In the interest of the health & wellbeing of our community, we have decided not to build Black Rock City this year. Burning Man, however, is alive & well, and we look forward to seeing you in the Multiverse. Read more in the Burning Man Journal.
It was a week of
love and tears,
heat and dust,
growth and joy,
discovery and acceptance,
release and renewal.
Safe journeys until next year. 🔥
The Man burns, 2022 (photo by Manuel Pinto)
We just published a new webpage of information about the weather, Exodus, and what to expect over the next few days in Black Rock City. The full page of information can be found at: . Please read and share.
For anyone in BRC, help each other stay safe. The gate and airport in and out of Black Rock City remain closed. Ingress and egress are halted for the time being. Stay prepared for adverse weather conditions continuing through the night and into Saturday.
Decommodification! We’ve discovered several concierge companies offering packaged camp accommodations, and camps offering full plug-and-play amenities in
#BRC
. Please help us stop behavior that takes our culture in the wrong direction by reporting to doingitwrong
@burningman
.org
Geordie Van Der Bosch's "Temple of Direction" burned, marking the culmination of our time together in Black Rock City. How are you starting this new year better, stronger, or more thankful than before? (Photo by
@johncurley
)
"It’s time for people to do what we do every year at Burning Man. Don’t be a spectator. Get out there. Connect like crazy with people you don’t even know. Tell them that they must participate, and, above all else, please, welcome them home.” -Larry Harvey
#Immediacy
The 2020 Burning Man event theme explores the quantum kaleidoscope of possibility, the infinite realities of the multiverse, and our own superpositioning as actors and observers in the cosmic Cacophony of resonant strings. Welcome to the Multiverse!
So... It was a bit dusty this year!
This photo was taken by a MEDEVAC pilot circling above
#blackrockcity
, waiting for the dust storm to clear. It's a rare view from our local guardian angels in the sky. (photo by Olivier Raunier)
Gate Road remains too wet & muddy for most vehicles to safely navigate out of BRC this morning, but is drying. Exodus likely to begin around noon today, Monday 9/4. We will update you again in the next few hours. Listen to BMIR 94.5 FM, GARS 95.1 FM and watch here for updates.
Moments like this = ✨ Dreams ✨
Seen here: "Homage au Dali" by Jack Champion with the PlayAlchemist pyramid in the background at sunset, 2022 (photo by Stephane Lanoux)
Burning Man is not a festival. Burning Man is a community, a temporary city, and a global cultural movement based on 10 practical Principles. We don't book acts or provide entertainment. What happens in
#BRC
is up to you!
Marco Cochrane makes art intended to spark ideas, conversation, and action. His latest piece was no exception — GAIA was inspired by, and in honor of, nurturing energy, love, and connection. She is the joy we feel when we take care of each other and our planet. (📷: E. Preger)
*BOOM* Burning Man is OPEN! You can officially start your intrepid inter-dimensional adventures in the eight Universes of the Burning Man Multiverse . What are you looking forward to experiencing, and where?
#burningman
#multiverse
#thankslarry
Weather alert for Saturday August 27. Winds may gust up to 35mph in the morning and early afternoon. If en route, secure loads, go the speed limit. Gate wait may be long—be patient, stay with your vehicle. Bring extra water & food. Delay travel to
#BRC
if possible.
As members of our global community continue to honor Burning Man culture this weekend, we urge everyone to refrain from gathering unsafely in large groups, maintain public health, and respect local, state, and federal guidelines. Let’s all help prevent the spread of the COVID-19.
Burning Man is very much happening this year — it just went virtual! Dive into a Multiverse of true-to-playa experiences through eight virtual Universes, a virtual Temple, and a globally distributed, around-the-clock live streamed Man Burn. Aug 30 – Sep 6
Larry Harvey and Jerry James burned the first man on San Francisco's Baker Beach on June 21, 1986. On June 21, 2018 we invite you to join a Global Celebration and Day of Gratitude honoring our original founder and fire starter.
#thankslarry
Dance at some of Black Rock City’s most renowned sound camps and mutant vehicles — including Mayan Warrior — in Multiverse, one of the Recognized Universes in the Burning Man Multiverse. It all kicks in during Burn Week — August 31 to September 6.
The
#BurningMan
2022 poster is here! This illustration for our theme, Waking Dreams, is a love letter to all of YOU who are keeping the fires alive for our triumphant return to
#BRC
. Feast your eyes on this luminous reminder of what we bring to the world.
Enter The Infinite Playa to discover two mind-blowing virtual stages. Open your mind in this Recognized Universe of the Burning Man Multiverse via VR headset or a web browser on a mobile device or computer during Burn Week, August 31 to September 6.
Facing the portal, you can feel the energy it holds, and traveling through transports your searching soul. Who here had the chance to experience this transformative art? Seen: "Petaled Portal" by David Oliver, 2022. 📷: Mark Fromson (sunset) and Debbie Wolff (daytime)
Burning Man Project stands in solidarity with the Black community in the fight for racial justice. We recognize we have a lot of work to do & we're just getting started.
We're almost done! Learn about the work of 2022 playa
#Resto
crew, the team of hardy individuals working dawn to dusk, meticulously restoring
#BRC
to the pristine
#BlackRockDesert
.
Burning Man passed its post-event environmental inspection by the BLM in 2018, as it has every year since the standard was established in 2006. The Reno Gazette-Journal incorrectly reported Monday that Burning Man failed its environmental inspection.
“[A]t some point in the future, some Ph.D. student in 300 years time is going to write a thesis on the first online Burning Man, because it does feel like an extraordinary moment… for what the future of human online interaction looks like.”
How do you want to bring the best of what you have to give to the next gathering in the desert? How can you get involved RIGHT NOW? We have decided to set our sights on
#BRC
2022. Watch our CEO Marian Goodell’s livestream from this morning to learn more.
We’re launching a campaign to SAVE BLACK ROCK CITY, and we need a heroic Communal Effort from our entire community so we can get back home again. Please donate if you can, and share widely!
#savebrc
#burningman
#blackrockcity
(Video by
@jamenpercy
)
As you all know, there's a tremendous amount of uncertainty in the world right now. For that reason, we are postponing the Main Sale, which was set to take place on April 8. Please find more details in the Burning Man Journal:
We are getting reports of trash being dumped at Reno businesses. Please dispose of trash at locations listed in your Keep Nevada Beautiful hangtag given to you when you arrived.
It's a visual bonanza of mutant vehicles from Burning Man 2019!
@JohnRettie
of
@motortrend
captures 50 creative, delightful and badass art cars from the playa this year.
We strive to stand in contrast to the brand-saturated, optimized-for-your-convenience world. We create
#BlackRockCity
every year because there is value in having an experience grounded in what you have to contribute. Read more in the
#BurningMan
Journal:
Black Rock City is coming back in 2022, and we can’t wait to head Home! 🔥)’( 🔥 Read the first in a series discussing our long road back to
#BlackRockCity
: what we’ve learned over the past two years, and some BIG changes ahead.
As of 2pm Mon 9/4, Exodus operations have officially begun in Black Rock City. The driving ban has been lifted. Exodus wait times coming shortly on
@bmantraffic
. The playa is still muddy in some areas. Stay on hard-packed roads and out of standing water.