Editing Burning Man (section)

== Event timeline ==
The statistics below illustrate the growth in both the scale and scope of Burning Man in terms of location, height of the central Man sculpture, population, ticket price, and several registered camps and art.

After starting at {{cvt|8|ft}} and growing taller each of the next three years, the height of the titular Man remained at {{cvt|40|ft}} between 1989 and 2013. During those years, changes in the size and form of the base on which the wooden Man stood accounted for the differing heights of the overall structures.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/ |title=Timeline {{!}} Burning Man |website=burningman.org |access-date=April 7, 2020 |archive-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912030106/https://burningman.org/timeline/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014 the construction of the Man changed to a {{cvt|105|ft}} tall figure standing directly on the ground with no base. From 2015 to 2019 the Man returned to {{cvt|40|ft}} in height.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
! style="white-space:wrap" | Year
! Location
! Theme
! style="white-space:wrap" | Man height
! style="white-space:wrap" | Population
! stype="white-space:wrap" |[[Bureau of Land Management]] population limit
! style="white-space:wrap" | Ticket price(s)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Art & History of Burning Man Tickets and Entry Fees |url=https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/larry-harvey-the-numbers-game-blm-permit-1999 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=Trippingly |date=February 26, 1999 |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319074313/https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/larry-harvey-the-numbers-game-blm-permit-1999 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! Weather Overview
! Number of theme camps, mutant vehicles, and placed art
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1986
| [[Baker Beach]]
| None
| {{cvt|8|ft}}
| 35
| ''Not on BLM land''
| Free
|
| None
|-
| colspan="8" | Larry Harvey and Jerry James burn a wooden effigy of a man at Baker Beach on the summer solstice, following a tradition begun by Mary Grauberger of burning art at Baker Beach on the summer solstice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Grauberger |url=https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/2019/2/16/mary-grauberger |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=Trippingly |date=June 16, 2008 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202004649/https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/2019/2/16/mary-grauberger |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1987
| Baker Beach
| None
| {{cvt|15|ft}}
| 80
| ''Not on BLM land''
| Free
|
| None
|-
| colspan="8" | Whereas the previous year's effigy was assembled from scrap wood on the morning of the solstice, the 1987 Man was built over several weeks from cut lumber.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 1987 |url=https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/2019/2/23/burning-man-1987 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=Trippingly |date=June 21, 1987 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814013740/https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/2019/2/23/burning-man-1987 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1988
| Baker Beach
| None
| {{cvt|30|ft}}
| 200
| ''Not on BLM land''
| Free
|
| None
|-
| colspan="8" | Larry Harvey first names the annual event "Burning Man."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 1986–1990 – The Early Years |url=https://www.burn.life/1986--1990-the-early-days.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=burn.life |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123194017/https://www.burn.life/1986--1990-the-early-days.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1989
| Baker Beach
| None
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| 300
| ''Not on BLM land''
| Free
|
| None
|-
| colspan="8" | First listing of Burning Man in the San Francisco Cacophony Society newsletter, "Rough Draft" under "sounds like cacophony".
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1990
| style="white-space:wrap" |Baker Beach<br />& [[Black Rock Desert]]
| None
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| style="white-space:wrap" |{{Ubl|500 at Baker Beach|120 at Black Rock Desert}}
| None
| $15 (requested donation)
|
| None
|-
| colspan="8" | The Man was erected at Baker Beach on the summer solstice but not burned. The Man was then "invited" to the San Francisco Cacophony Zone Trip No. 4 on [[Labor Day (US)|Labor Day]] weekend in the Black Rock Desert.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1991
| Black Rock Desert
| None
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| 250
| None
| $15 (requested donation)
|
| None
|-
| colspan="8" | The Man was decorated with [[neon lighting]] in 1991 for the first time, and it has been decorated with neon every year since.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1992
| Black Rock Desert
| None
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| 600
| None
| $25 (requested donation)
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 0|Placed art: 2}}
|-
| colspan="8" | First year [[amplified music]] appeared at Burning Man. Craig Ellenwood and TerboTed set up a camp, approved by Larry Harvey one mile from center camp and launched the first [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] camp.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.burn.life/1991-1996-hypergrowth.html |title=Burning Man 1991–1996 |website=burn.life |access-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828000357/http://www.burn.life/1991-1996-hypergrowth.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/death-and-ecstasy-the-rise-and-fall-of-burning-mans-original-rave-ghetto/ |title=Death and Ecstasy, The Rise and Fall of Burning Man's Original Rave Ghetto Thump |access-date=August 17, 2016 |date=August 31, 2015 |archive-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002035535/https://thump.vice.com/en_ca/article/death-and-ecstasy-the-rise-and-fall-of-burning-mans-original-rave-ghetto |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/09/02/436697747/desert-music-burning-man-confronts-the-rising-beat |title=Desert Music: Burning Man Confronts The Rising Beat |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=September 2, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2016 |last=Gensler |first=Andy |archive-date=April 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430021300/https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/09/02/436697747/desert-music-burning-man-confronts-the-rising-beat |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1993
| Black Rock Desert
| None
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| 1,000
| None
| $40
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 1|Placed art: 3}}
|-
| colspan="8" | "Christmas Camp" becomes the first theme camp, with its two members dressing up as [[Santa Claus]] and giving out [[fruitcake]] and [[eggnog]].
