Event Guide

Below are the Events registered for Kiwiburn 2025.

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.

Want to Register an Event?

Head on over to the Event Registration or The Hub pages!

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Wednesday 22 January

BYFM Connection Space

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at Bless You, Fuck Me

Desiring a comfy, cozy, intentional space for relationship chats & check-ins with potential playmates? Come cuddle up & have good quality chats about sexuality, emotional safety & consent while exploring our camp's very own Intimate Conversations Card Deck to prompt authentic communication. Cat Law applies in this tent (if you wouldn't touch a cat this way, please don't touch each other this way)

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

18+

Recorder Time

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the river

Time for Recorder Class. Capture the sweet nostalgia and childlike joy of honking on a recorder.

Come prepared, no instructions given and recorders provided.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

The Greatest Tale of the Trash Renaissance

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

Are you having crazy adventures? Zany experiences? Maybe memorable interactions?

We want to immortalize your stories and help you remember them! Drop your stories off at the Palace, or come over and write them down yourself. When that dusty Sunday morning comes, our scribes will give them a read and choose our favorite.

That favored storyteller will find themselves with one more memorable trophy!

Games • Arts & Crafts

The Snuggery

All day Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Snuggery

Bringing the best chill out snuggle puddle on the paddock. This year we offer the classic truck Snugg you know and love and the more accessibility friendly tent Snugg as first seen at Raglan burn. That's right, not one, but two snugs. Suck on that Pillowtopia.

Chillout

Sasquatch 420!!!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 4:20am - 4:20pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

It's 420!!!!! Don't miss out! Sasquatch Society will be open to all who indulge twice a day, every day!!! Thats right! Am-Pm! Papers and smoking devices provided Xxx

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

18+

Glory Nails

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 4pm at the Temple Paddock

💅Babe, do you want to get fingered in a portaloo of risqué creation? Want Trans-formative nail art that'll leave you gushing? Get in the glory hole. No poos allowed. All genders welcum for a finger to finger connection. Where art meets shart, let us nail you. Plus: cum leave a (skid) mark and tag our box with your best toilet graffiti. Outside ARTery.

Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Festival Friending: Speed Connecting & Conscious Convos

Thursday 11am - 12:15pm at Centre Camp

Build new friendships to kick off your week! Participate in fun connection games and thought-provoking small-group discussions seeded with questions that will make you laugh, think, or both! We’ll also take the opportunity to set your intentions for the week- how will you make this your best Kiwi Burn yet?!

Come solo and make new friends, or show up with your existing crew to deepen your connection. Leave with your roadmap to a magical Kiwi Burn and a new community to share it with. Let’s party with purpose!

Workshop • Games

Attendance

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11:11am - 12pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Be there.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Glory Nails

Wednesday 2pm - 12:39am at The ARTery @ The Hub

Get fingered in a loo of risqué creativity. We're transforming nails into art that'll leave you gushing. Get in the glory holes. All genders can get a femme-coded, miniature work of art on the tips. Share a moment of vulnerability, the profound power of finger to finger connection. "Glory Nails" – where art meets shart! Let us nail you. Graffiti encouraged.

Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Meet your CommuniTeam

Wednesday 3:30pm - 4:30pm at Centre Camp

CommuniTeam is looking to host a session open to all to come along and meet the CommuniTeam on paddock. The plan is essentially whakawhanaungatanga in its simplist form. A chance for the Community to come say Kia Ora, have a chat about any concerns or issues relating to the paddock (on or off Paddock) that they think the should be on the CommuniTeam's radar, and drop off suggestions (potential for an actual suggestion box) for the start of our 2025 Fireside Chats.

[NB: Feel free to contact Tāmati or Rāwiri on the CommuniTeam to hui about details; I (Rāwiri) am using my personal burner profile to submit the application. Happy to be very flexibile about schedules]

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Gate Day Renegade Variety Show

Wednesday 6pm - 8pm at Centre Camp

Come one, come all! Experience the weird wonderful talents of the paddock on stage and celebrate the first day of the burn. Want to join in? Rock up onsite and show us what you got! Some musical instruments may be available.

Performance

Paddock Radio Pineapple Party!

Wednesday 6pm - 6:35pm at Centre Camp

Welcome Home! Shed your spiky, chewy exterior and get pulpy with us. Warning: contains pineapple

Food & Drink • Party • Health & Wellness

Wild Rides

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6pm - 10pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Our ohhh-gasm inducing machine is back for another round of toe-curling ohhh-gasms...Vulva-bearing participants are invited to leap into a world of empowerment and pleasure as they hop onto one of our two Motor Bunny ride-on sex toys in a safe, and fun environment. Win a custom Camp Ohhh-gasm medal if you have an ohhh-gasm! 🫦

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Bifurcate your Universe

Wednesday 8pm - 9pm at The Hilbert Space

Enjoy two Kiwiburns simultaneously. We will start with a fun explanation of the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. With a grounding in the science, you can then choose to participate in our experiment to magnify quantum effects to the macroscopic and bifurcate yourself into two persons. Starring Hans Geiger.

Discussion / Conversation

Shots at the Station

Wednesday 8pm at The HBFA Transfer Station

Kick off KB25 the right way, come join us for the grand opening of the HBFA Transfer Station - It's happy hour!

Captain will be driving the train, spinning the wheels and spinning some tunes, so come for a boogie and be sure to visit the Dining Car where we'll be serving our Paddock famous homebrew Schnapps.

The HBFA Transfer Station is the place to start your night off right!

Party • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Kiwiburn on Ice : The Musical!

Wednesday 9pm - 9:50pm at Centre Camp

Kiwiburn on Ice (The Musical) recounts the adventures of first-time burners Flergus, Jolly and Rangitikei local Richard. Relive memories of your first Kiwiburn as you laugh, cry and sing along! Experience the ups and the downs, the new friendships, the sensory overload and many other surprises along the way. It’s the best ice-based musical you’ll see this summer!

* Ice not guaranteed

Performance • Music

MISO SOUP AT THE DEN!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9pm - 3am at Miso Den

Bring your cup along and help yourself to a hot cup of Miso Soup, available from 9pm onwards.

A cozy chill spot to take a minute to rewind from the wild in our snuggly den. Blankets, cuddles, board games, books and instruments under the fairy lights with a hot cup of replenishing soup.

Mmmm yum!! See ya there xx

Food & Drink • Chillout

Wild Things -

Wednesday 9pm at TechnOasis

Calling all wild beings! Tonight, we hit pause on being human & let our inner creatures out to play. Spirit animals, sesh gremlins, it's time to get primal. Prowl, pounce & prance your way across the dancefloor in honour of radical self-expression. Unleash your wildest self, but remember: consent is the only human act we ask of you. Respect the boundaries of your fellow creatures & play kindly.

Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Thursday 23 January

Be a Finder!

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Littles' Playhouse

It's a scavenger hunt!

Kid-friendly, adventureful, totally doable!

Games

Kid-Friendly

BYFM Connection Space

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at Bless You, Fuck Me

Desiring a comfy, cozy, intentional space for relationship chats & check-ins with potential playmates? Come cuddle up & have good quality chats about sexuality, emotional safety & consent while exploring our camp's very own Intimate Conversations Card Deck to prompt authentic communication. Cat Law applies in this tent (if you wouldn't touch a cat this way, please don't touch each other this way)

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

18+

Illegal Underground Vibrator Racing

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming around

Vibrator Racing is going old school. Taking it back to the back alley. No sponsored content, no VIP area, no class, and even more corruption. If you can find us, then bring something cool to throw in the kitty. Winner takes all. Cheating will “not” be tolerated, bribes will “Not” be accepted.

*bribery is encouraged but does not guarantee victory.

Games • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

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

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! When the paddock gets stanking hot the sodden velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet. P.S. don’t forget consent when moistening others

Games

Kid-Friendly

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

Recorder Time

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the river

Time for Recorder Class. Capture the sweet nostalgia and childlike joy of honking on a recorder.

Come prepared, no instructions given and recorders provided.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Show us your Ohhh-gasm face

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming around

Show us your best Ohhh-Face! 🫦

Optionally, have your photo taken, printed, and displayed at Camp Ohhh-gasm wall of pleasure, and take it home as a souvenir on Sunday!

Games

18+ (Sexual Content)

The Greatest Tale of the Trash Renaissance

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

Are you having crazy adventures? Zany experiences? Maybe memorable interactions?

We want to immortalize your stories and help you remember them! Drop your stories off at the Palace, or come over and write them down yourself. When that dusty Sunday morning comes, our scribes will give them a read and choose our favorite.

That favored storyteller will find themselves with one more memorable trophy!

Games • Arts & Crafts

The Snuggery

All day Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Snuggery

Bringing the best chill out snuggle puddle on the paddock. This year we offer the classic truck Snugg you know and love and the more accessibility friendly tent Snugg as first seen at Raglan burn. That's right, not one, but two snugs. Suck on that Pillowtopia.

