2025 Event List

Events listed here are a collection of all burn events, so that you can find burns in your area. If you are looking specifically for burns that use Volunteeripate, click here.

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FreezerBurn Texas

Presented by: FreezerBurn Texas
Paige, Texas
Jan 17th, 2025to Jan 20th, 2025
Concluded
FreezerBurn Texas is a Central Texas winter regional arts event and community experiment. FreezerBurn 2025 will be held on Jan. 17-20 at Valkyrie Ranch in Paige, and the theme is “OtherWorld’s Fair.” See below for more details. Link to FreezerBurn Texas

Kiwiburn

Presented by: Kiwiburn
Hunterville, Manawatu-Wanganui region, New Zealand
Jan 22nd, 2025to Jan 27th, 2025
Happening Now
Kiwiburn is New Zealand's regional Burning Man event, held annually in January, in the beautiful Rangitikei district - a six-day celebration of community. Link to Kiwiburn

Winter Burn

Presented by: Burn2
Online, Second Life
Jan 24th, 2025to Jan 26th, 2025
Inspired by the Northern Lights, this theme celebrates unity, connection, and the magic of shared experiences. Like the auroras, individual contributions blend to create a magnificent whole. The focus is on how individual creativity and energy come together to form a collective, beautiful phenomenon. Link to Winter Burn

Winter Ball

Presented by: Burners without Borders, Chicago
Chicago, IL
Feb 8th, 2025
BWB Chicago warmly invites you to an extraordinary evening of art, connection, and impact. Join us as we celebrate 10 years of building community with an event designed to ignite your senses and inspire your soul. Come dressed to impress and prepared to be swept away by immersive experiences, dynamic performances, and a shared purpose of creating something extraordinary. Link to Winter Ball

Love Burn

Presented by: The Love Burn
Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami, Florida
Feb 13th, 2025to Feb 16th, 2025
Love Burn is a yearly beachfront camping event in Miami, Florida that celebrates interactive art, music, and community. Link to Love Burn

Witch's Tit

Presented by: Witches Tit, LLC
Bruno, MN
Feb 13th, 2025to Feb 16th, 2025
Witch's Tit is an event that follows the model and cultural ideals set forth by Burning Man out in the Nevada Desert. Link to Witch's Tit

Equilumia

Presented by: Equilumia
Indiana, Southeast
Mar 19th, 2025to Mar 23rd, 2025
This burn is held on the equinox, the last day of winter, the first day of spring. It’s a party to celebrate life, equality, and freedom, allowing us to create and dream. Link to Equilumia

Emergence

Presented by: Emergence Burn
South Carolina
Mar 20th, 2025to Mar 24th, 2025
Inspired by Burning Man, we gather to celebrate the magic of life in its infinite forms. We honor the Ten Principles: radical self-reliance (we provide portable toilets, the rest is up to you), radical self-expression, radical inclusion, decommodification (no money changes hands at the event), gifting, immediacy, communal effort, participation (no spectators), civic engagement and leave no trace (this is a pack-it-in-pack-it-out event). Link to Emergence

Burnal Equinox

Presented by: Burn2
Online, Second Life
Mar 28th, 2025to Mar 30th, 2025
As the Winter comes to an end, Spring brings the hope of renewal and rebirth. Includes flowers blooming, and the dance of life. Link to Burnal Equinox

Pagan Bunny Burn

Presented by: Pagan Bunny Burn
Elk Creek, CA
Apr 10th, 2025to Apr 13th, 2025
Located on private property in Northern California, Pagan Bunny Burn blends the outdoor beauty of the spring season, with family participation stemming from the arts. Link to Pagan Bunny Burn

Colorado Burnal Equinox

Presented by: Denver Burners
Bailey, CO
Apr 11th, 2025to Apr 13th, 2025
Join us as we gather to celebrate art, music, performance art, fire, and our community. Costumes are encouraged, especially ones ready for the unpredictable Colorado weather. Link to Colorado Burnal Equinox