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1994
| Black Rock Desert
| None
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| 2,000
| None
| $30
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: Unknown|Placed art: 5}}
|-
| colspan="8" | First year of wooden spires and lamp lighting.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1995
| Black Rock Desert
|
| {{cvt|40|ft}}
| 4,000
| None
| $35
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: Unknown|Placed art: 6}}
|-
| colspan="8" | The Center Camp Cafe began selling coffee.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1996
| Black Rock Desert
| heLLCo
| {{cvt|48|ft}}
| 8,000
| None
| $35
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: Unknown|Placed art: 11}}
|-
| colspan="8" | Theme was a satire referencing [[Dante]]'s [[Inferno (poem)|''Inferno'']], heLLCo (a [[corporate takeover]] of [[Hell]]). First year the Man is elevated on a straw bale pyramid. First fatality in motorcycle collision. Three people seriously injured in a tent run over by a car.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factoidlabs.com/portfolio/writing/bman_times.html |title=Portfolio: Writing – "Where the Wild Things Are" |publisher=factoid labs |date=September 4, 1996 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225162023/http://factoidlabs.com/portfolio/writing/bman_times.html |archive-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> 10 of 16 BLM stipulations violated, putting BM on probationary status for next year. An injury claim drives liability coverage up by a factor of 6. Featured in an article in [[Wired magazine|''Wired'' magazine]].<ref name="wired">{{cite magazine |last=Sterling |first=Bruce |title=Greetings from Burning Man! |magazine=Wired |date=November 1996 |volume=4 |issue=11 |url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.11/burningman.html |access-date=August 6, 2011 |archive-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912153436/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.11/burningman.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1997
| [[Hualapai Flat|Hualapai Playa]]
| Fertility
| {{cvt|50|ft}}
| 10,000
| ''Not on BLM land''
| {{Ubl|Advance sale: $65|At gate: $75|Day visit: $20}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 51|Placed art: 21}}
|-
| colspan="8" | Burning Man's founders form a management structure, and created the DPW to meet strict permit requirements newly imposed. The first year the city has [[Grid plan|grid streets]] and a driving ban. [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County]] officials impounded gate receipts to ensure payment after the fire and protection fees along with more than 100 new fire and safety conditions are imposed before the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1997/Oct-29-Wed-1997/news/6318015.html |title=Burning Man Festival searches for new home |publisher=Las Vegas Reviewjournal.com |date=October 29, 1997 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=September 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060915005444/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1997/Oct-29-Wed-1997/news/6318015.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1998
| Black Rock Desert
| Nebulous Entity
| {{cvt|52|ft}}
| 15,000
| None
| {{Ubl|Early sale: $65|Advance sale: $80|At gate: $100}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 348|Placed art: 20}}
|-
| colspan="8" | Burning Man returned to the Black Rock Desert although much closer to [[Gerlach, Nevada|Gerlach]] than before. The "Nebulous Entity" was Harvey's satirical concept of alien beings who thrive on information – who consume it but do not understand it. The First [[Google Doodle|Doodle]] from [[Google]] to Celebrate.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1999
| Black Rock Desert
| Wheel of Time
| {{cvt|54|ft}}
| 23,000
| None
| {{Ubl|Until April 15: $65|Until July 31: $80|Until August 29: $100|August 30: $105|August 31: $110|September 1: $115|September 2: $120}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 320|Placed art: 30}}
|-
| colspan="8" | Listed in [[American Automobile Association|the AAA]]'s RV guide under "Great Destinations."
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2000
| Black Rock Desert
| The Body
| {{cvt|54|ft}}
| 25,400
| None
| {{Ubl|Until April 30: $145|Until June 30: $165|Until July 31: $185|Until August 27: $200|August 28/29: $220|August 30/31: $250}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 460|Placed art: 80}}
|-
| colspan="8" | First active law enforcement activity, 60 [[Bureau of Land Management]] (BLM) and police arrests and citations. Most are for minor drug charges following surveillance and searches.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2001
| Black Rock Desert
| Seven Ages
| {{cvt|70|ft}}
| 25,659
| None
| {{Ubl|Early sale: $145|Next 4,000 tickets: $165|Next 4,000 tickets: $185|Remaining advance sale: $200|At gate: $250}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 466|Placed art: 150}}
|-
| colspan="8" | See [[Seven Ages of Man]]. Over 100 BLM citations and 5 arrests.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2002
| Black Rock Desert
| The Floating World
| {{cvt|80|ft}}
| 28,979
| None
| {{Ubl|Early sale: $145|Next 4,000 tickets: $165|Next 4,000 tickets: $175|Next 4,000 tickets: $185|Remaining advance sale: $200|At gate: $250}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 487|Placed art: 120}}
|-
| colspan="8" | First year for [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] approved airport. 135 BLM citations and 4 Sheriff citations.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2003
| Black Rock Desert
| Beyond Belief
| {{cvt|79|ft}}
| 30,586
| None
| {{Ubl|Early sale: $145|Next 2,500 tickets: $165|Next 2,500 tickets: $175|Next 2,500 tickets: $185|Next 2,500 tickets: $200|Remaining advance sale: $225|At gate: $250}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 504|Placed art: 261}}
|-
| colspan="8" | Dogs are banned for the first time. 177 BLM citations, 9 police citations, 10 arrests and 1 fatality.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/31/burning.man.death.ap/index.html |access-date=November 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101142538/http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/31/burning.man.death.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 1, 2008 |title=Woman dies when run over by 'art car' |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=August 31, 2003}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2004
| Black Rock Desert
| The Vault of Heaven
| {{cvt|80|ft}}
| 35,664
| None
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $145|First 6,000 tickets: $165|Next 6,000 tickets: $185|Next 7,000 tickets: $200|6=Next 7,000 tickets: $225|7=Remaining advance sale and at gate: $250}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 503|Placed art: 220}}
|-
| colspan="8" | 218 BLM citations, some issued from decoy 'art car'. Camps giving away alcohol subject to state law compliance examinations and 1 arrest. Pershing County Sheriff's office: 27 cases, 4 arrests, 2 citations. Nevada Highway Patrol: 2 DUI arrests, 217 citations, and 246 warnings were issued.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2005
| Black Rock Desert
| Psyche
| {{cvt|72|ft}}
| 35,567
| None
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $145|First 10,000 tickets: $175|Next 5,000 tickets: $200|Next 5,000 tickets: $225|7=Remaining advance sale and at gate: $250}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 485|Placed art: 275}}
|-
