Burning Man Festival - October 16, 2025
JRS: ⚡ Burner Passions + 2026 Honoraria Opens
The Jackrabbit Speaks by Burning Man Project | V30:#4 ...
| No images? Click here  Volume 30, Issue #4 | October 16, 2025   Burning Man opens a world of co-experience that inspires people to share and teach what they love — from sky diving to musical theater, permaculture to circuit bending. Whatever YOU are passionate about, there’s a camp, art project, or workshop for that. And if there isn't, maybe this is your calling to make it happen? In Black Rock City and at Regional Events around the world, people are encouraged to follow their curiosity, to participate, learn, and try new things. Then they bring these skills and passions home to enrich their lives and communities. Read on to meet Burners whose fascinations extend from haikus to faraway galaxies, and hear why they bring their passions to Burning Man. Every year, people like you bring art to Black Rock City for the first time. If your imagination is noodling on a playa artwork, now is the time to refine your idea, and apply for a Black Rock City 2026 Honoraria grant. The first step in the process, submitting a Letter of Intent, is officially open. Learn more below, and get the lowdown on two Honoraria Q&A sessions coming up soon. Oh, creating the Temple is more your vibe? We're now accepting proposals for the 2026 Black Rock City Temple. Scroll for the goods. If life got in the way and you haven't filled out the BRC 2025 Post-event Survey or Census, they're still open and waiting for your responses. Burners Without Borders just hit send on their fall newsletter; it's chock full of ways to get involved and stories to kindle your heart. Keep reading. Time for Burning Man Decompression party roll call. Who've we got? Seattle, Utah, Alberta, and London in the UK! Need moar? Folks will be shaking some dusty booty at Decomps in Vancouver, Portland, and Sydney, Australia. If you call the Bay Area home, don't miss Burning Man Decompression 2025: Oakland Edition at The Loom this very Saturday... that's two sleeps from now. Get tickets below! Be sure to decompress before you recompress.   The 2026 Black Rock City Honoraria Grant Program is Open Now!  Indeed 2025 was an inspiring year for art in Black Rock City, sparking imagination and shaping unforgettable experiences. Now it’s your turn! The 2026 Honoraria program opened on October 15. The first step is to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) via the grant portal in Burner Profiles. LOIs will be accepted through November 13, 2025 at 5pm PT. The Honoraria Program awards $1.3 million annually to fund impactful, participatory, and visually appealing sculptural artworks on the open playa at the Burning Man event in Black Rock City. We can’t wait to see what you’re dreaming up! Art Department staff are hosting virtual Q&A sessions where you’re invited to ask us anything about the grant program. Be sure to RSVP for one of the following dates:
Art: "Reborn" by Clinton Lesh, 2025 (Photo by Mady Lesh)  If You Were in BRC 2025 ~ Please Fill Out these Three Surveys  If you were in Black Rock City 2025, it’s not too late to tell us about it. Here are THREE important surveys that require your attention. First up, please take 10 to 15 fun-filled minutes to share your experience in the BRC 2025 Post-event Survey. Next, tell us about yourself — who you are, where you’re from, how you travel to BRC, and other important details — by filling out the Black Rock City 2025 Census. Finally, we’d love to hear feedback — the crunchy and the smooth — about your neighborhood and neighbors in Black Rock City. BRC Neighborhood Feedback Form Art: "Temple of the Deep" by Miguel Arraiz García, 2025 (Photo by George Post)  Catch up with Burners Without Borders in their Fall Newsletter  Hot off the digital press, the new Burners Without Borders Fall newsletter features stories and updates from around the globe — spotlighting new projects, bold experiments, and fresh ways to plug in. Dive in to find practical tools and inspiring stories:
