Theme Camp Directory

Theme Camps are the heartbeat of SideBurn, where the Chromatic Carnival theme comes alive. Each camp is a gift—offering dance floors, art cars, yoga, costume swaps, cozy lounges, and more—shaped by the creativity and spirit of our community.

Theme Camps

'Za Lab

‘Za Lab is a vibrant hub where imagination reigns supreme. Explore innovative solutions to your quirkiest problems in a playful environment. Come by as we cook up some delicious, artisanal ‘za, hot from our pizza oven and enjoy with a luscious libation. We welcome the curious who want to masquerade bad decisions as progress; embrace the unknown and experiment with existence without a hypothesis.

AfterGlow

AfterGlow

AfterGlow is an immersive, interactive art oasis at SideBurn. Choose your color at our innovative bar, where bartenders craft dazzling cocktails infused with your selected hue. Every choice triggers an AI-powered realtime art generated from the community art you create using UV-reactive dyes under mesmerizing UV lights. With a live DJ and a vibrant dancefloor energizing the night, AfterGlow unites art, tech, and community in an unforgettable celebration.

Baby Fight Club

Baby Fight Club

Baby Fight Club at its core is about bringing people together, embracing the weird and unlocking one’s imagination. From the minute our team puts boots on the festival ground we spark curiosity and get people talking about the warped reality of what exactly is Baby Fights. Baby Fight performances set the stage for festival goers, both young and old, to be transported back to the days of child’s play as they invest in the backstories and cheer for their chosen baby fighter. Outside of the performance ring, we ensure that there are never ending laughs by providing theme-related crafting!

Camp Boo

We host tea and hauntings under our shade/rain structure beyond a spooky graveyard, where anyone can join in, enjoy some tea, grab a ghost costume and head out as a fright of ghosts to haunt the community. Whether you show up to do the haunting as a ghost or find yourself being haunted as a non-ghost this offers participation from all. Ghoulish demands will be made and if you want to exorcise these ghastly intruders you must satisfy them with cheesy, corny, and cutesy jokes or silly puns. You will be booed. Don't take it personally, these are ghosts we are dealing with here after all.

Camp Who The F*ck Cares

Welcome to Camp Who The F*ck Cares. Open from 11 AM to 4 PM, we offer a haven of kindness and care. Need an essential item? We've got you covered! Dive into fun with our games, spark up engaging conversations, unwind with soothing massages, and soak up the warmth of our hugs. Join us at Who The F*ck Cares, where community and joy come together. See you there!

Cathartic Hot Dumps

Our gift is feeding the bellies of hungry burners on the haya. Hot Dumps serves up steaming fresh dumplings (many meat and veggie options) to all who agree to put our hot dumps in their mouths. We make and serve hot dumplings, at prior burns this was a pop-up or collaboration with another food camp, this year we intend to bring a dumpling house to SideBurn and provide a location/experience to sit and eat dumplings rather than randomly popping up across a burn.

NEW this year, nerves are frayed, come blow off some steam and beat on some auto body parts in our cathartic energy release!

Center Camp

A shared space to gather, create, and connect. Center Camp is the heart of SideBurn—an open, welcoming space for participants to gather, share, and celebrate community. Whether you’re hosting a workshop, leading a yoga session, sharing food, or just meeting friends to relax, this is your space to make magic happen.

Cirque du Soul

Cirque du Soul brings spirituality by day and sensuality by night to the Haya. We're known for our luscious plounge, upbeat all-night dance parties, DJ school, and creating epic amounts of fun. Come on in and shake your booty!

Creature Kids

Creature Kids Theme Camp is a magical wonderland where kids and families can dive into endless fun and adventure! Bounce to the stars on our trampoline, snuggle up for epic movie nights in our cozy theatre, or plunge into a colorful sea of squishmallows in the ultimate play pool. Get crafty in our vibrant art zone, chill out on cloud-like couches, or explore hidden treasures in our whimsical tents. Creature Kids is your gateway to a world of laughter, creativity, and unforgettable moments—a dream playground where every kid can be their wildest, happiest self!

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Dark Carniveleon

A sex-positive experience with a participant-created sex-toy museum, a dildo darts throwing contest, vintage video games, a movie night with vintage adult-themed movies and film clips, sexy origami workshops, with music, a bar, and a firepit. A mobile radio broadcasting station will provide local content for Shouting Fire, the Global Burning Man radio station.