| colspan="8" | The Man, perched atop a "[[funhouse]]" maze, could be turned by participants, confusing those at a distance who use it to navigate. Dream related artwork. 218 BLM citations, 6 arrests and 1 fatality.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2006
| Black Rock Desert
| Hope and Fear
| {{cvt|72|ft}}
| 38,989
| {{ubl
| 6%> previous highest<ref name="SRP 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/winnemucca_field_office/nepa/recreation/0.Par.42431.File.dat/Stips%202006.pdf |title=Special Recreation Permit Stipulations Burning Man 2006–2010 |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004149/http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/winnemucca_field_office/nepa/recreation/0.Par.42431.File.dat/Stips%202006.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| (37,803)
}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $145|First 7,000 tickets: $185|Next 7,000 tickets: $200|Next 6,000 tickets: $225|7=Remaining advance sale until August 13: $250|8=After August 13 and at gate: $280}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 570|Placed art: 300}}
|-
| colspan="8" | The Man goes up and down reflecting a hope/fear meter. Voting stations were set up around the playa, allowing residents to cast a Hopeful or Fearful vote for the future of Man. If the vote was hopeful he would burn with his hands in the air, otherwise with hands down. They voted hopeful, and his arms were raised until the end. 155 BLM citations and 1 arrest. Pershing County Sheriff's office: 1 citation and 7 arrests. Nevada Highway Patrol: 234 citations, 17 arrests, and 213 warnings.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2007
| Black Rock Desert
| The Green Man
| {{cvt|72|ft|m}}
| 47,097<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2007-2/ |title=2007 Event Archive |access-date=September 10, 2017 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904202458/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2007-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{ubl
| 6%> previous highest{{r|SRP 2006|p=1}}
| (41,328)
}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $145|First 10,000 tickets: $195|Next 10,000 tickets: $225|Next 10,000 tickets: $250|7=Remaining advance sale & At gate: $280}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 681|Placed art: 300}}
|-
| colspan="8" | The Man was prematurely set on fire around 2:58&nbsp;am, Tuesday, August 28, during [[August 2007 lunar eclipse|a full lunar eclipse]]. A repeat Burning Man prankster, Paul Addis, was arrested and charged with arson,<ref>{{cite news |last=Ohtake |first=Miyoko |title=A Fiery Q&A With the Prankster Accused of Burning the Man |url=http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2007/08/addis |magazine=Wired |access-date=August 29, 2011 |date=August 30, 2007 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161302/http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2007/08/addis |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Man was rebuilt for regular Saturday burn. Addis pleaded guilty in May 2008 to one felony count of injury to property, was sentenced to up to four years in Nevada state prison, and was ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution.<ref>Burningman.com [http://www.burningman.com/news/man_burns07.html 2007 news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914194802/http://www.burningman.com/news/man_burns07.html |date=September 14, 2007 }}</ref> 331 BLM citations.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008
| Black Rock Desert
| American Dream
| {{cvt|90|ft|m}}
| 49,599<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/afterburn/08-2/history/ |title=2008 AfterBurn Report History |access-date=September 10, 2017 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910125543/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/afterburn/08-2/history/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{ubl
| 6%> previous highest{{r|SRP 2006|p=1}}
| (50,207)
}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $145|First 10,000 tickets: $210|Next 10,000 tickets: $225|Next 10,000 tickets: $250|7=Remaining advance sale: $295}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 746|Placed art: 285}}
|-
| colspan="8" | First year that tickets are not sold at the gate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tickets2.burningman.com/faq.php#gate |title=The (hopefully) All-Inclusive List of Questions Regarding 2008 Tickets |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330080221/http://tickets2.burningman.com/faq.php#gate |archive-date=March 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The size and layout of the city is enlarged to accommodate a larger central playa and a longer Esplanade. Because of excessively high winds and whiteout conditions on Saturday, the burning of the Man was delayed for over an hour and a half and the fire conclave was canceled. Many longtime contributors opted out allegedly due to the chosen theme ("The American Dream"), the jailing of dissenter Addis, and the founders' rift. The perimeter of BRC extended to 9 miles. The BLM made 6 arrests and issued 129 citations.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| Black Rock Desert
| Evolution
| {{cvt|75|ft|m}}
| 43,558<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/afterburn/09-2/history/ |title=2009 AfterBurn Report History |access-date=September 10, 2017 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910125639/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/afterburn/09-2/history/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{ubl
| 6%> previous highest{{r|SRP 2006|p=1}}
| (52,575)
}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $160|Pre-sale tickets: $260|Next 9,000 tickets: $210|Next 9,000 tickets: $240|7=Next 9,000 tickets: $260|8=Next 9,000 tickets: $280|9=Remaining advance sale: $300}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 618|Placed art: 215}}
|-
| colspan="8" | As the result of some criticism, the size and layout of the city were returned to roughly the same as the 2007 event. The BLM officials said that as of noon Saturday, 41,059 people were at Burning Man, and the crowd peaked at 43,435 at noon Friday, a noted decline after years of steady attendance growth, due mainly to the [[2008 financial crisis]]. BLM issued 287 citations and 9 arrests.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010
| Black Rock Desert
| Metropolis<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Art Theme: Metropolis – Life of Cities {{!}} Burning Man |url=http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2010-2/10_theme/ |website=burningman.org |access-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824181543/http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2010-2/10_theme/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{cvt|104|ft}}
| 51,525<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2010-2/ |title=2010 Event Archive |access-date=September 10, 2017 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904202503/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2010-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{ubl
| 6%> previous highest{{r|SRP 2006|p=1}}
| (52,575)
}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $160|Pre-sale tickets: $280|Next 9,000 tickets: $210|Next 9,000 tickets: $240|7=Next 9,000 tickets: $260|8=Next 9,000 tickets: $280|9=Remaining advance sale: $300}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 700|Placed art: 275}}
|-
| colspan="8" | Attendance over 50,000 mark, for the first time. The gate opened early, at 6&nbsp;pm Sunday, for the first time. Coincided with the inaugural Black Rock City Film Festival. BLM issued 293 citations and 8 arrests.