Saguaro Man

Presented by: AZ Burners
Wilcox, AZ
Apr 23rd, 2025to Apr 27th, 2025
Saguaro Man is an annual collaborative celebration of large scale art, music, performance art, and interactive participation. This event is created by AZ Burners for AZ Burners to bring the culture of Burning Man and Black Rock City to the great state of Arizona. Link to Saguaro Man

Burning Flipside

Presented by: Catalyst Collective
Apache Pass, TX
Apr 24th, 2025to Apr 28th, 2025
Burning Flipside is a Texas regional art and music festival inspired by Burning Man. It is a place for radical self expression and an experiment in temporary community building. It is a place of acceptance, inclusiveness, and respect. It is organized entirely by volunteers. The art and entertainment is created solely by participants. There are no spectators. There are no concession stands. No cash transactions are permitted at Flipside. Even bartering is discouraged. This is a sincere experiment in creating a gift economy. If you need something, ask for it. If you have it, gift it! Link to Burning Flipside

Afrikaburn

Presented by: Afrikaburn
South Africa
Apr 28th, 2025to May 4th, 2025
AfrikaBurn is a community of participants who come together to create art, costume, performance, theme camps, music, mutant vehicles and much, much more. All of this is created through a volunteer and gifting culture. Link to Afrikaburn

unSCruz

Presented by: Santa Cruz Burners
Tres Pinos, CA
May 1st, 2025to May 4th, 2025
unSCruz celebrates being a radically inclusive regional burning man event and strives to be a safe space for all. We welcome all genders, expressions, orientations, races, ethnicities, creeds, faiths (or no faith), lifestyle choices, etc. We do not tolerate any hate speech or behavior that demeans, dehumanizes, ridicules, or alienates others. Link to unSCruz

Bequinox

Presented by: Los Angeles League of Artists
California City, CA
May 7th, 2025to May 11th, 2025
In the rock garden, crafted from earthly elements, we encounter a fleeting yet profound reminder of change’s essence, the promise of new beginnings. “The Butterfly Effect” invites us to embrace chaos and creativity, reminding us of our power to shape our own destinies and influence the world. Together, we unleash the butterfly effect, painting the world with endless possibilities at BEquinox. Link to Bequinox

Reclaimation

Presented by: Flaming Hollow LLC
Marydell, KY
May 7th, 2025to May 11th, 2025
Nestled deep in the knobs of Kentucky sits one of the best kept secrets of the South. Welcome to Singe City! We are a small intimate burner community that follows the 10 Principles with a twist of southern hospitality. For the last 14 years, Reclaimation has welcomed burners from near and far to come sit a spell and experience, as well as participate in, hillbilly ingenuity. One visit to this down-home regional and you will want to start marking the 2nd weekend in May as the “Burns Family Reunion” on your calendar for years to come! Link to Reclaimation

SideBurn

Presented by: Sideburn
Stone Mills, Ontario, Canada
May 15th, 2025to May 19th, 2025
SideBurn is a camping, arts and cultural event held near Stone Mills, Ontario where like-minded people come together to radically express themselves, share their art and offerings, and take part in creating an experience for each other. Link to SideBurn

Interfuse

Presented by: Midwest Burners, LLC
Laquey, MO
May 15th, 2025to May 18th, 2025
InterFuse brings the spirit of Burning Man into the heart of the Midwestern United States with a yearly four-day experiment in intentional community. Link to Interfuse

Safety Weekend

Presented by: Great Lakes Experimental Arts, LLC
Rothbury, MI
May 16th, 2025to May 18th, 2025
The GLEA safety weekend is a collection of courses intended on training volunteers in regards to fire safety, ranger training, ICS certification, and medical training. This event is not a burn, but rather a collection of training classes for running burns safely. Link to Safety Weekend

SOAK

Presented by: Precipitation Northwest
Tygh Valley, Oregon
May 22nd, 2025to May 26th, 2025
SOAK is the Regional Burning Man gathering for Portland and the Oregon, Southern Washington and Idaho areas. It is held annually on Memorial Day weekend. Link to SOAK

Playa del Fuego

Presented by: FirePony Creative Society
Tamaqua, PA
May 22nd, 2025to May 26th, 2025
Playa del Fuego (PDF) is the Mid-Atlantic’s oldest Regional Burning Man Event. Playa del Fuego is a community-driven, temporary experiment in collaborative community building – featuring interactive and experiential art and music, a gifting economy, and striving to Leaves No Trace. It is a 100% volunteer-run event. Link to Playa del Fuego

Ignite!

