Event Guide – 2024

Below are the Events registered for Kiwiburn 2024.

You’ll get a copy of this listing in your Event Guide when you arrive at Kiwiburn.

As always, Events are subject to change. All events at Kiwiburn are the responsibility of the event organiser, and are neither endorsed or vetted by Kiwiburn.

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Wednesday 24 January

24hr Live Sport @ the Acid TAB

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Two Couches and a Rug

Do you love sport? The Acid TAB has got you covered! Join us for 24 hour live sports action.

Spiritual & Healing • Games • Discussion / Conversation

Love Bombing Roaming Water fight

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! Popping up on the paddock whenever you’re feeling particularly parched the Sodden Velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet with a re-useable water bomb fight. Keep an eye out for a real fun time on a hot day!

Games

MCC Roaming Gin Bar

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Keep an eye out for the the green umbrellas of the Mint Country Club roaming gin bar, popping up everywhere you’d least expect it!! Free, no strings attached (we promise, wink wink)

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Paint-a-Van!

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Palace of the Sand Dragon

In a painting mood? Come slap some permanent art on my permanent home. Feel free to pop by anytime and paint anything you think is cool.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

THE BAR IS OPEN

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday and Saturday at The Doss House

The bar is open. Come down for a beer.

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Trollied Spinners

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday at Wild Connections

Rollup rollup, spin the wheel, and take a shot but not before you entertain us with a crazy activity. (Homemade vodka beverages distilled by G*Star). Not for the faint-hearted.

Food & Drink • Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Pennant painting for the 20 Tetrahedrons / 80 Triangles towers

Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am at The ARTery @ The Hub

A group of five tensegrity towers tetrahedron arranged in a circle. Each tetrahedron represents one of the twenty years that make up the Decadance of the theme. Burners are invited to paint pennants with symbols or statements important to them over the course of the burn, and to then hang these on the towers. There also will be a session on Friday - check out the kids section.

Arts & Crafts

Dr. Polly's Relationship Lab

Thursday 10:30am - 12:30pm at Centre Stage @ The Hub

One philosopher's Galaxy Brain Dump on how to navigate flirting, relationships, break ups, and healing. (With side notes on polyamory, queerness, and neuro-spiciness)

Talk / Lecture • Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

Solar 101 with R.A.T (Renewables for Artists Team)

Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am at Centre Camp @ The Hub

So, you're solar curious but don’t know where to start? Stop by Solar 101 to get the basics on the layout and components of a solar system. Using a generator? Did you know for every gallon of gas burned; 8.62 kg of CO2 is put into the atmosphere? Smarten up, consider using the quiet sun’s energy. Brought to you by RAT (Renewables for Artists Team). We help artists (& You) get off the generator

Talk / Lecture

Story time with Dad

Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am at Centre Stage @ The Hub

A retelling of the classic fairy tale the Snow Queen. It's got goblins, adventure, talking animals and very briefly, the Snow Queen. Fun for the whole family.

Performance

Kid-Friendly

Naked 100: Get naked.

Wednesday 12pm - 12:30pm at Burner Bum Sun Club

An introduction to naturism. Come along and find out what it's about. First timers welcome. Clothing optional, no pressure to be naked. LGBTQ friendly.

Workshop

18+

Unzip Ur Laugh

Wednesday 12pm - 1pm at The Cosmic Zip

Come clown around and have a fun time laughing together, being silly. Let's step out of our comfort zone. Do some ice breakers and have a laugh.

Games • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

Wetland and stream hunt

Wednesday 12pm at The Creature Lab

Find and protect the freshwater ecosystems at all costs

Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Drawing the human body.

Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm at Burner Bum Sun Club

Learn the basic techniques of figure drawing. Materials supplied, or bring your own. LGBTQ friendly. Models are welcome.

Workshop

Costume workshop

Wednesday 2pm - 4pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Last minute costume? Need to add a little something to that opshop outfit? Zip broken? Come along and work on your outfit! Wednesday to Saturday, 2-4pm at Artery with Dani Shenanigan

Arts & Crafts

UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 2pm - 3pm at The Doss House

Quiz show hosted by

Bambi Gasbag

Do you have what it takes to win the grand trophy in the hottest quiz of the year? Register your team of 4 at the doss house on Wednesday to enter Universally Challenged. Bring a vessel – Your going to need it!

Games

Science symposium

Wednesday 3pm at The Creature Lab

Acollection of science talks from the greatest minds of the paddock.

Discussion / Conversation

Shit talking aliens

Wednesday 3pm - 5pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Come join us for a session in the recording studio, role play as an alien and talk shit about abduction, probing and the pesky human race in general. They think they will be getting a audio tour of the paddock but instead will find they have intercepted an alien transmission.

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Wine tasting

Wednesday 3pm - 5pm at The Tipsy Whisker

Bring that fancy drop you've tucked away so that we can swirl, sniff, and share, with people that care (us).

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Let's talk about Yoga

Wednesday 4pm - 5pm at Centre Camp @ The Hub

Yoga and Tantra are religious practices from South East Asia, how can we engage with these practices as Pakeha in a way that is not appropriative, that acknowledges the history of colonisation and respects the ancient connections of South East Asian peoples? Come have a chat with us!

Discussion / Conversation

Cuddle Puddle with Mary

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 4:20pm - 5pm at The Snuggery

Come, chillout, and snuggle down with the Snuggets and their main girl Mary.

Chillout

18+

Pub Crawl of the Birthday Bens

Wednesday 4:20pm at The Soup

Is your birthday on a really unfortunate day? (mid festival) well fear no more! join the counsel of Bens as they celebrate the birthdays of the many, come crawl through the pubs of kiwiburn (drink our stash at other camps shot by shot) and get roudy!

Meet at The Soup or find the loudest crowd roaming the paddock - we will go from there!

Food & Drink • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Buds and Ballads: Disney Harmony Haven

Wednesday 5pm at The Snuggery

Hakuna your tatas and be our guest as we float along on a magic carpet ride with puff the magic dragon, and sing with all the colours of the disney catalogue of hits.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Nangarang

Wednesday 5pm - 6pm at Cosmic Creatures

An hour of the best whipped cream songs

BYO nangs

Music • Chillout

18+

Furry Fantasy & Pizza Party

Wednesday 7pm - 3am at Psychedelicacies

Dress in your fluffiest and furriest attire and come get down with some fresh AF psychedelic beats. All sizes and colours of tails, ears and paws welcomed! Bring a vessel! Dishing up some stone fire pizza from 7-8pm to kick us off for the night! (BYO plate).

Fire circle open tonight! Beginners practice 8pm, fire safety briefing 8:30pm, fire jam from 9pm, all welcome to watch or participate.

Food & Drink • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Blessing ceremony

Wednesday 7:30pm at Wild Connections

Bring in your divine being to a blessing ceremony. We will give thanks to the land for letting us be here and to everyone involved in making kiwiburn happen. This is an opportunity to connect with your inner self and set your mindset for the next few days. Venue will be in the forest, bonfire area… Drummers, we would love you to join!

Spiritual & Healing

Kid-Friendly

News @ 7:35ish

Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday 7:30pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Missed the top paddock action of the day? Got FOMO? Didn’t get that in-joke? Catch the news as the CNC anchors present the cutting edge of current affairs, sports, weather from around the paddock. You write it, we read it - so if it’s not funny, that’s on you. But if it’s not the finest journalism you’ve ever seen on the paddock… I'll eat my hat!

Performance

Drum Circle

Wednesday 8pm at the forest

First night, round the fire, in the forest.

Join all the drummers of KiwiBurn for a drumming event lead by a bunch of sexy bastards who know what they are doing. Open to all, playing or watching!! Bring your Djembe, tambour, bongos, dum, or what ever you have.

This will be just after the blessing so time will be based on that 🙂

Music

Love, Lust & Verses

Wednesday 8pm - 9pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Whether you’re into steamy, spicy, or sweet-and-sour love & lust poetry, grab the mic or just chill and listen.

BYO verses. Original poetry is preferred. Never shared your poetry before? This is the place to get started, where all voices are celebrated!

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Ramble ‘n’ Gamble

Wednesday 8pm at Hooch n Booch

1: Make a heap of all your winnings. 2: Risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss. 3: Lose and start again. Get into the groove for a week of mayhem by betting way more than you should at our renowned inaugural casino night - featuring your favourite casino games and some smokey whisky piano jazz.

Games

18+ (Alcohol)

The Rave Cave

Wednesday 8pm at HBFA Pitstop

Kick off Kiwiburn 2024 with HBFA Pitstop's grand opening - It's happy hour!

Captain's on the decks, spinning tunes hotter than our questionable concoctions. Our official drink? Whatever fits in a shot glass - that's how we do it in the Bay.

Take a shot, hit the dance floor, and get us to give you some half-assed UV paint if you dare. The Pitstop is the place to start your night off right!

Party • Music

Glow Dome Jam Session

Wednesday 8:30pm at Glow Dome

Bring your instruments, talent, and noisy bits and bobs to our dome by Paradox. We’ve got space, we’ve got lights, we need you to bring the sound. Dazzle two of your senses at the same time.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Welcome Night Party

Wednesday 8:30pm - 11:30pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

A Wednesday night tradition since the 1970s. Nan’s out for the night so let’s party! Eat cocktail onions, drink punch (and spill it) on the dancefloor of our very own party lounge. Rest assured that our resident Dickbag DJs will be raiding Nan’s music collection and playing a mix tastier than a port snort. Happening after the News at 7.35ish O'Clock.

Food & Drink • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Cats (2019) Movie Night

Wednesday 9pm - 11:30pm at Alphabet Soup

Start your burn the wrong way, watching the truly dystopian Cats (2019) with us. Sing along or cuddle up with some “catnip” brownies to experience the uncanny valley musical trainwreck together. Content Warning - countless unsettling things on screen but at one point a cat strips off her skin and eats cockroaches with the faces of children to the sounds of Andrew Lloyd Webber. You've been warned.

Chillout • Performance

Nightly Fire Jam

Wednesday 9pm - 3am at Pegasouls

Every night from 9pm-3am

- Open fire circle come spin some fire

- Open to all skills

- Please be respectful to fire safeties

- Please come to fire safety briefing at 9pm when we open the circle to get all the safety information

- Thursday night will be techno DJs

- Saturday night will be PsyTrance DJs

- Other nights chill vibes

Workshop

Thursday 25 January

24hr Live Sport @ the Acid TAB

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Two Couches and a Rug

Do you love sport? The Acid TAB has got you covered! Join us for 24 hour live sports action.

Spiritual & Healing • Games • Discussion / Conversation

Chub Rub Sunscreen Station

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sodden Velvet

Cover yourself with our cream at the Sodden Velvet Chub Rub sunscreen application station.

Health & Wellness

Fleeting Guest Chefs @Pufferfish

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

To share your passion & gift for cooking or baking something special, come do a one-off "Guest Chef" spot at the most delightful, equipped, efficient party kitchen at the burn. Be it for just 4, or 14 people... day or late, late night... we invite you to surprise & delight us!

To pre-arrange, come over and talk to one of our kitchen crew at the burn.

Food & Drink

Just breathe and let go

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need to let go? Come and place your hands on the board and let the fairies take your worries away

Spiritual & Healing

Love Bombing Roaming Water fight

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! Popping up on the paddock whenever you’re feeling particularly parched the Sodden Velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet with a re-useable water bomb fight. Keep an eye out for a real fun time on a hot day!

Games

MCC Roaming Gin Bar

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Keep an eye out for the the green umbrellas of the Mint Country Club roaming gin bar, popping up everywhere you’d least expect it!! Free, no strings attached (we promise, wink wink)

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Oracle readings

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need some guidance? Come and check out our Oracle cards and give yourself a reading

Spiritual & Healing

Paint-a-Van!

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Palace of the Sand Dragon

In a painting mood? Come slap some permanent art on my permanent home. Feel free to pop by anytime and paint anything you think is cool.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Paradiso Lounge

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Paradiso Airlines

Need a peaceful place to rest during your travels? Come chill in our airport lounge, read a book, or have a chat with your fellow travelers.

Our bell tent will be open to everyone all the time.

Chillout

Quest Board

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Cosmic Creatures

Come by and grab a envelope to reveal a quest or mission

Games

Kid-Friendly

Raps for Beers

All day Friday, Saturday and Thursday at The Cypher

Spit a bar, get a beer

Food & Drink • Music • Performance

18+ (Alcohol)

Swing Fling Workshops

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Swing Fling

Swing by our whiteboard daily to catch the timings of our workshops. Whether you're looking to enhance your flexibility, learn a new skill, or just have a great time, our workshops are designed for everyone. So come along and let's move, stretch, and juggle our way to an unforgettable festival experience!

Workshop

THE BAR IS OPEN

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday and Saturday at The Doss House

The bar is open. Come down for a beer.

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Trollied Spinners

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday at Wild Connections

Rollup rollup, spin the wheel, and take a shot but not before you entertain us with a crazy activity. (Homemade vodka beverages distilled by G*Star). Not for the faint-hearted.

Food & Drink • Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Bogan Jim's Bogan Gym

Thursday and Friday 8am at Zef

Come have your morning slut workout at Bogan Jim's. Don your dayglowest '80s workout wear and prepare to hustle to the oldies. Bogan Jim will have you sweating and clenching your thighs.

Health & Wellness • Party • Games

Morning exercise

Thursday 8am - 9am at Cosmic Creatures

Rise and shine! Come get your body moving with cosmic creatures

Health & Wellness

Dark and Stormy Geography Tours

Thursday 9am - 10:30am at The Cypher

The most famous Dark and Stormy Geography Tour is back for another field trip around the paddock.

Come join your favourite neighbourhood geography teacher as we wander around the Kiwiburn site and put our geographical minds to work. Let's use our collective knowledge to gain a better understanding of the geography/ecology/hydrology of the paddock while we sip on a dark and stormy (optional).

Discussion / Conversation • Talk / Lecture

Morning coffee and chill

Thursday and Saturday 9am - 12pm at Simple Pleasures

Yes, the world's slowest barista is back on the paddock. Bring your cup and indulge in the simple pleasure of a hand-crafted coffee.

Food & Drink

Beginner Crochet Skills

Thursday 10am - 11am at Cozy Cottage

Ever felt inspired to make a cute little thing but don't have the patience for online tutorials? We got you! No experience required and all equipment supplied. We'll be teaching the very basics: how to hold your hook and yarn, tips for tension, how to chain and do single crochets. Stick around at 11 if you wanna make a hackey sack!

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Capoeira workshop (all levels)

Thursday 10am - 11:30am at The Pheasant

Come loosen up your joints and get some blood pumping into your veins with some sexy dance fighting. Professor Simbad will lead a beginner class with some basic movements and acrobatics for everyone. There will definitely room for some advanced stuff if you're so inclined.

Games • Health & Wellness • Workshop

First Time Burners Workshop

Thursday 10am - 11am at HBFA Pitstop

First time at Kiwiburn? Come by our first time burners workshop and find out what it's all about. Captain will be sharing insights on how to make sure you have a great time at Kiwiburn, including the do’s, the don’ts and everything in between.

We'll have a mixer at the end so you can meet fellow first timers too.

Everyone welcome, even if it's not your first Kiwiburn!

Workshop • Talk / Lecture

Fostering unconditional love

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - 11:30am at Sanctuary

A workshop with discussion regarding elements that help us to be the highest expression of human we can be. Some tips and emotional tools provided.

All participants welcome to contribute. All humans have insights.

