Black Rock City | Burning Man Journal

Meet the Determined 76-Year-Old Artist Bringing Her First-ever Mutant Vehicle to Burning Man

June 2, 2023 By Brinkley

MEET THE ARTIST Jennifer Cull first attended Burning Man in 2016. After holding art shows annually on Labor Day, the weekend the Black Rock City (BRC) event culminates, she was ...Read More

Serious Stuff, Tales from the Playa

Burning Man 2022: How Life Imitated Art

September 16, 2022 By Caveat Magister

I have a new metaphor for the way Burning Man changes. For the last 10-ish years, I’ve been a part ...Read More

Survive and Thrive, Tales from the Playa

From the Depths of FOMO to the Random Joy of Immediacy

September 15, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

Light-hearted disclaimer: Just because I went to Black Rock City with a broken leg doesn’t mean you should! Black Rock ...Read More

Building BRC, Survive and Thrive

John Curley: “This Year, I’m Rewiring Myself”

August 27, 2022 By Dennis Hinkamp a.k.a. Flackmaster

You can’t document Burning Man. Most who try hit the potholes of confirmation bias or fascination with shiny objects. In ...Read More

Building BRC, Participate in BRC

The Importance of Fire Ritual

August 26, 2022 By Crimson Rose

Fire is the very heart and essence of all life, for it is more phenomena than substance that is revealed, ...Read More

Building BRC

An Early Taste of Black Rock City

August 24, 2022 By John Curley

The gates haven’t even opened yet, but we got a very early taste of what Burning Man 2022 will be ...Read More

Building BRC

Down the Home Stretch

August 22, 2022 By John Curley

We are in week three of the build and despite continuing difficulties with the weather, incorporating new members of the ...Read More

Participate in BRC

Webcasting and Remote Participation in BRC

August 17, 2022 By Motorbike Matt

The re-opening of Black Rock City after several years away from the dust is just days away. If you’re like ...Read More

Survive and Thrive

(Remember) How to Burning Man Part 5: Your Last-minute Black Rock City Checklist

August 17, 2022 By Kirsten Weisenburger

If your destiny is taking you to Black Rock City in a few short days and your living space isn’t ...Read More

BRC Art, Building BRC

Find the Man’s Brain — as it Tours Black Rock City — and Add Your Thoughts

August 16, 2022 By Dan Miller

In 2018 Burning Man’s founder, my close friend Larry Harvey, had a stroke. While he was in a coma in ...Read More