# buildwith · Burning Man: sources Row #19 of `experiences_v1.csv` (research pass 3 Oct 2026, IST). Dates and deadlines come from `cal.py` (date check 4 Oct 2026, IST), which is the source of truth for dates, with the 4 Oct 2026 source-rule audit applied. The page deliberately shows **no prices** and no contact emails; see the official site. | Fact used | Source | |---|---| | Name, place (Black Rock City, Nevada, USA), continent | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/ticketing-information/ (primary) · https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/ (secondary) | | Usual timing: Late Aug-early Sep | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/ticketing-information/ (primary) · https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/ (secondary) | | What you build / use: BUILD art, art cars (mutant vehicles), theme camps | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/ticketing-information/ (primary) · https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/ (secondary) | | How a traveller takes part: Buy ticket and bring participation; apply for honoraria art grants; join a theme camp | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/ticketing-information/ (primary) · https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/ (secondary) | | Participation level: Build (open, ticketed) | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/ticketing-information/ (primary) · https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/ (secondary) | | Entry requirements / deadline: Tickets via official sales; honoraria application | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/ticketing-information/ (primary) · https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/ (secondary) | | Verification note (research pass): none | experiences_v1.csv | | Deadline: 29 Oct 2026: Burning Man 2027 Honoraria art-grant Letter of Intent (5pm PDT). 5pm PDT on 29 Oct = 5:30am IST on 30 Oct. Build/use: Funding for an art installation in Black Rock City 2027. How to join: Submit a Letter of Intent online. | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-grants-programs/brc-honoraria/submit_grant/ | | Date: 29 Aug–6 Sep 2027: Burning Man 2027 (Spellbound). Black Rock City, Nevada. Build/use: Art, art cars, theme camps. How to join: Tickets (2027 sale dates TBA); theme-camp placement. | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/black-rock-city-2027/ | | Take-part route "Bring art, an art car or a theme camp" (Workshop / open build): Buy a ticket through the official sales and bring your participation; join or place a theme camp. | Re-worded from the CSV row and the dated items above | | Take-part route "Apply for an Honoraria art grant" (Workshop / open build): Submit a Letter of Intent for an art installation grant (2027 deadline: 29 Oct 2026, 5pm PDT). | Re-worded from the CSV row and the dated items above | | Check note: 2027 ticket sale dates are TBA. | CSV verification notes / dated items above | ## Skills you'll need (section 03) | Fact used | Source | |---|---| | Skills (this experience): Build safety for art, theme-camp structures and shade in high desert wind; Fire-art safety, with FAST approval and a burn licence for anything that burns or uses flame effects; Leave No Trace: MOOP control, burn-scar prevention, packing everything out; (Optional) Mutant Vehicle design to DMV criteria | Skills research, checked 2026-10-04 (IST) | | Difficulty (our estimate): Some practice (art or vehicle builds: Skilled team); prep time (our estimate): 2–4 weeks of camp prep; 3–9 months for art or vehicle projects. Difficulty and prep time are Curiosta editorial estimates for a first-timer, not organiser figures. | Curiosta editorial estimate | | Refresher, practice and safety steps: Read the Survival Guide and the 10 Principles before you plan anything; Leave No Trace and radical self-reliance shape every build decision. / Engineer for wind: anchor shade and structures properly, brace tall pieces, and expect the organiser to ask for drawings and engineering for taller or climbable art. / Anything with open fire, flame effects or pyrotechnics needs Fire Art Safety Team (FAST) review and a BRC burn licence; liquid-fuel flame effects aren't allowed in camps or on mutant vehicles. / Never burn on the bare playa: burn barrels must be raised at least 6 inches, burn only unpainted wood, and burning art sits on a 4-inch layer of decomposed granite; remove ash and every nail afterwards. / Keep one ABC fire extinguisher per camp and per vehicle, and keep structures at least 20 ft from anything burning; fireworks and aerial flares are banned. / MOOP (matter out of place) planning: avoid feathers, glitter and loose decor, pre-cut materials at home to cut down on sawdust, sweep your site daily and on departure, and pack everything out. / Mutant vehicles: radically modified, lit at night, no faster than 5 mph, working brakes, guardrails on decks; DMV licensing required. / Read the 2026 Survival Guide PDF end to end and make a camp MOOP plan. / Pitch and stake your shade structure on a windy day at home; practise ratchet straps and guy lines. / Pre-fabricate and test-assemble your art piece at home; time the assembly and teardown. / Take a basic fire-extinguisher and first-aid course locally. / No fires on bare playa; raised burn barrels only; FAST approval for fire art. / ABC extinguisher in every camp and vehicle; no fireworks. / Anchor everything for high wind; light yourself, your bike and your art at night. / Leave No Trace: pack it in, pack it out, MOOP sweep. | Our summary of the resources below | | Resource (Official; publisher: Burning Man Project): Burning Man Survival Guide 2026 (PDF): The essential participant guide: personal safety, fire, leaks, burn scars, LNT. | https://survival.burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BMSG-2026-fin.pdf | | Resource (Official; publisher: Burning Man Project): Leaving No Trace – Survival Guide 2026: LNT expectations and the environmental roadmap. | https://survival.burningman.org/leave-no-trace/ | | Resource (Official; publisher: Burning Man Project): Burning Responsibly – Survival Guide 2026: Burn-barrel, ash and burn-scar rules. | https://survival.burningman.org/leave-no-trace/burning-responsibly/ | | Resource (Official; publisher: Burning Man Project): Creating Fire Art Safely: FAST process, burn licences and flame-effect rules. | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/fire-art-guidelines/creating-fire-art-safely/ | | Resource (Official; publisher: Burning Man Project): Building Safe Structures: Structural expectations and documentation for art installations. | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/art-installation-guidelines/building-safe-structures/ | | Resource (Official; publisher: Burning Man Project): Mutant Vehicle Criteria and Licensing: DMV criteria: mutation, lighting, speed, brakes, guardrails. | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-mutant-vehicle/mv-criteria-and-licensing/ | | Also consulted for the skills section | https://burningman.org/black-rock-city/bring-your-art/fire-art-guidelines/open-fire-guidelines/ | | Also consulted for the skills section | https://burningman.org/about/10-principles/ | See also: skills guide `skills/festival-build-safety-lnt/` ## Check notes shown on the page - 2027 ticket sale dates are TBA. ## Our grouping - Levels shown: Workshop / open build (our grouping of the CSV participation level "Build (open, ticketed)"). - Usual months used by the month filter: Aug, Sep.