Spiritual & Healing

Grounds for Friendship

Thursday 10am - 11am at Paradox

Sink your teeth into 3 courses of connection! Paired with a stranger – you will be blindfolded and offered conversation starters, deep and earthy questions as well as prompts for a light and sweet dessert. Curated by the Paddock’s finest conversational connoisseurs, start off this burn with a surprising new friend and a cup of coffee!

Food & Drink • Discussion / Conversation

Kink Safety & Etiquette, Consent & Negotiation

Thursday 10am - 11:30am at Very Alternative Gathering

We’re having a hot, hot, HOT BDSM play party and you’re invited!

BUT you have to attend this workshop to receive your ticket.

We’ll talk about the etiquette of attending a play party, how to negotiate play, things we wish we had known and traps for the inexperienced, as well as safety around kink toys and furniture, and how to make this an experience to repeat.

Event repeated 1:30pm Saturday.

Workshop • Talk / Lecture

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

Random Pleasures

Thursday 10am at Simple Pleasures

Trust to luck on this one. Wander into Simple Pleasures and you might receive a random pleasure, gift a pleasure to someone else. Check our board to see special offerings on the day. It's all about pleasure!

Games • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

Regression Sessions

Thursday and Saturday 10am - 12pm at Solarsails

Hands-on practical play for children and adults alike. Let your imagination run wild in a sensory-rich experience. Join us for whimsical childhood activities such as playdough, kinetic sand and collage. Release your inhibitions and get to know someone new like kids do.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Spiritual Practice Without Fluff or Woo

Thursday 10am at Pillowtopia

Getting serious about your spiritual / mystical / magical path, and have questions about it all? Come chat with an esoteric initiate with 20+ years experience. Not enlightened, not a guru, not a teacher, but has perspective.

Discussion / Conversation • Spiritual & Healing

Tiny Tikes with Tiny Mics

Thursday 10am at Camp Non-Gendered Parent Joke

Kids Comedy Hour, Out-Dadding the Dad-Jokes. Move over, open-mic night—it’s time for the littlest comedians to take the stage! You must be this tall to join this event, but the punchlines are anything but pint-sized. Extra bonus points for parental puns.

Games

Kid-Friendly

Yoga n chai

Thursday and Friday 10am - 11:30am at Tardis n Tea

Relax and awaken with gentle yoga (45mins) followed by delicious chai (45 mins).

Chillout • Spiritual & Healing

suffering succotash sock wrestling

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:15am - 4:20pm roaming around

The wrestling ring is a paddling pool.

The rules a re simple.

Each participant has one sock on.

Start on your knees, high five then remove the others sock while keeping yours on.

Games

Celebrating the Sabbaths

Thursday 10:15am - 11:30am at Bless You, Fuck Me

Sabbaths serve as a way to honour the rhythm of the natural world, express gratitude for the Earth's abundance, and connect with the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. Come discover the magic of the Sabbaths and create your own Wheel of the Year. Materials provided. No experience needed — just bring your curiosity!

Arts & Crafts • Talk / Lecture • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Sexual Content)

Energetic Empowerment

Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am at Aquanest

Are you a sensitive human who would like to practice energy protection? Join us as we embark on a celestial journey weaving elemental Bands of Power with Angelic healing and the magic of water. We will be connecting with our inner selves and grounding into the whenua to kick off the Burn from an empowered place of being. Nice to have: mat and blanket

Spiritual & Healing

Heart-2-Heart Authentic Intimacy

Thursday 10:30am - 11:30am at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

In this workshop, explore how to experience heart-centred connections. Learn practical tools for deeper, authentic intimacy and meaningful encounters, whether solo or partnered. Create relationships you love, in and out of the bedroom.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Sexual Content)

Meet Your Inner Child

Friday 10:30am - 12:30pm at Centre Camp @ The Hub

We've all experienced hurt and rejection. Maybe you see patterns and cycles in your life, and similar situations seem to happen again.

What if blaming the world isn't the way, but healing the experiences of your past?

I invite you to discover the concept of inner child work - a concept that helped me to address trauma and patterns, find self-love and compassion and reclaim childlike innocence.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Talk / Lecture • Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

Pennant painting for the 20 Tetrahedrons / 80 Triangles towers

Friday 10:30am - 11:30am at The ARTery @ The Hub

A group of five tensegrity towers tetrahedron arranged in a circle. Each tetrahedron represents one of the twenty years that make up the Decadance of the theme. Burners are invited to paint pennants with symbols or statements important to them over the course of the burn, and to then hang these on the towers.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Speed Mating

Thursday 10:30am at Hookah Road

Come meet some new friends, have a few minutes to make that lifelong paddock connection with your fellow Burners. We will have some alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to share - bring your vessel and ultimate short yarns to Hookah Road.

Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Annual Home Growers and Brewers Gathering

Thursday 11am - 1pm at The Homestead

Moonshine, Hooch, Grog and Plonk. What have you got and did you brew it?

Pickles, Jams, Sauces and preserves. You grew it, made it, Lets eats it!

Bring along and share with other like minded bootleggers and growers.

Casual chats about Tek and processes that’s participant driven.

Water and Snacks provided so come early.

Food & Drink • Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

Beginner Acroyoga

Friday and Thursday 11am - 12pm at Cosmic Laundromat

BEGINNER ACRO YOGA for all the newbies out there! Come all Ye Odd Socks for another Cosmic Adventure by flying through the washing machines in our BEGINNER ACRO YOGA workshop. This is our Beginner Workshop – learn basic acro-yoga with no experience or partner required.

Health & Wellness • Games • Workshop

Compassionate Listening

Thursday 11am - 12pm at Alphabet Soup

Ever wondered how to connect with others through conversation truly? Explore the transformative power of active listening, skillfully asking connection-focused questions, and receiving someone’s self-expression. Learn empathy guessing from nonviolent communication to understand the needs behind sharing. Cultivate curiosity without judgement—a powerful listening tool.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

Crochet a Hackey Sack!

Thursday 11am - 12pm at Cozy Cottage

Come and crochet a hackey sack AKA the most fun thing we thought was achievable within an hour. Prerequisites: being able to do a single crochet (come to our 10am workshop to learn this). We'll be teaching how to do a magic circle, increase, decrease and joining rows. Bring two friends to make a full set for juggling!

Workshop • Arts & Crafts

Guided Visualisation

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at existentially bent

Guided visualisation/meditation followed by an opportunity to create some art/put some colour on paper and then a time for sharing insights.

Arts & Crafts

Handy Tips, for penis lovers

Thursday 11am - 12pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Elevate your handjob skills in this interactive workshop for penis lovers, with sexologist and former escort Bia Bliss. Learn to give mind-blowing, toe curling pleasure with just your hands. You must bring a phallic object to practice. No spectators allowed, arrive on time.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Sexual Content)

Holla a hottie

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 12pm at Camp Douche

Need a hottie to snug? Don’t we all. Let us deliver a hot water bottle to your nest for a tasty warm bed to crawl into - delivered between 10pm-1am.

Come by Camp Douche from 11am-12pm to pick up a flag to mark your sleeping quarters.

Zero guarantees on delivery or that we put it in the right bed.

Health & Wellness

Kids jam session

Friday 11am - 12pm at Centre Stage @ The Hub

Come along for a jam! We will have a selection of 10 kid friendly instruments to share. Have a play and start a band! No experience required.

Music

Kid-Friendly

Managing Expectations

Thursday 11am at Camp Low Expectations

We cannot eliminate expectations, but we can shape them. Come learn why examining expectations is so important and how to manage them when they arrive.

Discussion / Conversation

Mother In Law’s Wedding Bangers Dance Party

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 11:30am at Sodden Velvet

We promise you a sound system of 2 UE booms, a pre-downloaded Spotify playlist, and a bunch of tracks that will get your mother-in-law banging on the floor. Why start your day with yoga and a cacao ceremony when you could have a half-smoked cigarette between your lips, deep resentment for your new daughter-in-law, and boogie along to Wagon Wheel? BYO cigarettes.

Music • Party

18+

Psychedelic Integration Therapy

Thursday 11am at YumTown

Indigenous Communities have cultivated expansive relationships with the plant realm for millenniums. As Psychedelic Therapies gain popularity in the West, how can we integrate messages from our journeys into our daily lives?

A discussion on what to consider for a safe, intentional journey, and explore Embodied Imagination Therapy- a practice to support us in our understandings and unfurlings.

Workshop

18+

Retrogrove In Residence @Pufferfish

Thursday 11am - 1pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Your favourite barista hotties make another special re-union appearance! Bringing Cuba St coffee culture to the Paddock... minus the Cuba, also minus the street... with highly delicious beans for highly cultured beans.

A particularly special VIP invitation is extended to our old Retrogrove regulars. We miss you dearly!

Dress Code: crop tops.

Food & Drink

Roaming Fairies

Thursday 11am roaming around

In the land of Pangea where whimsy's the way, fairies abound, ready for play. Spin the wheel, oh don't delay! A prize awaits, in a magical way. Fear not dear friend, the fairies are kind. With friendly vibes, they're easy to find. But caution you must, as tales have flown, Spanking Fairy is back – their strength well-known!

Games

18+ (Alcohol)

T-Shirt Screen Printing & Cocktails

Thursday 11am - 6pm at Inky Fingers

Tacky Memento Anyone? Bring a t-shirt or similar item of clothing (cotton items work best) and we'll Screen Print it for you to remember this years Burn. We're bringing a few t-shirts along for those who forget but there's a limited supply. We're also making yummy cocktails to keep you occupied while you wait.

Arts & Crafts • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Therapeutic self massage.

Thursday 11am - 1pm at Burner Bum Sun Club

Melt tension with your own hands in this guided self-massage experience. A cosy relaxed environment, some technique instruction, and lots of room for self-guided exploration. Limited numbers, so timely arrival encouraged. BYO mat or towel.

Workshop

Thursday at Pegasouls

Thursday 11am - 5pm at Pegasouls

11am: Poi Crossers - Learn the basics of this move as well as some variations

12pm: Intermediate Poi Stall & Tracers - Poi spinning with a twist

1pm: Beginner Pole - Get started right here on the paddock!

2pm: Science of Burns - Come spend some time with medics & ED docs to learn about burn first aid. Perfect for fire spinners!

3pm: Shibari for Play R18 - Learn the basics to tie up your human for sexy times

Workshop

18+ (BDSM)

Flying Carpet Rides with Aslan

Thursday and Friday 11:11am - 12:30pm at Thanks and Praises!

We are Jesus people and we love to pray. Come and sit on our magic flying carpet (aunty’s persian rug) and be encouraged by the words God wants to speak over your heart and your life. Aslan is roaring over you!!

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Spiritual & Healing

Meditation Voyage into the Zipperian Odyssey

Thursday 11:11am at The Cosmic Zip

Join the Zipperian Mindful Voyage, a 20-minute meditation. Embrace mindfulness amidst our spirited gathering, connecting deeply with your inner self. Suitable for all, this session offers a pause for alignment with the universe. Emerge rejuvenated, ready for the cosmic adventure of The Zipperian Odyssey.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Postcard from the Future

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:11am - 9pm at TechnOasis

What would you like to say to your future self? What would you like to remember 6 months from now? Write a postcard to your future self and I will post it to you (wherever you are) in 6 months. Could be a love letter, a post-cubist abstract drawing, a list of groceries or resolutions. Limited amount, don't faff around!

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Quiet Time

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11:30am - 1:30pm at Littles' Playhouse

It's nap time for our littles and quiet time for our slightly older kids. The camp is not open for general play or activities at this time but you are welcome to bring your little ones for nap time in our shaded space. Your child must be supervised by their caregiver during this time. Activities resume afterwards.

Chillout • Health & Wellness

Kid-Friendly

SHIBARI FOR ALL

Thursday 11:30am - 4:30pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Come get your rope on with your favourite Paddock kinksters for a GIGANTIC SHIBARI WORKSHOP!

ALL skill levels welcome, from beginners to advanced, we have many teachers.

First 90 mins will be teaching followed by a practice space.

Limited rope available, bring a partner if you can, and get in early to grab a space!

Workshop repeated same time Saturday.

Workshop

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

Sound Journey

Thursday 11:30am at Wild Connections

An inner journey through sounds to connect with your inner self by awakening energy that will allow you to unlock physical, psychological, emotional & spiritual blockages accumulated with time.

Bring something comfortable to lie on and a blanket to be warm.

Journey Instruments - Didgeridoo, Native American Flutes, Crystal Sound bowls, Percussion.

Spiritual & Healing • Health & Wellness

Kid-Friendly

Be there AND be square - Festival Square Dancing 101

Thursday 12pm - 1pm at Hookah Road

Join us for an exhilarating hour of toe-tapping fun at our festival square dance workshop! Michelle will help you learn some basic steps and moves in a lively, beginner-friendly session. No experience needed—just enthusiasm and a willingness to laugh, dance, and groove together. Take these new moves straight to the dancefloor later this burn and get a crowd going!

Music • Workshop

18+

In Flight Entertainment

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 5pm at Paradiso Airlines

We will have an assortment of lawn games set up to keep you entertained for your time with Paradiso.

Chillout • Games

In-flight meal service

Thursday 12pm - 12:45pm at Paradiso Airlines

Here at Paradiso Airlines we wouldn't let something like a silly little crash landing interrupt our world class service. Our sexy cabin crew have lined up an in-flight feast that you won't want to miss so make sure you're in your seat when they roll that trolley through!

Please come by the camp to ask about allergens and claim your seat. Choices will include a vegan option. Byo plate & cutlery.

Food & Drink

Kink Curious?

Thursday 12pm - 1pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Feeling adventures? Come get a quick intro to kink with a demo, then practice negations. Leaving a bit of time to explore some sensory play (and other kinks people have to share). Only an hour, so be on time please.

Health & Wellness • Workshop

18+ (BDSM)

Midday Massage Swap Workshop

Thursday and Friday 12pm at Zef

Come relax and get worked over. We'll show you some tricks and techniques to improve your Swedish massage style. BYO mat and oil if you have it, otherwise we'll make it work.

Health & Wellness • Chillout • Workshop

Rewilding Your Life

Thursday 12pm - 1pm at the forest

For anyone interested in living more slowly and intuitively. This is about connecting to your wild self. This is a personal account of a life off grid, synced up with tides and moon phases, seasons and symbiosis.

Talk / Lecture • Spiritual & Healing • Health & Wellness

The Lucky Dip (Top paddock)

Thursday 12pm - 1pm at the Effigy Paddock

The Lucky Dip roams the top paddock - Stick in your mitts and haul out a wee treat. Returns welcome. Donations welcome.

Games

18+

WTF Web3

Thursday 12pm - 1pm at The Cosmic Zip

A general discussion around what web3 is, why are we even talking about it, and what could it potentially do to our reality?

Discussion / Conversation

Baby rave

Thursday 1pm - 2pm at Cosmic Creatures

Come bring your little ones for some raving children's songs and have a dance. All ages welcome!

Music • Party

Kid-Friendly

Backgammon Tournament

Thursday 1pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Show off your backgammon skills for fun and bragging rights. Dominate your opponents and earn the respect and/or fear you deserve. The annual Kiwiburn backgammon championship will be held in the CNC lounge and contested under best-of-3 rules. BYO set if possible as boards are limited.

Games

Kid-Friendly

Enter the Pun-derdome

Thursday 1pm at Camp Non-Gendered Parent Joke

Enter the Pun-derdome, where puns reign supreme and wordplay is the weapon of choice. Contestants will duke it out with their best and worst Non-Gendered Parent jokes, pushing the boundaries of humour and taste in a battle to make us laugh... or cringe... or both.

Games

Maynard Appreciation Hour

Thursday 1pm - 3pm at Paradiso Airlines

Hey you! Do you fuck with prog rock? Come chill with us!

