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.


Saturday, May 17 | 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
11am (3hrs)

The Living Wake - experience -your very own pre-death funeral

At The Last Camp, we’re gifting participants a one-of-a-kind, life-affirming experience - your very own pre-death funeral. You’ll fill out a brief questionnaire, then lie back in a casket while your custom obituary is read aloud. If you bring friends, they can share their own tributes (serious or comedic - it’s your funeral!). When it’s over, you’ll step out refreshed, with a new appreciation for life.
Miscellaneous,
Ritual/Ceremony,
Self-care
Noon (12hrs)

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
1pm (2hrs)

Mom, I'm Getting Married

Kat and Tomer met at Hyerborea 2019, got engaged at Sideburn 2024, and now they’re sealing the deal. Join us for a wedding and reception full of love, laughter, and fun. There’ll be vows, dancing, and probably someone crying (hopefully for a good reason). Come celebrate a haya love story! Ceremony at 1pm, reception to follow!
Gathering/Party,
Ritual/Ceremony
2pm (1hr)

Can you Crush it?!?

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!
Fire/Spectacle,
Food & Drink,
Performance,
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.