The following is a list of regional Burning Man events ordered alphabetically by geography. Not all of these events are affiliated with the Burning Man organization:
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South Africa
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver:
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife:
Ontario
Toronto
Quebec
Montreal:
United States of America
Arizona
Arizona's annual regional burn which starts on the last Wednesday of April and continues until Sunday. The event is held in Snowflake, Arizona.
Arizona's combined with New Mexico's annual Decompression which starts on the second Thursday of October and continues until Sunday. The event is held in Witch Wells, Arizona.
California
This is an annual regional event held each October in San Francisco. With roots going back at least as far as 1999, it offers Burning Man participants a chance to decompress: to reconnect and to share artistic performances and installations.
Los Angeles:
BEquinox is the annual regional 3-4 day campout held around the time of the spring equinox in March. Although it is considered the Los Angeles regional burn, it is held in Joshua Tree.
San Diego:
Youtopia is the annual regional 4-day campout in mid-October just outside San Diego.
San Jose:
Formerly called Soulstance, Soulfire is the annual regional 3-day campout in mid-June just outside Los Gatos.
Santa cruz:
Unscruz is the annual 3-day campout in beginning of May in Santa Cruz.
Colorado
In 2016, attendance was set to 1,750.
In 2016, attendance will be set to 2,000.
In 2016, attendance was set to 700.
Delaware
Attendance was 1,400 in 2014.
Florida
Georgia
It is held first weekend of October. Attendance was 3,200 in 2014.
Kansas
Resonance, sponsored by Wichita Burners, is an annual burn that began in 2008.
This Event Is Cancelled (TEIC), sponsored by Topeka Area Burners, is an annual burn that began in 2014. As the name of the event may suggest, this event is known to have a more adult atmosphere, and historically has embraced themes that mock, while fully embracing, burner culture.
Massachusetts
This is considered the Massachusetts/New England regional burn and has been organized by a group of Boston Burners (official site) since its inception in 2003. It has moved around over the years, its first year being held in New Hampshire and has since settled in Vermont. It's still looking for a larger site than the ~60 acres used in 2009-2016. 600 tickets were sold for 2011 (capped) and 1050 tickets in 2016 (capped), largely restricted by limited nearby parking.
Michigan
Missouri
Kansas City:
Saint Louis:
Nevada
Event Horizon (Eh) (official site)
New York
Started in 2013; 2015 was POrtalBurn's first year as Upstate New York's sanctioned regional burn. The event is held in the summer in the Ithaca/Finger Lakes region with current ticket cap at 400 tickets.
North Carolina
Every year our global family converges on a little piece of heaven near Asheville, North Carolina to create Mysteria; a city of art, fire, freedom and dreams inspired by that thing in the desert called Burning Man but done up in our own unique Southern style. Started in 2004, originally the North Carolina Burn, it had its regional status revoked by Burning Man organization but was reinstated in 2010. 2284 tickets sold in 2013 (capped). Participants under the age of 18 are not currently allowed.
Ohio
Started in 2007, this Official Burning Man Regional is held at "Reclaim" outside Rutland (remote, private location in southern Ohio) annually over Memorial Day weekend.The site is a restored strip mine that provides a large, flat green space on the man-made plateau surrounded by beautiful woodland. The site is completely primitive but for a large stage open for performance and community.
Mosaic Experiment brings the artistry and energy of Black Rock City to the Midwestern region. Held in October at Reclaim, a repurposed strip-mine near Rutland, Ohio, Mosaic is a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday) of collaborative expression on a backdrop of brisk evenings and changing leaves. Participants from 13 different US states attended the first event in October 2013. It is the first and only Ohio regional burn to be all-ages, and is Ohio's second regional burn officially sanctioned by the Burning Man Project.
Oregon
Started in 2005, the official Burning Man Portland Regional is held at various sites in northwestern Oregon. In 2015, the burn moved to Tygh Valley, OR. SOAK incorporates various theme camps from Oregon and the region and typically includes an effigy burn and a Temple burn. The name comes from the wet climate in Oregon, and it has rained during the event in more than one year. The 2015 event was capped at 1300 people. See ([3]) for more information about the 2015 event, and ([4]) for information about the 2016 event
Pennsylvania
Artemas:
Pittsburgh: Frostburn (Frostburn - official site), a winter celebration of art and community in Western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The regional burn promotes the Ten Principles of Burning Man in a harsh environment, highlighting the need for community members to collaborate against severe weather to create and install interactive art and theme camps. A gift economy is encouraged, while commercial activity is generally prohibited. Frostburn participants are expected to actively contribute to the spirit of the event in radically expressive (but socially responsible) ways, leaving no trace of their presence after the event has ended. Frostburn took place for its first five years at Cooper's Lake Campground, which also serves as the site of the annual Pennsic War (the largest annual event of the Society for Creative Anachronism). For the next two years, Frostburn was held Camp Kevin, further north near Brookville, PA, before moving south to Marvin's Mountaintop outside of Masontown, WV for 2015. Frostburn happens yearly during Presidents Day weekend in February.
