Black Rock City is the home of massive annual Burning Man. It’s not a festival, per se, but a temporary city created almost entirely by its citizens each summer. This year’s Burning Man theme is Metamorphosis and it runs from Aug. 25 through Sept. 2.
SUNDAY, AUG. 25: 10 hot events on opening day
- Unofficial Playa Civil Unions: 6-10 p.m. Aug. 25-30, Camp Two Lanterns. Weddings for any being with all the trimmings, including rings, veils, top hats and an unofficial wedding certificate. Make contact prior to the burn week. https://bit.ly/2Jy01Gi
- Trading Booth of Stories & Secrets: 6-9 p.m. aug. 25-31, Camp EBB & Glow Village. Anyone can be a bartender, and stories and secrets are the only accepted currency. https://bit.ly/30XsSwS
- Huggzilla Sunrise Coffee: Have a hot cup of coffee while enjoying a teddy bear cuddle puddle. https://bit.ly/2JQeWz0
- Friendship Ceremonies: 6-9 p.m. aug. 25-31, Camp Friendlandia. Bring a friend to celebrate your friendship in a short and heartfelt guided ceremony.
- Celestial Bodies Bar and Lounge: 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Aug. 25-30, Camp Celestial Bodies. A straight-friendly lounge bar in the gayborhood. Special events and cocktails. http://www.campcelestialbodies.org/
- Ali Bar-Bar: 6 p.m.-midnight Aug. 25-31, Camp Ali Bar-Bar. Follow the magic lantern to the hottest Bedouin bar west of the Sahara Desert to chill, drink and dance. https://alibarbar.org/
- Inaugural Jorts Slinging/Set-Up Crew party: 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 25, Camp Salute Your Jorts. The setup crew is here to dance with you, fit you with jorts, and get you some water to celebrate the first day on the Playa.
- ‘80s Royalty: 8-10 p.m. Aug. 25, Camp awkward & Tawdry Lounge. Come and worship all the ‘80s legends from your youth. https://bit.ly/2Mg8uTo
- Transition Cinema Under the Stars: 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. Aug. 25-30, Camp Liminal Labs. Different movies every night. Tonight: “Shrek,” “Last Kiss Goodnight,” “Under the Skin,” “Performance.” https://bit.ly/32OH252
- Super-Secret Sound Check: 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Aug. 25, Camp Slutgarden. Full party with bar, sound and lights. Come ready to dance! http://slutgarden.net/
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 Day 2, Aug. 26, including truth-or-dare Jenga
- Top 10 events for Day 3, Aug. 27 — yard games, anyone?
- Top 10 events for Day 4, Aug. 28, with jump the shark and more
- Top 10 events for Day 5, Aug. 29, including baking a cake … dessert in the desert
- Top 10 events for Day 6, Aug. 30, bacon pancakes and more
- Top 10 events for Day 7, Aug. 31 — hello, college football
- Top 10 events for Day 8, Sept. 1, including a voodoo shooting gallery
For a complete list of events, visit https://playaevents.burningman.org/
