Theme Camp Archive

BADLANDS

BADLANDS…live funk jams, yo! bring an instrument and jam with us. We want to make it funky for you! Home base of the MOOPsquad: leave no trace, make your mark!

Baggage Check

If you have baggage you’re carrying around, like bitterness over unrequitted love, or Catholic guilt, come check it in with us and we’ll take care of it for you. All baggage collected will be burned at the temple burn.

Bar(e) Dairyaire - The Fundue Bar

The friends of fundue at Bar(e) Dairyaire will be serving Swiss cheese fondue in nothing but cute aprons, and welcoming you to a giant Snuggling Pot.

BarBarella

Confessions. Reflections. And all in thigh high boots…

Barber Ella Shop

It’s three days into the Burn and you’re already cursing that tangled mess that used to be your hair. Come get it cut, styled, or just plain buzzed at Barber Ella Shop, the interplanetary playa salon that wants to give you a mohawk while surrounding you with sexy sci-fi impersonators. Are you a haircutting pro? We always have chairs and equipment open for guest stylists. Bzzzz.

Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro

Serving the finest “Barbiebera” for over a decade to the elite denizens of Black Rock City in our climate controlled Bistro with over a thousand Barbies to entertain the wildest of fantasies. 1,200 square feet of shade and dozens of shady characters! Don’t miss it.

Barbie Death Village

Now in our fourth year on the playa, Barbie Death Village with it’s subcamps Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro, Eden, BRC Body & Paint, Loose Nutz, Boosh: The Canadian Splinter Squad, Clan O’Crash, AntiM’s Home For Wayward Art, and Dye With Dignity welcome you to the best damn village on the playa. Come by and enjoy a nice glass of cabernet savuignon or Otter Pop while being entertained by the Barbiebarians, the sickest bastards on the playa.

Basshenge

BASShenge is a large scale replica of Stonehenge. Hand Built in San Diego.

Bat Country

2012. Year of the Dragon. Some prophesy as Armageddon, Apocalypse. Whatever happens Bat Country will be prepared. Our fortified compound will protect us from Zombie hordes, Mutant monsters, Wall Street Bankers and filthy hippies. And if all that fails we have a carousel bar to toast to the end. Come get Gonzo with us again and celebrate as the Good Doctor intended. “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” – Hunter S Thompson

Bayesian Conspiracy

The Bayesian Conspiracy is a multinational, interdisciplinary, and shadowy group of scientists dedicated to saving the world. We devote ourselves to refining the art of human rationality and bringing about a positive Singularity.

Beach at the End of the Universe

Beach at the End of the Universe… Come party when outer space and under sea collide!

Bearwhalea

Once again the mighty BEARWHALE saunters forth from Kamchatka in search of migratory cucumbers, elk fairy dust, and playa shenanigans. Stop by to bask in the glow of this evolutionary marvel!

beeCHARGE!!!

BUZZZZZZ! Back yet again, we are beeCHARGE!!! We do bEE-stuff: buzzing around, swarming passers-by, line-dancing, serving labEETOS; you know, bEE-stuff…and this year we’ll be leading the world’s largest bEE swarm: get on your black and yellow and join the HIVE!!!

BeezNeez Brew

Love beer? We do! Come by to sample, compare, discuss, drink, and eat beer. We are also going to brew a delicious batch while listening to some very groovy tunes!

Better Living Through Siblinghood

You are cut from the same cloth, and you know each other (and your parents!) in a way nobody else ever can. Why not design your life to take full advantage of this most special of relationships? Better Living Through Siblinghood! brings brothers and sisters of all ages together through sibling consulting and the Sibling Secret Census. Work through your childhood angst in the sibling rivalry gladiator ring. Feeling alone? Rediscover your long lost sibling on the playa.

BEyONd FIRE

BEyONd FIRE – We’ll be hosting demonstrations, talks, and interactivity exhibitions for the community with a focus on heat and fire: Yoga, group movement, meditation, cooking with fermentation, lectures and activities on personal empowerment and ways to fuel personal passions, and free hugs.

Big Puffy Yellow

There is hope for Mankind. All things puffy, and yellow – a collective of artists and techies that enjoy visitors of all walks of life, camp camaraderie, music, communal cooking, drinking morning coffee and ice cold beer – enjoy an overabundance of all things puffy, and yellow.