Appreciation of James Maynard Keenan begins at 1pm Thursday, followed by some more prog rock, drinks and hangs. Song requests & recommendations are welcomed but their fruition will depend on whether someone has em downloaded.

Music • Chillout

Psychedelic chemistry of psilocybin mushrooms

Thursday 1pm - 2pm at The Cosmic Zip

A talk on recent research on how several compounds in psilocybin mushrooms may affect the psychedelic experience. We will investigate if all psychoactive mushrooms are the same and whether or not consuming a naturally growing mushroom is the same as consuming a pure, extracted drug (psilocybin). Followed by an open discussion of people's experiences with different species.

Talk / Lecture • Discussion / Conversation

Sex & Consciousness Couch

Thursday 1pm - 2:30pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

This Aotearoa grown project fosters authentic & intimate conversations about sexuality. Practice talking about sex with your peers in a safe, confidential & consent focused way. Expand your toolbox to express your desires & boundaries with potential sexual partners. LQTBQIA+ inclusive. This is a safe space for all sexual orientations.

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Very Small Spoon Making & Melting Meditation

Thursday 1pm - 5pm at Psychedelicacies

Come make your own tiny spoons for your tiny cereal! Limited supplies. First in first serve, come early! Then dive into the cosmic unknown with Carlos Riegelhaupt, a licensed music therapist and our whimsical guide on a one-hour journey that's part meditation, part mind-bending adventure from. Utilise your new tiny spoon and BYO essentials for this mystical trip.

Arts & Crafts • Spiritual & Healing • Workshop

18+

Speed dating

Thursday 1:30pm at Wild Connections

We will help you to speed the process& ignite connection at this speed dating event, for friendships or more. This is an inclusive event, all gender & sexualities are welcome. We can’t guarantee a match but awkwardness& fun guaranteed. If you match & they're a keeper, the Chapel of Wild Connections is available for commitment ceremonies!

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

Communal Drawing

Thursday and Friday 2pm - 4pm at The Homestead

Come and share your creativity and draw together! Everybody gets pencil and paper, sits in a circle and draws. Well all pass our drawings around the circle at timed moments until our pages are all filled with crazy drawings worked on by the whole group! Draw anything, no drawing skills required and everybody gets to keep one!

Arts & Crafts

Costume workshop

Thursday 2pm - 4pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Last minute costume? Need to add a little something to that opshop outfit? Zip broken? Come along and work on your outfit! Wednesday to Saturday, 2-4pm at Artery with Dani Shenanigan

Arts & Crafts

Cryptoeconomic & Philosophical Forum

Thursday 2pm - 4:15pm at Aquanest

Can you trick a rock into thinking with lightning? Is “intelligence” just an objective property of computational reality? Do atoms, institutions and blockchains have anything in common? Join us as we contemplate some of the profound and absurd ideas coursing through the present moment.

Hr 1 - Flattening power structures through decentralisation

Hr 2 - Is intelligence all it’s cracked up to be?

Discussion / Conversation • Talk / Lecture • Workshop

Disco Picnic

Thursday 2pm - 6pm at Camp Douche

Come join us for a succulent day party with the non-douchy douche’s - bubbles, mojitos, cucumbers, fermented goodies and yummy tunes to feed your ears.

Party • Food & Drink • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Harmony strand art project.

Thursday 2pm - 2:30pm at Burner Bum Sun Club

Harmony strand art project: A 21st century symbol calling to question traditions and take actions to make sustainable, peaceful and positive impact choices for harmony. Clothing optional, LGBTQ friendly.

Workshop

Meet the Minters

Thursday 2pm - 6pm at Mint Country Club

Mint Country Club aka MCC is the place to be for an ice cold GIN & TONIC. Be cool as a cucumber, dress in your finest Greenery, play lawn sports, join in the games and fun activities.

Enjoy our signature cucumber sandwiches.

Come join the club, get MINTED and wear GREEN.

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party • Performance

18+ (Alcohol)

Naked Twister

Thursday 2pm at Camp Low Expectations

Yes, you read that correctly, the x-rated version of the game you know and love. Come try out our gigantic twister board and see if your body still moves like it used to (undies acceptable for the shy folks out there).

Games

18+ (Sexual Content)

Need to tie stuff down? I think knot'

Thursday 2pm - 2:30pm at The Pheasant

Knot your average workshop. Learn how to tie ropes in useful ways. (NB: not sexy sex knots, practical not-sex knots).

Workshop • Arts & Crafts

Soda-lightful Daydream Distillery

Thursday 2pm - 4:20pm at Planet Devita

Tucked away under the shimmering glow of pLANET dEVITA's celestial canvas, pLANET dEVITA invites followers & friends to a cosmic jamboree where carefully crafted fizzy drinks & gravity-defying vinyl grooves collide to quell your afternoon thirst! All while also creating an intergalactic masterpiece at Devitas very own "Retraced Art Space". Buckle up, star gazers!

BYO-glasses and tipply additions

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Food & Drink

UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 2pm - 3pm at The Doss House

Quiz show hosted by

Bambi Gasbag

Do you have what it takes to win the grand trophy in the hottest quiz of the year? Register your team of 4 at the doss house on Wednesday to enter Universally Challenged. Bring a vessel – Your going to need it!

Games

Blindfolded Partner Walk

Thursday 2:30pm - 3:30pm at Cosmic Laundromat

Sparkling clean – your lights will shine lighter and your colours will be brighter after this blindfolded walking partner meditation (partner not required!). Spin at 1400 RPM in the Cosmic Laundromat of your soul.

Workshop • Games

Kid-Friendly

Chili Quiz 5.0

Thursday 2:30pm at Camp Easily Distracted

Remember that pub quiz you won? When you carried your team to victory with your quick wits, pop culture references and killer smile? Easily Distracted remembers and challenges you to repeat your victory armed with your knowledge and spice tolerance. Tolerance to hot sauce recommended (but also fun without).

Games • Chillout

Human Car Wash

Thursday and Saturday 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Camp Douche

Calling all filthy hippies and their consorts - it’s time to go through the car wash!

Let Camp Douche clean you top to toe in our showers with a thorough scrubbing, sudding, buffing, moisturising and spritzing experience.

BYO Towel or let us use a grubby wet one on you.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

Rainbow Rendezvous at The Snuggery

Thursday 2:30pm at The Snuggery

Are you rainbow adjacent or a little bit queer? Do you want other queer creatures to roam the paddock with? Come to The Snuggery and meet others from the rainbow and takatāpui community.

Discussion / Conversation

Apocalyptic Pool Party!

Thursday 3pm - 4pm at Alphabet Soup

Before the Apocalypse we used to host the best blowout parties with planned choreography and bespoke songs and EVERYONE was there. But now chaos reigns and gender binaries are meaningless. So come sip some radioactive refreshments and cool off from our scorching hellscape around a very real liquid pool, with your favourite bunch of radiant queerdos!

Party • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Argentinean Mate Session (Cultural)

Thursday 3pm at Fat tummy

"Mate" is a traditional South American berverage.This is a great excuse to meet new mates while drinking "mate" (for those wanting to try) & celebrate different cultures. No matter if you've drunk “mate” since you were born or you don't even know what “mate” is, please join! We’ll provide yerba mate (similar to tea) & special straws. Please BYO cup & if thermo with hot water if you have one

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink

Kid-Friendly

Art Shark

Thursday 3pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Artists from around the Paddock are invited to pitch their polished pieces to a panel of (very serious) Kiwiburn Arts Committee pundits and persuade them to invest money in their idea. KAC has a whopping $500 to pre-Grant your Art for KB25 and we don’t make these decisions lightly. Bring your prototypes, budgets, well-formed ideas… and prepare to be judged. Many thanks to CNC TV for hosting

Arts & Crafts • Spiritual & Healing • Games

Buttplug Story Hour

Thursday 3pm - 5pm at Two Couches and a Rug

Did you attend our Buttplug Craft Hour last year? We're keen to hear how things went post event so swing along to Buttplug Story Hour and spin some yarns. We'll serve some drinks and are happy to assist with any repairs if your buttplug needs some running maintenance.

Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Sexual Content)

Doof stick workshop

Thursday 3pm - 5pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Never get lost in the dark again! Make your own unique doof stick so that you can be identified anywhere across the paddock. We will provide bamboo poles, programmable LEDs and potentially other decorative bric-a-brac.

Workshop • Arts & Crafts

Genital Adornment and Worship

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 3pm - 4:30pm at the forest

A space to air our genitals, be seen, celebrate their unique beauty, dance in diversity, adorn with nature's gifts and sign praise to our heavenly altars. Set in the forest the workshop involves a nude and mindful forge for nature's gifts, an exploration and expansion of the stories we tell ourselves about our genitals and an opportunity to adorn and be adorned, worship and be worshiped.

Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Homebrew Complimen-Tea

Thursday 3pm at Pangea

Sip quirky concoctions and exchange compliments at our specialty event celebrating homebrew beers, ciders, and meads. Bring your own craft or come sip others' artful creations. Non-alcohol enthusiasts can enjoy warm tea selections. Sharing from 3pm till 5pm-ish, chill 'em in our fridge from 2pm if they need it. Cheers to a memorable time!

Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink • Chillout

18+ (Alcohol)

Storytime

Thursday 3pm - 4pm at Littles' Playhouse

This is a time set asside for story telling of all kinds. So bring along your favorite stories or listening ears. Adults, teens and even children are welcome to come and tell a tale or just listen. Examples: verbal, puppet/prop stories, reading books, singing songs/waiata.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Tongue twister workshop

Thursday 3pm - 4pm at Pillowtopia

Where wild words once were wielded weakly, we'll walk the the ways of weaving wild words wisely.

Games • Performance • Workshop

Kid-Friendly

‘I get high with a little help from my friends’

Thursday 4pm at The Creature Lab

A literature review and discussion regarding group rituals and altered states of mind

Discussion / Conversation

18+

Annual Sexy Banana Dance Off

Thursday 4pm at Tangerine Steeze

Is back baby. A chance to strut your stuff and show us what you got. We have plenty of banana accessory and costumes for the willing. And of course BYO outfit. You get a song to dance to let it all out. Only one special banana will take away the coveted title and crown - KB Sexiest Banana 2024.

Party • Music • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Family Roadtrip

Thursday 4pm roaming around

Are we there yet? Let’s find out. Take a family roadtrip around the paddock with Mum, Dad, and the kids. Make as many comfort stops as we need, argue about whether to ask for directions, and constantly change the music as we do a whistle-stop tour of the paddock's finest daytime tourist spots! Meet at Camp Non-Gendered Parent Joke and go from there.

Party

Introduction to Juggling!! - by Fer Kpok

Thursday 4pm - 5pm at Swing Fling

Introduction to the Arts of Juggling. Basic concepts of Balls and Clubs handling.

There will be props available on site, but if you have some bring them!

The workshop will run for an hour in an easy atmosphere.

If you are an advanced Juggler come and join us! we can all learn new tricks and play passing! At Swing Fling Tent!

Workshop

Making Zines

Thursday 4pm - 5:30pm at Zine Zone

Learn about the world of zines. Zines are small self-published books containing anything your heart desires - poetry, articles, reviews, reckons, musings, photography, collage, comics, illustrations. The only limit is your imagination. This workshop will be hosted, but the Zine Zone is open during the day for you to make your own zines at your leisure. No experience needed.

Workshop

Scottish Cèilidh

Thursday 4pm - 6pm at R.A.T

R.A.T presents: A classic Scottish country dance led by your hosts, Bonnie and Mad Dog. We’ll teach you the steps to lively group dances with silly names like Strip the Willow and The Sausage Machine. Please bring water to rehydrate as the dances can be quite high energy. Scottish whiskey also encouraged.

Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Contact Improvisation workshop and jam

Thursday 4:30pm - 5:30pm at The Tipsy Whisker

Contact Improvisation is a movement practice centered around listening through the body. Two or more people move together with a rolling point of physical contact, sharing weight and pressure safely, and being curious. It's super fun and explorative and powerful! Safely facilitated by JuJu, all welcome to give it a try.

Workshop

18+

Science Night

Thursday 5pm - 10pm at Centre Stage @ The Hub

Come and learn something you don't know at Science Night. Talks on various topics from cosmochemistry to anthropology will be hosted throughout the night at Centre Camp.

Talk / Lecture

Kid-Friendly

90s Gin & Juice Party

Thursday 5:30pm at Pangea

Yo, check it out! We're throwin' it back to the 90s at our no-nonsense, laid back Gin & Juice party. We're talking silky R&B, hip hop, and rhymes as real as it gets. Join us for a night of fly tunes, wicked rhymes, and a questionable drink choice. Let's party like it's '99, baby – it's gonna be off the charts!

Music • Food & Drink • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

ARTery Wine & Cheese

Thursday 5:30pm - 7:30pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Kiwiburn artists (and art lovers) are invited to come have a wine and nibble of cheese (non-alcoholic and vegan offerings too) with all your other Paddock artists and crew members.

Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Kink Demo Scenes

Thursday 5:30pm - 6:30pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Most people know what kink and BDSM are in theory - or at least in stereotype, but do you know what it looks like in practice?

Your favourite Paddock kinksters are here to give you a window to the normally behind closed doors practices so you can have a glimpse into this deep, dark world of ‘whips and chains’.

Running almost daily 5:30-6:30pm.

Performance

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

Liftoff!

Thursday 6pm - 10pm at Paradiso Airlines

*chhhrp* Thank you for flying Paradiso Airlines – we don’t know the destination, haven’t checked the forecast, and have been known to make our customers run the cabin service when we become incapable. But we grabbed the most sober pilot from the bar, slapped him full of something, and told him to put some bangers on the intercom.

Grab a drink and buckle up. It’s time for liftoff!

Music • Party • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

The Cauldron

Thursday 6pm at YumTown

A time-honoured tradition, only recently unearthed. Exploring the art of multihanded, sensuous and soul splashing massage, drawing you into the etheric and embodied realms simultaneously.

Come as a group or a curious individual.

Discover the magic of the Cauldron.

Workshop

18+

Jacinta and Floyd's 2024 Anniversary Party

Thursday 7pm - 8:30pm at Cozy Cottage

We wish to acknowledge our time together - twenty years married today and twenty-four years since Jacinta chased Floyd to the South Australian outback.

Those that wanna bask in the glory of so much love can join us for a little ceremony at the Temple at 7pm and we'll move up to Cozy Cottage afterward to guzzle some bubbles - bring your cup.

Party

Kink & BDSM Munch

Thursday 7pm - 8pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Into or curious about kink or BDSM? This is a classic community munch for seasoned kinksters & curious newbs alike, come along to meet and chat with like-minded people, ask questions and find community on the Paddock. Snacks provided.

Discussion / Conversation

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

News @ 7:35ish

Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday 7:30pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Missed the top paddock action of the day? Got FOMO? Didn’t get that in-joke? Catch the news as the CNC anchors present the cutting edge of current affairs, sports, weather from around the paddock. You write it, we read it - so if it’s not funny, that’s on you. But if it’s not the finest journalism you’ve ever seen on the paddock… I'll eat my hat!

Performance

RnB Night

Thursday 7:30pm at The Cypher

Start the evening off with 90/00's RnB/HipHop

Music • Party

Cock & Tail Party

Thursday 8pm at Zef

Wear a cock and a tail. It's your choice what kind: wearable, insertable, clip-on, strap-on, or au naturel. We'll have some... cocktails on offer. Mingle, meet, say hellos to Zef Camp. This event is an inclusive and body positive space.