Chillout

Worldbuilding and map making at the Palace!

Thursday 1am at Palace of the Sand Dragon

Finally left your wizard tower, eh?

Well, if you spend time in the default world making a fictional setting that you want to chat about and/or work on, come to the palace to share it!

For anyone and everyone else, our beloved scribe, Prize will be hosting a little step-by-step guide on how to play God so you too, can say you're writing a book or something.

Supplies included 🙂

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout • Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Sasquatch 420!!!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 4:20am - 4:20pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

It's 420!!!!! Don't miss out! Sasquatch Society will be open to all who indulge twice a day, every day!!! Thats right! Am-Pm! Papers and smoking devices provided Xxx

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

18+

Glory Nails

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 4pm at the Temple Paddock

💅Babe, do you want to get fingered in a portaloo of risqué creation? Want Trans-formative nail art that'll leave you gushing? Get in the glory hole. No poos allowed. All genders welcum for a finger to finger connection. Where art meets shart, let us nail you. Plus: cum leave a (skid) mark and tag our box with your best toilet graffiti. Outside ARTery.

Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Pregnant Pause

Thursday 9am - 10am at Littles' Playhouse

Pregnant? Thinking about getting pregnant or fleshly thrust into the world of parenting? First time camping with kids? Come for a hang out/playdate and chat with the parents of Littles Playhouse . Q&A style. Think of a question.

Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Shibari for all

Thursday 9am - 12pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Come get your rope on at our two gigantic Shibari workshops. ALL skill levels welcome, from beginners to advanced, we have many teachers. There will be rolling group sessions throughout each session so rock up when you can. There will also be space for free practice and potentially some demos. Limited rope available so bring your own if you have it. Bring a partner if you can.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation • Performance

18+ (BDSM)

ADHD + Sex & Intimacy: Q&A and convo

Thursday 10am - 11am at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Struggling with intimacy due to ADHD or dating someone who has it? Join this open, judgment-free conversation to ask questions, share experiences, and explore somatic tools for authentic connection. Walk away with more clarity, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of how to navigate intimacy with more confidence and self-compassion.

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Cöffeehölm Morning Coffee

Thursday 10am at Coffeeholm

Back by popular demand, traditional scandiweigian coffee, served for you in the bell tent by your favorite historically accurate viking-pirates. Skål!

Food & Drink

First Time Burners Workshop

Thursday 10am at The HBFA Transfer Station

First time at Kiwiburn? Head over to 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, giving advice on everything we wish we knew at our first Burn.

Everyone welcome, even if you're a seasoned Burner!

Workshop • Talk / Lecture

Kids Cat Ear Making for Futuristic Kittens

Thursday 10am - 11am 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

Cold Brew Coffee Hour

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:30am at 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

Just print me a f-cking t-shirt already!

Thursday 10:45am at Inky Fingers

Ok then assholes! Show up with a t-shirt or other cotton garment or pick one from our selection of blank t-shirts and we'll screen print you a soon to be stinky new memento.

Arts & Crafts

Earth Breath

Friday 11am - 12pm at Centre Camp

Tune in to the energy of the earth with your breath in this movement meditation workshop. Earth breath is influenced by taoist meditation, chi kung and contemporary mindfulness practices. Breathe in energy from the great mother, breathe out and let go of resistance to your somatic embodiment.

Spiritual & Healing • Health & Wellness • Workshop

Holla a Hottie

Thursday and Friday 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

How to use the Burner Principles IRL

Thursday 11am - 11:30am at The HBFA Transfer Station

You know the prinicples, sure, but do you use them outside of Kiwiburn? While they are great to guide participant behaviour at Burns, we think they can be incredibly useful in everyday life too.

Come along and let's discuss how they can benefit you year round. Share how you use them and learn from others how they use them in their lives. All welcome, regardless of Burn experience!

Talk / Lecture • Discussion / Conversation

Sex & Intimacy Conversations

Thursday 11am - 1pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

Practice building safety for expressing sexual desires & boundaries with your peers, partners & playmates. Show up with curiosity & see what vulnerable communication about sexuality can look like in a confidential & consent focused manner. Workshop doors will close at 11am, please arrive on time.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Speed Mating

Thursday 11am - 12pm at Hookah Road

Meet new friends! Come for many brief hangs with the friendliest humans on the Paddock. Drinks are provided, so remember your vessel.

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout • Food & Drink

18+

Steampunk Zushing

Thursday 11am - 1pm at Mint Country Club

Bring your least favourite piece of costume or hat along and lets make it a little more steampunky. We will have a selection of lights, goggles and trinkets you can add to make it dazzle and shine. Mini burners, prams and toddler carrying devices are more than welcome

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

Kid-Friendly

Attendance

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11:11am - 12pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Be there.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Board games of Desire

Thursday 11:30am - 12:30pm at Coffeeholm

Together we’ll embark on a journey to map out pathways of sexual pleasure, exploring the unique "snakes and ladders" of arousal. You'll gain valuable insights into your desires, preferences, and how to communicate them effectively. You’ll walk away with your own personalised “board game of desires”, helping you navigate connection with yourself & others - now and into the future.

Workshop

18+ (Sexual Content)

Open Source Copy Left Game Dev

Thursday 11:30am - 1:30pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Come make your own game!

We will provide bits and bobs and play testers.

Arts & Crafts • Games • Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Rigorously Analysing Exotic States of Consciousness

Thursday 11:30am - 1pm at The Cosmic Zip

Ever had an exotic experience (e.g., psychedelics, meditation) but couldn’t find the correct words to properly describe it? This workshop covers basic strategies for rigorously analysing altered states of consciousness based on the Qualia Research Institute’s post: qri.org/blog/rigorous-reports

Talk / Lecture

Authentic Relating Games with Laurie King

Thursday 12pm - 2pm at The Snuggery

Authentic Relating is a social technology that enables you to heartfully, playfully and courageously connect, using the tools of radical honesty and active listening. We invite you to drop deeper into curiosity, embodied awareness and permission to express whatever is alive in you. Games will be played in pairs and small groups, which will be configured at random. Come open your heart & play!

Games • Discussion / Conversation

In-Flight Meal Service

Thursday 12pm - 1pm at Paradiso Airlines

At Paradiso Airlines, a crash landing won’t stop our world-class service. Our cabin crew has an in-flight feast ready, be seated when the trolley rolls by!

Visit the camp for allergen info and your boarding pass. Meals include a vegan option. Check-in for Thursday opens at 9am same-day, and Sunday’s return flight offers early check-in from 10am Friday.

BYO cutlery/mug

Performance • Chillout • Food & Drink

Moon Hopper Jousting

Thursday 12:30pm at Camp Nipple Clamp

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

Games

Beginner Bouldering Basics

Thursday 1pm - 2pm at Camp Rock

New to the wall? No worries! Come join our Beginner Bouldering Basics workshop, where we’ll cover everything you need to start climbing with confidence. Whether you've never set foot on a climbing wall or are just starting out, this is a space for everyone to learn the ropes (or lack thereof)! With friendly guidance from experienced climbers, you’ll be finding that inner monkey in no time.

Workshop

Chainmail Workshop

Thursday and Friday 1pm at Coffeeholm

A hands on crafting experience to learn a new skill and put it into practice. (jewellery and project based).

Thursday and Friday at 1pm

Arts & Crafts

Connect Four Tournament

Thursday 1pm - 3pm at The Maintenance Department

We here at the office LOVE our boardgames, ESPECIALLY Connect Four! Big Red from calls himself the 'Best on the Paddock', reckon you can beat him? Want to be (un)OFFICIALLY crowned Paddock Champion? Come have a go! (you won't win). Maybe prizes (Warm Double Browns) up for grabs!

Games

Human Macramé

Thursday 1:30pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

Consensual, platonic, connective rope play (shibari). Use your energy, dial up your comms and learn to be simple yet effective. BYO partner, pair up on the day, self tie or observe if you prefer.

Workshop

18+ (BDSM)

Conversation Starters

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2pm - 4pm at the stoop

Ever wanted to have a decent conversation, but don't really know how? Wanna take things a little deeper with a friend/crush/stranger, but don't know where to start? We got you! Come join us for a 'Conversation starters' session, featuring questions like 'Which Spice Girl are you NOT? ' and 'Your Hero Ego/Saviour Complex surfaces the most when you..', you'll be having satisfying d&m's in no time!

Discussion / Conversation

Human Carwash

Thursday 2pm - 4pm at Camp Douche

Calling all filthy hippies and their consorts - it’s time to go through the carwash! Let Camp Douche clean you top to toe in our showers with a thorough scrubbing, sudding, buffing, moisturising and spritzing experience. Get a token for the carwash then swan about eating out pickles and enjoying the camp douche bar till it's your scrub time. BYO Towel or let us use a grubby wet one on you.

Spiritual & Healing • Health & Wellness • Party

Kiwiburn on Ice - The Musical!