Tennessee
To The Moon is a fresh East Tennessee Burn inspired by (Burning Man) and other south eastern burns, abiding by the 10 Principles of Burning Man. The burn's first event was in 2016.
Texas
Austin
North Texas:
Myschievia began in 2005, when approximately 200 participants attended a location about 2 hours west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Since 2006, Myschievia has been held in East Texas near Hughes Springs, Texas. Much like the Burning Man or any regional Burn, a theme may be chosen around which participants can creatively interact, though Myschievians chose not to have a theme in 2006 and 2007. Activities range from water balloon fights, to morning yoga classes, to themed dinners, to the annual Miss Myschievia pageant. The theme for the first year was "Trial By Fire," an old west courtroom-styled theme. The effigy was a 25-foot (7.6 m) tall model of the Scales of Justice. In 2006 the effigy was of the Roman Coliseum and featured several nights of spontaneous wrestling, both staged and real. In 2007 a giant head was constructed with a movable mouth. Its wild "hair," made of individual lengths of 2x6 lumber, was decorated and donated by the participants, who called the effigy "Unruly Man." For 2008, the theme was "Burning Bridges," and the effigy for 2008 was a bridge. In 2009, Pyrosynthesis was the theme, with the effigy being a flowerpot that participants could fill with their own "flowers," individual works of art intended to burn.
Central Texas:
FreezerBurn began in 2009. It is a local arts and music festival located in Flatonia, TX where art, music, food, self-expression and entertainment are brought by the participants, where volunteers come together to create art, performances and to experiment in temporary communities. It is a private camping event held on private property. Much like the Burning Man or any regional Burn, a theme is chosen each year around which participants can creatively interact. The theme for 2014 was Scorched Snowflakes, with a snowflake temple effigy.
Utah
Element-11 is one of the many annual Regional Burningman Festivals conducted around the world. Element-11 is a Utah Regional and is held at Stargazer Ranch, in Utah (coordinates: 41.58075 -113.37162). Starting this year the Element-11 festival has increased from a three to four day event, it begins on the Wednesday before the second weekend in July and ends on the Sunday of the same weekend. As of 2016 it is an all ages event and will continue to promote and teach Burningman's 10 Guiding Principles. It is a local community produced festival (Element-11 is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization) and encourages radical self-expression and participation and strictly adheres to its Leave No Trace policy (you bring it in, you bring it out).
Virginia
Ignite is the first Virginia regional burn sanctioned by (Burningman) and guided by the 10 Guiding Principles. Originally blossoming out of Transformus’s Town Hall and work-play weekend, Ignite! became an officially sanctioned Burning Man burn in 2015. Much like (Transformus) houses the city of Mysteria, Ignite! raises the city of Combustia. This is the place where your Burner spark can be fanned into flame for the year as you make new friends, learn together, and dance the night away. At Ignite! there is a focus on “Learn ‘n Burn,” where you, the community, can bring your knowledge and skills to share with others via our platforms for playful learning, which we call “playforms“. Originally started in 2013, the playform concept has been met with resounding success and positive community feedback. Helping our community learn and grow is part of what makes Ignite! special. Never fear though, Ignite! has all the nighttime fun you expect from a good Burn: theme camps, music, dancing, fire performances, an Effigy burn, and plenty of interesting sights to see. Ignite! is an all-ages burn where family presence is encouraged! There is a neighborhood for families named “Kindleton” where those with little Burners can camp together. We have playforms just for kids, such as the “wiggle worm pentathlon,” and several art projects, including building small effigies for the Temple Burn.
Washington
Seattle:
Critical Northwest (or CNW), formerly Critical Massive, is an annual alternative arts and performance festival staged in the greater Puget Sound region of Washington. Critical Northwest was started in 2002 by Burning Man participants from the Seattle area. The Massive organization became the Massive LLC in 2004 with a board of six members. In 2006, Ignition Northwest assumed producer responsibilities for the event, their board appoints a producer(s) each year.
The original board produced the event at a local clothing-optional resort, Lake Bronson, in Monroe, Washington before moving the event to Lake Recreation Associates Campground (or LARC) in Mount Vernon, Washington in 2006, and the privately held campground of River outside of Maple Valley, Washington in 2007, returning to LARC 2008-2015 with the exception of 2013, when the event was held at the Shelton Fair Grounds. Ignition Northwest signed a 10-year contract with Masonic Family Park in Granite Falls early January 2016, establishing a permanent home for the event.
