Event Schedule

Interested in learning the basics of how flame effects work? Have questions about how we're burning a few hundred pounds of propane in a couple hours each night? You'll get better answers during the day when we're not in the middle of running a camp full of fire and sound. Get a full back of house tour of our flame effect systems and ask any questions you have about gas plumbing, fire safety, flamethrowers, etc.

Maybe you were just here for the flame effect walkthrough, maybe you have an idea for a project and just want to know how you can control fire? Join us for a tech-oriented walkthrough of the hardware, software, and firmware used for controlling our flame effect projects. Experience with these things is helpful but not required.

Can you Crush it?!? Witness or attempt to set a speed record for crushing not 1, not 2, but up to 3 watermelons! Fresh watermelon served and cheering for your Champion!

Since no carnival is complete without games and clowns, join us as we combine fire and our love for theatrics to give you a unique experience and play with fire on a whole new level! As we create our own French Open, you will have the opportunity to engage in our performance and play your part in the game of fire tennis. Grab your rackets and come meet your trainers!

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 ;)

A spider missing half its legs? Something out of an industrial facility, pipes and tanks and metalwork? Spaceship fuel tanks getting ready for launch? This is an eight headed flame effect built on a wide angled base, 100lb propane tanks tilted towards the sky and reinforced in metal framing. The wide base allows participants to lie on the ground and look up at the sky while fire circles overhead. You get to control it, too.

Come groove in our human-sized light cube or go-go dance in our dode!

We've burned down the big top now let's spin fire and dance! Starting time is approximate, but we will be spinning fire at the Fire Circle next to our little big tent after the effigy burns until people are done with it! Come spin and dance and Jam with us or come and watch all these talented creatures dance with fire for your entertainment! See Dr Magnus Bombastus and signup to join the show! Some video from last year: https://photos.app.goo.gl/zgkrik9reEp4S44h7

Enter the twisted dreamscape of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), a masterpiece of silent horror and expressionist cinema. Join us in the Cinematorium’s eerie embrace, bring your cup for complimentary popcorn, and lose yourself in a world where nothing is quite as it seems.

Warm up and make friends beside our cosy fire. Bring some snacks or drinks to share while you warm up. (Weather permitting)

After the effigy burn, come celebrate at Carnival of Shadows. DJs summon the night’s rhythm, our bar serves prohibition cocktails, while riddles, puzzles, and curious games await. Wander, dance, and lose yourself in the mysteries that stir within the Imaginarium.