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2011
| Black Rock Desert
| Rites of Passage<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Art Theme: Rites of Passage {{!}} Burning Man |url=http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2011-2/bm11_theme/ |website=burningman.org |access-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824231547/http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2011-2/bm11_theme/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{cvt|90|ft|m}}
| 53,963<ref name=mon5sep11>{{cite news |title=The Jack Rabbit Speaks Volume 16, Issue No. 3 October 24, 2011}}</ref>
| 50,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/winnemucca_field_office/nepa/recreation/0.Par.49008.File.dat/2011%20SRP%20Stips.pdf |title=Burning Man 2011 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=March 30, 2011 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004157/http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/winnemucca_field_office/nepa/recreation/0.Par.49008.File.dat/2011%20SRP%20Stips.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $160|Pre-sale tickets: $360|Next 9,000 tickets: $210|Next 9,000 tickets: $240|8=Next 9,000 tickets: $280|9=Remaining advance sale: $320}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 920|Placed art: 309}}
|-
| colspan="8" | According to Black Rock LLC, 27,000 tickets (all discounted tiers) were sold by midday the day following the opening of ticket sales.<ref name=tickets>{{cite web |title=2011 Burning Man ticket information |url=http://tickets.burningman.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020525080558/http://tickets.burningman.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2002 |work=Burning Man |access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> For the first time in Burning Man history, tickets sold out before the event on July 24, 2011.<ref name=tickets />
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2012
| Black Rock Desert
| Fertility 2.0<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Art Theme: Fertility 2.0 {{!}} Burning Man |url=http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2012-2/12_theme/ |website=burningman.org |access-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824181548/http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2012-2/12_theme/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{cvt|85|ft}}
| 56,149<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.burningman.com/2012/12/news/black-rock-city-2012-population-update/ |title=Black Rock City 2012 Population Update |date=December 11, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2012 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116212432/http://blog.burningman.com/2012/12/news/black-rock-city-2012-population-update/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 60,900<ref name="SRP 2012">{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2012 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |url=http://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/28954/37411/39211/SRP_Decision_Burning_Man.pdf |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911104844/http://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/28954/37411/39211/SRP_Decision_Burning_Man.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $160|Pre-sale tickets: $420|Lottery 1st draw: $240|Lottery 2nd draw: $320|8=Lottery 3rd draw and Directed Group Sales (DGS): $390}}
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| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 978|Placed art: 360}}
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| colspan="8" | Due to the sellout of the event in 2011, [[Burning Man Project]] opted for a complex multi-round, random selection system of ticket sales with a separate low-income program. On January 27, Burning Man Project announced that the number of tickets requested in the Main Sale was around 120,000 vis-à-vis the 40,000 that were available. In consequence, a significant number of registrants would not be awarded tickets in the Main Sale. The Main Sale was originally planned to be followed by a secondary open sale of 10,000 tickets. However, as the huge demand from the Main Sale left many veteran burners and theme camps without tickets, Burning Man Project opted for a "directed ticket distribution" (DGS) instead, i.e., "manually redirect them to some of the vital groups and collaborations that make up Black Rock City" rather than an open sale.
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| rowspan=2 | 2013
| Black Rock Desert
| Cargo Cult<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Art Theme: Cargo Cult {{!}} Burning Man |url=http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2013-event-archive/bm13_theme/ |website=burningman.org |access-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824181552/http://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2013-event-archive/bm13_theme/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{cvt|85|ft}}
| 69,613<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.burningman.com/2013/09/news/black-rock-city-2013-population/ |title=Black Rock City 2013 Population |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |website=Burning Man |publisher=[[Black Rock City, LLC]] |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024205052/http://blog.burningman.com/2013/09/news/black-rock-city-2013-population/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 68,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/36777/43879/47225/Burning_Man_DNA_Attchs_2013_Stipulations.pdf |title=Burning Man 2013 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035424/https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/36777/43879/47225/Burning_Man_DNA_Attchs_2013_Stipulations.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|Pre-sale tickets: $650|DGS, Individual Sale, and OMG Sale: $380}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps: 1056|Placed art: 382}}
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| colspan="8" | The year's theme was based on [[John Frum]] and [[Cargo Cult]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm13_theme.html |title=2013 Art Theme: Cargo Cult |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=November 30, 2012 |archive-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203034835/http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm13_theme.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Ticket tiers were eliminated and a flat rate price structure was adopted (except for low-income ticket program).<ref>{{cite web |last=Chase |first=Will |title=Burning Man 2013 Ticket Sales |date=January 4, 2013 |url=http://blog.burningman.com/2013/01/news/burning-man-2013-ticket-sales/ |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-date=January 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107223941/http://blog.burningman.com/2013/01/news/burning-man-2013-ticket-sales/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2014
| Black Rock Desert
| Caravansary<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Art Theme: Caravansary |url=http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm14_theme.html |publisher=Burning Man |access-date=January 9, 2014 |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109043553/http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm14_theme.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{cvt|105|ft}}
| 65,922<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2014-event-archive/ |title=2014 AfterBurn Report |access-date=September 10, 2017 |website=Burning Man |publisher=[[Black Rock City, LLC]] |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904202510/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/event-archives/2014-event-archive/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 68,000<ref name="SRP 2014">"The population cap does not include volunteers, government personnel, emergency service providers, vendors and contractors."{{cite web |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/39776/49115/53424/CD_Signed_BRC_2014_Stips_%281%29.pdf |title=Burning Man 2014 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=July 31, 2014 |access-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420202026/https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/39776/49115/53424/CD_Signed_BRC_2014_Stips_(1).pdf |archive-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|Pre-sale tickets: $650|DGS, Individual Sale, and OMG Sale: $380|Vehicle passes: $40}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps:|Placed art: 350}}
