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Burning Man happens Aug 30 - Sept 6, 2010
  Updated February 20, 2010

 
 

2010 Art Theme: Metropolis

Tumult and change, churning cycles of invention and destruction - these forces generate the pulse of urban life. Great cities are organic, spontaneous, heterogeneous, and untidy hubs of social interaction. In 2010, we will inspect the daily course of city life and the future prospect of civilization.

The Man 2010

What Is Burning Man?

Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever. Learn more about this incredible experience through our First Timers' Guide, our mission statement and Ten Principles.

Burning Man 2010 Ticket Information

Tickets for Burning Man are now on sale, including low income and scholarship tickets. Need more info? Here you go.

Register Your Playa Project

Whether you're creating an art installation, forming a theme camp, or building a Mutant Vehicle, it's time to register your project by filling out one of our questionnaires. Watch the registration deadlines!

Playa Tips

It's not too early to start preparing for the Burn. Gather your campmates, consider your costumes, think about an art project, and how's that bike doing? Maybe you'll do an evaporation pond this year? Yeah ... you'll want to have all the time you can get!

Want to Volunteer?

Give the gift of your time to the Burning Man community -- on playa or yearround. Volunteer!

Burning Man 2009

Burning Man 2009 Archive

Peruse the list of 2009's theme camps and art, and download audio art tours. See all the playa events that went down, and review the 2009 art theme: Evolution.

 
Burning Man Hotline: 415-TO-FLAME

Blogs
Updated March 9, 2010

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Gone Wild?

Summer Burkes discovers the true Mardi Gras, and how much it actually is like Burning Man.

Latest News Updated March 9, 2010

Project Registration

Questionnaires to register your art installation, theme camp, Mutant Vehicle, or media project are now live.

Harvey on Gift Economy

Larry Harvey speaks about the gift economy in this National Radio Project interview.

House of Yes

A slice of Burning Man culture in Brooklyn ... the New York Times reports on The House of Yes.

Read more news stories.

The Jack Rabbit Speaks
Sign up for the weekly, informative JRS Internet newsletter.

Important Dates Updated March 9, 2010

Registration Deadlines

April 29 - Theme Camps

May 31 - Low Income and Scholarship Tickets

June 30 - Mutant Vehicles

July 1 - Art Installations

July 21 - Video/film project

July 31 - Disabled Persons Vehicles

August 4 - Press & Media

 

Stay Connected in Black Rock City Year Round Updated January 4, 2010

Burner Social Networking

Connect with Burners on Facebook, and tune into our @burningman and @blackrockcity Twitter feeds.

Regional Network

Get involved and stay connected to Burning Man culture year round via your local Regional Contact.

Tales from the Playa

Submit your own story, or read how Burning Man changed Cybele's life, for one.

Year Round Calendar

Year round Burner-related events!

ePlaya BBS

Missing your community? Connect with fellow Burners on the ePlaya.

Related Groups Updated July 21, 2009

Black Rock Arts Foundation

The non-profit Black Rock Arts Foundation works to bring the art and spirit of Burning Man back home and into our daily lives, through public art, community and civic participation. Learn more and make a donation!

Black Rock Solar

Black Rock solar is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that builds low or no cost solar power in underserved communities, while teaching people how to install renewable energy. Learn more.

Burners Without Borders

BWB facilitates volunteers interested in taking Burning Man principles from the playa out in the world by gifting their time and talents to help others and better our world. Learn more.

Burning Man Marketplace Updated October 9, 2009

Our marketplace features the 2009-10 Wall Calendar; the 2009 poster; an amazingly high-resolution poster of Black Rock City 2008; and the Burn on the Bayou DVD, telling the Burners Without Borders story ... and more.