Gold text on a sparkling red background reads Your... Theme Days Are Here! Next to the words is a gold cherry graphic outlined in black. Vertical pink light beams and glittering dots are in the background.

BREAKING: Rifflandia Theme Days Confirmed, Wardrobe Panic Ensues

Victoria residents are bracing for what local fashion experts are calling “a four-day cataclysm of fabulous chaos” after Rifflandia Festival officially unveiled its 2025 Theme Days. Eyewitnesses report an immediate surge in thrift store traffic, craft glitter shortages, and one man earnestly googling:

“Can you iron rhinestones onto a bolo tie?”

A sparkly background fades from pink to purple to blue. Bold text reads Thursday: Glittery Alien. A small, gold glitter-covered alien figure with large black eyes sits at the bottom right.

Thursday: Glittery Alien

The festival blasts off with an intergalactic glow-up. Expect crowds shimmering like a thousand space discos as humans, extraterrestrials, and “probably just Gary from work in green body paint” mingle under the stars. Tin foil hats? Optional. Laser eyes? Encouraged.

Yellow background with ruffled fabric and a stitched pattern. Bold black-and-yellow text reads Friday: Ruffled Cowboy. A shiny cowboy hat with studs is in the lower right corner.

Friday: Ruffled Cowboy

Yee-haw, but make it frilly. Friday’s ruffled cowboys will ride into the sunset wearing more fabric layers than an entire 80s prom dress section. Dust off your boots, starch your ruffles, and prepare to launch into the boot-scootin' boogie.

Close-up of a sparkling, rhinestone-covered phone with bold yellow text reading “Saturday: Bedazzled Business.” A large yellow gemstone is displayed near the bottom right corner.

Saturday: Bedazzled Businesswear

Power lunch meets power sparkle. It’s corporate chic gone rhinestone rogue. Think boardroom blazers dripping in sequins, briefcases full of confetti, and CEOs swapping spreadsheets for dance cards. A hostile takeover… of fabulousness.

A rainbow layer cake slice with bold yellow and black text reading Sunday: Layered Creature. at the centre, and a pair of googly eyes at the bottom right.

Sunday: Layered Creature

The grand finale: throw on everything you own and become the mythical beast you were always meant to be. Feathers over hoodies, boas over wetsuits, socks over shoes; your imagination is the only dress code. That, and gravity’s willingness to cooperate.

 

Festival organizers advise attendees to begin sewing, gluing, and panic-shopping now, noting that “style points will be awarded for commitment, creativity, and costumes that make strangers say ‘…huh.’" 

Whether you’re an alien ambassador, a frilled outlaw, a corporate glitter mogul, or an unidentifiable yet highly layered life-form – Rifflandia 2025 will be the year the city collectively decided, Why not?

– Rifflandia Fashion Correspondent.

 

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