Heading for Black Rock City for Burning Man? This year’s event carries a Metamorphosis theme and runs from Aug. 25 through Sept. 2. Here are our top 10 picks for what to do on Day Two.
MONDAY, AUG. 26
- Gypsy Nebula Village BRC Boardwalk: Midnight to noon, Aug. 26-31, Camp Trailer Trash. Enjoy carnival games, spirit card readings, Madame Zelda’s house of mirrors, mutant monkeys and more. Contact: coyoterising@frontiernet.net.
- Open AA Meeting (Alcoholics Anonymous): 7-8 a.m. Aug. 26-Sept. 1, Camp Anonymous Village. A 12-step meeting for anyone with a desire to stop drinking. https://burnanon.org
- BookCrossing Zone: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Aug. 26-Sept. 1, Mobility Camp. Take a book or drop one off. Look for the big white book-crossing zone box. Kid friendly. https://mobilitycamp.org
- Dragoncamp Armory Bikini Workshop: 8 a.m.-noon Aug. 26-31, location 7:30 & F. Participatory workshop where women will make and decorate their own sexy Armor Bikini to keep, wear and share on the playa. dragoncamparmory@gmail.com.
- Brunchcovery: 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 26 and 29, Camp Bang Bang. Cocktails and brunch, dance, vibrational massage tables and Aussie humor. https://www.campbangbang.com/
- Recycle Your Aluminum Cans: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 26-Sept. 1, Recycle Camp. Pre-crush and sort your empty aluminum cans into a mesh bag, then bring them to the camp. Ride the Crushinator, a state-of-the-art, bicycle-powered, aluminum can-crushing machine. https://burningman.org/event/black-rock-city-guide/infrastructure/recycle-camp/
- Liminal Assassination Army: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Aug. 26-30, Camp Liminal Labs. Sign up online or once you get to Black Rock City for a Playa-wide water-warfare tournament. http://liminallabs.com/2019/assassination-army/
- Truth or Dare Jenga: Noon-6 p.m. Aug. 26-31, Camp Wah-Nah-Shotskee. Each person wishing to enter must declare “truth” or “dare”, then pull a piece from the tower. One side will be labeled with a truth which must be answered, or a dare which must be performed.
- Concerts in the Shade Series: 2:30-6 p.m. Aug. 26-31, Camp Reverbia. Each day will feature acoustic artists followed by sets with live bands and special performances. https://Reverbia.org
- Production School: 7-11 p.m. Aug. 26-30, Camp Lunarcras. Get a quick tutorial on the production gear and then help run the show. http://www.lunarcrats.com
As for the rest of the fest, we’ve got picks for those, too, from opening day to the final full day of frolic:
- Top 10 events for Opening day, Aug. 25, including Ali bar-bar
- Top 10 events for Day 3, Aug. 27 — yo, yard games!
- Top 10 events for Day 4, Aug. 28, hello, jump the shark
- Top 10 events for Day 5, Aug. 29, including a cake-baking sesh
- Top 10 events for Day 6, Aug. 30 — bacon pancakes, anyone?
- Top 10 events for Day 7, Aug. 31 — calling all college football fans…
- Top 10 events for Day 8, Sept. 1, including a voodoo shooting gallery
For a complete list of events, visit https://playaevents.burningman.org/