Billion Jelly Bloom

Our Burning Man-ifested polyp-morphic performance art transforms the night air into a deep ocean inhabited by an undulating, luminous jellyfish bloom. Our mobile, 15 foot tall, 640 lumen bright performer articulated jellies dip and swarm to interact and engage surrounding creatures, sounds and environs.

Bioluminati / Pimp Yr Bike

Bioluminati has been illuminating BRC for 16 years with art, quests and now PIMP YR BIKE; the bling-ification station where Black Rock Citizens upgrade their rides with that extra get-up-and-glow. Open daily. Donors of non-moopy craft materials get VIP access! And every evening, Micro-Cinema!

Bitchin' Braid Camp

Out of control hair taking over your life? Come on over to Bitchin’ Braid camp and enjoy a refreshment, music, conversation while we braid your nappy hair in the shade.

Black Planet

A celebration of music, movies and awareness, Black planet is a state of mind. Party hard but remember the earth is crying…

Black Rock Army

The Black Rock Army: an army of burners bringing fun and good times to Black Rock City. Prevention of sagging begins with a strong support BRA!

Black Rock Asiatown

The second oldest district of Black Rock City, right after the Black Rock French Quarter, Asiatown is famed for its winding alleys, neon signage, and paper lanterns. Stroll the dusty streets, visit the teahouse, discover the tiki bar, practice martial arts and meditation at the dojo, or sample food from the traveling vendors. Asiatown is constantly growing, seeking new members and contributors to its vibrant culture and shaded market stalls.

Black Rock Bakery

Fresh breads, pastries, and pizzas, prepared in the heart of the Black Rock French Quarter, and delivered hot to theme camps around the city! Last year we produced everything from caramel espresso brownies to a lovely wedding cake, and this year we want to expand with your help! If you aren’t able to camp with us, bring your team and supplies and work under the direction of our master bakers – what would Burning Man be without beignets and eclairs?

Black Rock Boutique

We provide funky, fabulous and furry fashions to the citizens of BRC. Open daily for all your clothing needs.

Black Rock Brewery

In eternal devotion to the magic of hop and yeast, the Black Rock Brewery brings together home brewers from around the world, to share their honey ales, lavender meads, ginger beers, and dozens of other exotic concoctions for your drinking pleasure. Join us for lessons and daily tastings!

Black Rock City Airbrush

Black Rock City Airbrush is back!
This camp resides within the Sin City Village and offers the finest custom airbrushed T-shirts and body art made just for you! “You-say-it-we-spray-it”. We are creating MAXIMUM participation from gifted patrons! Expect to participate, and/or take a guerilla course in airbrushing! You may even find yourself running our booth while we sneak away.

Black Rock City Animal Control

Since 2001, Black Rock City Animal Control (BRCAC) has tagged and inoculated countless playa animals. Safety and security from wild and rabid animals are our promises to you. BRCAC also continues to act out all over playa with playful shticks you’re come to love such as Tequila Pit Crew, Chapstick Commandos, Bad Idea Camp, and our quest to find the “Winner” of Burning Man with Trophy Camp.

Black Rock City Body & Paint

BRC Body & Paint, nestled within Barbie Death Village, has been voted “Best body paint camp on the playa” and is your Critical Tits headquarters. Whether you want your boobs highlighted or your entire chest and face done by our “Playa Picassos”, come by for the finest body painting around. We’ll be open most days and all day Friday, preparing all of the lovely sirens for the big Critical Tits parade. Wine will also be available.

Black Rock City Department of Mobility

Short Bus and Mobility Services for Black Rock City.

Black Rock City Hall

Come see us at Black Rock City Hall for all of your basic city needs, city info, and to participate in making Black Rock City a wonderful place to live! In addition to maintaining our main office staff, our crew will also be roaming the city, giving awards when you are being good, and citing you when you are being naughty – pay your “fines” at our main office, if you can get through the red tape.

Black Rock City Hardware Shoppe

We are a fix-it shop with tools, knowledge, and some materials on how to help you get anything that’s broke fixed and ready for the playa. We might not make it like new, but maybe we can make it work for the rest of the week.

Black Rock City Parks and Recreation

Bring the kids to Black Rock City Parks and Recreation to play on the Yabadabadoo foot powered bumper cars, the amazing and exciting revolving teeter totters, tire swings and there are the same rides in adult sizes that mom and dad can play too! A shady park bench with cooling misters and a refreshing ice cold glass of H2O is waiting for you at the newest totally virgin run camp on the playa!