Thursday 2pm - 2:50pm at Centre Camp

Kiwiburn on Ice (The Musical) recounts the adventures of first-time burners Flergus, Jolly and Rangitikei local Richard. Relive memories of your first Kiwiburn as you laugh, cry and sing along! Experience the ups and the downs, the new friendships, the sensory overload and many other surprises along the way. It’s the best ice-based musical you’ll see this summer!

* Ice not guaranteed

Performance • Music

Naked Twister

Thursday 2pm at Camp Low Expectations

Yes, you read that correctly it’s back for another year, 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+

Open Stoop

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2:03pm - 4pm at the stoop

Stoop to our level and join us for hosted lawn games - we'll be ducking the goose and sneaking up on granny. Bring your throwing energy for a giggle, or if it's The Stoop itself that calls you, come for a certified Sit! BYO friend and cuppa or make one of each here.

Games • Chillout

Getting Stoned

Thursday 2:30pm - 4pm at Camp Rock

The use of psychoactive substances is universal, yet the 1971 'War on Drugs' stigmatized certain drugs to marginalize groups, despite evidence showing most illicit drugs are safer than alcohol. Join "Getting Stoned" for an open discussion on harm reduction, drug policy & science, and the growing recognition of psychedelics’ medical and spiritual potential. Share your views and experiences!

Workshop • Talk / Lecture

18+

Poetry 101 2.0

Thursday 2:30pm - 5pm at The Cypher

Poetry is like rap, so let's write some stuff that slaps. The Cypher likes rhymes and so do I. So come listen to low-key background beats while I teach. We'd love to help you learn, maybe write your own poem. Ideas and mentorship provided, and now you're invited.

(Translation: Poetry workshop where a guy talks about poetry styles and structure, then guides you through writing one if you want to)

Workshop • Arts & Crafts

Afro Afternoon

Thursday 3pm - 5pm at Swing Fling

Heating up your afternoon with afro-sounds like afrobeats, dancehall, amapiano and more. To add more pep in your dance step, we got espresso martinis. Non-alcoholic option might be available. (Sorry, no house music here.)

Music • Party

DEEZ HOUR OF POWER

Thursday 3pm at Pangea

COME ALONG TO CUT SOME MEAN AZ SHAPES ON THE PANGEA D-FLOOR YOL!! GET AMONST IT AND MEET THE CREW, SHOW US YOUR DANCE MOVES AND GET IN YOUR DAILY STEPS. DRESS UP IN YOUR MOST PSYCHEDELIC GET UP AND JOIN IN ON THE FUN. NAU MAI HAERE MAI E TE IWI! ps now featuring the THE GREAT ANNUAL SEMI-BICENTENIAL JUBILATION BEAR CRAWL TUG OF WAR

Music • Party • Performance

Dude Chats for Better Dudes

Thursday 3pm at Coffeeholm

Hey dudes, looking around at the world there are a lot of masc folk not doing too hot, and taking out their frustrations on the people around them. Let's have a chat over some coffee (provided) about our struggles, what positive masculinity looks like in 2025, and how we can support each other. Respectfully asking for masc-identifying folk only.

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop

Empowerment Self Defence

Thursday 3pm - 5pm at Centre Camp

Empowerment self-defence teaches you how to avoid, recognise, resist and recover from violence in a trauma-sensitive way. Learn simple and effective physical skills for protecting yourself, and gain confidence through discussions about healthy relationships, boundary setting and your rights. The course is designed to be inclusive and empowering for everyone. (Ages 16+)

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation • Health & Wellness

Meet the Minters

Thursday 3pm - 6pm at Mint Country Club

Come for some one on one with the mintiest Minters on the paddock. Ice cold gin and tonics, cucumber club sammys, mint tunes, lawn sports, games, green clothing line, prize for the most mint attire.

*MCC minty group photo at 5pm

(Gin and tonics donations very welcome)

Chillout • Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party • Performance • Arts & Crafts

Mintiest Mint Competition

Thursday 3pm - 6pm at Mint Country Club

Think you can grow the mintest mint? bring it to 'Meet the Minters' and we'll be the judge of that.

Arts & Crafts • Games • Music • Party

Kid-Friendly

Trust Fall!!!

Thursday 3pm - 4pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

Lets get this burn started right by trusting each other even when we fall. Come learn how your community can catch you and play fun games to get your trust levels higher and higher!

Discussion / Conversation • Games • Workshop

Hawkes Bay Appreciation Day

Thursday 4pm at The HBFA Transfer Station

Come one, come all, to the very first Hawkes Bay Appreciation Day - a celebration of everything Hawkes Bay. Let the HBFA crew treat you to the very finest of HB made kai me inu (food and drink).

And just to add a touch of class to the occasion, we're making it a Toga party too! BYO sheet, or material that will work as a Toga. (We may have a limited number of spare sheets available.)

Party • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Mary Jane's Snuggle puddle

Thursday and Sunday 4:20pm - 5:30pm at The Snuggery

You know the drill by now - we bring you the best chill out space on the paddock and offer Mary Jane’s Cookies - you bring the snug vibes. Remember to check in with those around you; consent is sexy 😘

Chillout

Art Shark

Thursday 5pm - 6pm at Centre Camp

Art Shark is brought to you by KAC (Kiwiburn Arts Committee). It is basically like Shark Tank or Dragons Den but for art projects. Pitch your awesome idea for a Kiwiburn art project and maybe walk away with one of those massive cheques a.k.a an approval in principal for your 2026 grant. Audience participation/ heckling welcome. Half-baked ideas always encouraged.

My idea defies your fallible ontology

The Body as a Poem

Thursday 5pm - 6pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Inspired by the BOdy poem, that honours the body’s longing for acceptance, this workshop invites you to listen to your body’s authentic desires through breath, and self-touch.

You’ll walk away with more self-awareness, the basics of “how to speak body,” and a more connection to your body’s innate wisdom that will serve you in and out of the bedroom!

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

ARTery Wine & Cheese

Thursday 6pm - 8pm at Centre Camp

Kiwiburn artists and all 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, Art volunteers and crew.

Food & Drink • Arts & Crafts

Dubstep Karaoke

Thursday 6pm - 8pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

Do you beat the box to the wubstep riddim?? Come down to SeSaSo and test your dubby mouth percussion out on our big rig!!

Music • Party • Performance

Wild Rides

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6pm - 10pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Our ohhh-gasm inducing machine is back for another round of toe-curling ohhh-gasms...Vulva-bearing participants are invited to leap into a world of empowerment and pleasure as they hop onto one of our two Motor Bunny ride-on sex toys in a safe, and fun environment. Win a custom Camp Ohhh-gasm medal if you have an ohhh-gasm! 🫦

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

Welcome to Camp Vote Love

Thursday 7pm - 1am at Camp VOTE LOVE

Come join us at Camp Vote Love. Our aim this year was to bring more a love to the paddock so we are here proving good vibes, music, live performance art, delicious food, and refreshing drinks.

Music • Performance • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol, BDSM, Sexual Content)

Any Request

Thursday 8pm - 11pm at Swing Fling

A time to enjoy all styles of music from any genre. You're the DJ! - Request any style of music/song and we will play it. Enjoy a diverse range of sounds with fellow burners and shot of Jägermeister to get the night going.

Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Dubstep for Dopamine!!!

Thursday 8pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

The Sasquatch Society will be throwing down the dirtiest dubs this paddock has ever seen. All Night Long! Hip-Hop Sessions in the morning x

Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Emo Night: "It's not a phase mom! It's a tribute!"

Thursday 8pm - 11:59pm at Cosmic Rejex

Emo night is back! Join us for a tribute to RAT camp as we revive the tears, emo vibes, and your teenage passion! Find a dark corner, sip on our emo-inspired drinks, and get your makeup done just right! Plus more!

Music • Party • Chillout

KnowYourStuffNZ 10th Anniversary

Thursday 8pm - 9:30pm at Centre Camp

KnowYourHistory - we're celebrating 10 years of KnowYourStuffNZ and taking a moment to say thank you to Kiwiburn for giving birth to us.

Come for a history lesson, fancy canapes, and lots of drug puns

Discussion / Conversation • My idea defies your fallible ontology

MCC Cabaret Talent/Untalent Show

Thursday 8pm at Mint Country Club

Our Talent/Untalent Show celebrates the brilliant, the bizarre, and the brave. Whether you're a star in the making or just here for the laughs, this is your time to shine (or hilariously flop). Anything goes—join us for a night of unforgettable performances and endless fun! Sign up at MCC.

Arts & Crafts • Performance • Party • Music • Games • Chillout

Sunset Sea Shanties

Thursday 8pm at Coffeeholm

Grab a flagon, get cosy inside our bell tent, ready to lose yourself in a night of rum-soaked revelry, raw harmonies, and the untamed spirit of the sea. With guitars in hand and voices raised high, we’ll summon the soul of sailors past. Come for the shanties, stay for the legend.

