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Get Ready for SideBurn: May 15-19, 2025

SideBurn is a vibrant arts, cultural, and camping event held near Stone Mills, Ontario, where creative individuals gather to radically express themselves, share their art and offerings, and collaboratively shape a unique experience for each another.

2025 Theme

Chromatic Carnival

Imagine stepping into a world where every corner explodes with colour, a kaleidoscope of vibrant hues that dance across the landscape. Each camp and installation becomes a living canvas, with bold, electric shades splashing across every surface like a giant, immersive festival of light. From the moment you arrive, you’re enveloped in a playful atmosphere where the energy of creativity and self-expression pulses through the air. By day, sunlight refracts through translucent art pieces, casting rainbows and radiant beams that transform the environment into a shifting chromatic wonderland.

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The Event

Discover how this year’s Chromatic Carnival theme will create an unforgettable experience—get details on ticketing, key dates, and arrival information to ensure you’re ready!

Participate

Learn how you can participate through Art Grants, create a vibrant Theme Camp, or volunteer to help bring the event to life—join us in creating an unforgettable, community-driven experience!

Key Dates

Stay up to date with important deadlines and event milestones to ensure you don’t miss out on any essential steps for SideBurn.

Land Acknowledgement
We gather for SideBurn on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, the Huron-Wendat, the Mississaugas, and other Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work and build community on this land.