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| colspan="8" | This year, the Burning Man Traffic Mitigation Plan went into effect. All vehicles entering Black Rock City needed a $40 vehicle pass. Only 35,000 passes were available.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackrabbit Speaks Vol. 18 |work=Burning Man |access-date=January 9, 2014 |url=http://burningman.org/culture/stories/jrs/archive/ |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213032613/http://burningman.org/culture/stories/jrs/archive/ |url-status=live}}</ref><br />A woman is killed in a vehicle collision.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Emerson |date=August 28, 2014 |title=Woman killed at Burning Man had 'caring spirit' |url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/28/report-dead-burning-man-bus-incident/14729565/ |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |location=Reno |access-date=August 28, 2014 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010012350/https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/28/report-dead-burning-man-bus-incident/14729565/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2015
| Black Rock Desert
| Carnival of Mirrors<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Art Theme: Carnival of Mirrors {{!}} Burning Man |url=http://burningman.org/event/brc/2015-art-theme/ |website=burningman.org |access-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060618/http://burningman.org/event/brc/2015-art-theme/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{cvt|69|ft|m}}
| 67,564<ref>{{cite web |url=https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/afterburn/2015-afterburn-report/ |title=2015 AfterBurn Report |access-date=September 10, 2017 |website=Burning Man |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904202917/https://burningman.org/culture/history/brc-history/afterburn/2015-afterburn-report/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 70,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Burning Man 2015 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/50640/61388/66630/DOI-BLM-NV-W03500-2015-0020-Stips.pdf |date=August 7, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420202026/https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/50640/61388/66630/DOI-BLM-NV-W03500-2015-0020-Stips.pdf |archive-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|Pre-sale tickets: $800|DGS, Individual Sale, and OMG Sale: $390|Vehicle passes: $50}}
| Night temperatures plummeted to the 20s. Winds were over 45&nbsp;mph and sustained for long periods of time.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=Need a long-term, [[WP:RS]].}}
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps:|Placed art: 326}}
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| colspan="8" | First time in nearly 10 years that the Man base is on the ground (vis-à-vis a raised base). Only 27,000 vehicle passes were made available this year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Jackrabbit Speaks V19:#9:12.23.14 |url=http://jackrabbit.burningman.com/t/ViewEmail/t/2DBB80466B5C7949/87C6F3A68143BECF6A4D01E12DB8921D |website=Burning Man |access-date=September 3, 2015 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017065614/http://jackrabbit.burningman.com/t/ViewEmail/t/2DBB80466B5C7949/87C6F3A68143BECF6A4D01E12DB8921D |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2016
| Black Rock Desert
| [[Leonardo da Vinci|Da Vinci]]'s Workshop<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2016 Ticket Information {{!}} Burning Man |date=February 3, 2016 |url=http://journal.burningman.org/2016/02/black-rock-city/ticketing/whats-up-with-tickets-for-2016-we-have-answers/ |access-date=March 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403035107/http://journal.burningman.org/2016/02/black-rock-city/ticketing/whats-up-with-tickets-for-2016-we-have-answers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| {{cvt|70|ft}}
| 67,290<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man Timeline – 2016 |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/2016/ |access-date=June 18, 2020 |website=burningman.org |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622022947/https://burningman.org/timeline/2016/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 70,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Burning Man 2016 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/64350/77938/87250/Burning_Man_SRP_2016_Stipulations_esign.pdf |date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420202027/https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/64350/77938/87250/Burning_Man_SRP_2016_Stipulations_esign.pdf |archive-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|Pre-sale tickets: $990|Pre-sale "Art Tickets": $1200|DGS, Individual Sale, and OMG Sale: $390|Vehicle passes: $80}}
|
| {{Ubl|Theme Camps:|Placed art: 316}}
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| colspan="8" | Tying in with the 2016 theme – the works of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], the Man was a large-scale interpretation of the [[Vitruvian Man]] on a circular frame; contained within its base was a wheel and gear system that was to allow groups of visitors to manually rotate the Man.<ref name="fastco-davinci">{{cite web |title=Behind The Scenes at the Most Ambitious Man Build in Burning Man History |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3063138/behind-the-scenes-at-the-most-ambitious-man-build-in-burning-man-history |website=Fast Company |date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=August 30, 2016 |archive-date=August 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830172502/https://www.fastcompany.com/3063138/behind-the-scenes-at-the-most-ambitious-man-build-in-burning-man-history |url-status=live}}</ref> The gear system was damaged during setup, however, and was not functional during the event.<ref name=":(">{{cite web |title=Update: Burning Man is fixed, kinda, and open |url=http://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2016/08/31/update-burning-man-fixed-kinda-and-open/89648180/ |website=RGJ |access-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010012306/https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2016/08/31/update-burning-man-fixed-kinda-and-open/89648180/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2017
| Black Rock Desert
| Radical Ritual<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bein |first1=Kat |title=Burning Man Announces 2017 Theme |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7604420/burning-man-2017-theme |access-date=December 8, 2016 |magazine=Billboard |date=December 7, 2016 |archive-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208173310/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7604420/burning-man-2017-theme |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{cvt|105|ft}}
| 69,493<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/2017 |title=Burning Man Timeline – 2017 |website=burningman.org |access-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813012246/https://burningman.org/timeline/2017/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 70,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Burning Man 2017 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov//epl-front-office/projects/nepa/85572/115029/140474/20170729_SRP_BRC_2017_Stips_Signed_Decision_Letter_Attachment.pdf |date=July 30, 2017 |access-date=August 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131002005/https://eplanning.blm.gov//epl-front-office/projects/nepa/85572/115029/140474/20170729_SRP_BRC_2017_Stips_Signed_Decision_Letter_Attachment.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|Pre-sale tickets: $990|Pre-sale "Art Tickets": $1200|DGS, Main Sale, and OMG Sale: $425|Vehicle passes: $80}}
|
| Theme Camps: 1395<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |title=2017 AfterBurn |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2017afterburn/ |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=Burning Man Journal |archive-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035248/https://journal.burningman.org/2017afterburn/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Mutant Vehicles: unknown

Placed art: 317<ref name="auto2" />
