Communities are not produced by sentiment. They grow out of a shared struggle. -Larry Harvey
If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. -Leonard Cohen
What is to give light must endure burning. -Victor Frankl
Burning Man is a global community with citizens on six continents. You may already be a member!
Burning Man is the place to find out who you are, then take it a step further.
Burner (n): a citizen of the worldview that is Burning Man. May be encountered everywhere.
Burning Man is a laboratory. Not every experiment works, but we’ll never know if we don't try.
Life is short. Make something amazing. (Then burn it)
Burning Man is not a festival. It’s a catalyst for creative culture in the world.
Being a 'Burner' is more than going to an event. It's a way of being in the world.
Latest News
Tyler Durden Invented Burning Man
Perhaps you’ve still never heard of the Cacophony Society, Burning Man’s parent group. Cacophony built Black Rock City. It was a group whim — a hive-mind good time which snowballed and splintered, glittering, like breaking mirrorglass.
Turnkey Camps: Moving Towards Effective Solutions
We are aware that many of you are waiting for a response to a number of questions concerning turnkey camps. We are listening and discussing real reforms.
Larry Harvey Speaks at Long Now Foundation
Listen to Larry Harvey's talk "Why the Man Keeps Burning" at the Long Now Foundation — his talk was very germane to current events in the Burning Man community.
Black Rock City Honoraria Grants — New Process for 2015!
Burning Man Arts to launch a new online system in mid-November to make it easier for artists to apply for honoraria grants for Black Rock City art.













