Burning Man

Pop-up city happening now Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA Annual, the week before Labor Day (Aug 30 – Sep 7, 2026) ticketed (~$575 main sale, plus vehicle pass)

The original modern pop-up city: for one week each year ~70,000 people build Black Rock City in the Nevada desert — a full temporary metropolis with streets, civic infrastructure, radical self-reliance and a gift economy — then leave no trace. Nearly every pop-up city that followed borrows its core insight: a city can be temporary and still be real.

Founded 1986 (Baker Beach) / 1990 in Black Rock Desert; the acknowledged ancestor of the pop-up city movement and of regional Burns worldwide

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Verified 2026-09 against public sources. Dates change; confirm with the organizers.