Last year is FAR MORE BEAUTIFUL!

I guess I am a little confused. I heard about Burning Man being a festival of sorts in the Nevada desert where theres a weeks worth of artistic creativity and meeting people from different cultures. Has it always been $350.00? And if so… What is the money for? does it buy meals? tents or what? Where to people stay while there? Also I thought I read last year Burning Man is always in September. I see this year it was in August thus I had to miss it. So far t his Burning man is becoming a mystery to why and what. If I am watching a bunch of nuts and berries for $350.00 Im better off waiting for the video.

You’re more than a little confused… the internet has plenty of info about BurningMan to help educate you if you really are interested. Go to BurningMan.com

It’s not just a “festival”, it’s the 3rd largest city in Nevada for the week it’s in swing. It’s a community based around free-exchange. Sharing, generosity, and caring for eachother’s artistic expression and very-basic needs is what it’s about.
Everyone is supposed to participate and contribute. It’s not supposed to be for tourists, attendees, and “watchers”.

The cost has gone up over the years mostly proportional to the increase in the number of participants … about 40,000 this year. So the money pays simply for the PortaPotties, basic land-use (it’s the BLM’s land), and organizing efforts of those in charge, and some proceeds go toward grants for the artists who have major pieces they’re working on.

Food, shelter tents), water, and everything else the participants need to provide what they want to the community, they must bring/provide for themselves… it’s all extreme car-camping.

The daytime is all about anything-goes community services. You can learn Yoga or S&M, Salsa dancing or Pole Dancing. Or just go bar hopping. Or art-oggling. Whatever you want.

There’s also an unfortunate emphasis on Rave-type parties at night, and fuel-burning fire-canons. But I guess that’s just the nature of the people who have the personal money to bring and play with big equipment. It does make for the most intense, unique experiences anywhere. It’s a big do-it-yourself playground.

No money is exchanged once inside, and no “services” should be expected other than the porta-potties.

AND everyone needs to clean up after themselves. This is a pack it in/pack it out event. (although the ignorant and spoiled tourist types who have been increasingly attending don’t get that, treat it like any other festival and leave their trash around as if it’s someone elses job to do it. It’s ignorance like that that could end BurningMan. And ultimately that attitude is what’s destroying our enviornment.