From breakfast tacos to Spanky’s wine bar, here’s what’s up at Burning Man on Day Five.
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
- The Temple of Harmonics: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Aug. 26-31, Camp Playa Choir. Hot coffee and music. Start a yoga session, meditate, dance, bring and play an instrument, and more. www.playachoir.com
- Bake Your Own Cake: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 26-30, Black Rock Bakery, 8:30 & Esplanade. Stop by the bakery and bake a cake. Email blackrockbakery@gmail.com to reserve a spot. www.facebook.com/blackrockbakery/
- Stamp It! Camp: 9:30 a.m.-2;30 p.m. Aug. 26-30, Stamp It! Camp. Use Burning Man theme-based stamps to create unique stampings on souvenir items like hats, umbrellas, T-shirts, backpacks or body parts. randyfayartist@yahoo.com
- It’s Raining (Breakfast) Tacos: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 26-31. Enjoy Texas-style breakfast tacos, including bacon, egg and cheese and vegan refried bean-potato. www.houstonartcollective.org/houpla
- Spanky’s Wine Bar: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Aug. 26-Sept. 1, Spanky’s Wine Bar (and Village). An interactive group of theme camps focused around a Wine Bar. http://www.spankyswinebar.com
- Loveland’s Serendipity Outpost: Noon-5 p.m. Aug. 26-29, Camp Loveland. Offerings change daily: massage, eye gazing, hugs, serenades, body painting, poetry and more. www.facebook.com/loveland.brc/
- 12th annual Red Dress Run: 3-7 p.m. Aug. 29, The Man. This is a hash-style run in which participants are encouraged to wear red dresses (yes, even the men). http://brch3.com/red-dress-run/
- MOW (Meals on Wheels, by Migs & Kitchen): 6-11:45 p.m. Aug. 27 and 29, Camp Lip Bomb. Spin the Wheel of Misfortune and win a dinner delivered anywhere on the Playa. Stop by for details. http://lipbomb.org/
- Uproarious Flame Orchestra: 7:30-11 p.m. Aug. 27 and 29, Camp U.F.O. Join the fire spinners and set the night sky ablaze. Fuel for guest spinners, LED flow toys for beginners. Music, drinks and dancing. www.facebook.com/uforesponseteamBM/
- Lucent Dossier — The Human Ascension Project: 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Aug. 29-30, Camp Red Lightning — Blue Thunder. Join acrobats, fire performers, contortionists and aerialists as they reinvent the world of entertainment. http://lucentdossier.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 2, Aug. 26, complete with truth-or-dare Jenga
- Top 10 events for Day 3, Aug. 27, including yard games
- Top 10 events for Day 4, Aug. 28 – hello, jump the shark!
- Top 10 events for Day 6, Aug. 30 — bacon pancakes, anyone?
- Top 10 events for Day 7, Aug. 31, with some college football fun
- Top 10 events for Day 8, Sept. 1 — don’t miss the voodoo shooting gallery
For a complete list of events, visit https://playaevents.burningman.org/