Black Rock City Post Office

Send your mail to and through the Black rock City Post Office, on and off the playa, we deliver! Get your Green card and join the SOUP Advisory Board and do your service to apply for your Black Rock city Passport with us at The Embassy!

Black Rock City Recycle Camp

Black Rock City Recycle Camp is the place to take your aluminum cans and learn about recycling. All proceeds from the aluminum cans collected are donated to the Gerlach K-12 School. Burn On!

Black Rock French Quarter

The heart of the Big Easy come to Black Rock City, including cocktails, bakery, fresh roasted coffee, botanica and voodoo shop, live music and burlesque, gumbo cookery, brewery, wine cellar, Mardi Gras, jazz funeral for the Man, vineyard, and a few other surprises. Our French Quarter buildings are based on an open design that your camp can build to join us!

Black Rock Kwoon and Dojo

Our red shrine returns for its third year, at the heart of Black Rock Asiatown. Within the shrine we are students of motion. Martial arts, qi gong, meditation, and other pursuits are welcome here. Beneath the shade we don our orange robes and practice the form and fluidity of mind and body. Master and novice both find ways to hone their skills and cultivate their self. We are serenity. We are ferocity. And when our minds are clear and we are as one with the Zen of the universe itself…a gong rings and we d

Black Rock Lemonade

Ice cold lemonade for dusty humans.

Black Rock Roller Disco

Just like cities in the default world, BRC has has a place where you can get your roller skate groove. The difference here is we roll 24/7 just like 7-11!!! Come by and get your skate groove on at the Black Rock Roller Disco. Don’t miss the Black Rock Rollergirls roller derby game Thursday evening and Soul Train night on Friday night.

Black Rock Spatial Delivery

Our uniformed bike messengers have served our community with playawide delivery services for your missives, parcels, letters, schwag since 1999.

This year we are recruiting the stout of heart and the sturdy of sinew to join our legions of deliverators… more riders, more bikes, more deliverators! Interested parties should contact BlackRockSpatialDelivery at gmail.com

Black Rock Travel Agency

We have Occupied the BRC Municipal Airport since 1999. We believe in government-funded contraception. There is a rumor that Newt Gingrich and Calista will be flying to Burning Man this year after losing the nomination. You get to first dibs on giving Newt a TSA-style full body search while Calista and I trade shots of Southern Comfort and Watermelon Pucker.

Black Rock Vineyards

Producers of the first and only wine grown, pressed, and aged entirely in Black Rock City! Established in 1999, the vineyards have nurtured a cutting of the nearly extinct carnivorous Cabernet Dionaea for 12 years to yield the acclaimed Vinum Pejorative – vintners and wine lovers, stop by for a sip! We especially need experts and trainees to start our first batch of Dandelion and Lilac wines!

Black Rock Wine Cellar

The unrelenting heat of the Black Rock Desert is no place for wine! If you have a special bottle in need of tender loving care, we invite you to check your bottle into our refrigerated subterranean facility, where it will await your return under lock and key. And while you’re here, why not join us for a tasting of some of the bottles we brought to share? And if you have construction skills, our excavation crew always needs hand…

Black Rock Yearbook

Black Rock Yearbook where you come to be immortalized in your playa finery. See old friends and meet new ones!

Blacklight Aquarium, The

Think you’ve got what it takes to be amongst the playa elite? Come by and test your mettle in Blink!, Burning Man’s premiere staring competition. Prove your staring prowess or cheer/taunt competitors in Blink! Come one. Come all. Just hurry. It’s over in the blink of an eye.

BLD

Now with more… um… stuff!

Bloop

The Future is Better Together. We want to create a more compassionate world by bringing fun & joy to the playa.

Blue Oasis

Each evening movies will be presented in the Blue Oasis Theater. Enjoy movies on a big screen under the stars with full stereo sound. Our film collection includes big name feature films, cult movies, documentaries, and true art collectables. Or, bring your own (DVD format only) and arrange for a special showing. The planned program for each night will be displayed on the marquee at the front of the theater.

BLUE TEAM

Blue Team presents: The Rebirth Canal. Come have your misfortune told and become reborn under generous shade with tasty booze and allow the music to revitalize you before you venture off to your next playa adventure!

Blukis (Burning Stump 2.0)

Come out and chill, play, explore, give and get in mystical, friendly and open Lithuanian theme camp.