Food & Drink • Party

18+ (Alcohol, BDSM, Sexual Content)

Fruit Salad Party

Thursday 8pm at Tangerine Steeze

A delectable fruit bowl of DJs playing a fresh variety of tunes that will whet the appetite of any listener. Come down and cut some shapes at the fruitiest party on the Paddock. Sets from Greta O'Leary (live), R.U.S.T.Y, Buddy Nice, The Moon and Clare La Mer.

Music • Party

it's not a phase mom!

Thursday 8pm - 11:59pm at R.A.T

Emo night, you know what the f**k is up

Party • Music

18+

Show us your Ohhh-Face!

Thursday 8pm - 9pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Show us your best Ohhh-Face! Optionally, have your photo taken, printed, and displayed on the spot. (You can collect your photo on Sunday from mid-day, we won't keep a copy digital or otherwise.) The best Ohhh-Face(s) may also be awarded a most-coveted prize.

Games • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Thanks and Praises at Thanks and Praises

Thursday and Friday 8pm - 10pm at Thanks and Praises!

We are Jesus people and we love to worship God through song. We are going to be singing songs of thanks and praise at our Thanks and Praises camp. If you want to come and sing, come and sit in God’s presence, or just be surrounded by voices, join us anytime between 8pm and 10pm.

Music • Party • Spiritual & Healing

Kid-Friendly

The Bloody Lovely Ball

Thursday 8pm at Aquanest

Dance to the bubbling beats and effervescent energy of our undersea rave cave. The Bloody Lovely Ball celebrates those who come dressed in their underwater best. There will be spicy water on tap and bloody lovelies on ice. What’s a bloody lovely, you ask? Only one way to find out...

Music • Party

Feathered Fidelity

Thursday 8:30pm - 12:30am at The Pheasant

Get ready to strut your stuff and flaunt some feather. Join our fabulous flock for a night of sensational beats, sassy moves, and cocktails that'll have you shaking your cloaca and warm up those dancing legs!

Party • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Sinners after sunset

Thursday 8:30pm - 6am at TechnOasis

Calling all sinners to a night of delicious debauchery! Enter our underworld, where the TechnOasis dance floor will be ripe ground for you to get loose and naughty. Sexy techno, pole performances and hookahs provided. Dress like the devil you are, and come play dirty with us. Then roll into our Friday morning “Saints at sunrise” party for a dose of salvation. Being bad will never feel so good.

Music • Party • Performance

"Motor Bunny" Ride-on Sex Toy Rides (for vulva-owners)

Thursday 9pm - 11pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Vulva-bearing participants are invited to leap into a world of empowerment and pleasure as they hop onto our Motor Bunny ride-on sex toy in a private, safe, and fun environment. This toe-curling orgasm machine goes all the way to 11! Win a custom 3D-printed medal if you have an ohhh-gasm!

Games

18+ (Sexual Content)

Fire Performance Showcase

Thursday 9pm - 10pm at Pegasouls

Join us for an awe-inspiring journey into the mesmerizing world of fire spinning. Prepare to be captivated as we harness the raw power of flames to create a spellbinding spectacle.

Marvel as spinning fire poi, staffs, and hoops create dazzling patterns in the night sky, illuminating the darkness with their fiery that will ignite your senses and leave you breathless.

Performance

Taskmaster @Pufferfish

Thursday 9pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

A blatant rip-off of the popular TV show – but set in our very own Pufferfish Lounge. We've been conjuring up wacky and funny challenges (with a burner twist!) for a gaggle of contestants from rival camps to attempt to complete. Come see their creativity and wit in action – with everything to play for, and only dignity to lose!

And who will be the titular Taskmaster, and who the underling Umpire?

Games • Performance

The Lucky Dip - Roaming Centrally

Thursday 9pm - 10pm at the forest

Stick in your mitts and haul out a wee treat. No peeking. Returns welcome. Donations welcome.

Games

18+

An Uncivilised Post-Apocalyptic Civilisation Party

Thursday 10pm - 4am at Bedlam Apocalyptica

The wasteland's most wonderous musicians play post-apocalyptic tunes, revered by other civilisations. Pull up a pew at our bar built from scavenged resources & enjoy a drink or two at the end of the world. Our bartenders will regale you with post-apocalyptic tales from beyond the pale while they pour a delicious drink right on intya apoca-lips. Come for heaps vibes, heaps chills, and heaps party.

Food & Drink • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Live Lounge Sessions @Pufferfish

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Spontaneous, organic, live-music performances by the fire in The Lounge, hosted by our in-house musicians, plus guests*.

This mix of recording session and intimate-audience performance may or may not occur at random times, Thu-Sat evenings.

*A range of instruments are available for travelling-light musos to play with us, by arrangement - come talk to us!

Music • Performance

Wander The Wasteland

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm - 3am at Bedlam Apocalyptica

Our civilisation will be lit up nightly for you to wander the wasteland, rest your weary wayward bones in our trash palace, and revel in our plunderful art. Enter at your own risk. May sometimes include spontaneous post-apocalyptic parties.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Music • Party

Bad Movie Night

Thursday 10:15pm at Camp Easily Distracted

Too much hustle and bustle? Overworked your dancing shoes on the first night? Fear not, come and get cozy with a terrible movie and forget about doing your chores. Badly mixed cocktails and unhealthy snacks to help you heckle the awfulness of our late night feature (it is NOT "Sharknado"). BYO cushion, chairs and low expectations.

Chillout

18+ (Alcohol)

Movie Screening: Embers of Nightshade - A Symphony of the Suburbs

Thursday 11pm - 1am at The Doss House

In the twilight of Vienna's underworld, a lascivious spy, a mad natural scientist & a melancholic freak show actress become allies as they are confronted with hostile spies, unscrupulous admirers & the tragedy of existence. Wild and confused silent film fun!

Chillout

Friday 26 January

24hr Live Sport @ the Acid TAB

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Two Couches and a Rug

Do you love sport? The Acid TAB has got you covered! Join us for 24 hour live sports action.

Spiritual & Healing • Games • Discussion / Conversation

Chub Rub Sunscreen Station

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sodden Velvet

Cover yourself with our cream at the Sodden Velvet Chub Rub sunscreen application station.

Health & Wellness

Fleeting Guest Chefs @Pufferfish

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

To share your passion & gift for cooking or baking something special, come do a one-off "Guest Chef" spot at the most delightful, equipped, efficient party kitchen at the burn. Be it for just 4, or 14 people... day or late, late night... we invite you to surprise & delight us!

To pre-arrange, come over and talk to one of our kitchen crew at the burn.

Food & Drink

Go Fly a Kite

All day Friday at Camp Easily Distracted

Sure I 'could' do my laundry, but it's such a nice day outside. Introducing the words smallest, most portable Kite (so far). Name your own pet kite and watch it sore through the clouds (we cannot guarantee wind).

Games

Kid-Friendly

Just breathe and let go

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need to let go? Come and place your hands on the board and let the fairies take your worries away

Spiritual & Healing

Love Bombing Roaming Water fight

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! Popping up on the paddock whenever you’re feeling particularly parched the Sodden Velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet with a re-useable water bomb fight. Keep an eye out for a real fun time on a hot day!

Games

MCC Roaming Gin Bar

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Keep an eye out for the the green umbrellas of the Mint Country Club roaming gin bar, popping up everywhere you’d least expect it!! Free, no strings attached (we promise, wink wink)

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Oracle readings

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need some guidance? Come and check out our Oracle cards and give yourself a reading

Spiritual & Healing

Paint-a-Van!

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Palace of the Sand Dragon

In a painting mood? Come slap some permanent art on my permanent home. Feel free to pop by anytime and paint anything you think is cool.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Paradiso Lounge

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Paradiso Airlines

Need a peaceful place to rest during your travels? Come chill in our airport lounge, read a book, or have a chat with your fellow travelers.

Our bell tent will be open to everyone all the time.

Chillout

Quest Board

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Cosmic Creatures

Come by and grab a envelope to reveal a quest or mission

Games

Kid-Friendly

Raps for Beers

All day Friday, Saturday and Thursday at The Cypher

Spit a bar, get a beer

Food & Drink • Music • Performance

18+ (Alcohol)

Swing Fling Workshops

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Swing Fling

Swing by our whiteboard daily to catch the timings of our workshops. Whether you're looking to enhance your flexibility, learn a new skill, or just have a great time, our workshops are designed for everyone. So come along and let's move, stretch, and juggle our way to an unforgettable festival experience!

Workshop

THE BAR IS OPEN

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday and Saturday at The Doss House

The bar is open. Come down for a beer.

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Trollied Spinners

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday at Wild Connections

Rollup rollup, spin the wheel, and take a shot but not before you entertain us with a crazy activity. (Homemade vodka beverages distilled by G*Star). Not for the faint-hearted.

Food & Drink • Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Want to become a Master of MOOP?

All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Pop down to Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers camp and pick up a homemade MOOP bag to take with you on your journey around the paddock.

Health & Wellness

Saints at sunrise

Friday 6am - 12pm at TechnOasis

Spent last night getting absolutely filthy? We’ve got you. Wash off your sins with a morning of lush downtempo and melodic magic that will offer you sweet salvation. We’ll also have vegan pancakes on the go to help soak up all of your residual naughties. BYO plate and fork. Get your redemption so you can get wild and wicked all over again.

Party • Music • Food & Drink

Bogan Jim's Bogan Gym

Thursday and Friday 8am at Zef

Come have your morning slut workout at Bogan Jim's. Don your dayglowest '80s workout wear and prepare to hustle to the oldies. Bogan Jim will have you sweating and clenching your thighs.

Health & Wellness • Party • Games

Bubbles, Bass and Babes: The Brunch Happier Hours!

Friday 10am - 12pm at Swing Fling

We’re getting the morning started with bubble guns, pouring up our special craft mimosas, providing sick bass-y beats, and of course it’s all being served by fun colorful babes 🥳🫧🥂🎶💕

Do you enjoy badass brunches and identify as a babe? Well YOU SHOULD because you are and babes of all sizes and souls are welcome/invited. Come get bubbly with us this Friday at Swing Fling

Food & Drink • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Fostering unconditional love

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - 11:30am at Sanctuary

A workshop with discussion regarding elements that help us to be the highest expression of human we can be. Some tips and emotional tools provided.

All participants welcome to contribute. All humans have insights.

Spiritual & Healing

Introvert Burners meets Postburn Blues

Friday 10am - 11am at HBFA Pitstop

Hey Introverts!

Feeling overwhelmed and need some chill time ? This workshop is for you! Come have a chat and cup of chai with a fellow introvert. We will share survival/selfcare strategies that will see you make it to Monday. We will korero the reality of Tuesday morning when the postburn blues kick in. Why does it hurt so much? From 1 introvert to another - I got you!

Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Simple Sensual

Friday 10am - 12pm at Simple Pleasures

Want a slow, sensual start to the day, connect with your body and get your senses stimulated? Gooosebumps guaranteed. We will pair up and spoil the other person's body with a sensory overload. From smells to massages to goosebumps, let your senses be stimulated to get yourself ready for the exciting weekend ahead. First in, but UNdressed.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Spin us a Yarn - literally

Friday 10am - 11:30am at Camp Non-Gendered Parent Joke

Back by popular demand - ever wanted mad Apocalypse Skills? Deeply into CottageCore? Try one of the oldest crafts in the world. In this workshop you'll make your own drop spindle to keep, and learn to spin fibre into useful yarn! You'll go away with some carded wool to play with and a sense of Self-Reliant Smugness. Prize offered for the least obvious yarn-related pun.

Workshop

Tism-ma-Rism The Autism Meetup

Friday 10am - 11am at Alphabet Soup

Are you Awetistic? Come join us for a meetup, infodumps and interrupts galore!

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation

Yoga n chai

Thursday and Friday 10am - 11:30am at Tardis n Tea

Relax and awaken with gentle yoga (45mins) followed by delicious chai (45 mins).

Chillout • Spiritual & Healing

suffering succotash sock wrestling

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:15am - 4:20pm roaming around

The wrestling ring is a paddling pool.

The rules a re simple.

Each participant has one sock on.

Start on your knees, high five then remove the others sock while keeping yours on.

Games

Hip Hop & Hashbrown

Friday 10:15am - 11:30am at The Cypher

You know what it is

Chillout • Food & Drink • Music

Badge Making with Sunny

Friday 10:30am - 5pm at Inky Fingers

Come and get creative! We're bringing a bunch of felt pens & pencils for you to turn into creative genius, which Sunny will then smash into a shiny new badge for you. She'll probably be open to making a badge for you on most days, so if you miss today don't be afraid to pop past and ask.

Arts & Crafts

Cold Brew Coffee Hour

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10:30am at The Sensory Dispensary

Come hang at the Sensory Dispensary, where we'll be rustling up some chilled morning brown, freshly brewed right on the Paddock. Serving until we run out!

Food & Drink

Kinetic Connection

Friday 10:30am at Camp Low Expectations

Learn how more a more mindful, inquisitive approach to exercise can help build a deeper, healthier, more intimate relationship with your body and how to use it. 90 percent discussion, 10 percent gentle exercise. Yoga mat recommended.

Discussion / Conversation

Peddle for your Meal

Friday 10:30am - 12:30pm at The Soup

Come and burn calories in an attempt to gain them! Its smoothie time! We have bike blenders ready and waiting for you to ride them until completion. Spin the roulette wheel to find out your mystery ingredient! Join us at The Soup kitchen

Food & Drink • Games

What is RAT (Renewables for Artist Team), your solar friend

Saturday 10:30am - 11:15am at Centre Camp @ The Hub

SOLAR: What is RAT (Renewables for Artist Team)? We are an international team of solar enthusiast who work with international artists helping them get their art projects off the generator. Last year we supported over 30 art projects on playa at the big burn. We also provide solar related courses to all burners. Stop by to find out more about courses and on helping artists(& others) switch to solar

Talk / Lecture

Beginner Acroyoga

Friday and Thursday 11am - 12pm at Cosmic Laundromat

BEGINNER ACRO YOGA for all the newbies out there! Come all Ye Odd Socks for another Cosmic Adventure by flying through the washing machines in our BEGINNER ACRO YOGA workshop. This is our Beginner Workshop – learn basic acro-yoga with no experience or partner required.

Health & Wellness • Games • Workshop

Blind Hugging

Friday 11am - 12pm at HBFA Pitstop

In need of a hug or three? Then this event is for you.

Let Captain guide you through a series of hugs with your fellow burners, all while blindfolded. This is an experiment in getting to know others without the ability to see who you're talking to.

Good feelings and new friends guaranteed.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

Genital Life Drawing with Björk

Friday 11am - 12pm at Zef

Shhh, shhh, shhh. A verry special life drawing of human genitals, of which we should NOT be ashamed, and to me sometimes look like little monssssters or even spirrits from another reallm, or ancient woodwork in the corner of a quaint home or cotttage. If you thhinnk genitals are not shameful and should be demystified, come for 1 houurrr of modeling and drawwwing.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout

Guided Visualisation

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at existentially bent

Guided visualisation/meditation followed by an opportunity to create some art/put some colour on paper and then a time for sharing insights.

Arts & Crafts

Holla a hottie

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 12pm at Camp Douche

Need a hottie to snug? Don’t we all. Let us deliver a hot water bottle to your nest for a tasty warm bed to crawl into - delivered between 10pm-1am.

Come by Camp Douche from 11am-12pm to pick up a flag to mark your sleeping quarters.

Zero guarantees on delivery or that we put it in the right bed.

