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Introducing a More Dynamic and Transparent Placement Process for 2022

December 2, 2021 By Bryant Tan

In a typical year, many theme camps go quiet and hibernate in November. But this is no typical year as we slowly thaw from a two-year freeze brought on by ...Read More

Tales from the Playa

Meet the DJs Who Started Burning Man’s First Sound Camp

November 17, 2021 By Kirsten Weisenburger

In 1992, the first rave-style sound camp touched down in Black Rock City. And if you think it was well ...Read More

Building BRC, Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa

Into the Zone — Episode 3: The Great Unknown

September 16, 2021 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Welcome to the final story in a three-part series that unpacks how our 2021 theme — The Great Unknown — ...Read More

Building BRC, Shenanigans, Tales from the Playa

Into the Zone — Episode 2: A Bad Day at Black Rock

September 3, 2021 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Welcome to the second story in a three-part series that unpacks how our 2021 theme — The Great Unknown — ...Read More

Building BRC, The Ten Principles

Enter the Zone — Episode 1: How a Band of Pranksters Inadvertently Created Burning Man

August 23, 2021 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Welcome to the first story in a three-part series that unpacks how our 2021 theme — The Great Unknown — ...Read More

Community During COVID, Leaving No Trace

So, You Want to Visit the Playa This Summer … Part 4: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe + Gerlach News

August 17, 2021 By Burning Man Project

A series about visiting the Black Rock Desert in the summer of 2021, with updates from the Bureau of Land ...Read More

Leaving No Trace

Year Two Update: Progress On Burning Man Project’s Sustainability Roadmap

July 22, 2021 By Burning Man Project

Two years ago this week, Burning Man Project shared a 10-year Environmental Sustainability Roadmap. Our goals are to sustainably manage waste, ...Read More