Deja Brew

Basic coffee done right. DejaBrew is a coffee camp that will offer coffee and other hot beverages available early in the morning and be a welcoming space to ponder the upcoming days events while sipping a hot brew. We have an enclosed cafe with seating inside, a propane fire pit, and a couple of bistro style tables outside. This year we are set to brew 50% more coffee to better serve SideBurn's caffeine craving. The daily event board will be back, as well as great conversations by the fire away from the outside elements.

Disco Shower

Calling dirty hippies of all kinds and ages—come freshen up & get groovy at the Disco Shower! In groups of 4+, we invite you onto the shower platform, where warm pressurized water will rain down on you for 2.5 mins as colourful lights and good beats surround you. Our team will walk you through the process, teach you dance moves & provide an enthusiastic consent talk. We offer six shower sessions, with exact times posted at our camp.

Effigy

Big Top: A Towering Effigy of Light, Color, and Celebration by Karl Demel & Rich Martin  Embrace joy and freedom of self-expression through a massive interactive structure. Dare to climb Big Top’s guts and peer above the festival landscape. Bands of twisting colour and strings of flags bath Big Top in shimmering lights. The core is open from the earth to the sky by day, and lit in a rainbow kaleidoscope by night.   The silhouette will be seen from all corners of sideburn and perhaps the whole county when we light it up and burn it down on Saturday night. Big Top may only be in existence for 3 days but he will live on forever in our festival hearts. So, step right up and be amazed.

Espace Spa Spasiba

A wood heated barrel sauna on wheels. Need we say more? A space to strip down, warm the core and ooze into a relaxation puddle. We'll open a good portion of the day and key moments of the night, bringing a moment of togetherness and communal butt sweat!

French French Revolution

Our camp theme revolves around the French French Revolution: french food; (safe)guillotines, pillory, incredible style and other stunts; such as the Rolland-Garros themed art installation. Half Revolutionary and half nobles, we will gift food while running revolutionary shenanigans. As Robespierre once said : 'Be the food camp you want to see in the Burn'

Groovy Brew

Groovy Brew is back for our 5th year, serving up endless toasty coffee to fuel your mornings! We're a camp of creative chaos where anything goes—from singalongs to dance lessons, pre-party stretches, shibari workshops, mashed potatoes, and face painting. Our members dream it up, and we make it happen! Catch our pop-up bar events, including a nostalgia-filled emo rager, and if a rainstorm happens we're prepared for a party! Come for the coffee, stay for the vibes!

HIVE

The Headquarters, Ice, Volunteer, and Engagement (HIVE) tent is the heart of our event. This is where you’ll find radios, sign in and out for volunteer shifts, ice, and directions to anything happening out on the Haya. The harm reduction table is also located here, along with general info and support for anyone who needs help finding their way.

Hot Mess

Hot;
a) having a relatively high temperature
b) passionately enthusiastic, eager
c) sexy, lustful, excited

Mess;
a) a quantity of food
Eat out with Hot Mess, brought to you by Brothel. Find us daily to get you some steamy fresh noods.

Hütte

An oasis in the middle of chaos, this cedar walled lounge will allow participants to relax in a vine covered oasis. Gourmet canapes and amuse bouche will be served randomly throughout the weekend.

Jessie's Pancake House

Jessie's Pancake House

You've seen the pop-up, now we're going all in! Jessie's Pancake House, where the pancakes are just a vehicle for the TOPPINGS! Friday to Sunday, 10am ish. Bring your plate and an empty belly! Keep your eyes peeled for pop-up happy hour! Our fire pit is open late nights for hangs for all.

L8 Bride

The holy union of two theme camps, We are the unbridled energy of a wedding party swimming in jungle juice listening to your favourite DJ play booty house bangers. A wedding themed sound camp with wild games.

Mom, I'm Fine

You’ve left the creature comforts of home behind, but fear not - Mom, I’m Fine will ensure you have a truly comfortable and social experience! Our camp is a self-care focused community of folk ready to make your burner experience even more fantastic. Need a moment to freshen up? Our Comefreshen booth is your sanctuary for a quick retreat, ensuring you stay refreshed and ready for whatever adventures come your way. Whether you're a seasoned burner or a first-timer, join us for a laid-back atmosphere under the forest canopy and form connections that will make your Burn truly memorable.