Music

Saints & Sinners

Thursday 8:30pm at TechnOasis

Our Saints and Sinners party invites you to celebrate the duality of good & evil. Salvation dancing alongside temptation. Flaunt your saint or sinner self, be it the angelic figure in silky white or the naughty devil in fiery red. Whether you’re an embodiment of virtue or vice, come together to rejoice in techno. Ready to explore both sides of the soul? Seek redemption or indulge in the forbidden.

Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Late Night Chai

Friday and Thursday 9pm at Coffeeholm

Chai in the Coffeeholm bell tent. At least the seventh tastiest chai on the paddock, served by the most traditional and authentic coffee-loving viking trash pirates.

Food & Drink • Chillout

MISO SOUP AT THE DEN!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9pm - 3am at Miso Den

Bring your cup along and help yourself to a hot cup of Miso Soup, available from 9pm onwards.

A cozy chill spot to take a minute to rewind from the wild in our snuggly den. Blankets, cuddles, board games, books and instruments under the fairy lights with a hot cup of replenishing soup.

Mmmm yum!! See ya there xx

Food & Drink • Chillout

Rhythms of West Africa: Live Drumming & Guided Dance

Thursday 9pm - 10pm at Pangea

Embark on a high-energy journey through the rhythms of Burkina Faso, Ghana & Senegal, with guided dance at Pangea. Live drumming complemented by dynamic DJs blend traditional beats with global grooves for a joyous expression of culture movement and connection.

Music • Spiritual & Healing

Erotica Electronica

Thursday 10pm at Peace and Love

Immersive interactive electric video projected theater. Come dance nude in our pixel storms of light. Moments of extreme beauty will be created. All camera and computer created imagery is strictly only available to the co creator; you.

Performance

18+

Synthesthesia

Thursday 10pm at The Hilbert Space

By carefully modulating frequency spectra and temporal delays, this performance encourages synchronized processing across your auditory and visual cortices, fostering subtle, neurophysiologically meaningful couplings within the brain’s perceptual networks.

Spiritual & Healing • Performance

Friday 24 January

Be a Finder!

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Littles' Playhouse

It's a scavenger hunt!

Kid-friendly, adventureful, totally doable!

Games

Kid-Friendly

BYFM Connection Space

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at Bless You, Fuck Me

Desiring a comfy, cozy, intentional space for relationship chats & check-ins with potential playmates? Come cuddle up & have good quality chats about sexuality, emotional safety & consent while exploring our camp's very own Intimate Conversations Card Deck to prompt authentic communication. Cat Law applies in this tent (if you wouldn't touch a cat this way, please don't touch each other this way)

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

18+

Example Event Please Ignore

Friday 12am

Example Event Please Ignore

Hot Coal Sessions

All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Hookah Road

Come and hang at Hookah Rd with mellow beats and hot coals: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Join us for a relaxed and tasty experience, perfect for chilling out and sparking up conversation. Check our board for session times on the day.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation

18+

Illegal Underground Vibrator Racing

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming around

Vibrator Racing is going old school. Taking it back to the back alley. No sponsored content, no VIP area, no class, and even more corruption. If you can find us, then bring something cool to throw in the kitty. Winner takes all. Cheating will “not” be tolerated, bribes will “Not” be accepted.

*bribery is encouraged but does not guarantee victory.

Games • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

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

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! When the paddock gets stanking hot the sodden velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet. P.S. don’t forget consent when moistening others

Games

Kid-Friendly

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

Recorder Time

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the river

Time for Recorder Class. Capture the sweet nostalgia and childlike joy of honking on a recorder.

Come prepared, no instructions given and recorders provided.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Show us your Ohhh-gasm face

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming around

Show us your best Ohhh-Face! 🫦

Optionally, have your photo taken, printed, and displayed at Camp Ohhh-gasm wall of pleasure, and take it home as a souvenir on Sunday!

Games

18+ (Sexual Content)

The Greatest Tale of the Trash Renaissance

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

Are you having crazy adventures? Zany experiences? Maybe memorable interactions?

We want to immortalize your stories and help you remember them! Drop your stories off at the Palace, or come over and write them down yourself. When that dusty Sunday morning comes, our scribes will give them a read and choose our favorite.

That favored storyteller will find themselves with one more memorable trophy!

Games • Arts & Crafts

The Snuggery

All day Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Snuggery

Bringing the best chill out snuggle puddle on the paddock. This year we offer the classic truck Snugg you know and love and the more accessibility friendly tent Snugg as first seen at Raglan burn. That's right, not one, but two snugs. Suck on that Pillowtopia.

Chillout

Want to become a Master of MOOP?

All day Friday and Saturday 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

Sasquatch 420!!!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 4:20am - 4:20pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

It's 420!!!!! Don't miss out! Sasquatch Society will be open to all who indulge twice a day, every day!!! Thats right! Am-Pm! Papers and smoking devices provided Xxx

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

18+

Glory Nails

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 4pm at the Temple Paddock

💅Babe, do you want to get fingered in a portaloo of risqué creation? Want Trans-formative nail art that'll leave you gushing? Get in the glory hole. No poos allowed. All genders welcum for a finger to finger connection. Where art meets shart, let us nail you. Plus: cum leave a (skid) mark and tag our box with your best toilet graffiti. Outside ARTery.

Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Badge making with Sunny

Friday 10am at Inky Fingers

Sunny is back with her badge machine - come and draw something and Sunny will squash it into a button badge for you....amateur Theme Camp badges anyone? We also have a small selection of pre printed designs and magazines you can chop images out of....anything could happen. She usually opens Saturday and Sunday too.

Arts & Crafts

Coffee & Chinwags

Friday 10am at Coffeeholm

We serve you the hot bean juice, and in exchange, you tell us a tall tale from the high seas of the paddock. We want to hear all the scuttlebutt and shenanigans that have been afoot. Embellishments encouraged. Ahoy!

Food & Drink • Discussion / Conversation

Pleasure Awakening

Friday 10am - 11am at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Join Self-Pleasure Queen Bia Bliss for this paddock favourite workshop where you will learn how to fill up your own cup and ignite your pleasure within, with simple practices using breath, sound and movement, touch and awareness. Your inner beloved is calling you, can you hear it?

Leave with a full heart, an overflowing cup, and the limitless potential for pleasure and intimacy at your fingertips.

Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+

Sharing circle - gender

Friday 10am - 11am at Pillowtopia

Sharing what it's like to be your gender, hear what it's like to not be you. The group will decide the flow of discussion in this facilitated sharing circle. No late entry.

Discussion / Conversation

Slow risers morning snug

Friday 10am - 11am at The Snuggery

No need to be civil; grump and groan till you land firmly on the paddock. For those of you who do not spring out of bed in the morning but your tent is too hot or your camp mates unconsentedly woke you up. BYO coffee to avoid disappointment incase we haven't managed to make any yet.

Chillout

Story time with Marilou

Friday 10am - 11am at Mint Country Club

Story time for young and old, come get cozy and listen to story time for littlies. Children appropriate stories only

Chillout • Performance

Kid-Friendly

Cold Brew Coffee Hour

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:30am at 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

Clothes Yard Sale

Friday 11am at Inky Fingers

We've been collecting stuff all year for our annual yard sale - come and grab that extra something to zhuzh up your paddock look.

Arts & Crafts

Holla a Hottie

Thursday and Friday 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

How to Host a Play Party

Friday 11am - 1pm 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 & skillshare where we explore what we've learned about how best to fvck your friends (& remain friends). Workshop doors will close at 11am, please arrive on time.

Workshop • Talk / Lecture

18+ (Sexual Content)

Love Yoga

Friday 11am - 12pm at Camp VOTE LOVE

Join us for Yoga with Dani. Please bring mat and water.

Workshop • Health & Wellness

Macrame Water bottle holder making

Friday 11am - 12:30pm at Mint Country Club

Keep yourself hydrated while roaming the paddock with the help of your own handmade Macrame Water Bottle holder!

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

Kid-Friendly

Attendance

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11:11am - 12pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Be there.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

How to dance with trees

Friday 11:30am - 1pm at the forest

Trees are our friends! Let's dance with them 😀 Come along and learn a soothing, nature inspired dance that will momentarily clense your burner soul. Easy to learn, this workshop will give you a well earned reprieve in the calm of the forest. Oh, and bring with you an item that is special to you - you'll see why!

Workshop • Performance • Health & Wellness

The official world's longest Spanktrain

Friday 12pm at the Effigy

It's time to make tracks! Back again for a second year, the infamous HBFA Spanktrain returns.

Prepare your derriere for a spanking sesh that's so epic, even your glutes will high-five each other. Join us for the grandest glute gala in the multiverse as we attempt to break the record for the most people in a Spanktrain.

Hop onboard and travel around the Paddock in style!