Health & Wellness

Maditation

Friday 11am - 11:45am at R.A.T

Come get chilled out and meditate with Mad at R.A.T. Camp. After your dirty deeds on Thursday night, this is a perfect dusty Friday morning activity to cleanse your soul and refresh for more shenanigans

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

Mother In Law’s Wedding Bangers Dance Party

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 11:30am at Sodden Velvet

We promise you a sound system of 2 UE booms, a pre-downloaded Spotify playlist, and a bunch of tracks that will get your mother-in-law banging on the floor. Why start your day with yoga and a cacao ceremony when you could have a half-smoked cigarette between your lips, deep resentment for your new daughter-in-law, and boogie along to Wagon Wheel? BYO cigarettes.

Music • Party

18+

Trance Breath Journey

Friday 11am - 1:30pm at Pillowtopia

Indulge in a session of conscious connected breathing to reconnect with your inner guidance and wisdom. Using the powerful tool of breath helps us to fully experience and embrace everything that wants to be there - be it emotions, memories or visions of burns yet to come. Let go of all expectations and simply be in the moment. Nice to have: a mat, a blanket, an eye mask, no food 2 hours before.

Health & Wellness • Workshop • Spiritual & Healing

Flying Carpet Rides with Aslan

Thursday and Friday 11:11am - 12:30pm at Thanks and Praises!

We are Jesus people and we love to pray. Come and sit on our magic flying carpet (aunty’s persian rug) and be encouraged by the words God wants to speak over your heart and your life. Aslan is roaring over you!!

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Spiritual & Healing

Postcard from the Future

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:11am - 9pm at TechnOasis

What would you like to say to your future self? What would you like to remember 6 months from now? Write a postcard to your future self and I will post it to you (wherever you are) in 6 months. Could be a love letter, a post-cubist abstract drawing, a list of groceries or resolutions. Limited amount, don't faff around!

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Intro to Freestyle Rap

Friday 11:15am - 12:15pm at The Cypher

Can you kick it? Yes you can! Anyone can learn to spit dope rhymes off the top of their head. In this workshop, you’ll learn games to help you improvise freestyle raps, beatbox, and overcome the fear of sounding dumb. Absolute beginners welcome. No experience necessary.

Performance • Workshop • Music

Metal & Rock Appreciation Brunch

Friday 11:30am - 1pm at The Homestead

After surviving a couple of days of doof doof doof... Switching genres and eating a sausage might be the perfect palette cleanser to have you back on track for the next few days. Join the Homestead Crew and our resident DJ (TonzDef) for a sossie sizzle, while we enjoy the smooth sounds of NuMetal, Alternative, Rock and Metal Music. *Pre-Cooked Sausages, Bread, Onions and Sauce Provided.

Food & Drink • Music

Quiet Time

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11:30am - 1:30pm at Littles' Playhouse

It's nap time for our littles and quiet time for our slightly older kids. The camp is not open for general play or activities at this time but you are welcome to bring your little ones for nap time in our shaded space. Your child must be supervised by their caregiver during this time. Activities resume afterwards.

Chillout • Health & Wellness

Kid-Friendly

Clothing Yard Sale

Friday 12pm - 3pm at Inky Fingers

We've been collecting threads all year for our annual yard sale, so come and grab something extra for tonights outfit!

Arts & Crafts

Expritz Yourself!

Friday and Saturday 12pm - 1pm at Aquanest

Do you like the sound of a refreshing water-based body spray, scented with essential oils to keep you feeling spritzed and sparkling on the paddock? Come and make your very own perfumed concoction. There will be spray bottles available but BYO is encouraged.

Arts & Crafts • Health & Wellness • Workshop

Friday at Pegasouls

Friday 12pm - 4pm at Pegasouls

12pm - Poi Jam- Come and flow together at camp Pegasouls! Sharing poi tricks and meeting new flowmies in the relaxing arvo. BYO props recommended. (For all ages).

2pm - Shibari for Play - Learn the basics to tie up your delicious human for sexy times. Shibari is the Japanese art of rope bondage, intimate, fun, sexy and connective. Runs 2 hrs. (18+ Only - BDSM)S

Workshop

18+ (BDSM)

In Flight Entertainment

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 5pm at Paradiso Airlines

We will have an assortment of lawn games set up to keep you entertained for your time with Paradiso.

Chillout • Games

Midday Massage Swap Workshop

Thursday and Friday 12pm at Zef

Come relax and get worked over. We'll show you some tricks and techniques to improve your Swedish massage style. BYO mat and oil if you have it, otherwise we'll make it work.

Health & Wellness • Chillout • Workshop

Mushroom Scavenger Hunt

Friday 12pm - 1pm at Cozy Cottage

Help! Those bastard fairies have kidnapped my mushrooms and I need them back!

The person who finds the most clay mushrooms within a short time period wins a prize! We start at 12pm on the dot so don't be late!

Games

The Lucky Dip - Temple

Friday 12pm - 1pm at the Temple Paddock

Stick in your mitts and haul out a wee treat. Dip happens babe. Returns welcome. Donations welcome.

Games

18+

Zip Your Mouth

Friday 12pm - 1pm at The Cosmic Zip

This space empowers women and individuals of minority gender experiences to express the things they've been conditioned to keep silent about in the presence of cis men. Attendees can share their personal experiences of gender if they find appropriate. Cis men are encouraged to have their mouths zipped so they can focus on listening. A space to release what has been conditioned to remain unspoken.

Discussion / Conversation

Human Battleships

Friday 12:30pm - 1:30pm at Camp Easily Distracted

Got beef with a campmate? Someone not return your mac charger? Settle your scores the old fashioned way by lobbing giant sponges of cold water over the Tarp of Justice(TM). You get revenge, no one gets hurt and we avoid eye contact. WIN

Games

Forensic Healing

Friday 1pm - 3pm at Simple Pleasures

Forensic healing is an investigation of facts and evidence about a person's condition combined with Energy Healing to restore purity and integrity. Come and schedule your one-on-one session for this unique healing modality.

Health & Wellness

18+

How to host a play space

Friday 1pm - 2:30pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

So you're wanting to gather your friends together for some ethical sluttery, but wondering what the safest first steps are? Join the BYFM crew in an open discussion & skill share where we explore what we've learned about how best to fvck your friends (& remain friends). LQTBQIA+ friendly.

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Improv out

Friday 1pm - 2:30pm at Mint Country Club

Get your improv out

Theatre sport games

Fake it till you make

No experience required

Come laugh and play with MS Selenious

Games

18+ (Sexual Content)

Metal Taming & Percussion Playtime

Friday and Sunday 1pm - 2pm at Bedlam Apocalyptica

In a post-apocalyptic world, you gotta forge the good shit. Come fabricate a metal accessory to assist with your survival. Resources are scarce so don't miss-out. May include miniature spoon making. . . Meanwhile, play with my junk and thrash my trash. Hit the things with the sticks and make the rhythmic bang bang. A range of rusty rubbish and wasteland wonders to smash. What a sound we will make.

Arts & Crafts • Games • Music

Parade & Picnic

Friday 1pm - 2pm at Cozy Cottage

Meet us at Cozy Cottage where we shall start the parade around paddock which will end in the forest for a cute picnic. Bring a vessel for tea and lunch if you want to eat with us! We shall supply the snacks.

Chillout • Food & Drink

Pickleback Party

Friday 1pm - 2pm at Hookah Road

The Brine Brigade unites once again for a tangy twist and a shot of fun at the ultimate Paddock event - the Pickleback Party. Join us for a celebration of questionable choices and unforgettable combinations.

Food & Drink • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Regenerative agriculture, an open conversation

Friday 1pm at Fat tummy

Curious about where your food may come from in a world of changing climate, food innovation & the need for sustainable farming? Join NZ farmers who will share their thoughts in an open facilitated Q&A session. Following this discussion we'll savor the tastes of Argentina with a mouthwatering barbeque and if you were in attendence, you'll get to the front of the line for this delicious kai!

Talk / Lecture • Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Swag Hag presents: Swag-it-Yourself For Volunteers

Friday 1pm - 5pm at Bedlam Apocalyptica

Callout to all volunteers getting a swag tool belt (i.e. build and year long crew). The Swag Hag invites you to come and make it betterer - more "You", ya know? Add that pizzaz with straps, neon, rivets, hammering, and stencils. Taking over the Bedlam Trash Palace with swag-ology.

Arts & Crafts

Acrobatic sex positions

Friday 2pm - 3pm at Swing Fling

Join us for an erotically inspired partner acro workshop where we explore some of our more intimate skills. This workshop will involve consensual touch and it is highly recommended to come with a partner although we will attempt to match singles if possible.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Argi asado

Friday 2pm - 3pm at Fat tummy

We will be cooking meat and veges on the fire.

New thing this year, for the ones that will take part of the farm talk future food production at the wildconnection camp at 13:00 Friday will receive vip tickets for the food service. First in line .🤣🎉

Food & Drink • Arts & Crafts • Health & Wellness • Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Assman’s Catchphrase & Chaps Making Experience

Friday 2pm - 4:30pm at Aquanest

Tired of all your boring old sayings? Even more tired of your friends not looking at your ass enough? This paired event allows you to whip up a new catchphrase with our Word Wizards or harness the power of ass-flaunting by creating or trying on some of our delectable chaps.

We’ll also have some fire tunes playing, so bring your butt.

Arts & Crafts • Music • Workshop

Communal Drawing

Thursday and Friday 2pm - 4pm at The Homestead

Come and share your creativity and draw together! Everybody gets pencil and paper, sits in a circle and draws. Well all pass our drawings around the circle at timed moments until our pages are all filled with crazy drawings worked on by the whole group! Draw anything, no drawing skills required and everybody gets to keep one!

Arts & Crafts

Costume workshop

Friday 2pm - 4pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Last minute costume? Need to add a little something to that opshop outfit? Zip broken? Come along and work on your outfit! Wednesday to Saturday, 2-4pm at Artery with Dani Shenanigan

Arts & Crafts

Cruising Altitude

Friday 2pm - 5pm at Paradiso Airlines

Welcome to 'Cruising Altitude'! As we head towards our final destination, enjoy an afternoon filled with chilled beats and sky-high lawn games. It's more than a flight; it's an aerial party. Lounge, laugh, and groove above the clouds with us, where every moment is a celebration of high-altitude fun. Get ready to cruise in style!

Music • Party

Guilty Pleasures Naked Day Rave

Friday 2pm - 5pm at Tangerine Steeze

You: In your birthday suit, or a more “modest” alternative; your underwear! Us: playing guilty pleasures on the speaks, also bare bummed and scantily clad. Clothes check available, clothing always optional, judgment free zone. Hosted by Burner Bum Sun Club.

Music • Party

18+ (Sexual Content)

Introduction to Belly Dance

Friday 2pm - 4pm at Centre Camp @ The Hub

In this workshop you'll learn some basic belly dance movements that we'll turn into a small choreo-combo so you can proudly show off your new moves to all your friends and family after. Don't be shy, don't be scared — no previous dance experience needed. Make sure to bring some water and a small towel. Let's shake those hips!

Workshop

Serene Space Melodies

Friday 2pm at Planet Devita

Let the cosmic waves of sound wash over you as you float into the ether at Devita's shrine. Enjoy live drones, tones, and ambient music underneath the spheres of her heavens. Chilllllllll.

Chillout • Music

Tea and empathy

Friday 2pm - 4pm at Tardis n Tea

An ear to listen and a hug in a cup.

Chillout • Spiritual & Healing • Health & Wellness

UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 2pm - 3pm at The Doss House

Quiz show hosted by

Bambi Gasbag

Do you have what it takes to win the grand trophy in the hottest quiz of the year? Register your team of 4 at the doss house on Wednesday to enter Universally Challenged. Bring a vessel – Your going to need it!

Games

Ommadawn Listening Session

Friday 2:15pm - 3:45pm at The Cosmic Zip

Mike Oldfield's 'Ommadawn' is a stunning album. I discovered it during the winter of 2019, and since then have felt the urge to spread it's sublime, stimulating, psychedelic, ecstatic, spooky, soul to others.

Please join me at The Cosmic Zip as we sit and listen to the full album over an hour, and then debrief and discuss for a time after.

Music • Chillout

Anxious Bisexual Speed Maybe Dating

Friday 3pm - 4pm at Alphabet Soup

Is it a date? Is it just a hang out? Who knows? Not us! Come meet fellow bisexual/pansexual people who are also a bit nervous about the ambiguity of having a crush on so many cute people.

(open to anyone attracted to multiple genders and identifies with the anxiety of how to navigate it, Anxious Bisexual just had a nice ring to it)

Discussion / Conversation • Party

18+ (Sexual Content)

Doof stick workshop

Friday 3pm - 5pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Never get lost in the dark again! Make your own unique doof stick so that you can be identified anywhere across the paddock. We will provide bamboo poles, programmable LEDs and potentially other decorative bric-a-brac.

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Drug Song Karaoke

Friday 3pm - 4pm at Two Couches and a Rug

Did you know that any love song can be made into a drug song? Well you do now. Pick your favourite love song, swap love for drugs and belt it out.

Games • Music

18+

Genital Adornment and Worship

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 3pm - 4:30pm at the forest

A space to air our genitals, be seen, celebrate their unique beauty, dance in diversity, adorn with nature's gifts and sign praise to our heavenly altars. Set in the forest the workshop involves a nude and mindful forge for nature's gifts, an exploration and expansion of the stories we tell ourselves about our genitals and an opportunity to adorn and be adorned, worship and be worshiped.

Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Kissing Workshop

Friday 3pm - 4:20pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

Come along and experience lush's lips of those around you. This will be a fun safe place to learn about all the different ways of kissing another. From platonic pecks to sword fighting with tongues. Can you describe how you would like to be kissed in detail? LQTBQIA+ inclusive.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Whine & Cheese

Friday 3pm - 8:45pm at Cape Carnival

Cheezey beats, whiney patrons, and the finest of vegan and traditional wine and cheese. Come and enjoy this allergy conscious musical escapade until sundown.

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Connect Without Words: Guided Dance and Play

Friday 3:30pm - 5pm at Cosmic Laundromat

Enter the dryer and get all that lint off of you, spinning in the vortex of another Cosmic Laundromat event. Join the ongoing dance of the dryer where all types of fibre can coalesce to form the fabric of a new, fully dried society. Dancing and meditation. Odd socks encouraged (no partners required).

Workshop • Health & Wellness • Games

18+

Naptime

Friday 4pm at YumTown

Too tired to attend any events? No problem, naptime is for you. Before the evening's mischief takes flight, rest your weary head in YUMTOWN's sleepy sanctuary. We offer a rejuvenating interlude to the antics of the day. See you there for a sneaky snooze. BYO Teddies & Tranquillisers.

Chillout

18+

Cuddle Puddle with Mary

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 4:20pm - 5pm at The Snuggery

Come, chillout, and snuggle down with the Snuggets and their main girl Mary.

Chillout

18+

Limoncello & Lingerie

Friday 5pm - 9pm at Hookah Road

Come squeeze in for our Limoncello & Lingerie Soirée! We will have the tangiest beats played by the sweetest DJ BVRBWYRE to dance away the early evening in the yellow setting sun. Lingerie optional - wear what makes you feel juicy!

Food & Drink • Party • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Mary’s Naughty 90s High Life

Friday 5pm at The Snuggery

Are you torn about what to do now that Mary has spiced up your life? Well I saw the sign! It wants you to come be a barbie girl at The Snuggery! So say you'll be there, because I want it that way.

Chillout

18+

Regional Contacts Meetup

Friday 5pm - 6:30pm at The Homestead

Hey fellow Regional Contacts (RCs) from around the world, come along to chat about the hot topics going on for you and your regional communities. Fellow Burners, come and meet your RCs, Lumos and Shelley, and hangout and chat about Burning Man and Kiwiburn culture and events. We’re all ears! BYO.

Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink

Spoon Making

Friday 5pm - 6pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Like the idea of beating copper or aluminium into a oh so cute tiny spoon to wear around your neck?

Workshop • Arts & Crafts

Therapeutic Self Massage

Friday 5pm - 6:30pm at Tardis n Tea

Melt tension with your own hands in this guided self-massage experience. A cosy relaxed environment, some technique instruction, and lots of room for self-guided exploration. Limited numbers, so timely arrival encouraged. BYO mat/towel.

Health & Wellness • Chillout

Air Guitar Championships

Friday 6pm - 7pm at Mint Country Club

Do you think you have what it takes to be the instrumental champion of the paddock? If so, come along and bring your imagination to the Air Guitar (or any instrument) championships of 2024! Bring your song on a device or pick from the prepared list.

Performance • Party

B2B2B

Friday 6pm - 8pm at R.A.T

CALLING ALL DJ’s. Come along and mix with someone you’ve never met. Not a dj? You’re still invited - come watch the chaos!

Music • Party

Fluorescent Fiesta

Friday 6pm - 5am at Psychedelicacies

Wear your most glowy and UV attire for an Ultraviolet extravaganza! Come early and get ready for our main event night! Get yourself painted, glammed up and looking lush for the nights affairs. BYO vessel 🙂

Fire circle open tonight! Beginners practice 8pm, fire safety briefing 8:30pm, fire jam from 9pm, all welcome to watch or participate.

Arts & Crafts • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Live Music w/ Greta O'Leary

Friday 6pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Greta is a Poneke-based songwriter and musician whose spacious and pervasive sound is laced with dark humour and relatable insight, creating gentle-yet-poignant offerings that bend the folk genre to her own plain, an unmistakably rare sound that is unique to her. Coming to you live from your favourite paddock TV set.

Music

Inaugural Intergalactic Shwing Ball Tournament

Friday 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Mega Shwing Ball

Do you like sports? Calling all ball slappers from across the Paddock to fight for victory by circling a central pole and shmacking an orb in opposing directions. Winner gets blistered hands, a boosted ego, and fleeting admiration. Located in the galactic region of Paradox. Hecklers are guaranteed, glory is not, injuries are optional. BYO shmackers.

Games

Peanut Butter & Jams

Friday 7pm at Pangea

Don't be jelly, go nutty on some tunes with your pals at Peanut Butter & Jams Night. Bring your instruments for a night of spontaneous collaboration. We're dishing out tasty peanut butter sandwiches to fuel those jamming vibes. We'll create a list of musicians and their instruments on our whiteboard and group them together – build-a-band style. Guitar, bass, keyboard and drum kit provided.

Workshop • Music

Emo Encore

Friday 7:30pm - 9:30pm at Cosmic Creatures

Emo night returns for a second night in a row! Come in your best Hot Topic outfit XD

Music • Party

18+

News @ 7:35ish

Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday 7:30pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Missed the top paddock action of the day? Got FOMO? Didn’t get that in-joke? Catch the news as the CNC anchors present the cutting edge of current affairs, sports, weather from around the paddock. You write it, we read it - so if it’s not funny, that’s on you. But if it’s not the finest journalism you’ve ever seen on the paddock… I'll eat my hat!

Performance

Bizarre Bazaar

Friday 8pm - 11pm at Paradox

Back by popular demand for one night only: the galaxy’s most eclectic market! Imbibe milk straight from a Bantha’s teat or try a tempting tipple dispensed by replica Earthling genitalia. Get blue-eyed on Spice goodies or trade for rare curios from the Outer Rim. Bizarre Bazaar is the bustling hub of the galaxy with something for every being, so don’t miss out!

Chillout • Party • Performance

Hat & Robe Party

Friday 8pm at Tangerine Steeze

You guessed it - our annual Hat & Robe Party is back! Bring your hat, bring your robe and come boogie in style to some hefty bass and tasty beats. Sets from Calla (live), Confusiohm, Zuke, Chunga and Charlie Brown.

Music • Party

Samson The Producer

Friday 8pm - 9pm at Centre Stage @ The Hub

Chill out, tune in, vibe out, join in.

Samson The Producer; does just that - producing music live for the audience to experience and be a part of - literally if you want! Samson makes Hip Hop, Neo Soul, Jazz etc. inspired beats on-the-fly, accompanied by the occasional poem, that draws from the realest parts of his life and experiences. Also if you're a rapper or singer and fancy stretching your pipes, feel free to join in on the improv.

Music

Swing Fling Cabaret

Friday 8pm - 10pm at Swing Fling

Prepare for an electrifying night and immerse yourself in a world of enchantment as the memorizing performers from all around the paddock take the stage and deliver a dazzling spectacle.

Join us for a fun-filled evening, BYO blanket, pillow, and don't forget your vessel as the bar will be serving cocktails

Performance

18+ (Alcohol, Sexual Content)

Thanks and Praises at Thanks and Praises

Thursday and Friday 8pm - 10pm at Thanks and Praises!

We are Jesus people and we love to worship God through song. We are going to be singing songs of thanks and praise at our Thanks and Praises camp. If you want to come and sing, come and sit in God’s presence, or just be surrounded by voices, join us anytime between 8pm and 10pm.

Music • Party • Spiritual & Healing

Kid-Friendly

The Ed Hearnshaw Memorial Butt Wrestling Championship

Friday 8pm at The Pheasant

Bring your butts to compete in the best sport that's not (yet) in the Olympics. In memory of one of the greatest butts we've ever had the honour of wrestling.

Games

Accessories only fashion show

Friday 8:30pm at Zef

You know that amazing accessory that you never get to wear. This is your chance, walk the catwalk in your fabulous accessory and nothing else! Our MC and fantastic audience are here to gas you up!

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Mooning the Moon

Friday 9pm - 10pm at Camp Douche

Come drink red wine from our fountain as we moon the moon. Booty spritz optional.

Food & Drink • Performance

Sapphic happy hour

Friday 9pm - 10pm at Sodden Velvet

Did you grow up drenched in heteronormativity? Took a minute to realise you like the ladies and now you have no idea what you are doing?! SAME?! Come and join us for a happy hour of lingering glances and confusion if you are friends or more than friends....byo drinks, experienced lesbians please send help! trans/nb inclusive.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Alcohol)

Doom Yoga

Friday 10pm at The Creature Lab

Doom metal and yin yoga.

Health & Wellness

Live Lounge Sessions @Pufferfish

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Spontaneous, organic, live-music performances by the fire in The Lounge, hosted by our in-house musicians, plus guests*.

This mix of recording session and intimate-audience performance may or may not occur at random times, Thu-Sat evenings.

*A range of instruments are available for travelling-light musos to play with us, by arrangement - come talk to us!

Music • Performance

Shameless Kawah Tea Un-Ceremony

Friday 10pm - 12am at Bedlam Apocalyptica

The plight of decent humans includes journeying the cold and perilous wasteland and slowly rebuilding our planet. Yet there are few self-appointed Gods and Goddesses still in denial of reality, choosing to focus instead on ecstatic dance. Bedlam Apocalyptica offers an Un-Ceremony of Kawah Tea, foraged in the dangerous Kashmir Valley, to bring these Gods and Godesses back to planet earth.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

Sofa Sounds in The Pufferfish Lounge (Open Mic)

Friday 10pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Intimate performances with attentive audiences. Recline in a couch or beanbag, and be captivated by musicians & singer/songwriters performing just for you. Hot chocolates, a woodburner, and the smell of oven-baked cookies... all add to the feeling that you're home.

Musicians with this kinda "Sofa Sounds" vibe are invited to please come perform in this coziest of performance spaces.

Performance • Music

Wander The Wasteland

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm - 3am at Bedlam Apocalyptica

Our civilisation will be lit up nightly for you to wander the wasteland, rest your weary wayward bones in our trash palace, and revel in our plunderful art. Enter at your own risk. May sometimes include spontaneous post-apocalyptic parties.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Music • Party

Queer Poetry Night

Friday 10:30pm - 11:30pm at Sodden Velvet

Slide yourself tightly into the Sodden Velvet snug for an evening of queer New Zealand poetry. Your pyjama-clad hosts will read to you from a selection of Aotearoa’s finest queer and takatāpui poets (or bring your own) to titillate and delight. Tea and biscuits provided to make sure you’re hydrated and fed before we pound your eardrums with sensuality.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Saturday 27 January

24hr Live Sport @ the Acid TAB

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Two Couches and a Rug

Do you love sport? The Acid TAB has got you covered! Join us for 24 hour live sports action.

Spiritual & Healing • Games • Discussion / Conversation

Chub Rub Sunscreen Station

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sodden Velvet

Cover yourself with our cream at the Sodden Velvet Chub Rub sunscreen application station.

Health & Wellness

Fleeting Guest Chefs @Pufferfish

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

To share your passion & gift for cooking or baking something special, come do a one-off "Guest Chef" spot at the most delightful, equipped, efficient party kitchen at the burn. Be it for just 4, or 14 people... day or late, late night... we invite you to surprise & delight us!

To pre-arrange, come over and talk to one of our kitchen crew at the burn.

Food & Drink

Just breathe and let go

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need to let go? Come and place your hands on the board and let the fairies take your worries away

Spiritual & Healing

Love Bombing Roaming Water fight

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! Popping up on the paddock whenever you’re feeling particularly parched the Sodden Velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet with a re-useable water bomb fight. Keep an eye out for a real fun time on a hot day!

Games

MCC Roaming Gin Bar

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Keep an eye out for the the green umbrellas of the Mint Country Club roaming gin bar, popping up everywhere you’d least expect it!! Free, no strings attached (we promise, wink wink)

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Oracle readings

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need some guidance? Come and check out our Oracle cards and give yourself a reading

Spiritual & Healing

Paint-a-Van!

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Palace of the Sand Dragon

In a painting mood? Come slap some permanent art on my permanent home. Feel free to pop by anytime and paint anything you think is cool.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Paradiso Lounge

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Paradiso Airlines

Need a peaceful place to rest during your travels? Come chill in our airport lounge, read a book, or have a chat with your fellow travelers.

Our bell tent will be open to everyone all the time.

Chillout

Quest Board

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Cosmic Creatures

Come by and grab a envelope to reveal a quest or mission

Games

Kid-Friendly

Raps for Beers

All day Friday, Saturday and Thursday at The Cypher

Spit a bar, get a beer

Food & Drink • Music • Performance

18+ (Alcohol)

Swing Fling Workshops

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Swing Fling

Swing by our whiteboard daily to catch the timings of our workshops. Whether you're looking to enhance your flexibility, learn a new skill, or just have a great time, our workshops are designed for everyone. So come along and let's move, stretch, and juggle our way to an unforgettable festival experience!

Workshop

Tardisco

All day Saturday and Sunday at Tardis n Tea

Keep your eyes peeled for the TARDISCO (the smallest disco on the paddock) - deca-dance pop up chai.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

THE BAR IS OPEN

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday and Saturday at The Doss House

The bar is open. Come down for a beer.

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Trollied Spinners

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday at Wild Connections

Rollup rollup, spin the wheel, and take a shot but not before you entertain us with a crazy activity. (Homemade vodka beverages distilled by G*Star). Not for the faint-hearted.

Food & Drink • Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Want to become a Master of MOOP?

All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Pop down to Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers camp and pick up a homemade MOOP bag to take with you on your journey around the paddock.

Health & Wellness

Electroconvulsive Coffee

Saturday 9am - 11am at The Soup

Are you ready to get your buzz on and shock your senses? Come in pairs or let us pair you with a partner to guide you through an electric maze. If they do you dirty, you can always zap them back! Why would you do this? For the love of coffee, of course! What better reason to electrify your stimuli and put the pep in your step? Join us for this thrilling event and enjoy a cup of jo afterwards!

Food & Drink • Games

18+

Morning coffee and chill

Thursday and Saturday 9am - 12pm at Simple Pleasures

Yes, the world's slowest barista is back on the paddock. Bring your cup and indulge in the simple pleasure of a hand-crafted coffee.

Food & Drink

Bacon Bloody Brunch

Saturday 10am at The Sensory Dispensary

Bacon! Bloody Mary’s! Beats! Come on down to your neighbourhood sensory dispensary for some hot salty crispy goodness (porky and vegan) and cold tomato spicy-ness. First in best dressed clearance sale all bacon must go!

Food & Drink • Party

Fostering unconditional love

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - 11:30am at Sanctuary

A workshop with discussion regarding elements that help us to be the highest expression of human we can be. Some tips and emotional tools provided.

All participants welcome to contribute. All humans have insights.

Spiritual & Healing

Fun with Sound

Saturday 10am - 2pm at Simple Pleasures

Come and learn to use your voice in a group for healing, creating music & rhythm and for self expression! Let yourself be heard!

Workshop • Music

Non-monogamy chats

Saturday 10am - 11am at Pillowtopia

Curious to hear how others navigate the world of non-monogamy? How many different versions of relationships have you experienced or are you open to? What's your favourite part? What advice would you want others to not have to learn the hard way?

Discussion / Conversation

Regression Sessions

Thursday and Saturday 10am - 12pm at Solarsails

Hands-on practical play for children and adults alike. Let your imagination run wild in a sensory-rich experience. Join us for whimsical childhood activities such as playdough, kinetic sand and collage. Release your inhibitions and get to know someone new like kids do.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Tai Chi Turbo Wash

Saturday 10am at Cosmic Laundromat

Stances and breathwork will be combined into a series of exercises designed to soften the fabric of your soul. Infuse your body with relaxation and empowerment. Smell the ethereal lavender and feel new clarity of mind.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

suffering succotash sock wrestling

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:15am - 4:20pm roaming around

The wrestling ring is a paddling pool.

The rules a re simple.

Each participant has one sock on.

Start on your knees, high five then remove the others sock while keeping yours on.

Games

Candy Floss for Breakfast!

Saturday 10:30am - 12pm at Inky Fingers

Come and grab some sugar on a stick, less sugar than breakfast cereal!

Food & Drink

Cold Brew Coffee Hour

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10:30am at The Sensory Dispensary

Come hang at the Sensory Dispensary, where we'll be rustling up some chilled morning brown, freshly brewed right on the Paddock. Serving until we run out!

Food & Drink

Breathworks

Saturday 10:45am - 11:45am at Psychedelicacies

Embark on a transformative journey with our Breathworks Workshop. Discover the power of mindful breathing as we guide you through practices that unlock tranquility and cultivate a deeper connection with your breath. Join us for an immersive experience that breathes new life into your well-being. Get into a peaceful and tranquil mindset ready for our Sensory Psychedelicacies Experience workshop.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Workshop

Sensory Psychedelicacies Experience

Saturday 10:45am - 1:15pm at Psychedelicacies

Opening with some breathwork and followed by a mind-expanding journey with Carlos Riegelhaupt, a licensed music therapist deeply immersed in mental health. Join us for an enlightening talk on psychedelic therapy, a knowledge fusion Carlos has acquired through a year-long certificate in the USA. Brace yourself for an eccentric finale featuring a delicious and tasty experience!

Food & Drink • Spiritual & Healing • Talk / Lecture

18+

Dance Tasting... with Wine

Saturday 11am - 1pm at Tangerine Steeze

Come with us on a journey of the pallete through the spicy notes of bachata, smooth chocolate undertones of zouk, to the subtle earthy tanins of kizomba, as you simultanously take part in matching wines expertly paired by our team of wine guzzling dance connoisseurs. Latin Social at the end with Taxi Dancers!