BMIR - Burning Man Information Radio 94.5 FM

BMIR is Black Rocy City’s official source for news, entertainment and more.

Bojon Birds, Bees, Bunnies and Balance Camp

Test your balance skills at our playground whilst sipping late afternoon cocktails.

Thursday: ‘Bunnies and Tribbles’
A celebration of those most prolific creatures: Tribbles, the classic multiplying vermin face off (or join with) with bunnies, the fuzzy fertility champs.

Saturday: ‘The Birds and the Bees’
Join us for a wild and wacky pre-party contemplation of animal and vegetable creativity, genetic re-combination, and agro-culture. Throw back some Honey Bee Shots and transform yourselves in our body-p

Boo Boo City

Boo Boo City is a teeming borough and twisted version of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood that incorporates a deli (Mikey’s Hug Deli), a theater (The Litter Box), pirate yoga – arrr, a place to get lost in your mind (Brain Wave Escape), and the biggest, most sweetie-pie stray cat (Boo Boo Kitty).

Boobs, Bikes, and Bees Camp

Come visit our cozy hive for bike repair with expert mechanics, bike bling station to flair out your bike, and our 3rd annual Pastie workshop! Get crafty and decorate your boobs! Live DJ providing fresh beats.

Boonville Cabaret

Boosh Camp - Inter-Continental Edition

Not to be confused with the Mighty Boosh, we primarily hail from Vancouver, BC, but this year will be our first camp with members coming from Australia and Europe!

Botanica Bodhi Manman nan Bejeezus

Tarot and palm readings, candle magic, essential oils and infusions, talismans and other expressions of the mystical arts find their home behind our unassuming storefront in the Black Rock French Quarter. Join us in crafting spirit masks, and helping visitors to customize voodoo dolls with trinkets from the object of their desire or ire. Offerings of the sacred and the profane are encouraged to keep our little Botanica and Voodoo Shop stocked. Seek us where the chalice is held aloft and the sounds of blood

Bounce Camp

Bounce camp is back and bouncing your way!

Brain Freeze / Got Stickers Camp

Brain Freeze / Got Stickers Camp will once again be bringing frozen margaritas, stickers and unique entertainment to the Playa. We look forward to seeing each of you again this year.

Brand-UR-Ass 'N More

Brand-UR-Ass ‘N More will stimulate your entire being, from your ass to your mind. Bare your butt at the hitchin post and get a fun temporary brand. Bathe in gong vibrations, sit with the advice guru, and everything in between. Y’all come N play!

BRC Buhpartment of Buhfense

The mission of The BRC Buhpartment Of Buhfense is to protect our city from The Enemy and its Stuffed Animals of Malicious Intent. Join us for basic training in our interactive human-sized maze, at boot camp, and enlist in the Buhfense of Black Rock City by participating in patriotic levels of mockery. We also train volunteers to help build the defense infrastructure of BRC.

BRC Emergency Services Department, Station 3

The Black Rock City Emergency Services Department provides fire protection, emergency medical services, and crisis mental health services to the citizens of Black Rock City.

BRC Emergency Services Department, Station 9

The Black Rock City Emergency Services Department provides fire protection, emergency medical services, and crisis mental health services to the citizens of Black Rock City.

BRC Weekly

BRC Weekly is Black Rock City’s independent newsweekly, with a circulation of over 25,000+ newspapers. From the makers of BRC’s much-loved Piss Clear, the BRC Weekly carries on that paper’s tradition of sharp, insightful playa journalism.

BRC3PO

Outpost Post Office. Folks used to have to pedal all the way to center camp or 9:00 post office to deliver mail and/or receive harassment. Mail deliveries to the 3:00 area were sparse and infrequent. But that ALL changes in the 1-2! In partnership with the 9:00 Post Office (PO9), we bring you the 3:00 Post Office, BRC3PO- wildest (…and only) Post Office this side of the playa. Come volunteer, or come in and mail something!

Brokedown Palace

Come have a cocktail, dance to the Grateful Dead and enjoy the liquid light show. The long, strange trip has just begun…

Broken Angel Bathhouse

Join us in crafting the soaps that cleanse us, the oils that fortify us, the perfumes that caress us. Join us in creating this house of water and copper and silk. Join us in sharing the gift of bath and massage, in sharing the essence of life.

