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- Burning Man takes place over nine days, from August 25 to September 2, in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
- As a community, Burning Man is commerce-free — but attending can cost up to $20,000 depending on the experience you want, according to some estimates.
- That includes prices for tickets, transportation, accommodation, supplies, and costumes.
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"Burning Man is not a festival. Burning Man is a community."
So reads the official Burning Man website. At the end of every August, everyone from "hippies" to billionaires — who all call themselves Burners — gather in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert known as "the playa" to partake in a global cultural movement based on 10 principles. The temporary city of Burning Man is known as Black Rock City.
This year, Burning Man takes place from August 25 to September 2. Burning Man is a free community inside — instead of booking entertainment, it encourages participants to perform for the community free of charge. It also doesn’t sell goods.
But the cost of attending Burning Man can come to thousands of dollars between tickets, transportation, accommodations, supplies, and costumes.
See how much it really costs to attend Burning Man.
Revenue numbers for 2018 weren’t available, but Burning Man earned about $3.7 million in revenue minus expenses in 2017.
Reuters
Source: Federal tax documents via Reno Gazette Journal
The cost of admission to Burning Man depends on when you buy tickets. Pre-sale tickets cost $1,400, main sale tickets run for $425, and late registration tickets cost $550. Kids 12 and under can attend for free.
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Source: Burning Man
Burning Man also offers a low-income ticket program — approved applicants can purchase tickets for $210 each.
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Source: Burning Man
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