
WHATS IT ABOUT?
Every year, four lively hobbit families reunite during the transition from Spring to Summer. This has been a long-loved tradition for generations, as they celebrate the turning of the seasons, the health of family & friends, the glory of bragging rights for their family and all-around showcasing the best of all Hobbitses. It started as a lovely outing between friends and grew to include more family and friends until it was simply too large to be so infrequent in planning.
Another problem was, too many Hobbits felt snubbed if they simply weren’t thought of upon invitation. Well, that sorted it. It’d have to happen so that everyone would receive an invite, with not too little notice. Since then, the families have become (rivalries aside) fast friends. The event celebrates the turning of Spring to Summer, the health of family and friends and good-natured competition.
The whole event was like a slice of hot apple pie. I loved the little moments; people playing cricket or corn hole or quoits, or sitting and crafting or painting. I loved listening to the musicians rehearsing songs, and dancing with everybody on the Saturday night. And I loved all the effort everyone had put into it; not just the amazing Committee and Hobbit Helpers who all did so so much work behind the scenes, but the bakers in the showcases, the people who brought games to share or little trinkets to trade. It was a really beautiful experience. Thank you!
— 2023 [Higgleby Member]
"All of you have made something amazing, an environment where someone like me can arrive in a terrible mental state and not only pull out of it but go in the complete opposite direction and have a joyous, fulfilling and extremely restorative time away from all of my comforts and controls."
— 2019 [Bluffwater Member]
"Simply thank you all for doing this. It was an event I didn't know I needed and it helped me find a part of myself I didn't know I needed to connect to. Thank you guys so much and I cannot wait for next year's family gathering!"
— 2024 Attendee
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work and pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land. We recognise the past atrocities against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this land and that Australia was founded on the genocide and dispossession of First Nations people. The struggle to seek justice and to remember and address this nation’s past is ongoing and a necessary requirement for individual and collective healing.