Bubble Warriors

Bubble Warriors! Come and support us in our quest for silliness, enforcing bubbles, and fun. Bring your own wands or play with our and help us make bubbles anytime of the day and night!

We are veterans and virgins united as warriors under the banner of Bubbles from San Francisco, California. Expect Irrevelent, silliness, dragon chasing bubbles, warriors with pink bubble swords, blue unicorns barfing skittles to battle normality bring laughters to the playa.

Bubbles and Bass

BUBBLY WITH LOTS OF BASS!

We will be rockin’ you out during the AM hours with bubbly bass-tastic house music as you watch the sunrise over the playa, dance the morning away, and cheers with a glass of bubbly!

Buddha Lounge

The “Buddha Lounge” offers an Indoor & Outdoor Experience of Music, Art & Meditation by integrating a State of the Art Sound & Light Show with Outdoor Sculptures, Art, Seating, Tables & Dance Platforms. We provide a Chill, Lounge Downtempo Groove during the day & move into Tribal, Soul and Deep House Music in the evening featuring Soulfood’s DJ Free (Best IMAX Score), DJ Tomas, DJ Melanie Moore and Various Chill/House Music Producers & Recording Artists.

Buddhacamp@theLotusDome

When deluded one is an ordinary being when enlightened one is called a Buddha. Every human being can manifest their ultimate potential and live a life of true happiness through chanting Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. BuddhaCamp@theLotusDome Bringing True Buddhism to the playa since 2007!

Bumblepuss

Bureau of Intrepid Fertility

The Bureau of Intrepid Fertility provides Burning Man attendees the opportunity to conjure their imaginations to develop ideas and concepts for the exploration of Black Rock City and beyond.

Bureau of Misinformation

Are you lost? Are you looking for the meaning of life or maybe just the way to Center Camp? Swing by the Bureau of Misinformation, where we promise to answer all your burning questions with weird, wild, and witty responses, but don’t expect the truth out of us! Our (mis)information booth doubles as a full bar where we drink shots out of flavored condoms, do airbrushing and body painting, and provide comfy lounge chairs in shade areas.

Burn Again Campers

This year we are very excited to present our wandering burners with an interactive computer 3D animated projection system on the playa surface… that will actually interact with burners that pass by. Stop by and chase an octopus…or get lost moving cartoon animations with your body…but most importantly, stay for our cheesy beats in the afternoon, our Improv workshop, and our open mic comedy night…but most importantly keep coming back for our hot cheesy nachos at sunset all week!

Burners Without Borders

BwB will host a daily salon where you can learn about BwB’s mission current projects around the world, and learn how to get involved in your local community. While you’re here, enjoy our live music stage and have a piece of your lovely outfit (really, you look just gorgeous) extra-snazzified at our daily live screen-printing booth.

Burning Man Studios

Started by some creative types, in the entertainment industry and otherwise, to share with the BM community. Drop by for some serious advice/discussions about the entertainment world, some very un-serious bs sessions, or just to say hello.

Burning Sky

Harnessing the winds over Black Rock City since 1999, Burning Sky brings you colorful aerial performances and nighttime pyro in the sky. Not content to watch us from the playa? Come win a ride in our plane! You’ll have a kickass view of skydivers exiting the aircraft over the city. What a rush! Congratulations, you have now become an elite member of the Firefly order.

BurningGLAM

We are always keeping the Playa GLAM, whether it is hosting the first ever Mr. and Ms. Virgin Burner and Black Rock Idol Competitions, or leading workshops for the virgins on how to stay GLAM at Burningman. Our gift to you is our glamorousness, so come on by our camp and see for yourself!

Burntown 2.0

We aren’t the biggest or the baddest, but we do know how to ROCK the playa!
Walk the rope bridge of TERROR
Shop at the Burntown General Store
Get your groove on to our funky beats.
Enjoy some of the BEST art cars on the playa.
Burntown prides itself in having a friendly atmosphere and relaxed vibe. We welcome you into our camp w/open arms!

Bus Depot Camp

Bus Depot Camp is a working/volunteer camp. Located on Rod’s Road within mere feet of our workplace, the Bus Depot. We love to party, and entertain weary guests with libations and snacks. Centerpoint fixture of our camp is Lloyd’s ‘Man and his dog’, an exact scale model of Burningman himself. This is a photo opportunity not to be missed, and to also pay homage to the man.

Busted!

Playa got you down? Come on over to Busted for a recharge – couches, tea, and great conversation.