Why Burning Man Is Going for a Different Vibe This Year

Why Burning Man is going for a different vibe this year

Burning Man is leaning into a less-is-more ethos this year. The official 2025 guide urges participants to eschew “competitive camping” and “the pressure to outdo” at the weeklong art-and-culture gathering in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The dialing-back is part of the organizers’ ongoing response to the event’s social-media-fueled pre-pandemic boom. Around the time participation peaked, with 78,850 participants in 2019, there was a concerted push…

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Burning Man takes place each year around the last week of August.JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty ImagesBurning Man is a desert-based arts festival that's become the playground of business elites.The dayslong event requires attendees to arrive with their own living accommodations and food.It's become a tradition among models, influencers, and billionaire businessmen.Tens of thousands of people are set to descend upon Black Rock City, Nevada, this comi…