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🔥 Get Involved at SideBurn 2026: Theme Camps, Grants, Equity Support, and more!

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🎪 Theme Camp Applications Now Open!

Are you ready to create a theme camp that adds creativity, energy, and immersive experiences to Sideburn? Applications are now open, and theme grants are here to help support your camp in building out your space and enhancing your contributions to the event.

Applications close February 6th, 2026.

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🎨 Art Grant Opportunities for Creators

Whether you’re bringing a new idea to life, enhancing an existing project, or exploring something playful and whimsical, there are grants to support your creative vision.

Available Grants:

Art grant applications close January 24th, 2026.

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💚 SideBurn 2026 Equity Program: Making participation accessible for all

Need support to attend SideBurn this year? Our Equity Program offers two streams of support for ticketing and participation, and we’re now accepting applications!

  • Reduced cost: 75% discount for those facing financial hardship
  • Equity Assist: Guaranteed second ticket for a caregiver assisting with activities of daily living

For more information on equity ticketing and accessibility at SideBurn visit our website. Applications close May 1st, 2026.

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📣 Call for Volunteers for SideBurn 2026

Be a maker of magic. These volunteer roles offer you the chance to contribute to SideBurn 2026, and as a token of appreciation, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase a directed ticket. We’re currently looking to fill the following volunteer positions:

Art Grant Review Committee Members

We’re looking for volunteers to join the 2026 Art Grant Review Committee! Responsibilities include a virtual meeting in late January to review the grant process, followed by independent blind reviews of applications. Committee members will then participate in virtual meetings in February to determine the grant awards.

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🎟️ Looking Ahead to Ticketing

A special edition newsletter all about ticketing will land in your inbox in the first week of March, with key details to help you prepare for ticket sales, including the opening of General Sale ticket registration on March 6 and ticket purchasing on March 11, 2026.

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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.

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✨ SideBurn 2026 Art Special: Everything you need to know about art grants, info sessions, theme camps, and more.

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🎨 Art Grants Open December 8! Don’t Miss the Info Session on December 13

Applications for all art grant categories (legacy, creators, fire art creators, and microgrants) will open on December 8th! You have until January 24th to submit your grant application.

We also invite all interested participants to an info session for art grants on December 13th, from 2 PM to 3 PM EST. Add to calendar.

Zoom link to join

🔥 Join ART and FAST for an Effigy & Temple Grant Workshop on December 9th

As the Effigy and Temple grant application process kicks off, we invite applicants to join ART and FAST for an online grant workshop on December 9th, from 7 PM to 8 PM EST on Zoom.

Zoom link to join

⏰ Reminder: Submit your Letter of Intent for Effigy and Temple Applications by December 21st

Are you thinking about building an Effigy or Temple? Our 2-stage application is designed to provide guidance, empower first-time builders to apply, and ensure high-quality, complete final applications. Successful projects will receive a $5,500 grant. Our online info session will take place on December 9th.

The first step is to submit your Letter of Intent by December 21st.

Submit Effigy LOI Submit Temple LOI

🎪 Get Ready: Theme Camp Applications and Grants Open Next Month!

Theme Camps, new and old, it’ll soon be time to act on your inspirations and see where they take you. Mark your calendars! Theme camp applications and grant submissions will be open from January 6th to February 6th, 2026.

To help you get ready, check out the Theme Camp Application Guide, which covers everything you need to know, including registration requirements and all the details needed for your theme camp application.

Read the Guide

Photo credit: Header image by Captured by Caro, used with permission.
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.

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Exciting Updates for SideBurn 2026: New Theme, Effigy & Temple Applications

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🔥 Introducing SideBurn’s 2026 Theme: The Great Rewilding

The Great Rewilding calls us back to our roots, to the wild within and around us. A return to instinct, imagination, and play. It’s a celebration of nature’s chaos, human creativity, and our deep connection and respect for the earth that holds us.

Together we become forest spirits, glowing fungi, creatures of light and laughter, co-creating with the land rather than upon it. The Great Rewilding is a living reminder that the wilderness was never lost, only waiting for us to awaken.

🛠️ Effigy and Temple Applications: Ready to Bring Your Vision to Life?

Are you thinking about building an Effigy or Temple? We’ve implemented a 2-stage application process along with info/Q&A sessions. This approach is designed to provide guidance, empower first-time builders to apply, and ensure high-quality, complete final applications. Successful projects will receive a grant of $5,500.

The first step is to submit your Letter of Intent by December 21st, 2025.

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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.