MooseMail

Delivering soggy snail-mail to the masses inside and outside the burn. Got a ride from a new friend? Want to tell someone you think they're amazing? Moosemail's diligent Mail-Meeses will get those letters delivered - rain, strain, or stained.

Obscuras Imaginarium

Obscuras Imaginarium

A Vintage Victorian Carnival Camp. Oddities and haunted objects, prohibition cocktails, riddles, games, DJ dance parties, performances, desserts, silent films and so much more!

Octomassage

Octomassage is a day-time relaxation camp. Our main activity shares its name with the camp. We may host other activities such as sensation workshops and consent workshops. Octomassage is a facilitated activity centered around touch and consent. The objective is to practice consensual, platonic touch through relaxing massage, while facilitating space for vulnerability and connection with strangers. No prior experience in giving or receiving massage is required. Minors may attend, with the supervision of their parents or caregivers.

Open Camping

Even if you're camping outside a theme camp at Sideburn, there's still plenty of opportunity to dive into the fun—events can happen in open camping too! While open camping is first-come, first-served, it’s not just a spot to pitch your tent—it’s a chance to create community.

PB&JellyBeanBagToss

Offering Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches and Beanbag and other games.
*Check theme camp for Sandwich serving hours.*

Paisley Smokehouse

Paisley Smokehouse aims to provide that calm relaxing environment of hanging out with friends around the fire, cooking up meats and having some drinks. Come on by to see what we are cooking up for burner dinner, or just come chill around the fire to warm up in the cool evening and tell stories.

Pineapples Republic

Pineapples Republic celebrates the symbol of hospitality, Pineapple. We will share our love of hospitality under the bug HUT and we'll serve you a lot of this sweet tropical fruit in different forms and a variety of drinks at our bar. We will share our colourful passion with the community through interactive and visual arts we bring and make, the transformative live and electronic music then we'll send you on a quest to the Haya.

Policy Generating Incident

Fire and sound. We have 1000 lbs. of propane to burn. Say hi and help us do it.

Prismatic Reverie

Step into the Prismatic Reverie where music never stops—our 3-day journey into the sounds that shaped us as artists, builders, and dancers. By day, powered sound will be broadcasted. By night, our Silent Disco will take over for an all-night adventure. Mix of scheduled artists, and open decks planned. The first two days of the Prismatic Reverie will focus on dark disco, and techno. We close with a mix of indie, and underground sounds. Our camp blends music, art, and lights for a surreal experience. Welcome to the show!

Raging Whore Moans

Rage if you want to! Look for a Whore Moans Soap Box. Step right up, take the mache megaphone and give us your best Raging Whore Moan. Consensual recordings will be used to create an audio visual extravaganza composed by Peri-Pop up comers Raging Whore Moans band.

Roland Garoche presents: Fire Tennis!

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!

Rumspringa

An Amish buggy pulled by a 12 legged solar powered mutant arthropod vehicle, constructed using similar methods and materials as the buggy itself. During Rumspringa, Amish youth may experiment with clothing, music, and social activities that are typically forbidden within the confines of the Amish community. As a mutant vehicle and camp Rumspringa is a celebration of exploration and experimentation while still embracing the values of creativity, resilience, and community that are so central to Amish culture as well as Burning Man culture.

Sacred Circle Lite

Welcome fellow burners! Find your centre amongst Sideburn’s feast of sounds and lights!
Come linger in our vibrant mushroom fairy circle or under our rainbow shade shelter day or night for a rest. Traverse the fairy circle into our meditation tent to find the privacy you seek to connect with yourself. Choose silence or soothing meditation music and sounds to ground yourself in the space under twinkling stars.

Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals

Welcome to Smoke Signals, in collaboration with Snake Oil Sideshow - an inferno circus where the boundary between reality and the surreal burns away on a playground of sound, fire spinning, giant fire jenga games with a twist of surreal circus.

We are a collaborative fire-themed sound camp pushing the boundary of human experience, on a mission to ignite the spirit of wonder and celebrate the existence of our individualities that define us. Please join us on our journey of co-creation, manifesting ideas with power of intention.