Games

18+

Verses in Harmony: A Shared Journey of Poetry and Sound

Friday 12pm at Camp Low Expectations

A relaxed poetry session with live music from the Camp Low Expectations crew. Music fills the spaces between words, letting them linger and allowing meaning to unfold. Hosts will begin with recitals before inviting participants to share their own pieces or recite works by others. It’s a welcoming space for both seasoned poets and newcomers to explore and let poetry and music intertwine.

Chillout • Music • Performance

Chainmail Workshop

Thursday and Friday 1pm at Coffeeholm

A hands on crafting experience to learn a new skill and put it into practice. (jewellery and project based).

Thursday and Friday at 1pm

Arts & Crafts

Frock Friday

Friday 1pm - 3pm at Mint Country Club

Rock out with your Frock out at Mint Country Club. Dress in your best frock and flaunt your magnificence for all to enjoy. Reward for your efforts: MCC’s thirst-quenching, ice-cold G&Ts and cucumber sandwiches.

Followed by the MCC art-car Frock Friday parade around the Paddock

Chillout • Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party • Performance

Intermediate Bouldering Workshop

Friday 1pm - 2pm at Camp Rock

Already know your way around the wall but looking to refine your skills? Our workshop for intermediates is just the spot to level up! We’ll be getting into techniques, working on movement, and playing with some problem-solving that’s a step up from the basics. Come get some tips, meet other climbers, and enjoy some time on the bouldering wall. Grab your climbing shoes and let’s get climbing!

Workshop

Pickleback Party

Friday 1pm at Hookah Road

The Brine Brigade is back for our 3rd annual Pickleback Party! Come and experience the perfect blend of tangy brine, cheap whiskey, and unbeatable beats that have made this party a legendary tradition.

Food & Drink • Party • Music

18+ (Alcohol)

Sex Work Q&A

Friday 1:01pm - 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

18+ (Sexual Content)

Building your mind fortress

Friday 2pm at Peace and Love

Creating a safe space in your mind to overcome difficult experiences. Techniques for shifting mindstate during difficult psychological events, to step out of bad trips, triggers or traumas. We will give you some simple tips and practices, breathing techniques and meditation tools, and open the floor for others to input.

No experience in anything is necessary

Spiritual & Healing

Conversation Starters

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2pm - 4pm at the stoop

Ever wanted to have a decent conversation, but don't really know how? Wanna take things a little deeper with a friend/crush/stranger, but don't know where to start? We got you! Come join us for a 'Conversation starters' session, featuring questions like 'Which Spice Girl are you NOT? ' and 'Your Hero Ego/Saviour Complex surfaces the most when you..', you'll be having satisfying d&m's in no time!

Discussion / Conversation

Open Stoop

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2:03pm - 4pm at the stoop

Stoop to our level and join us for hosted lawn games - we'll be ducking the goose and sneaking up on granny. Bring your throwing energy for a giggle, or if it's The Stoop itself that calls you, come for a certified Sit! BYO friend and cuppa or make one of each here.

Games • Chillout

Get Your Rocks Off

Friday 2:15pm at Camp Rock

Get Your Rocks Off is an inclusive workshop where everyone’s welcome to share their thoughts, experiences, and questions on kink, relationships, intimacy and self love. No matter if you're a seasoned pro in the kink lifestyle or a curious newbie, this is your safe, non-judgmental space to chat and learn. Bring your vessels for tea, coffee and biscuits.

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

Pussy Worship Workshop

Friday 2:30pm - 4pm at Swing Fling

This workshop is for all vulva owners, celebrating the pussy and divine feminine energy. Together, we'll explore pleasure, movement, and radical self-love in a safe and sacred space. (Note: No nudity is required)

Discussion / Conversation • Workshop

Rope Making with Jayj 🙂

Friday 2:30pm - 3:30pm at R.A.T

NEVER BE ROPELESS AGAIN. Learn to make corded rope from almost most things.

Arts & Crafts • Workshop

Big T2: A Zipperian Psychedelic Soundscape

Friday 3pm - 9pm at The Cosmic Zip

Step into the Cosmic Zip, and immerse yourself in a thoughtfully curated audio journey designed to synergise with the shifting states of a psychedelic experience. A dynamic blend of moods and genres tailored to accompany the exploration of being. Whether you seek a moment of sanctuary, a place to reflect, or simply a connection with like-minded travellers, the Cosmic Zip is your refuge.

Chillout • Music

Cloud Gazing

Friday 3pm - 4pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

Come Gaze The Big Fluffy Bois In The Sky.

Shahn will teach you all about coudies and tell you what she thinks they all look like.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation • Health & Wellness

Pudgy Dragon Boat Party!

Friday 3pm at The Pudgy Dragon

All aboard for a hands-on shibari experience—on a boat!

Whether you’re experienced or harbouring curiosity, come and trade your time/body for delicious cocktails-the Shibari tender has you covered! Quench your thirst with custom cocktails-we’ll exercise restraint and even have non-alcoholic deliciousness for you as well. Chill beats from probably the best trash pirate DJ's Coffeeholm has to offer.

Food & Drink • Music • Party

18+ (BDSM)

Fireside Chats 2025 series - Hui #1

Friday 4pm - 5:30pm at Centre Camp

The first Fireside Chat for 2025. The CommuniTeam will be hosting our first Fireside Chat of 2025 on Paddock. Our suggestion box from our 'Meet Your CommuniTeam' open session will be mined to find a few kaupapa to discuss with the Community to take temperatures on some of the issues they feel are important. Note: Not actually beside a fire.

[NB: Connect with Tāmati or Rāwiri in the CommuniTeam for further discussions or sorting out details. I'm (Rāwiri) just using my burner profile to make the submission]

Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Handy Tips for penis lovers

Friday 5pm - 6pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

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

Workshop • Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

2000’s Emo/Pop Punk we’re not okay (but there’s a live band so it’s fine x)

Friday 6pm - 7pm at Pangea

Get ready to unleash your inner rebel at our Emo/Pop Punk Hour! Featuring a killer live band, dazzling light shows, a smoke-filled atmosphere, and enough angst to fuel your teenage dreams (or nightmares). Dress up, sing your heart out, and let the feels take over—this is the ultimate tribute to your favorite emo and pop-punk anthems. Don't miss out!

Music • Party • Performance

Pole in the paddock

Friday 6pm - 7pm at Cosmic Rejex

Join us for an exciting pole performance showcasing strength, grace, and creativity. Watch as some amazing humans twist, flip, and move in ways that'll leave you in awe. It’s going to be fun, fierce, and full of Kiwiburn energy – don’t miss it!

Performance • Music

18+ (Sexual Content)

Wearable Art Showcase

Friday 6pm - 7pm at Centre Camp

Trash Renaissance Fair Wearable Art Showcase!!

See the fabulous creations or walk the catwalk yourself

Prepare to be amazed

Arts & Crafts

Wild Rides

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 6pm - 10pm at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

Our ohhh-gasm inducing machine is back for another round of toe-curling ohhh-gasms...Vulva-bearing participants are invited to leap into a world of empowerment and pleasure as they hop onto one of our two Motor Bunny ride-on sex toys in a safe, and fun environment. Win a custom Camp Ohhh-gasm medal if you have an ohhh-gasm! 🫦

Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

'Mostlyphysics' ambientchillenvironment

Friday 7pm at Peace and Love

Visually, Toma is inspired by science and nature, tapping into the stream of video coursing through the culture to produce cinematic high definition visuals, mostly for ambient and chilled beats. When playing music, psychill, temple bass, chillstep, and devotional chillout tend these days to be closest to his heart.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Swing Fling Cabaret

Friday 7pm - 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 • Music • Party

18+ (Alcohol, Sexual Content)

Close Encounters: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Cosmos

Friday 8:30pm - 9:30pm at Cosmic Rejex

Ever feel like the universe has eyes on you? Join us in discussing extraterrestrial encounters and unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos. Whether you’re just curious or have stories that defy belief, this is your space to dive into the unknown. Plus, you might even learn a few tools to make contact yourself. Bring your open mind and heart! 👽Come and hear and share some stories

Discussion / Conversation • Talk / Lecture • Spiritual & Healing

Ed Hearnshaw Memorial Butt Wrestling Championship

Friday 9pm 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.

May also include the wrestling of socks.

Games

Harness Up!

Friday 9pm at TechnOasis

Bolt out the gate and up the straight to TechnOasis for a blinder of a night. Grab your harnesses, gags and bondage wear as we succumb to our love for Kink and Techno. Did I hear you say “Yes Mistress”? Join us on Friday for a night dominated by some of the best techno sounds on the paddock, become a slave to the rhythm and remember, if it’s not an Oh Yes! It’s a Whoah Neigh!!!

Party

18+ (Alcohol, BDSM)

Late Night Chai

Friday and Thursday 9pm at Coffeeholm

Chai in the Coffeeholm bell tent. At least the seventh tastiest chai on the paddock, served by the most traditional and authentic coffee-loving viking trash pirates.

