Burning Man Festival - February 1, 2025
JRS: ποΈ BRC 2025 Tickets: Register Monday
The Jackrabbit Speaks by Burning Man Project | V29:#7 β β...
| No images? Click here  Volume 29, Issue #7 | February 1, 2025   Close your eyes, take a slow, deep breath, and imagine yourself in Black Rock City 2025. The vast playa pulses with heat and sound, illuminated by radiant humans living the best week of their entire year. Art punctuates a vast sky as mobile soundscapes criss-cross the playa day and night. You are home β jubilant after a day of collaboration, exploration and conversations with new friends. YES it's time to announce Black Rock City 2025 ticket sales! The βToday Saleβ opens on Wednesday February 12 β and first things first, registration opens on Monday, February 3. Ticket prices start at $550 this year, keeping Burning Man financially accessible and culturally diverse. Donβt put off until Tomorrow what you can do Today β score your ticket and help launch Black Rock City 2025! In this edition you'll learn when ticket sales are happening, hear about a tiered ticket pricing model that makes Black Rock City accessible to more people, and get the lowdown on some new initiatives to support creators and community members. This year is all about taking down the barriers, making it easier to participate, and bringing your wonderful selves and creativity to Burning Man. This community's extraordinary energy, collective wisdom, and proven resilience have created unprecedented space for reimagining what Black Rock City can become. Read on for Burning Man Project CEO Marian Goodell's latest update; she shares how 2025 is shaping up to be the #BestBurningManEver, with bold changes that put the future of Burning Man quite literally in your hands. Scroll for an update from Burners Without Borders (BWB) on how the community is coming together to support wildfire relief efforts on the ground in Los Angeles. Listen to an interview with a Burner-led nonprofit that deploys solar power equipment in disaster zones. And jump below to register for the upcoming BWB Worldwide Call discussing Regenerative Disaster Response. Don't forget! Placement, Department of Mutant Vehicles, and Art are hosting monthly office hours. Drop in to ask all your burning questions. Questionnaires for placed camps and mutant vehicles open on February 19. What are you inspired to create?   Everything You Need to Know About Burning Man 2025 Tickets  All Black Rock City 2025 ticket sale dates and ticket prices are now available. Whatβs new? Momentum is building for the best Burning Man ever. Tickets to Black Rock City 2025 start at $550 and range up to $3,000 on a tiered and flexible model. With ticket prices lowered to $550 this year, weβre keeping Burning Man financially accessible and culturally diverse β welcoming all to build, explore, dance and connect. This lower price is supported by several tiers of higher-priced tickets; know that when you buy a ticket priced $750 or higher, you are helping more people experience the magic of Black Rock City, funding Honoraria art grants, and supporting Black Rock City operational costs. This is part of a larger endeavor to make it easier for more amazing and creative beings to participate in Black Rock City 2025. The barriers are coming down. The gates are opening wider. YOU and your favorite dusty friends are cordially invited to participate in co-creating one of the planetβs most phantasmagorical experiences. Here are the important bits:
Read the Journal post linked below for everything you need to know about Black Rock City 2025 tickets. (Photo: BRC 2024 by Rand Larson)  βοΈ Tomorrow Today Together  In Burning Man Project CEO Marian Goodellβs latest message, she expresses gratitude for this community, and shares a radically optimistic update about whatβs ahead for 2025. Marian writes: The magic of Burning Man has always been in its ability to evolve while staying true to its core principles, and that evolution has always been driven by you β the community that dreams up the impossible and then makes it real. This year, that transformative power is in all of our hands. Together, we have the chance to write the next chapter of Burning Manβs story, one that responds to the needs of our time while creating new possibilities for human connection and cultural transformation. Read on to learn how this moment opens new opportunities to make an impact on Burning Man's evolution. Art: The Hiveβ by Tim Bremner (Photo by Eleanor Preger)  Burners Responding to the Los Angeles Fires  We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent fires in Los Angeles, which have destroyed thousands of homes and impacted countless lives. Burner-affiliated organizations such as Footprint Project and Solar Punks are on the ground in LA, mobilizing innovative renewable energy solutions to power residentsβ critical medical equipment, lighting needs, internet hubs, and provide related emergency support for first responders in affected areas. Beyond the immediate response, Burners are also imagining ways that communities might rebuild regeneratively, by hosting conversations on natural building techniques and how we might keep the mutual aid networks that have developed in the moment of crisis alive for whatever comes next. This Burners Without Borders (BWB) resource page offers information on active Burner-led projects, donation opportunities, and ways to contribute thoughtfully to relief efforts. (Photo courtesy of Footprint Project)   Support Burning Man Project  In a world where genuine human connection and creativity often feel secondary, Burning Man offers a space that reminds us of the power of community, art, and self-discovery. Your commitment to these values fosters an environment where people can reconnect with what truly matters, inspiring us to carry those lessons into our daily lives. Now more than ever, such a culture is essential, reminding us of our collective humanity and the beauty of embracing diverse perspectives. Thank you for all that you do. Your contributions of time, participation, and philanthropy bring Burning Man to life. With the beginning of a new event cycle, the nonprofit still requires support above and beyond ticket sales to build Black Rock City and ensure Burning Man remains financially accessible. Weβre no longer offering $2,500 FOMO tickets (as we did from 2022-2024); instead, Burning Man Project has launched the Patron of Black Rock City. This is a new, limited-time program that embodies the principle of Gifting and offers the opportunity for those who would like to make a contribution to support Black Rock City directly, enabling more participant access, and art Honoraria grants. Because of the community's generosity, we will continue to build Black Rock City and stoke this wonderfully connective culture that has changed so many lives. We will continue to bring people together to imagine and build grand things that infuse the world with awe. THANK YOU for supporting Black Rock City! Art: "The Other" Man Pavilion by Jen Lewin, 2024 (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson)   Listen to "From BRC to NGO" on the Burning Man Live Podcast  Will Heegaard learned to work with solar battery systems while serving as a paramedic in Black Rock City. Today he's the Operations Director of Footprint Project, a nonprofit that deploys solar power equipment in communities devastated by natural disasters. Footprint Project is currently hard at work helping those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Will speaks with Stuart Mangrum in the latest episode of Burning Man Live.   New for 2025: Monthly Office Hours with DMV, Art & Placement  Have questions about bringing art, a mutant vehicle, or creating a theme camp in Black Rock City? Curious about getting involved with one of these teams? The Art Department, Department of Mutant Vehicles (DMV) and Placement teams are hosting monthly office hours to assist you with all your queries. RSVP below. Art Office Hours Department of Mutant Vehicles Office Hours Placement Office Hours (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson)  BWB Call: Regenerative Disaster Response β Online β February 18  Where: Online Connect, learn, and collaborate on ways to make a greater impact in 2025. Join Alina Talyad of Nawaya and the Grassroots Aid Partnership, BWB Program Manager and eco-social designer Ryan Rising, and an exciting group of invited speakers working on regenerative and transformative disaster response techniques.   Helsinki Decompression β Finland β April 18 - 20  Where: Helsinki, Finland You read correctly. Helsinki's Decompression gathering lasts all weekend long. This vibrant celebration of creativity and community transforms the conventional boundaries between spectators and creators, inviting everyone to become an integral part of the artistic process. There are still tickets...   We were listening to... 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