The event is attended primarily by participants of the Seattle, Oregon, and British Columbia Burning Man community, with some participants coming from as far away as the United Kingdom. Much like Burning Man, Critical Northwest relies heavily on large theme camps, art, and individual participants to build the temporary village. Art grants are distributed through the local Burner-based nonprofit organization, Ignition Northwest. In 2007, approximately $7,500 was distributed to multiple art projects, over $12,000 was awarded in 2015.
Many of the core values of Critical Northwest are borrowed from Burning Man, and the same short, memorable terms are used for them. Due to the fact that the event is held in the highest population density center of the Pacific Northwest region, including Idaho, Oregon, and portions of British Columbia, the event’s environment is significantly different than the Black Rock Desert. The event has been held on the west side of the Cascade mountain range in the pacific Northwest rain forest. Consequently, the size of the event with the number of participants has been limited significantly simply for the fact that there are few venues capable of holding several individuals for a week-long event in the Northwest. Attendance has been variable over the years, with almost 1100 people in 2013, and an average of 700 participants when hosted at LARC. Capacity at the new permanent venue is set at 800 for 2016, with ability to grow well beyond 1,000.
Additionally, unlike Burning Man where the central effigy of a glowing neon man stays essentially unaltered from year to year (with alteration to its base and other design elements), the Critical Massive event may not have a central effigy, or indeed a last-night event. Usually, fire performances and other exhibitions occur on the last night of the event, but are limited in scope and size due to fire restrictions, especially in the forest-fire prone mountains.
Argentina
Australia
New South Wales:
Western Australia:
Queensland:
New Zealand
Hunterville:
Austria
Mindburn (official site) is a regional Burn in Styria. Mindburn 2016 will happen 2 – 7. August in Steinberg near Hitzendorf. It is a colorful Festival filled of Art, Celebration, Music, Performances, Workshops, Games and Discussion. It had 70 participants 2013, 64 participants 2014.
Spark (official site) is a regional Burn in Lower Austria close to the Czech border, in Kautzen. It had 130 participants in 2015 and will happen again from 16.-19. June 2016.
Vienna Burning Ball (official site) is a decom happening every January in Vienna. It had 450 participants 2014, 500 in 2015, and 550 in 2016.
Finland
Burning Man Finland – Helsinki Decompression (official site) was held early December 2016. It wast the first official Burning Man event in Finland: The event place Cirko in Suvilahti was filled with two days of art, performances, workshops and music, co-created with participants. As part of the event Entropy organised degauss party.
France
Netherlands
It will be held for the first time: July 29–31, 2016
Spain
Nowhere is a pan-European event. It had around 2200 participants in 2016.
Sweden
The Borderland (official site) is an art festival in Sweden based on the principles of Burning Man. The Borderland is a festival of art, music, co-creation and community. The festival first took place in mainland Sweden in 2011/12 and in 2013 moved to Hide Kulturbrott on the Swedish island of Gotland. In 2014 it attracted 300 participants. Since 2015 it is held in Denmark, at Boesdal_Kalkbrud, and is no longer hosted in Sweden.
Urban Burn Stockholm - Bizarre Star Bazaar was held in Stockholm in In March 2016.
Spark in the Dark (official site) was held in Helsingborg, Sweden, from December 28, 2016 to January 2, 2017, with over 350 participants. The event was based on the Ten Principles of Burning Man, with an eleventh principle of Consent.
Denmark
In 2015 The Borderland, originating from Sweden was held in the neighbouring country of Denmark at Boesdal kalkbrud.
In July 2016 The Borderland was again held in Denmark at Boesdal kalkbrud with 1100 registered participants.
United Kingdom
Nest (official site) A small event near Port Talbot, Wales, with around 450 participants in 2015. The next event is the 25-31 of May 2016
Germany
Burning Bär (official site) Burning Bär is inspired by Burning Man and Nowhere and follows the core principles of Burning Man.
On February 26–28, 2016 Burning Bär: Plug and Play took place in a castle in Beesenstedt with more than 400 participants.
Israel
The Midburn (official site) event is the official regional event organized by the Midburn community – the Israeli Burning Man community. For 5 days, a temporary city is set up in the Negev desert, creating a platform which will allow a communal life style, creativity, art and radical self-expression. It is held yearly since 2014, in May or June, around the Hebrew holiday of "Shavuot" (Pentecost). The third Midburn event, in 2016, had an attendance of 8,000 participants, making it the 2nd biggest regional event outside the US, after AfrikaBurn.
Past Events
Events no-longer happening.
California
San Diego: