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BURNINGMAN
A pop-up city of 70,000 people that rises in the Nevada desert and then vanishes without a trace: eight days of art, music and counterculture, August 29 to September 6, 2027.
Burning Man 2027
The Burning Man festival.
In a nutshell.
Burning Man takes place every summer in the Nevada desert, north of Reno. It isn't a classic music festival: it's a pop-up city of nearly 70,000 people, built entirely by its participants, that rises for eight days and then disappears without leaving the slightest trace behind. The 2027 edition, themed “Spellbound,” runs from August 29 to September 6. Monumental art, electronic music across dozens of sound camps, and the final burning of “the Man” that gives the event its name.
The founding principle is “radical self-reliance”: every participant must bring everything they need (water, food, shelter) and leave without a trace of waste. The event also runs without money — aside from ice and coffee for sale, everything happens through gifting or barter. The music, mostly electronic, plays continuously across dozens of sound camps scattered through the city, with no lineup announced in advance like a classic festival.
The high point remains the burning of the giant “Man” sculpture at the end of the week, followed by the burning of the Temple, a space for collective reflection. The desert sets its own rules: crushing heat by day, very cold nights, sudden dust storms — proper gear isn't optional.
Burning Man · what's confirmed
What we know about Burning Man 2027.
- Dates
- August 29 — September 6, 2027, announced by the organiser.
- Confirmed
- Tickets
- From €775, indicative price to reconfirm on the ticket shop.
- To reconfirm
"Confirmed": read on the festival's official website. "To reconfirm": announced, but not yet rechecked by us. "Estimate" or "upcoming": not yet announced by the organiser. See the official website
Burning Man in practice
Profile of the festival.
Capacity, atmosphere, crowd, hours and on-site budget: the full profile of Burning Man 2027 before you get your tickets.
Lineup
No classic lineup
The music, mostly electronic, plays continuously across dozens of sound camps scattered through the city — no headliners announced in advance.
A pop-up city
Rises and disappears in 8 days
Black Rock City is built entirely by its participants and then completely dismantled, leaving no trace, following the event's founding principle.
The venue
The Black Rock desert, Nevada
A dry lakebed north of Reno, with no infrastructure whatsoever — everything has to be brought in by participants themselves.
Attendance
~70,000 participants
A cap set by the Bureau of Land Management permit to limit environmental impact. Participants from more than 100 countries.
What to expect
Crushing heat, cold nights, dust
The desert sets its own rules: sun protection, a dust mask, warm clothes for the night — nothing is provided on site.
Budget
From $775 in 2026 (reference)
A cashless event on site (aside from ice and coffee): bring all your gear and supplies in advance, no restocking possible once you arrive.
Burning Man 2027 practical info
Practical info.
Dates, hours, transport and lodging: what you need to know before you go.
Dates and schedule
Sunday August 29 to Monday September 6, 2027 (theme “Spellbound”). The city is built and dismantled entirely for the occasion.
Tickets
Several price tiers for the same access (“Pay your Way” at $775 in 2026, a few lower- or higher-priced tickets depending on means). Vehicle Pass an extra $165 to bring a car.
Payment
A near-cashless event: only ice and coffee are paid for on site. Everything else runs on gifting or barter (a “gifting economy”).
Access and transport
Reno-Tahoe Airport is the nearest, then about 2.5 hours by road. A temporary airport (Black Rock City Airport) also allows arrival by private or chartered plane during the event.
Accessibility
The official website doesn't detail specific provisions on the pages checked as of the verification date: contact the organisers before buying for accessibility needs.
TransportReno is the most convenient gateway, then a drive across the desert.
- By plane
- Reno-Tahoe Airport (RNO), the closest, then about 2h30 by road to the site.
- Temporary airport
- Black Rock City Airport opens during the event for private or chartered flights directly to the site.
- By car
- Expect long queues at the entrance and exit of the site, especially on the first and last days.
- From Paris
- Flight to San Francisco or Reno (with a connection), then by road (estimate).
AccommodationCamping isn't one option among others: it's the only way to take part.
- Camping required
- Every participant brings their own tent, water and food for the whole duration — there's no accommodation infrastructure on site.
- Theme camps
- Many participants join an organised camp (theatre, sound, community) that pools kitchen and entertainment.
- Before/after in Reno
- Reno concentrates most of the classic hotel offering for a stay before or after the event.
DestinationNorthern Nevada, between desert and the Sierra Nevada, is well suited to a real road trip around the event.
- Reno
- A practical gateway, with real city life to rest in before or after the desert.
- Lake Tahoe
- About 1h from Reno, a total contrast with the desert — mountain lake and hiking.
- Weather
- Late August-early September in the Nevada desert: intense heat by day (30°C and above), cool nights, dust storms possible.
Information last updated on October 2, 2026
Burning Man 2027 line-up
The full line-up.
Day by day.
The Burning Man 2027 line-up hasn't been revealed yet. We'll update this page as soon as it's announced.
Line-up coming soon
The first names usually drop in autumn, several months before the festival. Come back then: the full day-by-day line-up will show up here.
Comfort, well positioned
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Burning Man.
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Lodging
Places to stay around Black Rock City, Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
Activities
Fill your days too.
Bars, restaurants, spots worth a visit between two shows: enough to fill the gaps in the schedule without improvising on the spot at the last minute.
A taste of it
Burning Man
like you were there.
Burning Man's Temple in 2021 — the week's other big burn, a space for collective reflection.
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01 — Burning ManPhoto credits: Monera Mason · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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