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| colspan="8" | A 41-year-old man, Aaron Joel Mitchell, died after running through the security cordon into the already ignited Man.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burning-man-festival-death-fatality-man-runs-into-flames-black-rock-desert/ |title=Man dies at Burning Man arts and music festival after running into flames |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904160305/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burning-man-festival-death-fatality-man-runs-into-flames-black-rock-desert/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2018
| Black Rock Desert
| I, Robot<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://journal.burningman.org/i-robot/ |title=I, ROBOT |work=Burning Man Journal |access-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202613/https://journal.burningman.org/i-robot/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{cvt|85|ft|m}}
| 70,248<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/2018/ |title=Burning Man Timeline – 2018 |website=burningman.org |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131044532/https://burningman.org/timeline/2018/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 70,000<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 DNA for Burning Man |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/111722/152727/186997/2018_Burning_Man_DNA.pdf |date=July 31, 2018 |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035423/https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/111722/152727/186997/2018_Burning_Man_DNA.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|5}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|Pre-sale tickets: $990|Pre-sale "Art Tickets": $1200|DGS, Main Sale, and OMG Sale: $425|Vehicle passes: $80}}
|
| Theme Camps: 1472<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=2018 AfterBurn |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2018afterburn/ |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=Burning Man Journal |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131044608/https://journal.burningman.org/2018afterburn/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Mutant Vehicles: 618<ref name="auto" />

Placed art: 383<ref name="auto" />
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| colspan="8" | Due to ticket overselling, the population of Black Rock City exceeded the 70,000 participant limit, and on Thursday of event week the [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] requested that the gate be closed. New participants were only let in once another had left.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/09/01/burning-man-resolves-population-issue-after-overselling-event/1175026002/ |title=Burning Man resolves population issue, re-admitting event-goers after overselling event |website=USA Today |access-date=January 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126220707/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2018/09/01/burning-man-resolves-population-issue-after-overselling-event/1175026002/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2 | 2019
| Black Rock Desert
| Metamorphoses<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2018/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2019-metamorphoses/ |title=Burning Man 2019: Metamorphoses |work=Burning Man Journal |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133502/https://journal.burningman.org/2018/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2019-metamorphoses/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{cvt|61|ft|m}}
| 78,850<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man Timeline – 2019 |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/2019/ |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=burningman.org |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609064829/https://burningman.org/timeline/2019/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 80,000<ref name="SRP 2019">{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-Signed-Stipulations.pdf |title=Burning Man 2019 Special Recreation Permit Additional Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401193242/https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-Signed-Stipulations.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|1}}
| {{Ubl|Low income tickets: $190|FOMO Sale: $1400|4=DGS & Main Sale: $425|5=OMG Sale: $550|6=Vehicle passes: $100}}
|
| Theme camps: 1545<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=2019 AfterBurn |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2019afterburn/ |access-date=June 9, 2020 |website=Burning Man Journal |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609064832/https://journal.burningman.org/2019afterburn/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Mutant vehicles: 632<ref name="auto1" />

Placed art: 415<ref name="auto1" />
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| colspan="8" | The BLM's definition of "population" was changed to include BRC staff and volunteers in addition to paid participants.{{r|SRP 2019|p=1|q=The maximum authorized population (also referred to as the "population cap") at any point in time during the 2019 event is 80,000 total attendees, including Event participants, BRC Staff, and BRC volunteers. The population cap does not include government personnel or government contractors.}} The maximum population limit was increased by 10,000 to accommodate, accordingly.<ref name="ROD SRP 2019">{{cite web |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/93518/176996/215688/ROD_BurningManSRP_20190716_508.pdf |title=Record Of Decision And Special Recreation Permit, Burning Man Special Recreation Permit Renewal Final Environmental Impact Statement |date=July 17, 2019 |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |access-date=September 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035423/https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/93518/176996/215688/ROD_BurningManSRP_20190716_508.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|2|q=For 2019, as in the 2018 Event, BRC will keep the maximum Event population at 80,000 or less.}}
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| rowspan=2 | 2020
| Black Rock Desert
| The Multiverse<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2019/10/news/brc-news/burning-man-2020-the-multiverse/ |title=Burning Man 2020: The Multiverse |website=Burning Man Journal |date=October 15, 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413174047/https://journal.burningman.org/2019/10/news/brc-news/burning-man-2020-the-multiverse/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| N/A
| 5,000<ref name="Guardian2021">{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2020 |title=Renegade Burning Man festival draws thousands to Nevada desert, including Paris Hilton |website=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/08/renegade-burning-man-festival-nevada-paris-hilton |access-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105122640/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/08/renegade-burning-man-festival-nevada-paris-hilton |url-status=live}}</ref>
| N/A
| N/A
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| Unknown
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| colspan="8" | Burning Man was canceled in 2020 due to the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Burning Man Cancels 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/burning-man-cancels-2020-festival-coronavirus-982261/ |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=April 11, 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530000027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/burning-man-cancels-2020-festival-coronavirus-982261/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 2, 2020, the eight virtual Universes were announced as The Infinite Playa, Multiverse, SparkleVerse, MysticVerse, BRCvr, BURN2, Build-A-Burn, and The Bridge Experience.<ref name=BMJ>{{cite web |work=Burning Man Journal |title=New Universes Discovered in the Burning Man Multiverse! |author=[[Burning Man Project]] |date=July 2, 2020 |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2020/07/news/official-announcements/new-universes-discovered-in-the-multiverse/ |access-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501224637/https://journal.burningman.org/2020/07/news/official-announcements/new-universes-discovered-in-the-multiverse/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Approximately 5,000 people showed up in the Black Rock desert for a ticketless, unofficial burn.<ref name="Guardian2021" />
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| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Black Rock Desert