Snake Oil's Sideshow

Snake Oil's Sideshow

The biggest little Circus is back once again and do we have a show for you! Our crew of exceptional fire and circus performers is here to entertain, edify and delight with a variety of performances and workshops: Show us your talents, drink our potions & tonics & tinctures & libations, smoke our healthful herbal concoctions and take our apparatuses for a spin! If you spin fire, come by and Jam, we plan to once again host the post Effigy burn Fire Spin Jam and will generally be set up for spinning all the things!

Solla Sollew

Solla Sollew offers a place to play and have fun around the clock. Come play with our self-service art supplies and games like badminton, bocce, and giant Jenga! When the sun goes down, Solla Sollew transforms into a blacklight-powered psychedelic wonderland giving participants a glowing playground and transforming our games and activities into a brightly coloured cacophony of colour all night long.

Tammy's Tavern

Tammy's Tavern

Come for the Rhinestone Ranchwater & disco-cowgirl saloon vibez. Stay for the epic lip-sync performances by….YOU!! “It’s like karaoke, but you lip-sync!” Hit the stage solo or grab your crew and LIP-SYNC FOR YOUR LIFE! Our playlist is as unlimited as your imagination - so come show us what you got!

Tarna

Tarna is a giant steel Jackalope mutant vehicle, the mythical hybrid of a jackrabbit and antelope. She ignites the awe of all she meets.

Temple

Sacred Grove: A Temple of Reflection, Renewal, and Connection by Sky Ece Ulusoy   The Sacred Grove is a collection of “trees,” inside of which a temple clearing has been created to host mourning, tribute, and connection. This space draws inspiration from ancient sacred groves, which were once common across cultures as places of healing.   It symbolizes the cyclical nature of life—death, rebirth, and growth. Through natural materials and interactive elements, the temple invites participants to slow down, reflect, and engage in a shared experience of communal reverence. It serves as a metaphor for personal transformation, renewal, and our collective responsibility to protect the Earth.

The Alpacas

Welcome to The Alpacas camp, our second home! Immerse in a chromatic atmosphere filled with colourful beams of light in all forms. Like a herd moving together, we do everything as a crew—creating, celebrating, and supporting each other. We invite you into our space to relax, connect, and experience the magic of our community.

The Cloak & Stagger Taverne

The Cloak & Stagger Taverne

The Taverne offers a medieval fantasy tavern experience with fireside lounge, potion bar, art installations, interactive art workshops, games, and quests.

The Glow Job

Step into the radiant glow of ultraviolet light and let the forest awaken your senses.

The Grove

Launch an expedition to find The Grove nestled deep in the forest of carnivalesque colours. Let it draw you into a world within a world (within a world) with its puzzles and enigmas and interactive, immersive art experiences. Find gifts that reflect your true colours; play with light and sound; marvel in the mystery!

The Last Camp

Welcome to The Last Camp, where you can attend your own funeral and live to tell the tale! Step into our immersive experience where we celebrate your life before it’s even over. Fill out a short survey, climb into a cozy casket, and listen as your obituary is read aloud. Friends are welcome to eulogize you. Then, rise from the dead, reborn and ready to party! Fun, weird, and therapeutic, this experience will leave you feeling more alive than ever. In the afternoon, the camp comes alive with resurrection jam sessions featuring a live band, where everyone is welcome to join in and jam.

The Magpie Lounge

The Magpie Lounge

The Magpie Lounge invites you to stray into the extraordinary. Join us for fine cocktails and finer company. Savour enhanced flavours, taller tales, and a kaleidoscope of curiosities. May we part ways with shiny new memories to treasure.

Vahalla 3001

Vahalla 3001

A malfunction in the Yggdrasil Rift Engine has torn open a rift in the Valhalla-Verse! Vikings from the year 3001 are converging at Sideburn to activate a Bifröst Beacon, which in theory should send all reavers back to their proper time and dimension. Or collapse existence entirely. Either way, it should be fun. Bar, stage, games, raids, mead, madness, and more!

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Loud. Quiet. Low key & swinging for the fences. Awful conversation. Late night silent disco parties. Shhhh....

ZipShip

ZipShip is the universe's leading spaceship-sharing network. We give you on-demand access to fly high quality personal-sized spaceships by the minute or the light year anywhere on the haya! ZipShip - UFOs when you want them! Now back with even more member benefits through our expanded affiliate program! Please see a member of the ZipShip team to sign up and obtain your membership card before zipping. Unlimited mileage for intergalactic travel on Fridays and Sundays. *Terms and conditions apply.

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.