Presented by: Ignite Burn
Stuart, VA
May 23rd, 2025to May 26th, 2025
Ignite! began as a Town Hall for Transformus, the southeast regional burn. Over a matter of a few years, Ignite! has become its own Burn, an all-ages event with an amazing wellspring of talent shared through the community via playforms, music, dance, united experiences, and of course, setting things on fire. Link to Ignite!

Burning Nest

Presented by: Burning Nest
Devon, UK
May 26th, 2025to Jun 2nd, 2025
Burning Nest is a seven day co-created experience of art, community, celebration and silliness. Let free your inner artist, bring your best shenanigans and enjoy the offerings, the love and the spectacle that we will create together. What beautiful, magical and pleasurable delights will you bring Beneath the Aether? Link to Burning Nest

To The Moon

Presented by: Touchbass
Allardt, TN
May 29th, 2025to Jun 2nd, 2025
As the summer solstice approaches, under the brilliance of a full moon, an ethereal eye of the storm opens upon the lunar canvas. Within this celestial dreamscape, imagine a swirling, dancing emerald dust storm, where the winds of change carry particles of thought, beauty, connection, and absurdity across the lunar landscape. Join us to create a mesmerizing tapestry of cosmic wonder as we journey together Into the Eye! Link to To The Moon

Burning Seed

Presented by: Burning Seed
Australia, N.S.W., Matong State Forest
Jun 4th, 2025to Jun 9th, 2025
Burning Seed is an experimental gathering dedicated to creativity, collaboration and a cash-free community — conceived, built, run and returned to nothing again by YOU! Link to Burning Seed

Apogaea

Presented by: Apogaea Inc
Valdez, CO
Jun 4th, 2025to Jun 8th, 2025
Apogaea began as a way to celebrate the Colorado Burning Man Community and has grown into its own entity. Through guidance from the 10 Burning Man Principles, Apogaea continues to thrive year-round. Link to Apogaea

OtherWorld

Presented by: Kindle Arts
Laketown Ranch, BC, Canada
Jun 5th, 2025to Jun 9th, 2025
The not-for-profit society by and for the artists, performers and dreamers of Vancouver Island that produces Otherworld. Link to OtherWorld

Flaming Cheese

Presented by: Twisted Kindling
La Farge, WI
Jun 5th, 2025to Jun 8th, 2025
Flaming Cheese Burn is a Wisconsin event based on the 10 Principles of Burning Man plus the 11th Principle of Consent, bringing people together to spark collaboration and creativity, produce and perform art, and inspire a sense of culture, community, and civic participation. FCB is art-centered, family-friendly, and radically inclusive. Link to Flaming Cheese

That Thing at the Cabin

Presented by: TTATC
Le Sueur, MN
Jun 11th, 2025to Jun 15th, 2025
Burners and the Burner Curious are welcome to join us at The Cabin for a weekend of magical delights! All are welcome to participate in this community-driven weekend in a mini-city, temporarily created by us, for us! It is what we make it, and we’re going to make it amazing! Link to That Thing at the Cabin

Element 11

Presented by: Element 11
Park Valley, UT
Jun 18th, 2025to Jun 22nd, 2025
Welcome to Element 11, Utah’s only sanctioned Burning Man event! Located in the beautiful desert landscape of Utah, Element 11 is a celebration of art, self-expression, and community. Inspired by the 10 principles of the Burning Man, Element 11 is a place where people come together to create, inspire, and connect with one another. Link to Element 11

Freezer Burn

Presented by: League of Extraordinary Albertans
Alberta, Canada
Jun 19th, 2025to Jun 25th, 2025
Freezer Burn is our annual Alberta Regional Burning Man celebration where we create a temporary community out on the prairie to strengthen our ties with old friends and to forge friendships with newcomers to the Burning Man experience. Link to Freezer Burn