Food & Drink • Music • Party • Workshop

18+ (Alcohol)

Guided Visualisation

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at existentially bent

Guided visualisation/meditation followed by an opportunity to create some art/put some colour on paper and then a time for sharing insights.

Arts & Crafts

Holla a hottie

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 12pm at Camp Douche

Need a hottie to snug? Don’t we all. Let us deliver a hot water bottle to your nest for a tasty warm bed to crawl into - delivered between 10pm-1am.

Come by Camp Douche from 11am-12pm to pick up a flag to mark your sleeping quarters.

Zero guarantees on delivery or that we put it in the right bed.

Health & Wellness

Moon Hopper Jousting

Saturday 11am at Camp Nipple Clamp

Come and participate in the beloved medieval pastime that is jousting. But with moon hoppers. Battle for your lives and win over the crowd with your prowess. Simple rules: have fun, safety third, and the winner stays to face the next challenger. “Safety” lances and moon hoppers provided.

Games

Mother In Law’s Wedding Bangers Dance Party

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 11:30am at Sodden Velvet

We promise you a sound system of 2 UE booms, a pre-downloaded Spotify playlist, and a bunch of tracks that will get your mother-in-law banging on the floor. Why start your day with yoga and a cacao ceremony when you could have a half-smoked cigarette between your lips, deep resentment for your new daughter-in-law, and boogie along to Wagon Wheel? BYO cigarettes.

Music • Party

18+

Pleasure Awakening

Saturday 11am - 12:15pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Unlock your pleasure with tools you already possess: breath sound & movement. Embrace the freedom of self-generated pleasure, transcending the need for another's touch. Leave this PG workshop with a full heart, an overflowing cup, and the limitless potential for pleasure at your fingertips.

Workshop • Health & Wellness • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Sexual Content)

RBDSMA

Saturday 11am - 12pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

Learn and practice this useful tool for embarking on a journey with a new connection by communicating your Relationships, Boundaries, Desires, Safety (including sexual health, emotional health, and current intoxicants, etc), Meaning of the connection, and Aftercare. LGBTQIA+ friendly.

Workshop • Talk / Lecture • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (Sexual Content)

Postcard from the Future

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:11am - 9pm at TechnOasis

What would you like to say to your future self? What would you like to remember 6 months from now? Write a postcard to your future self and I will post it to you (wherever you are) in 6 months. Could be a love letter, a post-cubist abstract drawing, a list of groceries or resolutions. Limited amount, don't faff around!

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Quiet Time

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11:30am - 1:30pm at Littles' Playhouse

It's nap time for our littles and quiet time for our slightly older kids. The camp is not open for general play or activities at this time but you are welcome to bring your little ones for nap time in our shaded space. Your child must be supervised by their caregiver during this time. Activities resume afterwards.

Chillout • Health & Wellness

Kid-Friendly

A Post-Apocalyptic Daytime Civilisation Party

Saturday 12pm - 4pm at Bedlam Apocalyptica

Description to be written but essentially musicians, DJs and a DAYTIME bar party. Blah blah blah APOCALYPSE. Other camps (especially our mates @ Creature Lab and CNC) can suck our apoca-bits, banter banter banter. That kinda thing! Might try and get some acoustic sounds happening too; and serve those burners some drinks and tunes so they can fill their boots of apocalypse denial with some Bedlam.

Chillout • Food & Drink • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Chapel of Wild Connections

Saturday and Sunday 12pm at Wild Connections

Calling wildflowers, hippies and children of free spirit. Celebrate love, peace and unity in a special ceremony of connection for the untamed and wild. Couples, Besties and those wanting to connect in an uninhibited, unregistered celebration of love and nonsense, meet us at the Chapel of Wild Connections.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

Expritz Yourself!

Friday and Saturday 12pm - 1pm at Aquanest

Do you like the sound of a refreshing water-based body spray, scented with essential oils to keep you feeling spritzed and sparkling on the paddock? Come and make your very own perfumed concoction. There will be spray bottles available but BYO is encouraged.

Arts & Crafts • Health & Wellness • Workshop

In Flight Entertainment

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 5pm at Paradiso Airlines

We will have an assortment of lawn games set up to keep you entertained for your time with Paradiso.

Chillout • Games

Saturday at Pegasouls

Saturday 12pm - 7pm at Pegasouls

12pm - Devil sticks, flower sticks, short staffs, long staffs bring whatever prop you like or just bring yourself. (For all ages).

1pm - Claymotion Juggling - start/stop style of multiplex tosses and catches. (For all ages).

2pm - Beginner POI - For all newbies. (For all ages).

3pm & 6pm - Body & Face Self Painting. (For all ages).

Workshop

Sports on the Temple Paddock.

Saturday 12pm - 1pm at the Temple Paddock

Here's your chance to get naked and play a variety of games associated with naturist clubs.

Games

18+

The World's Longest Spanktrain

Saturday 12pm at HBFA Pitstop

Ever get the urge for a spanking sesh that's so epic, even your glutes will high-five each other? Well get ready because we're starting a spank train that's sure to be legendary! Join us for the grandest glute gala in the multiverse as we attempt to break the record for the most people in a spanktrain.

Bring your derriere over and journey around the Paddock in style. Yeow!

Games

18+

Authentic Relating

Saturday 1pm - 2:30pm at Centre Camp @ The Hub

Sick of the typical “How are ya? Sweet as!” conversation dynamic and not feeling met by anyone around you? Ready to lean into the edge of your comfort zone to experience more authentic connections? We are exploring together how the courage of vulnerability and realness does not only change how others perceive us but also how your perception of self will change on the journey of authenticity.

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop • Games

Do a Nang, Tell Us a Joke

Saturday 1pm at Camp Non-Gendered Parent Joke

Grab the mic, stand tall, and try not to fall while you share your best Non-Gendered Parent Joke. If we’re not laughing, you will be!

Games

18+

Lawn games and jungle (feat. chicken fighting)

Saturday 1pm - 5pm at The Pheasant

Welcome back to The Pheasants' annual lawn game party. Featuring SPORTSBALL!© (all the games everywhere all at once), pro Mölkky tournament, Chicken Fighting, and icy cocktails served with a side of soothing jungle. This year we promise to bring the jungle without the swamp.

Games • Party • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Acroyoga Jam

Saturday 1:30pm - 3:30pm at Cosmic Laundromat

Come all Ye well-worn Odd Socks – to be catapulted out of the laundry basket and into the washing machine in our INTERMEDIATE ACROYOGA workshop. Get ready for the spin cycle on the feet of your partner and turned upside down and inside out. No partner required.

Health & Wellness • Workshop

Smokey, beefy delight

Saturday 1:45pm - 3pm at Fat tummy

We will be smoking some beef for hours.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink • Health & Wellness

Kid-Friendly

Birthday Suit Shinrin Yoku

Saturday 2pm at Zef

Shinrin Yoku is the traditional Japanese practice of forest bathing. Why not give it a try in your bathing outfit? Nudity not mandatory but strongly encouraged to experience communing with nature. Meet at Zef for a guided walk into the forest from a bona fide certified forest therapy guide.

Spiritual & Healing • Health & Wellness • Discussion / Conversation

Costume workshop

Saturday 2pm - 4pm at The ARTery @ The Hub

Last minute costume? Need to add a little something to that opshop outfit? Zip broken? Come along and work on your outfit! Wednesday to Saturday, 2-4pm at Artery with Dani Shenanigan

Arts & Crafts

Ecstatic Dance

Saturday 2pm - 3pm at Hooch n Booch

Join us for an Ecstatic Send dance experience. This is a lightly-facilitated Ecstatic dance party fusion paired nicely with a bit of Hooch and a bit of Booch.

Our intention is to guide you on an embodied dance experience through heightened awareness of the Self, expressed through free movement. AKA a fun dance party to ignite your inner fire and burn bright, opening you to limitless potential.

Party • Workshop • Spiritual & Healing

Effigy Perimeter Training

Saturday 2pm - 2:30pm at the Effigy

Want to watch a sea of joyful faces as the Effigy burns? Want to see the burn from the best spots on the paddock? Come join Perimeter Training, in front the Effigy. We need more volunteers than usual this year, so please bring your friends.

Talk / Lecture

Kids Cat Ear Making for our Futuristic Kittens

Saturday 2pm - 3pm at Littles' Playhouse

Come join the crafty creativity and make a purrfect wee set of cat ears 🐱. Soft and velvety, exotic colours for our future felines. For all ages 3 and over. Parents of those between 3-6 encouraged to hang about for a little of the trickier, stickier bits! for a max. of 20 participants.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Kitty Kafe

Saturday 2pm - 3:30pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

Come and have a tea and experience the calming or chaotic experience of the BYFM kitties. Explore your own cat energy or just play with one. Bring a cup and we will provide the tea and snacks. If the kitties don't keep you entertained then maybe some Kafe style erotic readings will. Consent is mandatory, even in the feline world. And always remember, Kats love Ketnip 🙂

Food & Drink • Games • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Open Mic

Saturday 2pm at Pangea

Whether you're a seasoned showstopper or a rookie reveller, the stage is yours. Unleash music, poetry, comedy, or whatever hidden gems you've got. Claim a timeslot on our whiteboard and get ready to wow the audience! No guarantee of a house band, but feel free to mingle and recruit beautiful strangers to hit the stage with.

Performance • Music

Kid-Friendly

Effigy Fire Spinning Compulsory Safety Briefing and Sign up

Saturday 2:30pm - 3:30pm at the Effigy

Safety briefing for all fire dancers who wish to participate in the pre-Effigy Burn fire performance tonight. Come and find out everything you need to know, and get signed off to participate, everyone welcome. If you're uncertain, come along just in case and have a chat. If you show up as it's getting dark it will be too late! Fire safety volunteers warmly welcomed and much appreciated.

Talk / Lecture • Performance

Human Car Wash

Thursday and Saturday 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Camp Douche

Calling all filthy hippies and their consorts - it’s time to go through the car wash!

Let Camp Douche clean you top to toe in our showers with a thorough scrubbing, sudding, buffing, moisturising and spritzing experience.

BYO Towel or let us use a grubby wet one on you.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

NWF

Saturday 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Psychedelicacies

If you know you know.. Prepared to get rough & slippery!

Performance • Workshop • Games

18+

All that we share

Saturday 3pm - 4pm at Pillowtopia

Ever wonder how much you have in common with a group of strangers? Lets find out. Come play 50 questions and get serious, silly, and meet your neighbors.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Games

Genital Adornment and Worship

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 3pm - 4:30pm at the forest

A space to air our genitals, be seen, celebrate their unique beauty, dance in diversity, adorn with nature's gifts and sign praise to our heavenly altars. Set in the forest the workshop involves a nude and mindful forge for nature's gifts, an exploration and expansion of the stories we tell ourselves about our genitals and an opportunity to adorn and be adorned, worship and be worshiped.

Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Like Never Before: a Live Alien Porn Show

Saturday 3pm - 4pm at Paradox

Cum and dive in and out of a tentallating pleasure adventure. This Interstellar Live Theatre Epic delves into the dark and depraved world of alien erotica. Passport characters from KB23 come to life through the power of the algorithm’s regurgitated dreams. You'll be edged to your limits as we tease the bounds of what’s acceptable & sane in this twisted universe and be left begging for a big bang.

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Steezy Open Mic

Saturday 3pm - 6pm at Tangerine Steeze

Come on down to the steeziest musical jam on the paddock! Get ready to rock out to some live music created on the spot. Instruments will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Whether you're a musician or a music lover, just bring yourself and be ready to get down!

Performance • Music

The People's Court

Saturday 3pm at Alphabet Soup

Having an inter-camp war over couches? Investigating who stole the nangs? Come settle your PETTY dramas at The Peoples Court! Make your nemesis defend themselves by a written summons collected from Alphabet Soup, or sent through paddock post. BYO couch and arguments. The rulings aren’t legally binding. But on an unrelated note we will serve literal soup, whether we’re legally required or not.

Party • Discussion / Conversation • Performance

18+

Adults with ADHD meetup

Saturday 4pm - 6pm at Centre Camp @ The Hub

This is an opportunity for those who have had a recent diagnosis, suspect they might have ADHD or who would just like to connect with others on their journey. We will be sharing our stories and offering some advice dealing with it all. While it can take some work-arounds to function in the modern world, we have amazing brains so let's make the most of them!

Feel free to show up anytime during the event. We get it!

Please be aware that we are not medical professionals and so cannot diagnose you etc

Discussion / Conversation

Bi-visibili-tea

Saturday 4pm - 5pm at Sodden Velvet

An opportunity for bisexuals to find each other in the wild. Where have we been hiding? In plain sight?! come have some tea and a wholesome chat. Pansexuals/queers/questioning or anyone else on the multisexual spectrum most welcome.

Discussion / Conversation

Face and Body Art

Saturday 4pm - 6pm at Cape Carnival

Artistic face and body transformations.

Fancy a fancy face facade? Eager to venture above the belt with some nimble paint brushes and strokes?

Whacky Jackie and volunteers will be here to do their magic, using non-toxic professional quality paint and tools.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Sensual Wrestling

Saturday 4pm at Camp Low Expectations

Step onto the mat and use your primal instincts to ignite sensual energy! We'll combine playful rough-housing with enticing power dynamics. No wrestling/kink experience necessary.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Wild Disco Inferno

Saturday 4pm - 6pm at Wild Connections

We’re going to get wild & party like it's 1979! Join us for a disco delight, dazzling lights & dance-floor magic. Get your groove on, slide on those 8 inch platforms, slip into psychedelic purple polyester bell bottoms - Burn Baby Burn. Live DJ set!

Bonus..get ready to shine at the effigy burn and embellish yourself or allow us to express our creativity on you. Paint & gems provided

Party • Music • Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Rum & Bass

Saturday 5pm - 6pm at Hookah Road

Ahoy there, ye scallywags! Set sail for the wildest shindig on the high seas – Rum n Bass! Avast as we be treatin' ye to the finest rum barrels while the DnB make the ship rock like a tempest! Grab yer grog, let loose, and dance the plank with mates and buccaneers alike. This be a soirée where the sea meets the sound, a true pirate's paradise – don't miss the boat, or ye'll be walkin' the plank!

Food & Drink • Party • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Yondermans Kiwiburn history

Saturday 5pm - 5:40pm at Centre Stage @ The Hub

A talk on the history of Kiwiburn by Yonderman, Kiwiburn founder, and only attendee of all 20 years of Kiwiburns. The talk will also include some slides and artifacts.

Talk / Lecture

Costume Fashion show!

Saturday 6pm - 7pm at Centre Stage @ The Hub

What are you wearing Effigy night?! Put on your glad rags and dazzle us with ya dags!

Arts & Crafts • Performance

Get Ready to Burn Bright at Mint Country Club pre-Burn

Saturday 6pm - 8pm at Mint Country Club

Get set to Burn Bright pre-burn at Mint Country Club, with MCC-style G&Ts, cucumber sammies, lawn games & music to “get your Burn on”!

Food & Drink • Games • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

News @ 7:35ish

Wednesday, Friday, Thursday and Saturday 7:30pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

Missed the top paddock action of the day? Got FOMO? Didn’t get that in-joke? Catch the news as the CNC anchors present the cutting edge of current affairs, sports, weather from around the paddock. You write it, we read it - so if it’s not funny, that’s on you. But if it’s not the finest journalism you’ve ever seen on the paddock… I'll eat my hat!

