Intercon LARP conventions


The Intercon LARP conventions are a series of live action role-playing conventions licensed by LARPA and produced by independent groups. The conventions began with the SiliCon LARP convention, organized in 1986. To be licensed by LARPA Intercons must support some sort of open bid process in which local groups or individuals, regardless of affiliation, are invited to submit LARP events, and evaluated by some reasonably fair process.
The Intercon Conventions have used the names Silicon, and Intercon. They have been, over the years, a core element of the growth of Theatre Style LARP in the northeastern United States, primarily in the Boston and Washington DC areas. Currently InterCon is held in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Recent Intercons have run for four days over a weekend starting on Thursday afternoon, and ending Sunday evening. Most LARPs at Intercon run for 4 hours, and are typically offered in morning, afternoon, and evening slots. Intercon hosts LARPs of various styles and genres.

Events

Convention NameLocationDate# of LARPs
SiLicon IWoburn, MassachusettsMar. 1986
SiLicon IIDanvers, MassachusettsMar. 1987
SiLicon 2.5 New JerseyNov. 1987
SiLicon IIIDanvers, MassachusettsMar. 1988
SiLicon 3.5 Morristown, New JerseyOct. 1988
SiLicon IVPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaApr. 1989
SiLicon VNew Haven, ConnecticutApr. 1990
SiLicon VIAnnapolis, MarylandMar. 1991
Intercon VIIEdison, New JerseyMar. 1992
Intercon 7.5Dec. 1992-
Intercon VIIIHunt Valley, MarylandMar. 1993
Intercon IXMar. 1994
Intercon 9.5Hunt Valley, MarylandOct. 1994
Intercon XOcean City, MarylandMar. 1995
Intercon 10.5Timonium, MarylandOct. 1995
Intercon XITimonium, MarylandMar. 1996
Intercon 11.5Mt. Laurel, New JerseyOct. 1996
Intercon XIIHunt Valley, MarylandMar. 1997
Intercon 12.5Edison, New JerseyOct. 1997
Intercon XIIINatick, MassachusettsMar. 1998
Intercon 13.5Timonium, MarylandOct. 1998
Intercon XIVNatick, MassachusettsMar. 1999
Intercon 14.5Cherry Hill, New JerseyJul. 1999
Intercon MillenniumTimonium, MarylandDec. 1999 - Jan. 2000
Intercon XVChelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 2000
Intercon 15.5Timonium, MarylandJun. - Jul. 2000
Intercon AChelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 2001
Intercon XVITimonium, MarylandOct. 2001
Intercon BChelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 2002
Intercon XVIITimonium, MarylandOct. 2002
Intercon CChelmsford, MassachusettsFeb. - Mar. 2003
Intercon Gazebo Piscataway, New JerseyJul. 2003
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 200437
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2004Timonium, MarylandOct. 2004
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 200545
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2005 New Castle, DelawareOct. 2005
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 200634
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2006 Rehoboth, DelawareNov. 2006
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 200737
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2007 Rehoboth, DelawareNov. 2007
Chelmsford, MassachusettsFeb. - Mar. 200844
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2008 Rehoboth, DelawareNov. 2008
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 200949
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2009 Germantown, MarylandOct. 2009
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 201051
Waltham, MassachusettsMar. 201152
Intercon Mid-Atlantic 2011Bethesda, MarylandSep. 2011
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 201254
Chelmsford, MassachusettsMar. 201383
Chelmsford, MassachusettsFeb. - Mar. 201486
Chelmsford, MassachusettsFeb. - Mar. 201591
Westborough, MassachusettsFeb. 201688
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb. 201796
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb. 2018118
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb. 2019127
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb - Mar. 2020133
Warwick, Rhode IslandMar. 2023128
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb - Mar. 2024151
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb - Mar. 2025160
Warwick, Rhode IslandFeb - Mar. 2026

Connections to Other Conventions

  • New England Interactive Literature, who has run all Intercons since 2012, also runs the New England LARP Conference and Little BofferCon. Both are held in Massachusetts. NEIL also hosts the and publishes - a LARP focused periodical.
  • In 2013 the Wyrd Con Companion Book 2012 was launched at Intercon M.