Gateway Burn

Presented by: Gateway Burners
Cadet, MO
Jun 19th, 2025to Jun 22nd, 2025
The Gateway Burn is an annual event which celebrates the Gateway Burners community. In the spirit of Burning Man, attendees gather and camp together for four days to bring art, creativity, music, workshops, community activities, education, etc. and then end the weekend with an effigy burn. Link to Gateway Burn

Nowhere

Presented by: Going Nowhere S.L.
Castejón de Monegros, Spain
Jul 1st, 2025to Jul 6th, 2025
Nowhere is an experiment in creative freedom, participation and cash-free community, conceived, built, experienced and returned to nothing by YOU. Created by a diverse, artistic global community, Nowhere is a unique event held in the hot, dusty desert of northern Spain. Link to Nowhere

Firefly

Presented by: Firefly Arts Collective
Bethel, VT
Jul 1st, 2025to Jan 5th, 2025
Concluded
Firefly is a multi-day arts event that happens in the woods of Vermont on 4th of July, inspired by the Ten Principles of Burning Man. Our mission is to foster a collaborative environment and community for participatory arts, encouraging people to express their creativity, and challenging them to extend their concept of both community and art. Link to Firefly

Art Baer

Presented by: Art Baer
Auerstedt, Germany
Jul 10th, 2025to Jul 13th, 2025
Art has always been an integral part of all Burn-Events. Strictly speaking since Larry Harvey burned the first wooden effigy in 1986 on Baker Beach in San Francisco. ART BAER is a magical event that is all about celebrating art, community, play and other shenanigans. This summer event organized by the Berlin Burner e. V. invites you to have new experiences, present your art, find other people for larger art projects, find inspiration and – of course – have a LOT of fun! Link to Art Baer

Lakes of Fire

Presented by: Great Lakes Experimental Arts, LLC
Rothbury, MI
Jul 16th, 2025to Jul 20th, 2025
Lakes of Fire is an annual collaborative celebration of art and community, steeped in friendship, fire, and wonder. This event will be created for you, and by you – your creativity, art, and relentless enthusiasm are what makes it happen. Without you, there is no home to return to! Link to Lakes of Fire

POrtalBurn

Presented by: Upstate New York POrtalBurn Arts Inc.
Almond, NY
Jul 24th, 2025to Jul 28th, 2025
POrtalBurn is a sanctioned regional Burning Man event in New York State, guided by the Ten Principles of Burning Man (look them up and learn them!). Link to POrtalBurn

RoBurn

Presented by: RoBurn
Dolj County, Romania
Jul 28th, 2025to Aug 4th, 2025
tep into a world where reality isn't just a spectacle but a collaborative masterpiece crafted by each and every participant. Welcome to RoBurn, where we cherish the fusion of art, music, and community, all made possible by the unique contributions of individuals like you. Link to RoBurn

What If (Previously Burn in the Forest)

Presented by: Greater Vancouver Interactive Art Society
Neilson St, Merritt, BC, Canada
Jul 31st, 2025to Aug 4th, 2025
On top of the 10 guiding Principles that shape burner events, the most significant difference between a “typical” festival and Burning Man Regional events like BitF is citizen participation. Link to What If (Previously Burn in the Forest)

Barning Ma'am

Presented by: Barning Man
New Paltz, NY
Aug 6th, 2025to Aug 11th, 2025
New Paltz renegade burn. Barning Man is a community based in the Hudson Valley that adheres to the Ten Principles of Burning Man and the Eleventh Principle: Consent! Link to Barning Ma'am

Burning Man

Presented by: Burning Man
Black Rock City, NV
Aug 24th, 2025to Sep 1st, 2025
Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. In this crucible of creativity, all are welcome. Link to Burning Man

Florida Afterburn

Presented by: Burnt Oranges
Lake Wales, Florida
Nov 7th, 2025to Nov 9th, 2025
Burnt Oranges is devoted to cultivating interactive art through artist funding and advocacy, by creating supportive venues for interactive artists and performers, and through public education of interactive art. Link to Florida Afterburn