Submit Your Designs for the Black Rock City 2026 Stickers!

If you’ve been to Black Rock City, likely you have a stash of favorite stickers that magically landed in your world. We can’t account for how ALL the stickers appeared on your water bottle or laptop, but among them may be the whimsical stickers Greeters add to your WhatWhereWhen guide, given when you arrive in our co-created metropolis.

These coveted stickers are designed by YOU. That’s right — anyone and everyone is invited to submit one or more designs to be considered for the official Black Rock City 2026 stickers.

Want to submit a sticker design? For your Black Rock City 2026 design to be considered, carefully read (then re-read) each of the submission requirements listed below. How will you visually express the 2026 theme, Axis Mundi? We can’t wait to find out. Selected sticker designs will be contacted via email.

Your 2026 Sticker Submission Guidelines

• SIZE — Your sticker design(s) must fit within one of the following die sizes:
  • 3” diameter circle
  • 3″x3″ square with a 0.062” corner radius
  • 2.5″x6” with a 0.125” corner radius
• WORDS — Please try to include either “Burning Man” or “Black Rock City” along with the year “2026” into your design.
• COLORS — If using 1–3 colors, set up the file to print as PMS; If using 4 or more colors, set up the file to print as CMYK.
• FONTS — you must OUTLINE all fonts (meaning all text must be vector shapes).
• GATE STICKER — Remember that ROUND stickers are given priority for scoring the coveted “Gate sticker” spot, gifted to all BRC citizens.
• THEME — Since preference is often given to designs incorporating the theme, feel free to get more intimately acquainted with this year’s theme Axis Mundi for additional design inspiration.
• SUBMISSIONS — Please email the original vector file of your sticker design(s) to Stickers@BurningMan.org with your FIRST and LAST NAME along with the phrase “2026 Sticker Submission” in the subject header. (Note: just because you can send a high-resolution PDF, doesn’t mean you should. The original ai. file is always preferred.)
• DEADLINE — You must submit your design(s) by Friday, May 29, 2026 (no exceptions).

Black Rock City sticker creators hold their designs (Photos by Jamen Percy)

Black Rock City sticker creators hold their designs

Black Rock City sticker creators hold their designs

Black Rock City sticker creators hold their designs

Black Rock City sticker creators hold their designs

Cover photo: Black Rock City 2023 sticker designers hold their designs up in front of Media Mecca (Photo by Jamen Percy)