The Burning Man Project :: Welcome Home


	Updated August 31, 2010
	Live Feeds Direct From Burning Man Enjoy a live webcast from Black Rock City 2010, and the live audio stream from BMIR 94.5, broadcasting from Center Camp. Burning Man Preparation We've got all the information you need to get yourselves ready for the Burn in our Preparation section, including the 2010 Survival Guide ... mandatory reading for all participants! Also, see our helpful collection of Recommended Reading. Travel Information We've got your driving directions, and information about the Reno Airport. Catch a ride through our Rideshare board, and track your (and others') route to the playa. 2010 Event Information An impressive array of art installations, honorarium art and theme camps will be part of Black Rock City. Add your playa event to the Playa Directory, and download our audio art tour. Check out the Black Rock City Map, real-time weather, and on-playa infrastructure. Burning Man 2010 Tickets Online ticket sales for Burning Man end August 27th, and Box Office sales end September 2nd. Don't get scammed if you're buying a ticket from a third party, or selling your ticket. 2010 Art Theme: Metropolis Great cities are organic, spontaneous, heterogeneous, and untidy hubs of social interaction. At Burning Man 2010, we will inspect the daily course of city life and the future prospect of civilization. Prior to the event, we'll host an ongoing conversation about urban design and its impact on culture and community in the Metropol Blog Series. Want to Volunteer? Give the gift of your time to the Burning Man community -- on playa or yearround. Volunteer! 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. Then they return home to embody the principles they learned year-round. Learn more about this incredible experience through our First Timers' Guide, our mission and the Ten Principles. What Isn't Burning Man? Burning Man isn't a curated "festival" as most people know them. Rather, it's an entirely participant-driven event, and therein lies the novelty. Learn more.

	The Man burns tomorrow!

Updated August 29, 2010

Building Black Rock City

The Burning Man gate opens tonight! John Curley continues his coverage of the building of Black Rock City.

Updated August 29, 2010

BMan Commissions Security Assessment

Black Rock City, LLC sets out to align the event's safety and security with best practices in major event security, risk management and emergency preparedness. Learn more.

Audio Art Tour

Download an audio tour of some of the major art installations on playa this year.

2010 Survival Guide

The 2010 Survival Guide is now live. Whether you're a first-timer or a veteran, it's mandatory reading for all Burning Man participants!

2010 Black Rock City Map

The city map for Burning Man 2010, including street names, is now available here.

Support a Project!

Participate by contributing to somebody's Burning Man project with your financial donation.
Learn more.

BLM Event Stipulations

As part of our agreement with the BLM, we've published the stipulations that pertain to the Burning Man event.

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.

ePlaya BBS

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

Updated July 26, 2010

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.

Updated April 6, 2010

Our marketplace features two incredible 2010 Burning Man posters; an amazingly high-resolution poster of Black Rock City 2008; the Burn on the Bayou DVD, telling the Burners Without Borders story ... and more.

Live Feeds Direct From Burning Man

Burning Man Preparation

Travel Information

2010 Event Information

Burning Man 2010 Tickets

2010 Art Theme: Metropolis

Want to Volunteer?

What Is Burning Man?

What Isn't Burning Man?