I was so very lucky to get two tickets during the main sale. I bought a ticket for myself and my friend. Since then, my friend decided he didn't want to go and there is a good chance I'll be able to buy a discount ticket through our fire collective (if our audition video is selected). Either way, I'...

It's actually happening for me this year. I got my ticket! I booked my flight! Tonight is the first meeting of our local fire collective. They've been invited into the Burn for the past 9 years, but even if that falls through, I've got my ticket! Now is just the million details in between. I can't w...

I bought an 18'X18' teepee for my regional event and am hoping to modify it for my first trip to BRC. I was thinking I would make a reflective skin to go over the outside of the nylon using the same pole and staking out an extra foot or so to maintain an air gap. This Attic Foil seems like it would ...

I attended my first regional this past weekend. I know you are supposed to leave your expectations at home, but they managed to tag along anyway. I really liked all the things I thought I would like. The sense of community, the openness, friendlessness, the generosity, the art (though there were onl...

I agree that festivals have always happened and will always happen, at least in some form or another. But I've been to music festivals, art festivals and Renaissance festivals, rendezvous, conventions you name it. Fun? Usually. Celebratory? Yep. That feeling of being part of community? Sometimes. Th...

I went to my first Burner meeting last night. AWESOME! Everyone was so welcoming and encouraging. Our local event takes place in July and I'm signing up to volunteer. I can't make the Playa this year but I'll get as much as I can from the incredible people I'm meeting. Do you think Burning Man will ...

Ok, so this is an old thread but I stumbled on it looking for songs about Burning Man.
I nominate Burn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pUTKNGpu1s

For better or worse I'm listening, reading and watching everything I can get my hands on related to Burning Man. All good stuff, some better than others, but all pointing to one part of a greater whole. I heard something this morning that gave me pause. I'm listening episode TID #14 of the Vine Stre...

* Great expectations. There are people who go out there expecting their whole lives to change, and are disappointed because that is simply not guaranteed. Might happen. Might not. Might be fun, might be hell. :) This is what I'm most worried about. I running under the assumption that if I focus on ...

It took me a couple of years to accept the constant whomp/thumpa/bootsnpantzzzzzzz soundscape; not my thing at all, and it is pervasive. Meaning, loud dance music everywhere all the time? That sounds annoying, but also expected, if you've ever seen a video of the event. I assume there are parts of ...

I've been combing the internet for anything and everything Burning Man. My wife (who is not all interested in going) mentioned that I'm not hearing any negatives. Indeed, the only negatives I've heard have been in reference to the dust. There is sometimes mention of particular people who are there f...

Burning Man? It's not a big deal. Except it changed my life. That's what I'm looking for. A friend just suggested that I "try it" locally. There are local events in Michigan and Minnesota that don't conflict with work. Also, they are cheaper and won't require the investment of energy and time. I as...

Hello my fellow Hopefuls, In the spirit of Radical Self-expression, and at the risk of sharing to much information, I'd like to articulate my only fear about attending Burning Man. A little background... I'm 40. I've never cared about my age, but somehow 40 hit me hard. Perhaps this is the typical m...