New Year 2026 will get off to a musical start in Second Life with the opening of the month-long Hippiestock festival on January 1st. Originally a day-long music event founded by Hippie Bowman as a way to for him connect directly with friends he’d made through the Second Life forums, the event has grown over the years to allow music fans from across Second Life to come together fun and music and to embrace the “hippie philosophy”, once described by Hippie himself as:
[A belief] in peace as the way to resolve differences among peoples, ideologies and religions. The way to peace is through love and tolerance. Loving means accepting others as they are, giving them freedom to express themselves and not judging them based on appearances. This is the core of the hippie philosophy.
– Hippie Bowman, January 2011
For 2026, Hippiestock will be taking place throughout January within an immersive Flower Power themed region created by CK Ballyhoo, with music and live events coordinated by Owl Dragonash. Key activities throughout the festival include:
General Events
- Tuesday DJs:
- January 6th: – Dinky Day with DJ Zed at 10:00 and Uli Jansma at 12:00 noon.
- January 13th: 10:00 – DJ Samum (10:00); 12 noon – LiTo DJ Team.
- January 20th: 11:00 – Ari’s Piano Set; 12:00 noon – DJ Holocluck.
- January 27th: 10:00 – DJ Marnie Morningstar; 12:00 noon – DJ Jeff Randall.
- Wednesday Live performances:
- January 7th: 12:00 noon – Lluis Indigo; 13:00 – Ed Lowell.
- January 14th: 12:00 noon – Ronnie Mayes; 13:00 – Laidback Celt.
- January 21st: 11:00 – Mark Taylor; 12:00 noon – Mr Wobbit.
- January 28th: 11:00 – Joe Paravane; 12:00 noon – Lluis Indigo
- Sunday Meditation sessions with April Acorn:
- January 4th: 11:30.
- January 18th: 11:30.
- Contests:
- Flower Power Art Contest – open for entry from now through to January 12th, 2026. Winners announced at the event, January 17th.
- Hippiestock Photo contest – open for entry January 1st-22nd, 2022, Winners announced on January 28th.
- Full details on both contests available at the Art Display at Hippiestock.
- Drum circles and social gatherings throughout the festival.
Special Events
- Thursday, January 15th – Feed A Smile Day in support of Live and Learn Kenya. Featuring:
- 11:00 – Steve Who.
- 12:00 noon – Mavenn.
- 13:00 – Bsukmet.
- Saturday, January 17th – Hippestock LIVE! Featuring:
- 09:00 – Hippie Bowman.
- 10:00 – Alsund.
- 11:00 – Lluis Indigo.
- 12:00 noon – Joe Paravane.
- 13:00 – Shannon Oherlihy.
- 14:00 – Jed Luckless.
- Thursday, January 29th, 12:00-14:00 – Flower Power with DJ Anna Butterfly.
So for some great music and the chance to peace out, why not slip into something suitably flowing and emblematic of the ’60s, put some flowers in your hair and join the Hippiestock fun throughout January?
SLurl Details
- Hippiestock (Terrapin, rated: Moderate)
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