Burning Man Festival - May 17, 2026
JRS: Volunteer + Find a Camp π₯ It's All Here
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| No images? Click here  Volume 30, Issue #21 | May 17, 2026   Whether in Black Rock City, or at a community-run event elsewhere, once people ignite the spark to gather and create together, they want to keep doing it. Increasingly, communities are asking, "What if we had a space to gather year round?" From Portugal to South Africa, Burners are collectively acquiring land, not only to host events, but to create a home base from which to learn, grow together, and cultivate new possibilities. Read on for a Journal post and Burning Man LIVE interview with Burners whose local communities have put down roots on the land. Yes! You can still buy a ticket to Black Rock City 2026. Tickets are available via the Secure Ticket Exchange Program. Learn more below. New here and looking for a camp and ways to get involved? We got you. Jump below to the Participate section to find fresh 2026 Theme Camp Listings and a myriad of ways to plug in and help power this ah-mazing temporary city. Going to Burning Man is fun. Where else do you get to indulge your whimsy with 70,000 new and fabulous friends? You know whatβs even MOAR fun? Helping to create the living, breathing, booty-shaking city thatβs all around you. Keep reading, soon-to-be dusty friend, in this very edition we've got tips, tricks, and pathways for tapping into this unique metropolis. Gate, Perimeter & Exodus are recruiting! Share your thoughts about the future of mutant vehicles in Black Rock City at upcoming Wheel Deal town halls. Bring your logistical (and philosophical) questions to monthly office hours with Art, Department of Mutant Vehicles, and Placement. Next month, Burners Without Borders is hosting their Solstice Summit at Fly Ranch and you're invited. It's all here. Just scroll. Now get up and dance.   Black Rock City 2026 Tickets Available to Buy Now via STEP  Gather your crew and start making plans for eight phantasmagorical days of connection and creativity. Black Rock City 2026 will rise just once, all that's missing is YOU! This is your moment! Tickets to Black Rock City 2026 are available now via the Secure Ticket Exchange Program (STEP), which allows anyone to safely buy and resell tickets and vehicle passes. Applications for the Ticket Aid and Resilience programs are also open now. Get all the details and score your tickets via our ticketing page. Art: "Chapel of Babel" by Michael Garlington, 2023 (Photo by Duncan Rawlinson)  Fertile Ground: Burner Land Projects Flourish  From Michigan to Ukraine, Sweden to South Africa, Burning Man communities around the world are acquiring land to extend the Burning Man ethos into the world. In the latest Burning Man Journal article, author Roxane Jessi speaks with Regional groups whose land projects are permanent spaces to nurture participatory creativity. Hear about their journeys, how they are utilizing the land, and what it means to them to have a space where they can grow and gather year round. Read "Fertile Ground" in the Journal Art: βProteaβ Borderland 2024 effigy by Annie Locke Scherer (Photo by Cipriano Mauricio)   How to Find a Camp and Get Involved in Black Rock City  If you just got your Black Rock City tickets and you're new here, welcome! You're embarking on a grand adventure co-created with tens of thousands of dusty beings. It begins now! Black Rock City comes to life through the Communal Effort of its citizens. Every dusty being has an important role, whether it's helping a camp, supporting art, or helping the city operate and thrive. Join a Black Rock City Team There are as many volunteer roles as there are Black Rock City participants with unique capabilities and interests. Many of these teams β including the chill ice sales team Arctica; Greeters, who welcome every dusty participant to BRC; and Lamplighters, who illuminate the city nightly β are great starting points for first-time Burners. Jump in! To join a volunteer team create a Burner Profile, fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire, and select the teams that spark your interest. Looking for a Camp? The 2026 Theme Camp Listings just went live. Many camps are recruiting and have website and contact buttons with their listing. Browse alphabetically for camps that fit your vibe, then reach out and say hello. Enthused about a camp that doesn't have contact information? You may be able to find them on social media. (Photo by Espressobuzz)  Gate, Perimeter & Exodus Want YOU  Gate, Perimeter & Exodus (GPE) volunteers have the privilege of being the first face excited Burners see when they arrive at the best place on Earth. GPE is a volunteer-powered machine, and needs helpful, eager, and awesome humans to make the wheels turn. There is a stellar crew ready to welcome you in, teach you the ropes, plus a killer social hub where you can celebrate after your shifts. To apply create a Burner Profile, fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire, and select Gate, Perimeter & Exodus. If you're able to arrive extra early and stay late on playa, there are paid positions available with the GPE Logistics crew. (Photo by Axis)  The Wheel Deal DMV Town Halls β May 22 & 30 β Online  The Department of Mutant Vehicles (DMV) is hosting an ongoing conversation with the community about the future of mutant vehicles in Black Rock City. The Wheel Deal began with a survey (it's still open and linked below), and continues with a series of virtual town halls. The first two town halls in May will explore what has been learned from the survey. (The content will be similar for both May town halls; you only need to attend one.) The third, fourth, and fifth town halls in June and July will each explore a different theme emerging from the survey responses.
Please join as many of these discussions as you would like, and help the DMV find the right path to the future of mutant vehicles in Black Rock City. The Circus mutant vehicle (Photo by Scott London)  Join Art, Placement, and Department of Mutant Vehicles Office Hours  Planning to bring your vision to life in Black Rock City 2026? You probably have questions about how it all works. Monthly virtual office hours for the Art department, Department of Mutant Vehicles, and Placement are up and running. All are invited to drop in and ask anything. Art Office Hours - for questions about bringing art to Black Rock City, and the resources Burning Man Project provides to support artists: Department of Mutant Vehicles Office Hours - for questions about bringing mutant and accessibility vehicles to Black Rock City: Placement Office Hours - for questions about camping, including open camping and bringing a theme camp to the dust: (Photo by Gurpreet Chawla)   Listen to "The Borderland: Trust Creates Worlds" on Burning Man LIVE  The Borderland is Scandinaviaβs largest and longest running Burning Man Regional Event. A few years ago, the community crowd-funded land that serves as the permanent home for their Regional Event, and a space for year-round collaborations of all kinds. In this interview, The Borderland community members discuss how their βworking out loudβ culture fosters radical trust, allowing them to create a world where no one is in charge.   Support Burning Man Project and Bring Art to Life  Every year, Honoraria grants support more than 70 artists in bringing big and small art projects to life β creating the grand and intimate, interactive and awe-inspiring works that define Black Rock City. Philanthropic support directly fuels these projects, powering innovation, collaboration, and shared experience. Consider making a donation to help ensure the Black Rock City Honoraria Program continues to spark Burning Man's extraordinary creative spirit. Donate to Support Burning Man Art Art: "Kiosk" by Studio Woo Woo (Photo by Mark Fromson)  Burners Without Borders Solstice Summit β June 18 to 21 β Fly Ranch  Where: Fly Ranch, Nevada The Burners Without Borders (BWB) Solstice Summit is a four-day, radically-self-reliant, off-grid gathering where participants co-create the experience. This year's summit theme, The Living Ritual, asks participants to consider: with so much burning in the world today, what do we tend? The invitation is no longer only to ignite, but to nourish. If you've been curious about the work BWB has been doing at Fly Ranch, this is your chance to be part of it. Read the invitation and buy tickets (Photo by Kyle Kesterson)  We were listening to... Julia Felix @ Space Cowboys, AfrikaBurn 2026 | 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 β’ 660 Alabama St. San Francisco, CA 94110 β’ 415-865-3800 |