Food & Drink • Chillout

MISO SOUP AT THE DEN!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9pm - 3am at Miso Den

Bring your cup along and help yourself to a hot cup of Miso Soup, available from 9pm onwards.

A cozy chill spot to take a minute to rewind from the wild in our snuggly den. Blankets, cuddles, board games, books and instruments under the fairy lights with a hot cup of replenishing soup.

Mmmm yum!! See ya there xx

Food & Drink • Chillout

Rainbow happy hour

Friday 9pm - 10pm at Sodden Velvet

Pop up gay bar for all the lovely LGBTQIA+ to meet and greet! BYO drinks, as our bartenders are mainly for aesthetic purposes.

Party • Discussion / Conversation • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Adults Only Storytime

Friday 9:30pm at Zef

Join the Zef Librarians for live readings of a tale about an existential hamster, sultry erotic fiction, dark morose poetry and other adult-only topics.

Talk / Lecture

18+ (Sexual Content)

Naked Rave

Friday 10pm - 11pm at Centre Camp

Dress down and groove to some tunes as the clock strikes midnight! Accessories? Yes, please! Dress to a level you're comfortable. BYOBS (Bring-your-own-birthday-suit)

Party • Music

18+

The Hans Zimmer Experience

Friday 10pm - 10:45pm at The Hilbert Space

A sampling of Hans Zimmers finest work, featuring visuals by Joseph Kosinski, Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan.

Music

Saturday 25 January

Be a Finder!

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Littles' Playhouse

It's a scavenger hunt!

Kid-friendly, adventureful, totally doable!

Games

Kid-Friendly

BYFM Connection Space

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at Bless You, Fuck Me

Desiring a comfy, cozy, intentional space for relationship chats & check-ins with potential playmates? Come cuddle up & have good quality chats about sexuality, emotional safety & consent while exploring our camp's very own Intimate Conversations Card Deck to prompt authentic communication. Cat Law applies in this tent (if you wouldn't touch a cat this way, please don't touch each other this way)

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

18+

Hot Coal Sessions

All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Hookah Road

Come and hang at Hookah Rd with mellow beats and hot coals: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Join us for a relaxed and tasty experience, perfect for chilling out and sparking up conversation. Check our board for session times on the day.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation

18+

Illegal Underground Vibrator Racing

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming around

Vibrator Racing is going old school. Taking it back to the back alley. No sponsored content, no VIP area, no class, and even more corruption. If you can find us, then bring something cool to throw in the kitty. Winner takes all. Cheating will “not” be tolerated, bribes will “Not” be accepted.

*bribery is encouraged but does not guarantee victory.

Games • Performance

18+ (Sexual Content)

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

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! When the paddock gets stanking hot the sodden velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet. P.S. don’t forget consent when moistening others

Games

Kid-Friendly

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

Recorder Time

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the river

Time for Recorder Class. Capture the sweet nostalgia and childlike joy of honking on a recorder.

Come prepared, no instructions given and recorders provided.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Show us your Ohhh-gasm face

All day Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming around

Show us your best Ohhh-Face! 🫦

Optionally, have your photo taken, printed, and displayed at Camp Ohhh-gasm wall of pleasure, and take it home as a souvenir on Sunday!

Games

18+ (Sexual Content)

The Greatest Tale of the Trash Renaissance

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

Are you having crazy adventures? Zany experiences? Maybe memorable interactions?

We want to immortalize your stories and help you remember them! Drop your stories off at the Palace, or come over and write them down yourself. When that dusty Sunday morning comes, our scribes will give them a read and choose our favorite.

That favored storyteller will find themselves with one more memorable trophy!

Games • Arts & Crafts

The Snuggery

All day Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Snuggery

Bringing the best chill out snuggle puddle on the paddock. This year we offer the classic truck Snugg you know and love and the more accessibility friendly tent Snugg as first seen at Raglan burn. That's right, not one, but two snugs. Suck on that Pillowtopia.

Chillout

Want to become a Master of MOOP?

All day Friday and Saturday 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

Sasquatch 420!!!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 4:20am - 4:20pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

It's 420!!!!! Don't miss out! Sasquatch Society will be open to all who indulge twice a day, every day!!! Thats right! Am-Pm! Papers and smoking devices provided Xxx

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

18+

Glory Nails

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 4pm at the Temple Paddock

💅Babe, do you want to get fingered in a portaloo of risqué creation? Want Trans-formative nail art that'll leave you gushing? Get in the glory hole. No poos allowed. All genders welcum for a finger to finger connection. Where art meets shart, let us nail you. Plus: cum leave a (skid) mark and tag our box with your best toilet graffiti. Outside ARTery.

Health & Wellness

18+ (Sexual Content)

Acoustic Open Jams

Sunday 10am - 1pm at Centre Camp

Whether you're just waking up or about to take a snooze after an epic burn night, chill out with us for a bit to some acoustic tunes. This is an open mic session with walk-ins only. No signup required. Musical instruments will be available, but no technician onsite.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Gentle Morning Yoga: Start Your Day with Ease

Saturday 10am - 11am at Mint Country Club

Awaken your body and mind with this peaceful morning yoga session. Designed to gently ease you into the day, this class focuses on mindful movements and gentle stretches to energize your body and set a positive tone. Begin your morning with intention, and leave feeling refreshed and balanced. BYO yoga mat, water bottle

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Workshop

Heart-2-Heart Intimacy

Saturday 10am - 11am at Camp Ohhh-Gasm

In this workshop, explore how to build heart-centred connections in the bedroom. Learn practical tools for deeper and authentic intimacy and meaningful encounters, whether solo or partnered. Create relationships you love, in and out of the bedroom. No spectators, arrive on time.

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation • Health & Wellness

18+

Candy Floss for Breakfast xx

Saturday 10:30am at Inky Fingers

Who needs teeth aye? toothless people give the best head anyways....come get a head start on dental destruction....we have lots of flavours, yum.

Food & Drink

Cold Brew Coffee Hour

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:30am at 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

Human Carwash

Saturday 11am - 1pm at Camp Douche

Calling all filthy hippies and their consorts - it’s time to go through the carwash! Let Camp Douche clean you top to toe in our showers with a thorough scrubbing, sudding, buffing, moisturising and spritzing experience. Get a token for the carwash then swan about eating out pickles and enjoying the camp douche bar till it's your scrub time. BYO Towel or let us use a grubby wet one on you.

Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing • Party

Morning Coffee Jams

Saturday 11am at The Pudgy Dragon

Gather aboard The Pudgy Dragon (outside the temple) for your morning dose of Coffeeholm's world famous pirated coffee with live music. Any human or instrument is welcome to join this leisurely jam session.

Food & Drink • Music

Rave of Innocence Baby Dance Party

Saturday 11am - 12pm at The Pheasant

Exactly what it sounds like! Bring your babies/young folk and rave in the daytime. Think "The Wiggles" but it's techno. You don't need to have a baby or a youngster to attend (who doesn't love The Wiggles) but keep in mind this will be a family friendly event 🙂

Music

Kid-Friendly

Attendance

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11:11am - 12pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Be there.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Flow Burn Café w/ Chai Curious DJs

Saturday 11:11am at Camp Low Expectations

It’s a stretch coming to our café this morning, but we have low expectations—join us at Flow Burn Café for meditation, yoga, chai, coffee, and eclectic selections from our Chai Curious DJs! Embrace our lounge at Camp Low Expectations, where we sip and groove. Whether you're a yoga guru or coffee connoisseur, come as you are and let the rhythm move you.

Food & Drink • Health & Wellness • Party

Friendship Bracelets

Saturday 12pm - 2pm at The Snuggery

Make a bracelet, make a friend! Bring a dish to work over if you'd rather not risk losing your beads in the pillows. Follow the tutorial or follow your heart. Not all Snuggery events are kid-friendly but this one is, so bring your inner child or your actual child - all welcome!

Arts & Crafts • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

The Maintenance Department Christmas Party!

Saturday 12pm - 3pm at The Maintenance Department

Thank god it's Christmas! The Maintenance department has been working (Swindling) all year (week) at the office (Paddock) and it's time to get silly! Big Boss has given us a half day so come join us at tools down for a full send!

Party • Music • Spiritual & Healing • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

The Somatic Experiment: Sleep Music for Vegan Dogs

Saturday 12pm - 1pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

A sensory-rebirthing encounter where breath, heartbeat, brainwaves, and touch become harmonic sound. Biometric rhythms transform two souls into instruments, co-creating a connection through unseen frequencies. This public display reveals the culmination of the experiment held over the burn. Seek it quietly; the sound waits for those who listen.

Discussion / Conversation • Performance

18+

Advanced Bouldering

Saturday 1pm - 2pm at Camp Rock

Calling all rock ninjas! Our Advanced Bouldering is where the serious climbers get to play. This isn’t a formal workshop, think of it as a climbing party for the high-level crowd! Come show off, push your limits, and connect with other climbers who live and breathe the wall. We’ll have challenging routes and plenty of chances to throw down some epic moves. So, bring your A-game!

