Black Rock City | Burning Man Journal

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

BRC News, Building BRC

The Future of DGS Tickets for Theme Camps and Villages

February 7, 2020 By Bryant Tan

Theme camps have begun planning for Black Rock City 2020 in earnest, and Directed Group Sale (DGS) ticket allocations are ...Read More

BRC News, Building BRC

Black Rock City Cultural Vision: Working Groups Gather To Hash Out Next Steps

December 5, 2019 By Mia Quagliarello

On November 15–17, 40 Burners from around the United States (plus Australia — heyyyy, Catnip) descended on Burning Man Project ...Read More

BRC News, Leaving No Trace, Official Announcements

We Did It! 2019 BLM Inspection Reveals Near Perfect Score & Greenest MOOP Map to Date

November 19, 2019 By Jane Lyons

On October 5, the Playa Restoration Team held victory in the palm of its hands at the Bureau of Land ...Read More

Building BRC, Official Announcements

Cultural Direction Setting: From Vision to Action

November 5, 2019 By BRC Cultural Direction Setting Group

In July we published the Cultural Vision for Residential Black Rock City, the first phase of the Cultural Direction Setting ...Read More

Building BRC

Stories From the City: Playing With the Wind on the Outer Rim

October 23, 2019 By Ben Buchholz

“We come here to sail and, hey, there’s a party in the neighborhood, too,” says Black Rock Yacht Club co-founder ...Read More

Building BRC

From Apotheosis to Artful Cities: Ra$pa’s Ride Through Burning Man’s Evolution

October 20, 2019 By Steven Raspa

“It was better next year” is a popular joke among veteran Burners, while others wax lyrical about how things once ...Read More

Building BRC

Anatomy of a BRC Census Survey, Plus Preliminary 2019 Results

October 8, 2019 By Census Team

By Sarah “Picky” Williamson and Dana “DV8” DeVaul It’s that time of year again, y’all. Time to: power-wash the rig ...Read More

Building BRC, Official Announcements

Build the Heart & Soul of Black Rock City: 2020 Temple Applications Now Open

September 25, 2019 By Katie Hazard

Burning Man Arts is thrilled to announce that the 2020 Temple Grant cycle is now open! We’re still dusting things ...Read More

BRC News, Leaving No Trace

Burning Man Restoration Crew Completes Initial Highway Cleanup

September 25, 2019 By Jennifer Martin-Romme

Nevada Department of Transportation calls preliminary results “immaculate.” Burning Man’s Highway Restoration Crew has completed its initial first-phase cleanup of ...Read More