Black Rock City is just around the corner and we know you’re all rolling up your sleeves and dusting off those burn bins. Need a little preparation motivation? Every day this week (July 17-22) we’re serving up a series of fresh content to guide your journey to BRC 2023. Watch the Burning Man Journal daily for storytelling, useful tidbits on Participation, Leaving No Trace, being a DJ in BRC… and more!
[Image of BRC 2022 (Photo by Stephane Lanoux; Graphic design by Deets Shay)]
The Road to Black Rock City: A Visual for Our Year-round Journey to the Playa
By Deets ShayThe countdown to Black Rock City is on, and you’re most likely dusting off your gear for another year out there. We are too! For lots of teams, 2023 playa prep started in the moments after the Temple Burn last year (and in many ways, long before that). Black Rock City is, after all, a …Read More
Let’s Make Exodus Not Suck
By ShimmerWhat is Exodus anyway? Exodus: An ominous word that conjures ancient stories of humans suffering a plodding, treacherous journey through the desert. As it relates to the process of getting nearly 80,000 humans out of Black Rock City in a steady flow of 33,000+ vehicles after the event, that is still pretty much true, though …Read More
So You Want to DJ at Burning Man? Cptn Jay on Participation, Gifting, and the Point of It All
A DJ, event producer, community builder, and long-time Burner, Jay Austin Gregory has been bringing theme camps, musical experiences, pancakes, and an airship to Black Rock City since 2000. Cptn Jay’s deeply invested in Burning Man’s dance music culture, and we talked about how it has changed over the years, what makes the event such …Read More
Will Burning Man Ban e-Bikes? Up to YOU.
This post has been updated as of July 23, 2023. Author’s comment: Thank you all for the recent feedback from readers. I apologize for creating a panic. The post has been updated to reflect current guidelines on e-bikes, which are the same as in previous years — but with an emphasis on the 5 mph …Read More
A Message from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe to All BRC Citizens
By Leslie MoyerThe Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe has been residents and stewards of the land in and around the Black Rock Desert for millennia. Their ancestral homeland is the same area that nearly 80,000 of us travel through in August and September on our way to and from Black Rock City. We reached out to the new …Read More
Your Checklist for Leaving No Trace in Black Rock City
It’s not glamorous. It may be wild, boundary-pushing, awe-inspiring… sure. But living for eight days in the Black Rock Desert is also humbling. Done well, the work you experience there will push you into new and unexpected discomfort zones. We can’t save you from existential, life-changing struggles (nor would we want to). But we can …Read More
PLAYticipation: Your Guide to Plugging into BRC Events & Meet-ups for Your Most Radically Participatory Burn!
By BrinkleyThis is part of the 2023 Back to Black Rock City series of content, designed to help you get prepared to head back to the dust for your best Burn yet! Browse the 2023 Playa Event listings to discover opportunities to connect, volunteer, or get plugged in, out in BRC. …Read More