| The Great Unknown<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2021: The Great Unknown |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2021/03/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2021-the-great-unknown/ |access-date=March 22, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=March 19, 2021 |archive-date=July 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711170619/https://journal.burningman.org/2021/03/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2021-the-great-unknown/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[drone display]]
| 20,000
| N/A
| N/A
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| Camps: 500+<ref name="Mashable2021">{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2021 |title=Rogue Burning Man 2021: Should you go? Probably not. |website=[[Mashable]] |url=https://mashable.com/article/burning-man-2021 |access-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910174402/https://mashable.com/article/burning-man-2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| colspan="8" | The theme was originally announced as "Terra Incognita" then later changed to "The Great Unknown".<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Burning Man 2021: Terra Incognita {{!}} Burning Man Journal |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2021/03/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2021-terra-incognita/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309024819/https://journal.burningman.org/2021/03/philosophical-center/the-theme/burning-man-2021-terra-incognita/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref> The event was canceled for the second year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Lisa Respers France and Andy Rose |title=Burning Man festival cancels in-person event again because of Covid-19 |date=April 27, 2021 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/entertainment/burning-man-canceled/index.html |access-date=April 28, 2021 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428165924/https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/entertainment/burning-man-canceled/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> An estimated 20,000 showed up for a loosely organized "rogue" burn.<ref name="RGJ2021a" />
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| rowspan="2" | 2022
| Black Rock Desert
| Waking Dreams<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2022: Waking Dreams |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2021/10/burning-man-arts/brc-art/burning-man-2022-waking-dreams/ |access-date=December 15, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=October 14, 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215163047/https://journal.burningman.org/2021/10/burning-man-arts/brc-art/burning-man-2022-waking-dreams/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Not yet public information
| 75,069<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leaving No Trace 2022: MOOP Maps, Inspection, and the New No. 1 MOOP |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2023/03/black-rock-city/leaving-no-trace/2022-moop-maps/ |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=burningman.org |date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319032306/https://journal.burningman.org/2023/03/black-rock-city/leaving-no-trace/2022-moop-maps/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 87,000<ref name="SRP 2022">{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/Signed-2022-BM-Stips.pdf |title=Burning Man 2022 Special Recreation Permit Additional Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821020646/https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/Signed-2022-BM-Stips.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|2|q=The cumulative maximum authorized population for the 2022 event is 87,000 total attendees, including Event participants, Burning Man Project (BMP) staff, and BMP volunteers. The population cap and the cumulative maximum population does not include government personnel or government contractors.}}
| {{Ubl|Ticket Aid Program: $225|FOMO Sale: $2500 or $1500|Stewards Sale (formerly DGS): $475|Main Sale and OMG Sale: $575|Vehicle passes: $140}}
| Highs during Burn week were between 98 and 103&nbsp;°F.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=Need a long-term, [[WP:RS]].}}
| Not yet public information
|-
| colspan="8" | On December 15, 2021, the Burning Man Project announced that the 2022 event would take place in person.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Long Way Home – Back to Black Rock City (Part 1: Winter 2021) |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2021/12/news/brc-news/long-way-home-part-1/ |access-date=December 15, 2021 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=December 10, 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215163049/https://journal.burningman.org/2021/12/news/brc-news/long-way-home-part-1/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | [[Burning Man 2023|2023]]
| Black Rock Desert
| Animalia<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2023: ANIMALIA |url=https://burningman.org/event/2023-art-theme-animalia/ |access-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807082735/https://burningman.org/event/2023-art-theme-animalia/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Not yet public information
| Not yet public information
| 87,000<ref name="SRP Stipulations 2023">{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/Complete_with_DocuSign_2023_Burning_Man_Proj-1.pdf |title=Burning Man 2023 Special Recreation Permit Additional Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804030323/https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/Complete_with_DocuSign_2023_Burning_Man_Proj-1.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|3|q=The cumulative maximum authorized population for the 2023 event is 87,000 total attendees, including Event participants, Burning Man Project (BMP) staff, and BMP volunteers. The population cap and the cumulative maximum population does not include government personnel or government contractors.}}
| {{Ubl|Ticket Aid Program: $225|FOMO Sale: $2750 or $1500|Stewards Sale: $575|Main Sale and OMG Sale: $575|Vehicle passes: $150}}
| About 0.8" of rain fell on Thursday of Burn week.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=Need a long-term, [[WP:RS]].}}
| Not yet public information
|-
| colspan="8" | The event experienced inclement weather and flooding for the first time, forcing the gates and the roads leading to Black Rock City to be closed for a period of time. A death was also reported.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/entrance-burning-man-nevada-closed-due-flooding-festivalgoers-102887026 |title=Death under investigation at Burning Man as flooding strands thousands at Nevada festival site |publisher=ABC News |access-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903022526/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/entrance-burning-man-nevada-closed-due-flooding-festivalgoers-102887026 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Black Rock Desert
| Curiouser & Curiouser<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2024: Curiouser & Curiouser |url=https://journal.burningman.org/2023/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/2024-curiouser-curiouser/ |access-date=August 12, 2024 |website=Burning Man Journal |date=October 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314124911/https://journal.burningman.org/2023/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/2024-curiouser-curiouser/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|
| 87,000<ref name="SRP 2024">{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-BMP-SRP-Additional-Stipulations.pdf |title=Burning Man 2024 Special Recreation Permit Additional Stipulations |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803144542/https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-BMP-SRP-Additional-Stipulations.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|3|q=The cumulative maximum authorized population for the 2024 event is 87,000 total attendees, including Event participants, Burning Man Project (BMP) staff, and BMP volunteers. The population cap and the cumulative maximum population does not include government personnel or government contractors.}}
| {{Ubl|Ticket Aid Program: $225|FOMO Sale: $2500 or $1500|Stewards Sale: $575|Main Sale and OMG Sale: $575|Vehicle passes: $150}}
| Mild rain and sustained high winds during build week.
