
Burning Man is an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance. Check out
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Burning Man will be held in the Black Rock Desert, 120 miles north of Reno, Nevada. The towns of Empire and Gerlach serve as guardians of the desert region.
Burning Man is always held the week prior to and including Labor Day weekend. In 2008 the dates are Monday, August 25th to Monday, September 1st.
Past themes have included Fertility, Time, Hell, Outer Space, The Body, The Floating World, Beyond Belief, Vault of Heaven, Psyche, Hope and Fear, and The Green Man.