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Burning Man

Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the Western United States. The event's name comes from its ceremony on the second to last night of the event: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as the Man, the Saturday evening before Labor Day.…

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Founders
Cacophony Society Larry Harvey John Law Jerry James
Begins
August 30, 2026
Ends
September 7, 2026
Inaugurated
June 22, 1986 (1986-06-22)
Locations
Black Rock Desert, Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Organised by
Burning Man Project

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Burning Man

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Burning Man

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related to Further reading · 151
Burning Man → Abrams, Acoustic Space, Adrian, AfterBurn, Album, Albuquerque, American Behavioral Scientist, American Religion, Apocalyptic Art, Art, Artistic Prosumption, Ashgate, Authenticity, Berlin, Bertine, Beyond Belief, Black Rock City, Black Rock City Mystery, Black Rock City's, Blazing Grace
related to No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man · 28
Burning Man → Aaron Taylor Kuffner, Android Jones, Art, Burning Man's, Candy Chang, Christopher Schardt, Collective, David Best, Duane Flatmo, Five Ton Crane Arts, FoldHaus Art Collective, HYBYCOZO, In, Individual, Large-scale, Leo Villareal, Marco Cochrane, Michael Garlington, Natalia Bertotti, Nevada Museum
related to Regional events · 24
Burning Man → AfrikaBurn, Apogaea, Australia, Blazing Swan, Burners, Burning Flipside, Burning Man's, Colorado, Delaware, Firefly, Fuego, Israel, Kiwiburn, Midburn, New England, New Zealand, NoWhere, Playa, South Africa, Spain
related to 1997 to 2013 · 22
Burning Man → Biz Babe, Black Rock, Black Rock City LLC, CEO, Crimson Rose, Dana Harrison, DuBois, Fly Ranch, Harley, Harvey, Hualapai, In, It, Larry Harvey, Marian Goodell, Michael Mikel, Nevada, Pershing County/federal BLM, The LLC, This
related to Safety, policing and regulations · 21
Burning Man → ALS Medical, Black Rock City, Black Rock City Emergency, Black Rock City ESD, Black Rock Rangers, Both, Bureau, EMS, EMTs/paramedics, ESD, Firefighting, Hazardous, Land Management Rangers, MASH, Rescue, Services Department, Station, Stations, The, Three
related to 1980s · 19
Burning Man → Baker Beach, By, Celtic, Grauberger's, Harvey, He, In, James, Janet Lohr, Jerry James, June, Larry Harvey's, Man, On June, San Francisco, Sculptor Mary Grauberger, The Wicker Man, This, When Grauberger
related to In popular culture · 18
Burning Man → Blazed, Blazing Guy, Burning Mammal, Burning Man-themed, Burning Person, Confused, Escape, Google, Google Doodle, In Zootopia, Malcolm, Middle, Renegade Angel, Squatopian Freedom, The, The Simpsons, Watch Dogs, Xavier
related to 1992–1995 · 17
Burning Man → As, Burn, Center, Center Camp, In, It, Land Management, Playa Tech, Port-a-potties, Six, Techno Ghetto, The, The Bureau, The Man, The Techno Ghetto, There, They
related to Commercial airports · 15
Burning Man → Bay Area, Black Rock City, Burning Man-specific, In, Inside, Nevada, Oakland International Airport, Other, Reno, Reno's, Sacramento International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, San Jose International Airport, Tahoe International Airport, The
related to 2020 to 2021 · 14
Burning Man → Black Rock, Breed, Burners, Burning Man Project, COVID-19, No, On April, On September, San Francisco Mayor London, San Francisco's Ocean Beach, Several, They, This, You

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Burning ManEndsSeptember 7, 20261.00infobox
Burning ManFoundersCacophony Society Larry Harvey John Law Jerry James1.00infobox
Burning ManInauguratedJune 22, 1986 (1986-06-22)1.00infobox
Burning ManLocationsBlack Rock Desert, Pershing County, Nevada, United States1.00infobox
Burning ManOrganised byBurning Man Project1.00infobox
Burning ManParticipants2019 (official): 78,850 2021 (unofficial): 20,0001.00infobox
Burning ManVenueBlack Rock City1.00infobox
Burning ManWebsiteburningman.org1.00infobox
Burning ManYears active401.00infobox
Burning Manis aweek-long large-scale desert event focused on0.90text

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