Welcome to c/Burningman, where we discuss all things Burning Man. The 2023 “theme” is Animalia. Want to know more about the theme? Read this: https://journal.burningman.org/2022/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2023-animalia/
Want to attend in 2023? See below for ticket info and go here for all the details: https://tickets.burningman.org/. Ticket info is now live & updated for 2023.
Want more info? Subscribe to the Burning Man newsletter, JackRabbit Speaks, for up to date ticket info: https://burningman.org/news/jrs/.
In the meantime, watch this video to experience the joy of 2019 Burning Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4hL7t8cfus. And maybe start the hunt for plane tickets now when maybe the prices will be cheaper than the week before Burning Man starts. Yes, you don’t have tickets yet but to attend Burning Man, you need to prepare for Burning Man. This means get involved with your local regional Burning Man events: https://regionals.burningman.org/ and do something. This is a participatory event and you should participate. No regional near you? Start one!
If you’re a first time burner or first time poster read through this entire post before you post a question. It may answer the question you were thinking of making a new thread about (and many more you didn’t know you had!). Over time this post will get the occasional update as things change and new and updated information becomes available.
If you haven’t already you should READ THE OFFICIAL BURNING MAN SURVIVAL GUIDE! (https://survival.burningman.org/). Seriously. After reading all of this post, read that.
Got kids coming along? Read the Burning Man Official Family Survival Guide: https://z9hbb3mwou383x1930ve0ugl-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/BurningMan_Family_SurvivalGuide.pdf). Kidsville has its own survivial guide: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=14OtP0p7IxGcWhbr0yrbhUuHEo271Njx-mSingO4TTX4
If you’re still reading this far, read the Official Burning Man Survival Guide again. It’s required reading for the event so you may as well get that done and you probably missed something the first time you read it. The First Timers Guide (https://burningman.org/event/preparation/first-timers-guide/) is also required reading if you’ve never been before. And of course the Preparation Guide (https://burningman.org/event/preparation/) will answer a lot of your questions.
Ticket Info:
• Ticket Info is here: https://tickets.burningman.org.
The BEST way to buy a ticket from someone else is to have a direct transfer from Burning Man’s ticket transfer tool: https://help.burningman.org/hc/en-us/articles/360024827111. This is the ONLY way to guarantee a genuine Burning Man ticket.
• Read this (https://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?f=464&t=76740) on how to avoid being scammed when buying a ticket in the aftermarket. Buyer beware for fakes and scams and if the deal seems to good to be true, it probably is.
• We don’t allow ticket requests or sales anywhere in the sub. The sub previously allowed ticket requests or sales in a specific official buy/sell tickets thread, but this sub changed its policy and it is no longer allowed in any form. If you create a separate post about your unique, particular and very special need for tickets, it will get deleted. Do it again and you will get banned.
• If you have questions about lost tickets or anything else to do with your order email Ticket Support (ticketsupport@burningman.org). Please don’t contact them to ask when ticket information will be announced.
Theme Camps
Here’s a list of possible 2023 theme camps (this is an unofficial list and placement decisions haven’t yet been made): https://burningman.org/event/participate/camps/2023-camp-listing/
Events, Parties & Workshops
• The events guide for 2022 is here in its entirety: https://playaevents.burningman.org/2022/playa_events/1 (Pro tip: the book you get at greeters contains only a very small portion of the scheduled events). This website compiles all the events in a giant printable Excel spreadsheet shortly before the Burning Week starts: http://www.justin-klein.com/playaevents-excel-exporter/. Wanna know what you missed in 2019? Have at it: https://playaevents.burningman.org/2019/playa_events/01/. Wanna know what you missed in 2020? Go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sJmmz5x_AM. 2023 playa events will get announced sometime in 2023, likely June or July. Be patient!
. Wanna know what you missed in 2021? Anything and everything.
• Lots of famous DJs play at Burning Man but the burn is NOT a music festival. There are no main stages and the majority of folks who attend aren’t just there to chase DJs. For these and other reasons, camps and art cars are encouraged not to announce/promote their lineups until just before the burn. Rockstarlibrarian.com produces an unofficial guide that, when it comes out, will be your best source of info on who is playing where and when. Patience! It gets released just before the event.