Editing Burning Man (section)

=== 2024 ===
On August 25, 2024, the first day of the 2024 Burning Man festival, a female participant died.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-female-participant-burning-man-2024-investigation-rcna168169 |title=Death of female participant at Burning Man 2024 under investigation |first=Marlene |last=Lenthang |publisher=NBC News |date=August 26, 2024 |accessdate=August 26, 2024 |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826125254/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-female-participant-burning-man-2024-investigation-rcna168169 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burning-man-death-investigation-2024/ |title=Woman dies on first day of Burning Man festival, prompting police investigation |first=Emily Mae |last=Czachor |publisher=CBS News |date=August 26, 2024 |accessdate=August 26, 2024 |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826165403/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burning-man-death-investigation-2024/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 26, it was reported that tickets remained unsold for the festival for the first time since 2011.<ref name=notsoldout>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/videos/entertainment/2024/08/26/burning-man-tickets-remain-unsold-first-time-13-years/74873139007/ |title=Burning Man tickets remain unsold for the first time in 13 years |work=USA Today |date=August 26, 2024 |accessdate=August 31, 2024}}</ref>

An epic dust storm was reported on the final day of the event, snarling departure traffic and causing lines to last more than four hours.

The Burning Man Project is currently engaged in a fundraising campaign that began in October 2024. The campaign aims to collect $20 million. On December 19, 2024, CEO Marian Goodell emailed supporters that the project still requires $14 million to meet its financial goal for the 2025 festival.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Bain | first=Katie | title=Burning Man's Budget Shortfall: $14 Million Still Needed to Bridge the Gap Ahead of 2025 | magazine=Billboard | date=2024-12-19 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/burning-man-fundraiser-14-million-budget-gap-marian-goodell/ | access-date=2024-12-21}}</ref>