Workshop

Dungeons & Deviants

Saturday 1pm - 3pm at Centre Camp

Welcome to the first live dungeons and dragons session at Kiwiburn. We'll be doing a new campaign with people from the paddock and create an exciting tale about a lock. A bored iron lock on a door in a forest. It is a magical lock, which only opens with a key that has never been used before.

It will be a mixture of high fantasy meets Disney, to create a relatable cast of characters that'll be easy for anyone to follow along.

Games

Sportsball!

Saturday 1pm - 5pm at The Pheasant

Welcome back to The Pheasants' annual lawn games extravaganza. With SPORTSBALL!© (all the games everywhere all at once), pro Mölkky tournament, Chicken Fighting, sock wrestling, and more! Featuring Music You Know The Words To (tm) and fancy drinks.

Games • Party • Music

Bondage for all

Saturday 1:30pm - 4:30pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Explore the B in BDSM with experienced kinksters: open to all levels. As well as rope, bondage and restraint can include chains, tape, cuffs, cable ties, wrapping etc. Styles can be gentle or rough, takedown quick ties, different positions, predicament etc. Reasons can be fun, comfort, domination, submission, sadism and/or masochism. Bring partners or bind yourself

Workshop • Discussion / Conversation

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

Conversation Starters

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2pm - 4pm at the stoop

Ever wanted to have a decent conversation, but don't really know how? Wanna take things a little deeper with a friend/crush/stranger, but don't know where to start? We got you! Come join us for a 'Conversation starters' session, featuring questions like 'Which Spice Girl are you NOT? ' and 'Your Hero Ego/Saviour Complex surfaces the most when you..', you'll be having satisfying d&m's in no time!

Discussion / Conversation

Dubstep Karaoke

Saturday 2pm - 3pm at The Cypher

Join us for an epic, bass-heavy twist on karaoke. Instead of singing the lyrics, grab the mic and wub out your favorite dubstep tracks. Choose from our selection or bring your own. Whether you’re a seasoned wub-master or a first-timer, come vibe with us.

Music

Kitty Kafé

Saturday 2pm at Bless You, Fuck Me

The BYFM kitties create a calming & chaotic experience of play & sassy fun at this interactive workshop. Starting with a meditative dive into your personal feline energy, you'll be invited to transform into your own kitten (or ask to play with one). The space is open to all forms of play- including sex positive expression. Consent is mandatory. (Hint: Our Kats love Ketnip) Doors close at 2:30pm.

Food & Drink • Workshop

18+ (BDSM, Sexual Content)

Vampires Vs. Zombies Foosball Championship

Saturday 2pm - 5pm at Swing Fling

Choose your team and test your foosball skills at the very first Vampires vs. Zombies Championship. Come sip on zombie cocktails as you cheer on your team, and we'll see who the true champions are - Vampires or Zombies....

Games

Open Stoop

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2:03pm - 4pm at the stoop

Stoop to our level and join us for hosted lawn games - we'll be ducking the goose and sneaking up on granny. Bring your throwing energy for a giggle, or if it's The Stoop itself that calls you, come for a certified Sit! BYO friend and cuppa or make one of each here.

Games • Chillout

Lemons & Lingerie

Saturday 3pm - 7pm at Hookah Road

Get ready to zest up your day at Lemons & Lingerie! This soirée-with-a-bite is all about the tangy, sunny vibes of citrus bliss. Sip on lemony delights, soak in the golden glow, and dance to special guest DJ tunes that are anything but sour. When life gives you lemons, you make it a party. Lingerie optional - wear what makes you feel juicy.

Music • Party • Food & Drink

18+ (Alcohol)

Poetry Workshop

Saturday 3pm - 4:30pm at SkyNation

Come to a poetry workshop!

This is a safe & creative space where I’ll run a bunch of prompts and activities to get you writing poems. There’ll also be time to share if you want to.

Any type of poetry welcome!

Workshop

Kid-Friendly

Rainbow Love Party

Saturday 3pm - 7:30pm at Camp VOTE LOVE

come get ready for the burn with vibrant body paint, plus sip on afternoon cocktails and mocktails while vibing to funky fresh tunes! Come express yourself and get painted!!

Party • Performance • Food & Drink

Coalesce your universes

Saturday 5pm - 6pm at the river

Come and join us at the river on Saturday afternooon as both halves of you plunge into the water and coalesce into one. We will relocate the Hilbert Space to the river so we can sit and remember the echoes of the kiwiburn adventures of our other self. (Part 2 of our Universe Bifurcation).

Spiritual & Healing

SunDowners

Saturday 6pm at Mint Country Club

Get fired up and Get ready to Burn! With Mint Country Club’s G&Ts, cucumber sammies, lawn games and music, you’ll be ready to Get Lit!

Chillout • Food & Drink • Games • Music • Party

Klub Nacht @ TechnOasis

Saturday 10:30pm at TechnOasis

Willkommen to “Klubnacht at TechnOasis”. No dress code. Strip down those walls, ground your soul, and rise with the hypnotic, immersive energy of the music. Lose yourself to find yourself. Steamy vibes merge with pure connection— it’s the high of the Burn. A sanctuary of sound, a haven for the untamed. Relentless, primal, unapologetic. Let it all raus…

Party

18+ (Alcohol)

Sunday 26 January

BYFM Connection Space

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday at Bless You, Fuck Me

Desiring a comfy, cozy, intentional space for relationship chats & check-ins with potential playmates? Come cuddle up & have good quality chats about sexuality, emotional safety & consent while exploring our camp's very own Intimate Conversations Card Deck to prompt authentic communication. Cat Law applies in this tent (if you wouldn't touch a cat this way, please don't touch each other this way)

Discussion / Conversation • Chillout

18+

Hot Coal Sessions

All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Hookah Road

Come and hang at Hookah Rd with mellow beats and hot coals: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Join us for a relaxed and tasty experience, perfect for chilling out and sparking up conversation. Check our board for session times on the day.

Chillout • Discussion / Conversation

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

All day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday roaming around

Get sodden with velvet reusable water bombs! When the paddock gets stanking hot the sodden velvet crew might appear out of a mirage to help you get wet. P.S. don’t forget consent when moistening others

Games

Kid-Friendly

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

Recorder Time

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the river

Time for Recorder Class. Capture the sweet nostalgia and childlike joy of honking on a recorder.

Come prepared, no instructions given and recorders provided.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

The Greatest Tale of the Trash Renaissance

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

Are you having crazy adventures? Zany experiences? Maybe memorable interactions?

We want to immortalize your stories and help you remember them! Drop your stories off at the Palace, or come over and write them down yourself. When that dusty Sunday morning comes, our scribes will give them a read and choose our favorite.

That favored storyteller will find themselves with one more memorable trophy!

Games • Arts & Crafts

The Snuggery

All day Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Snuggery

Bringing the best chill out snuggle puddle on the paddock. This year we offer the classic truck Snugg you know and love and the more accessibility friendly tent Snugg as first seen at Raglan burn. That's right, not one, but two snugs. Suck on that Pillowtopia.

Chillout

Club Douche

Sunday 12:30am - 3:30am at Camp Douche

From the desire for a post-burn party with a bright, dancey, loungey atmosphere, Camp Douche brings you Club Douche! Let us wash you in the suds of upbeat music as you dance. Or, recline in our day spa lounge with our homemade beers, cocktails or kombuchas… maybe even a cucumber if you’re lucky.

See you there for a 3 hour power shower!

Party • Music

Sprongus Birthday (HAPPY NEW YEAR!)

Sunday 1am - 2am roaming around

Come join R.A.T in celebrating the 2nd birthday of our beloved rodent son, Sprongus. Happy New Year!

We'll kick off the shenanigans at R.A.T with cake and candles, after which you WILL catch Sprongus hitting the town and you WILL wish him Happy Birthday and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Party

Sasquatch 420!!!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 4:20am - 4:20pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

It's 420!!!!! Don't miss out! Sasquatch Society will be open to all who indulge twice a day, every day!!! Thats right! Am-Pm! Papers and smoking devices provided Xxx

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

18+

Trash Jazz

Sunday 4:20am at Pangea

You\ve heard of smooth jazz, how about its implied twin rough jazz? me neither, and this aint that. Come along as the sun rises and the embers settle for a journey into the unknown as at least three "musicians" come together to create and explore what might and might not be trash jazz

Music • Spiritual & Healing

Sensory Sunrise

Sunday 5am at Sensory Dispensary

Tired of dancing, but not quite ready for burn night to be over? For a third year, the Sensory Dispensary is back with another chill playlist and a nice spot to watch the sun rise. Get on our lawn and hang out with us while we look at our art and wave goodbye to the best party night of the year. BYO chair.

