Burning Man 2024

Burning Man 2024 Ticket Registration Ends

Burning Man 2024 Ticket Registration Ends: Time to Gear Up for the Playa!Burning Man, the famed week-long experiment in community, art, and self-expression in the Black Rock Desert, has closed its ticket registration for the 2024 event. As of today, May 22nd, 2024, hopeful Burners who haven't secured their ticket will need to wait until next year's registration opens.This year, Burning Man followed its established ticketing system, offering tickets in phases to distribute them fairly. The registration process typically starts in May, allowing aspiring attendees to create Burner Profiles and register for the sales they wish to participate in. Each sale has a dedicated registration window, and registering doesn't guarantee a ticket.Non-Transferable Tickets Foster Community SpiritBurning Man emphasizes a unique gifting economy and discourages commercialization. To uphold this principle, tickets are non-transferable. This ensures that those who attend are genuinely interested in participating in the event's unique culture and contributing to Black Rock City.Looking Ahead: Preparation and The Official SourceFor those who missed out this year, don't fret! The Burning Man Project website [burningman.org] serves as the official source for all ticketing information and updates. Here, you can find details about next year's registration process, including anticipated dates and any potential changes.In the meantime, use this time to delve deeper into Burning Man's philosophies and principles. Familiarize yourself with Leave No Trace practices and explore the event's rich history and art culture. Burning Man is much more than just a ticket; it's a commitment to a unique and transformative experience.So, dust off your creativity, brainstorm your camp theme, and get ready to embrace the playa in 2025!

10 principles of Burning Man

Get me back to the Playa and Black Rock city

Burning Man 2024 is coming up and we are getting excited!Now, there are places in America that pull on a person's imagination, and one of the strangest, yet most extraordinary, is found out in that great expanse of Nevada called the Black Rock Desert. It's a place as flat and dusty as the far side of the moon, a blank canvas some might say. But once a year, for a fleeting week, it transforms. A city rises – Black Rock City – a vibrant, cacophonous testament to the human spirit. This is Burning Man.A City Unlike Any OtherThink of it not as a festival, but an experiment in creativity and community unlike any other in the world. You won't find stages with headliners or food vendors lining the streets. Burning Man runs on participation. The tens of thousands who make the pilgrimage to this dusty playa are the creators, the entertainers, the very heart of the experience.Artists haul in fantastical sculptures, towering metal behemoths breathing fire. Mutant vehicles roam the desert, looking like they've escaped from the pages of a Mad Max film. Theme camps spring up – from quiet yoga retreats to round-the-clock dance parties – offering experiences, services, or sometimes just a cool drink in the midday heat.The Spirit of the BurnBurning Man has a set of principles guiding its existence. "Radical Inclusion" means everyone's welcome, from veteran Burners to wide-eyed newcomers. "Gifting" is just that: sharing food, trinkets, a helping hand, simply for the pleasure of giving. And "Radical Self-Reliance" – well, that's how this whole dusty endeavor survives.You won't find anything for sale at Burning Man (except ice and coffee). You need to bring it all – water, food, shelter to brave the scorching days and surprisingly chilly nights, a bicycle to get around, and all the costumes and wild accouterments your heart desires. "Leaving No Trace" is paramount. This city vanishes as quickly as it arrives, leaving the desert pristine.The CulminationThe Man, a towering wooden effig...