(Photo courtesy of BWB)  This is the Official Burning Man 2026 Theme and How It Was Chosen  Katie Bain writes in Billboard: These themes are less mandates for how to dress or decorate a camp, but instead, says Burning Man Project Director of the organization’s Philosophical Center, Stuart Mangrum, who designs each year’s theme, operate on three levels. They provide, Mangrum says, “fertile ground” for artists to take inspiration from for the many small and large-scale art projects created each year. They must also be a concept that’s accessible to Burners and also somehow reflect or react to the general zeitgeist of the global Burning Man community. Read "This is the Official Burning Man Theme" (Photo by Julie Jammot / Getty Images)   Hear "From the Playa to the Planets" on the Burning Man LIVE Podcast  For a decade, the Black Rock Observatory has served as a portal to the cosmos, bringing deep space to the desert. Father-and-son Zoom and Robin Newhouse are at the helm of the observatory that houses telescopes for viewing planets, galaxies, and even our sun. The observatory’s theme camp serves as an expert nexus: It is home to Space Talks with physicists and professors, and a museum of meteorites. They bring these offerings to Regional Events, festivals, and eclipses worldwide... but they save the observatory for Black Rock City.  Meet the Technologist and Maker Behind Center Camp's Verse-O-Matic  When passion meets purpose, magic happens. Hero is a jack-of-all-trades — woodworking, metalworking, even coding. He combined those skills with a love for poetry to create a machine that sparked joy for everyone who encountered it. What made it special? Each poem was unique, written in the moment, and tailored to the person who stepped up to the Verse-O-Matic. Art: "Verse-O-Matic" by Chad Elish, 2025, surrounded by happy BRC participants (Photo by Gurps Chawla)   Be the Spark for More Burning Man!  Burning Man and Black Rock City are a Communal Effort, made possible thanks to the dedicated support of people like YOU. When you donate to Burning Man Project, the nonprofit in service to the global Burning Man cultural movement, you support our global, year-round work producing Black Rock City and nurturing a more connected, creative world. Thank you. Art: "Aquatica" by Anna Gribovsky, 2025 (Photo by DustToAshes)  Proposals for the 2026 Black Rock City Temple Are Now Open  Burning Man Arts is now accepting proposals for the 2026 Temple Grant Program — with an easier submission process. While the community continues to reflect on the powerful experience of "Temple of the Deep" from Tomorrow Today, it's already time to look ahead to next year so artists have as much time as possible to create a spiritual home in Black Rock City. Temple proposals are due by October 31, 2025. Art: "Temple of the Deep" by Miguel Arraiz, 2025 (Photo by Mark Fromson)   Decompression: Oakland Edition — October 18 — Oakland, California  Where: The Loom, Oakland, California San Francisco Bay Area! Burning Man Decompression 2025 is THIS Saturday in Oakland! Bay Area humans — whether Burner-curious or you’re ready for a playa reunion, summon your crew, don your festive attire, and come participate! Immerse yourself in more than 40 interactive art installations, feed your mind, connect with friends, and get your freak on. It all happens at The Loom in Oakland, a new venue with an exciting mix of indoor and outdoor spaces — tons of space for theme camps, workshops, maker demos, panel discussions, live music, DJs and dance floors, mutant vehicles, fire art garden, silent disco, whimsy, and discovery! See you there! BurnOn 2025: Portland Decompression — October 18 — Portland, OR  Where: Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon Precipitation NW and the Portland Burning Man community invite the public to BurnOn, a Regional Decompression event and art show held beneath the iconic arches of Cathedral Park. BurnOn is a celebration of creativity, community, and the principles of Burning Man. Rooted in the spirit of Radical Inclusion, Portlanders are invited to get a taste of Burning Man in an accessible, family-friendly setting. This event is free.  We were listening to... Paul Traeumer @ Bipolar Express, Black Rock City 2025 | Listen on Soundcloud   Burning Man Project on Facebook   Post Request: Credits: More Information: Previous Editions of the Jackrabbit Speaks: Subscribe & Unsubscribe:    You are receiving this because of your interest in and support of Burning Man Project. Burning Man Project • 660 Alabama St. San Francisco, CA 94110 • 415-865-3800 |
