Event Schedule

Explore the magic of Side Burn with our full event schedule. From sunrise yoga and fiery performances to immersive workshops and late-night music, each day is packed with unique experiences hosted by camps across the event.


Friday, May 16 | Filter: Ritual/Ceremony

Time Details Camp/Location Type
Midnight (1hr)

The Midnight Whisper Wagon

Our eight-legged crawler has pulled this traditional Amish buggy far from the farm, creating the perfect space for sharing what can't be said back home. Slip inside our Whisper Wagon for a moment of radical honesty. Speak your truth, release your secrets, or simply enjoy the intimate space between traditional and alternative worlds
Miscellaneous,
Performance,
Ritual/Ceremony,
Self-care
1pm (1hr)

Tarot Readings

Step into our Nocturnal Apothecary Café for an hour of tarot readings beneath candlelight. Seek insight, symbols, and stories whispered through the cards. Whether you come with a question or curiosity, let the mysteries reveal themselves. First come, first served.
Ritual/Ceremony
1pm (2hrs)

Constellations Oracle Deck

Looking for some guidance for your burn? We invite you to create a card to add to the Constellations Oracle Deck, get your cards read and leave with one that resonates with you. Created for last year's Sideburn, the deck has been to the Big Burn and is back with a new cards and insight to offer you. Adriana and nina jane will guide you through on the Disco Shower platform.
Arts & Crafts,
Ritual/Ceremony,
Self-care
2pm (1hr)

Family Friendly Talent Show

The Chromatic Carnival is full of creatures with many abilities and aptitudes, this is an opportunity to showcase your talents and be amazed by others! Hosted by Dr. Magnus Bombastus with performances by our team of world class performers and you are encouraged to sign up to join the Circus incredibly awesome and varied participants, come cheer, show us what you can do and help put on the show!
Fire/Spectacle,
For Kids,
Performance,
Ritual/Ceremony
2pm (10hrs)

Call Mom

Call Mom is an interactive installation, featuring an old rotary phone displayed on a pedestal in the 'Mom, I'm Fine' theme camp. Callers dial in to receive heartfelt, automated messages from a Motherly voice, offering comforting guidance through difficult festival emotions. As they navigate a menu system, callers select options to address feelings of homesickness, loneliness, or overwhelm, mixed in with warmth and light humor.
Ritual/Ceremony
8pm (4hrs)

Tunder'dume

Tunder'dume is returning to Sideburn! Bring yourself, an opponent and a bribe to get into our fully functional bouncy Thunderdome! (Minus the dome). 3 rounds of bouncy consensual violence. 2 people enter 2 people leave... potentially a bit more bruised. Operation time: dusk and when people are excited for some matches ;)
Fire/Spectacle,
Ritual/Ceremony,
Self-care
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.