Chillout • Music

Massage

Sunday 10am - 12pm at Pillowtopia

Bent your neck while dancing? Strained your glutes while getting down? Aching feet from unending adventures? Back aching from carrying all the weight of the world? We have a range of treats for your various body parts - foot rubs, head rubs, Burly Man 4-Hands massages. Or even tools like rollers and massage guns. (Please be clean - maybe have a swim or visit Camp Douche before the rubbings).

Health & Wellness

18+

Pillowtopia Wellness Day

Sunday 10am - 6:30pm at Pillowtopia

Feeling kiwiburnt out? Come get pampered at Lowtopia. We have wellness activities running all day!

Health & Wellness • Party • Discussion / Conversation

Bubble fun for kiddies

Sunday 11am - 12pm at Mint Country Club

Bring your mini burner for a casual fun bubble making session

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Games • Music • Performance

Kid-Friendly

The Gift of Strawberries

Sunday 11am - 12:30pm at The Snuggery

A live reading of the chapter, 'The Gift of Strawberries' from the beautiful book, ""Braiding Sweetgrass"". Come and consider what it could mean to live in a 'gift economy' or just fall (back) asleep to the soothing sound of Fern's best reading voice. Some gifts provided; unlikely to be strawberries.

Workshop

Attendance

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11:11am - 12pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Be there.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Corporate Wellness Retreat

Sunday 12pm - 1pm at Pillowtopia

Got a difficult boss? Got some feels that need to be free? Come on down to the office to yell at *your* boss. Guaranteed to be more effective than yelling into a pillow (but we offer that too).

Health & Wellness

18+

Hooks & Hookah

Sunday 12pm at Hookah Road

Picture this: a cozy area, the slow curl of smoke from a shisha rising in the air, and a crochet hook gliding through yarn in a smooth rhythm. Learning to crochet is less about perfection and more about the vibe - each stitch becomes a moment of calm and the world fades away. Just you, your hook, the shisha, and the quiet joy of creating something with your hands.

Arts & Crafts • Chillout • Workshop

18+

Lo-Fi Pancakes

Sunday 12pm at Pangea

Start your day with a decadent pancake with extras, paired with a refreshing mimosa, all set to the smooth, soulful vibes of live LoFi freestyle.

Let the music serenade your senses as you bask in this perfect pre-temple ritual, designed to elevate your mood and immerse you in good

vibes. Don’t miss this fan-favorite experience, back by popular demand!

Food & Drink • Chillout • Music • Performance

Climbing Competition!

Sunday 1pm at Camp Rock

Ready to show us what you’ve got and conquer the wall? Join us for epic challenges like speed climbs, freestyle moves, and the campus loop. It’s all about creativity, connection, and cheering each other on. Plus, prizes are up for grabs, including one for the best-dressed climber! Whether you’re climbing or cheering, come hang out, rock the wall, and celebrate climbing in true Kiwiburn style!

Games • Performance

Hobby Horse Dressage

Sunday 1pm - 3pm at Mint Country Club

Saddle up your show ponies for some serious horseplay and compete in MCC’s dressage arena. Win laughs, fans and adoration and prizes for best prancing and strutting.

The MCC Stables have a few extra steeds to choose from for those who are horseless, have no unicorns, dragons or snakes.

Games • Music • Performance • Food & Drink

Kid-Friendly

In-Flight Meal Service

Sunday 1pm - 2pm at Paradiso Airlines

At Paradiso Airlines, a crash landing won’t stop our world-class service. Our cabin crew has an in-flight feast ready, be seated when the trolley rolls by!

Visit the camp for allergen info and your boarding pass. Meals include a vegan option. Check-in for Thursday opens at 9am same-day, and Sunday’s return flight offers early check-in from 10am Friday.

BYO cutlery/mug

Chillout • Food & Drink • Performance

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. 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 • Music • Spiritual & Healing

18+ (Alcohol, BDSM)

Shibari for all

Sunday 1:30pm - 4:30pm at Very Alternative Gathering

Come get your rope on at our two gigantic Shibari workshops. ALL skill levels welcome, from beginners to advanced, we have many teachers. There will be rolling group sessions throughout each session so rock up when you can. There will also be space for free practice and potentially some demos. Limited rope available so bring your own if you have it. Bring a partner if you can.

Discussion / Conversation • Performance • Workshop

18+ (BDSM)

Conversation Starters

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2pm - 4pm at the stoop

Ever wanted to have a decent conversation, but don't really know how? Wanna take things a little deeper with a friend/crush/stranger, but don't know where to start? We got you! Come join us for a 'Conversation starters' session, featuring questions like 'Which Spice Girl are you NOT? ' and 'Your Hero Ego/Saviour Complex surfaces the most when you..', you'll be having satisfying d&m's in no time!

Discussion / Conversation

Paddock Talks

Sunday 2pm - 4pm at Centre Camp

Burner Representatives from Regional Burns and Micro Events around the world come and ask questions from the paddock

Talk / Lecture • Discussion / Conversation

Kid-Friendly

Open Stoop

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2:03pm - 4pm at the stoop

Stoop to our level and join us for hosted lawn games - we'll be ducking the goose and sneaking up on granny. Bring your throwing energy for a giggle, or if it's The Stoop itself that calls you, come for a certified Sit! BYO friend and cuppa or make one of each here.

Games • Chillout

Guilty Pleasures Dance Party

Sunday 3pm - 5pm at Pillowtopia

You're invited to our lounge for a guilty pleasures dance hour. The playlist you guiltily dance to before you go out and meet your friends for the 'cool' music. Come boogie with us and indulge our guilty pleasures.

Party

Mini Bike Jousting

Sunday 3pm at Mint Country Club

Come test your tiny bike skills; pick from our trusty steads or bring you own. Nothing over 20" (wheel size that is). Best of 3 passes wins and goes on to the next round

Food & Drink • Games • Music • Performance

Kid-Friendly

Sticker Swap Meet

Sunday 4pm - 5pm at Centre Camp

Calling all Kiwiburn sticker collectors and enthusiasts! Join us to gift and swap your treasures unique and limited-run burner stickers. Bring your extras, seek out the stickers you've heard whispers of, and connect with others as passionate about the art and lore of burner stickers as you are. Whether you're hunting for a full set or just a few memorable pieces, this is your chance to discover and exchange with fellow Burners. Don’t miss out – bring your swaps and your sticker stories!

My idea defies your fallible ontology

Kid-Friendly

Mary Jane's Snuggle puddle

Thursday and Sunday 4:20pm - 5:30pm at The Snuggery

You know the drill by now - we bring you the best chill out space on the paddock and offer Mary Jane’s Cookies - you bring the snug vibes. Remember to check in with those around you; consent is sexy 😘

Chillout

Yin yoga hour

Sunday 5:30pm - 6:30pm at Pillowtopia

Enjoy an hour of relaxing yin yoga to gently stretch and unwind and prepare for the adventures ahead. Bring your mat.

Health & Wellness • Chillout

Chai on The Pudgy Dragon

Sunday 9pm at The Pudgy Dragon

Chai on Coffeeholm's very own pirate ship - The Pudgy Dragon. At least the nineteenth tastiest chai on the paddock, served by the most traditional and authentic coffee-loving viking trash pirates.

Food & Drink

MISO SOUP AT THE DEN!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9pm - 3am at Miso Den

Bring your cup along and help yourself to a hot cup of Miso Soup, available from 9pm onwards.

A cozy chill spot to take a minute to rewind from the wild in our snuggly den. Blankets, cuddles, board games, books and instruments under the fairy lights with a hot cup of replenishing soup.

Mmmm yum!! See ya there xx

Food & Drink • Chillout

The Renegade Show

Sunday 9pm at the Temple Paddock

(R18+) Get all your left over energy and weirdness out after the Temple burn in the most extravagant out the gate variety show you've ever seen. Stage is open to all participants!!!

Come with an act ready or just prepared to watch and cheer along xx

Performance

18+ (Alcohol, BDSM, Sexual Content)

Art and Chill at Centre Camp: Post-Temple Burn Accessible Art Showcase!

Sunday 9:30pm - 10:30pm at Centre Camp

After the Temple burn, kick back and soak in the art at Centre Camp! An amazing photo reel, curated on the paddock by three talented ARTery photographers, that will take you on an audio visual journey through all the incredible art at Kiwiburn's Trash Renaissance fair.

Chillout • Arts & Crafts

Kid-Friendly

Monday 27 January

Recorder Time

All day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the river

Time for Recorder Class. Capture the sweet nostalgia and childlike joy of honking on a recorder.

Come prepared, no instructions given and recorders provided.

Music • Performance • Chillout

Kid-Friendly

Sasquatch 420!!!

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 4:20am - 4:20pm at The Secret Sasquatch Society

It's 420!!!!! Don't miss out! Sasquatch Society will be open to all who indulge twice a day, every day!!! Thats right! Am-Pm! Papers and smoking devices provided Xxx

Chillout • Health & Wellness • Spiritual & Healing

18+

Attendance

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 11:11am - 12pm at Portals & Sorcerers

Be there.

Chillout

Kid-Friendly

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