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.


Sunday, May 18 | 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
1:09am (1hr)

Team Whip

Join the Beef Wizard in the Sensory Garden for sideburns largest collaborative balloon experience, exactly 69 minutes after midnight. BYOG (Bring your own gas)
Gathering/Party,
Ritual/Ceremony
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.
Performance,
Ritual/Ceremony,
Self-care
11am (1hr)

Lalaland Sound Healing Journey

Step into a space of deep relaxation and renewal with Lalaland Sound Healing Journey. Guided by the soothing sounds of the Hang drum, the grounding rhythms of the shamanic frame drum, the ethereal tones of singing bowls, and the delicate whispers of chimes, this experience invites you to reconnect with your breath, release tension, and realign with your inner harmony. Allow the music to guide you on a journey inward, where healing, peace, and presence naturally unfold. Listen, Breath, Release!
Performance,
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
3pm (2hrs)

Planetary Secretary Drag Fortune Telling

Planetary Secretary is Toronto's premier drag fortune teller; they augur fates and communte with the wretched stars. Please come beseech them if you want to know your of your fate or it you want to about about anime or bugs @planetarysecretary
Performance,
Ritual/Ceremony
7pm (2hrs)

Get Married at L8 Bride

Want to get married at Sideburn? Now you can at L8 Bride. Our officiant will unit you and your love in non-secular matrimony. Not getting married, come for the ceremony and bring your best wishes and intentions.
Ritual/Ceremony
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.