Performance

Pre-Effigy Burn Fire Performance

Saturday 8:59pm at the Effigy

As you're gathered around waiting for the Effigy to go up in flames, marvel and cheer for the many and varied fire performers in our talented Burner community. All fire performers welcome to join, after attending a compulsory fire performance briefing and sign up at 2:30pm on Saturday. Talk to Kati Hickey if you have any questions or hesitations

Performance

Paradiso Airlines: Mile High Club

Saturday 9pm - 11:59pm at the Effigy Paddock

A mix up in the sugar with a suspicious powder from the cargo hold has put the entire plane into chaos. But chaos breeds opportunity, and we’ve turned the cabin into a party in the clouds: Welcome to the Mile High Club!

So stop complaining on Facebook about all the Psytrance and come get filthy with us as we go on a DnB rampage!

>Effigy paddock after the burn. Look for the glowing inflatable room<

Music • Party

18+

FULL STEEZE

Saturday 10pm at Tangerine Steeze

FULL STEEZE - ALL. NIGHT. LONG. Dance the night away to the bassiest, filthiest beats on the paddock, served to you by our steeziest DJs. After providing the soundtrack to last year's burn, we decided that now is time to finally throw a Saturday party. See you there 😉 Sets from Te Manu, Birkenthot, Young Gho$t and Sorchalula.

Music • Party

Harness up

Saturday 10pm - 7:30am at TechnOasis

Strap your beautiful bodies into your harnesses, chains and bondage wear and get set for a night of the paddock’s best techno DJs, live performers and dancers. Buckle in tight for some dark and delicious chaos, wild ones! We’ll have you riding fast, hard and heavy through our oasis until the very end.

Party • Performance • Music

18+

Live Lounge Sessions @Pufferfish

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Spontaneous, organic, live-music performances by the fire in The Lounge, hosted by our in-house musicians, plus guests*.

This mix of recording session and intimate-audience performance may or may not occur at random times, Thu-Sat evenings.

*A range of instruments are available for travelling-light musos to play with us, by arrangement - come talk to us!

Music • Performance

Sleep Music for Vegan Dogs' science extravaganza!

Saturday 10pm at The Creature Lab

Link with others humans / plants to orchestrate large musical Tesla Coils. Explore sonic symphonies through R18 touch-based interactivity, immerse in solo analogue synth jams or use your Brainwaves to control the music. A fusion of Tom Cosm's passions: MUSIC, AI, SENSUALITY, SCIENCE. Engaging, innovative, interactive. R18.

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Wander The Wasteland

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm - 3am at Bedlam Apocalyptica

Our civilisation will be lit up nightly for you to wander the wasteland, rest your weary wayward bones in our trash palace, and revel in our plunderful art. Enter at your own risk. May sometimes include spontaneous post-apocalyptic parties.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Music • Party

Portal Opening

Saturday 11pm at The Creature Lab

For six years now we have been striving to unlock the secrets of the universe by perfecting quantum teleportation - a link to galaxies beyond our own, so that we can capture exotic creatures and breed monstrosities that will bring the world to its knees. At the grand unveiling we expect a legion of strange creatures to escape and run rampant through the paddock.

Party

18+ (Alcohol)

A Bloody Lovely Kick-on

Saturday 11:59pm at Aquanest

If you’ve heard enough tech-house and you’re over the psytrance, but you’re not ready to call it quits just yet, stop by our bunker and float through the wee hours with us until bubbles and bass. Bring your bag of tricks and take off your kicks. Yo, kick-ons at Aquanest.

Music • Party

Sunday 28 January

24hr Live Sport @ the Acid TAB

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Two Couches and a Rug

Do you love sport? The Acid TAB has got you covered! Join us for 24 hour live sports action.

Spiritual & Healing • Games • Discussion / Conversation

Chub Rub Sunscreen Station

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sodden Velvet

Cover yourself with our cream at the Sodden Velvet Chub Rub sunscreen application station.

Health & Wellness

Fleeting Guest Chefs @Pufferfish

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

To share your passion & gift for cooking or baking something special, come do a one-off "Guest Chef" spot at the most delightful, equipped, efficient party kitchen at the burn. Be it for just 4, or 14 people... day or late, late night... we invite you to surprise & delight us!

To pre-arrange, come over and talk to one of our kitchen crew at the burn.

Food & Drink

Heckling Workshop

All day Sunday at Two Couches and a Rug

Explore the art of a good heckle. Megaphones and guidance provided.

Health & Wellness

18+

Just breathe and let go

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need to let go? Come and place your hands on the board and let the fairies take your worries away

Spiritual & Healing

Love Bombing Roaming Water fight

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! Popping up on the paddock whenever you’re feeling particularly parched the Sodden Velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet with a re-useable water bomb fight. Keep an eye out for a real fun time on a hot day!

Games

MCC Roaming Gin Bar

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Keep an eye out for the the green umbrellas of the Mint Country Club roaming gin bar, popping up everywhere you’d least expect it!! Free, no strings attached (we promise, wink wink)

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Oracle readings

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Need some guidance? Come and check out our Oracle cards and give yourself a reading

Spiritual & Healing

Paint-a-Van!

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Palace of the Sand Dragon

In a painting mood? Come slap some permanent art on my permanent home. Feel free to pop by anytime and paint anything you think is cool.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Paradiso Lounge

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Paradiso Airlines

Need a peaceful place to rest during your travels? Come chill in our airport lounge, read a book, or have a chat with your fellow travelers.

Our bell tent will be open to everyone all the time.

Chillout

Quest Board

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Cosmic Creatures

Come by and grab a envelope to reveal a quest or mission

Games

Kid-Friendly

Swing Fling Workshops

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Swing Fling

Swing by our whiteboard daily to catch the timings of our workshops. Whether you're looking to enhance your flexibility, learn a new skill, or just have a great time, our workshops are designed for everyone. So come along and let's move, stretch, and juggle our way to an unforgettable festival experience!

Workshop

Tardisco

All day Saturday and Sunday at Tardis n Tea

Keep your eyes peeled for the TARDISCO (the smallest disco on the paddock) - deca-dance pop up chai.

Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

THE BAR IS OPEN

All day Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday and Saturday at The Doss House

The bar is open. Come down for a beer.

Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Want to become a Master of MOOP?

All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers

Pop down to Warm Fuzzy Doodleboppers camp and pick up a homemade MOOP bag to take with you on your journey around the paddock.

Health & Wellness

Pre Dawn Naughts & Crosses

Sunday 5am at The Doss House

Come have a beer and chill game or 2. Challenge another nerd or a master - you decide

Friendly knock-out tournament. Prizes for 1st place.

Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Sunrise Appreciation Hour

Sunday 5am at The Sensory Dispensary

Are you still awake? Can't quite face another dance but aren't quite ready to sleep? Come on down to the Sensory Dispensary! Get on our lawn for ambient tunes, chill friends, maybe some fruit, and a nice sunrise! BYO chair.

Chillout • Music

Cacao Magik

Sunday 10am - 1pm at Simple Pleasures

Our Cacao Shaman returns with new Magik to offer. Along with Cacao Readings, you can also attempt your own Cacao Manifestation. A great way to supercharge your intention for the Temple Burn! Limited spots available, come in and sign up to reserve your spot.

Spiritual & Healing

18+

Cold Brew Coffee Hour

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10:30am at The Sensory Dispensary

Come hang at the Sensory Dispensary, where we'll be rustling up some chilled morning brown, freshly brewed right on the Paddock. Serving until we run out!

Food & Drink

Guided Visualisation

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at existentially bent

Guided visualisation/meditation followed by an opportunity to create some art/put some colour on paper and then a time for sharing insights.

Arts & Crafts

Relaxing Yoga

Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at Cosmic Laundromat

You’ve been through the wringer, your soul has been soaked, spun and hung out to dry. This Tantra Yoga will get you folded up and tucked away into the pleasantly scented drawers of infinite relaxation.

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

Sunday Praise

Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at Cape Carnival

A purely positively praiseworthy Sunday morning.

Channelling our inner lightworkers and embracing all interpretations of praise on a Sunday, this is a an interactive good-feeling-morning. We're going to praise you like we should! If you need some ups, we got you.

Spiritual & Healing

Kid-Friendly

Bircher Churcher

Sunday 11:11am at Thanks and Praises!

We are your friendly village Sunday morning Church service! Because Church is a people, not a building, we’ve brought it to Kiwiburn this year! Beginning with a bircher muesli feast and flowing into a spiritual feast - everyone is welcome at the table!

Spiritual & Healing • Talk / Lecture • Music

Kid-Friendly

Postcard from the Future

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:11am - 9pm at TechnOasis

What would you like to say to your future self? What would you like to remember 6 months from now? Write a postcard to your future self and I will post it to you (wherever you are) in 6 months. Could be a love letter, a post-cubist abstract drawing, a list of groceries or resolutions. Limited amount, don't faff around!

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Chapel of Wild Connections

Saturday and Sunday 12pm at Wild Connections

Calling wildflowers, hippies and children of free spirit. Celebrate love, peace and unity in a special ceremony of connection for the untamed and wild. Couples, Besties and those wanting to connect in an uninhibited, unregistered celebration of love and nonsense, meet us at the Chapel of Wild Connections.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

In Flight Entertainment

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm - 5pm at Paradiso Airlines

We will have an assortment of lawn games set up to keep you entertained for your time with Paradiso.

Chillout • Games

LoFi Pancakes

Sunday 12pm at Pangea

Named 2023 Best Paddock Pancakes, Pangea's bringing back their top hit: LoFi Pancakes. A decadent serving of pancakes, refreshing mimosas, and the sultry sounds of our LoFi free stylists serenade your senses to complete bliss. The perfect pre-temple event to get you in the good vibes.

Food & Drink • Music • Chillout

Metal Taming & Percussion Playtime

Friday and Sunday 1pm - 2pm at Bedlam Apocalyptica

In a post-apocalyptic world, you gotta forge the good shit. Come fabricate a metal accessory to assist with your survival. Resources are scarce so don't miss-out. May include miniature spoon making. . . Meanwhile, play with my junk and thrash my trash. Hit the things with the sticks and make the rhythmic bang bang. A range of rusty rubbish and wasteland wonders to smash. What a sound we will make.

Arts & Crafts • Games • Music

Naked 109: The question of porn.

Sunday 1pm - 1:30pm at Burner Bum Sun Club

A discussion about pornography: the antithesis of positive positivity.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Paella seafood and beef

Sunday 1pm - 1:45pm at Fat tummy

We will be cooking 1 seafood paella and one beef/ mutton paella.

Bring a plate...

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink • Health & Wellness • Music

Kid-Friendly

Sex Work Q&A

Sunday 1pm - 2pm at R.A.T

Curious about the ins and outs of sex work? Got a burning question, or a general fascination about it? Come along to our rat den and chat to a panel of wonderful workers who'd love to answer your questions!

Discussion / Conversation • Talk / Lecture

18+ (Sexual Content)

Sloshball!

Sunday 1pm - 3pm at the Effigy Paddock

It's softball, but kicking! It's kickball, but drinking! Guaranteed to cure your hangover! Bring some cans to donate to the communal cooler. Alcohol free options welcomed. Come win your team some honour! Sports sports sports!

Games

18+ (Alcohol)

Sunday Mass

Sunday 1pm - 4pm at Swing Fling

Welcome to Sunday Mass!

Our Church is a bit different than what you're used to. Certainly it is more syrupy. We're not into scripture and flagellation, but there will be gluttony and temptation. Sunday Mass welcomes saints, sinners, and everyone in between. From 1pm the Nuns will be serving up hot pancakes, chilled mimosas, and sparkling disco tunes. Come in your Sunday best and prepare to repent.

Food & Drink • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Dust off your HobbyHorse and Strut your Stuff! Mint Country Club’s HobbyHorse Dressage event

Sunday 2pm at Mint Country Club

Mount your HobbyHorse and Strut your Stuff in Mint Country Club’s Dressage arena

Prance out your 1-minute freestyle dressage sequence to your music.

Impress the judges!

Show off on your magnificently turned out steed, smoothly and effortlessly transitioning through the various gaits. . .

Have more fun : pair-up and horsing around !

Performance • Games • Food & Drink

Temple Perimeter Training

Sunday 2pm - 2:30pm at the Temple

If you don't need the emotional release of Temple burn this year, please volunteer for the humbling privilege of supporting those who do. Perimeter is a safety requirement for the Temple to burn. Training is 2pm in front of the Temple.

Talk / Lecture

Acoustic jams

Sunday 3pm - 4pm at Pillowtopia

A good ol' fashioned sing song in the shade! Bring your guitar, tambourine, harmonica, didgeredoo, ocarina, musical saw, voice, or just your ears.

Chillout • Music

Kid-Friendly

Double Brown Guided Tasting

Sunday 4pm - 4:30pm at Two Couches and a Rug

Join our experienced team of distillers, brewers, hospo workers and bogans for a guided tasting of the paddock fave - Double Brown

Food & Drink • Discussion / Conversation • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Talk / Lecture • Workshop

18+ (Alcohol)

Cuddle Puddle with Mary

Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 4:20pm - 5pm at The Snuggery

Come, chillout, and snuggle down with the Snuggets and their main girl Mary.

Chillout

18+

Confessions and Grievances

Sunday 4:30pm - 5pm at Two Couches and a Rug

Air your grievances, and confess your sins. Embrace the 13th principle of having a fucking whinge.

Discussion / Conversation • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Talk / Lecture

18+

Beethoven's Bud Boudoir

Sunday 5pm at The Snuggery

On your 15th buzz of the burn and just can't Handel any more Strauss? Well, come snuggle up and listen to Beethoven's fifth. Our magic flute will have you Bach to your chill best in no time.

Chillout

18+

Cosmic Yoga & Music with Devita

Sunday 5pm - 6:15pm at Planet Devita

Devita's shrine opens up into a spaceship for galactic Kundalini yoga and live otherworldly ambient music. Practice will be all-levels, restorative and re-calibrating. Bring your own mat or towel if you have one, or just enjoy laying on the grass.

Music • Health & Wellness

Sunday Post-Temple Send-off Party @Pufferfish

Sunday 9:30pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Bringing you the loveliest & liveliest place to be for a perfect last night, this is our favourite & most fitting contribution.

Lush, vibrant, nutritious, and soulful -- it's the night for The Pufferfish Lounge Bar, The Kitchen making pizzas, special espressos, a groovy DJ'd dancefloor.

Come share our love of surprise & delight. Bring your warmth & love, pizza toppings, and booze for the bar! 😉

Music • Party • Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink

Group Healing Circle

Sunday 10pm at Camp Low Expectations

Share, laugh, cry, and cuddle together in an safe and intimate space for connection and rejuvenation after the temple burn. All vibes and all love in this space.

Spiritual & Healing

Live Lounge Sessions @Pufferfish

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm at Burrowing Pufferfish - Social Kitchen & Lounge

Spontaneous, organic, live-music performances by the fire in The Lounge, hosted by our in-house musicians, plus guests*.

This mix of recording session and intimate-audience performance may or may not occur at random times, Thu-Sat evenings.

*A range of instruments are available for travelling-light musos to play with us, by arrangement - come talk to us!

Music • Performance

Nightline News (after the temple burns on Sunday)

Sunday 10pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

What the heck just happened? Who knows? The intrepid CNC reporters do! Our news anchors will tell you all about it: the hot goss, baseless accusations, sports results, and weather from around the paddock! So come cozy up after the temple has burned, gather round the telly and watch the finest content the paddock has to offer. What time will that be? Who really knows - probably around 10pm…

Performance

Wander The Wasteland

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10pm - 3am at Bedlam Apocalyptica

Our civilisation will be lit up nightly for you to wander the wasteland, rest your weary wayward bones in our trash palace, and revel in our plunderful art. Enter at your own risk. May sometimes include spontaneous post-apocalyptic parties.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Music • Party

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