Burn week had highs between 80s and mid 90s, Lows in the 40s and high 50s. Max winds were 5&nbsp;mph until Monday after the Burns concluded and it peaked at 45&nbsp;mph.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024|reason=Need a long-term, [[WP:RS]].}}
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| colspan="8" | For the first time in many years, tickets were available without registration through the OMG sale weeks before the event.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/burningman/article/burning-man-unprecedented-move-2024-19623981.php |title=Burning Man makes unprecedented move weeks before the event |date=August 6, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812213434/https://www.sfgate.com/travel/burningman/article/burning-man-unprecedented-move-2024-19623981.php |url-status=live}}</ref> One death was reported on the opening day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-26/woman-dies-on-opening-day-of-burning-man |title=A woman died on Burning Man's opening day. The cause is under investigation |first=Nathan |last=Solis |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 26, 2024 |accessdate=August 26, 2024 |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826163943/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-26/woman-dies-on-opening-day-of-burning-man |url-status=live}}</ref> 2024 festival also marks first time since 2011 that tickets weren't sold out.<ref name=notsoldout /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burning-man-2024-tickets-available-not-sold-out-weather/ |title=Burning Man tickets haven't sold out for the first time since 2011. Here's why |publisher=CBS News |date=August 19, 2024 |accessdate=August 31, 2024 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831000748/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/burning-man-2024-tickets-available-not-sold-out-weather/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Population counts ===
The population count is a stipulation of the Special Recreation Permit (SRP) granted to the Burning Man Project, formerly Black Rock City, LLC (BRC), by the BLM, for the event each year. Originally used to calculate fees, it's now used to ensure that the event does not exceed the maximum authorized population as specified in the SRP. Not everyone at the event is included in the population count. Exempted from the count are government personnel and government contractors; however, this has changed over time.

The population count was originally used to calculate fees owed to the BLM. It was not long until the BLM began considering putting a limit on the number of people that would be allowed to attend the event. This became a point of contention as early as 1998 when the BLM proposed a complicated usage formula, effectively limiting the size of the event to that of the previous year.<ref name=Larry>{{Cite web |url=https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/larry-harvey-the-numbers-game-blm-permit-1999 |date=February 26, 1999 |title=Larry Harvey – The Numbers Game – BLM Permit 1999 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319074313/https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/larry-harvey-the-numbers-game-blm-permit-1999 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/burning-man-199899-jack-rabbit-speaks-oct-30-1998-on-pending-permit-issues |date=October 30, 1998 |title=Jack Rabbit Speaks – On Pending Permit Issues |access-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630223141/https://www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/burning-man-199899-jack-rabbit-speaks-oct-30-1998-on-pending-permit-issues |url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting in 2006, the SRP stipulated that BRC manage "ticket sales in a manner to keep the maximum population of the event from increasing more than 6% above the highest population recorded in a previous year."{{r|SRP 2006|p=1}} Fees were based on the daily population counts of Black Rock City at noon.{{r|SRP 2006|p=12}} This was the first year where fees were explicitly exempted for BRC staff.{{r|SRP 2006|p=12|quote=Any person present at the event who receives monetary compensation from BRC or from a contractor or subcontractor compensated by BRC is exempted from the daily fee counts}}.

In 2011, the fee structure changed to be based on adjusted gross income and was no longer tied to daily population counts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burning Man 2011 Special Recreation Permit Stipulations |url=http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/winnemucca_field_office/nepa/recreation/0.Par.49008.File.dat/2011%20SRP%20Stips.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710220043/http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/winnemucca_field_office/nepa/recreation/0.Par.49008.File.dat/2011%20SRP%20Stips.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref>{{rp|5}}

The 2012 SRP further defined who was to be counted in population counts. The term "participant" was introduced, as defined in that year's Environmental Assessment (EA), to include "all attendees of the event, including paid participants and volunteers. The population does not include government personnel, Humboldt General Hospital emergency service providers, vendors and contractors."<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRC Burning Man 2012–2016 Environmental Assessment |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/nepa/33302/39259/41166/Burning_Man_DOI-BLM-NV-W030-2012-0007-Final_EA.pdf |access-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801012326/https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/nepa/33302/39259/41166/Burning_Man_DOI-BLM-NV-W030-2012-0007-Final_EA.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|2-1}} The maximum authorized population now applied to "participants".{{r|SRP 2012|p=1}}

In 2014, volunteers were explicitly exempted from the population count and the population cap was further refined to now apply to "paid participants".{{r|SRP 2014|p=1}}

In 2019, the definition of "population" changed again, this time to include BRC staff and volunteers, now collectively referred to as "attendees".{{r|SRP 2019|p=1}} This coincided with the necessity of a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2019–2028 SRP application which introduced this change in definition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/nepa/93518/175007/212561/Burning_Man_Event_SRP-Final_EIS_Vol1.pdf |title=Burning Man Event Special Recreation Permit Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1, 2019 |access-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419120949/https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/nepa/93518/175007/212561/Burning_Man_Event_SRP-Final_EIS_Vol1.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|ES-1|q=The population, also called bodies on the playa, is all Burning Man Event attendees, including participants and BRC staff and volunteers. The population does not include government personnel or vendors.}}
The Burning Man Project reported a population of 78,850 for that year, an increase of about 8,600 people from the previous year, noting that "everyone" was now being counted in the maximum population count.<ref name=Timeline>"*Now including everyone!"{{Cite web |url=https://burningman.org/timeline/ |title=Timeline {{!}} Burning Man |access-date=July 4, 2018 |archive-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912030106/https://burningman.org/timeline/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This roughly correlates with the Burning Man Project's 2019 Form 990 disclosure which states it employs 986 people and has 10,000 volunteers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Form 990 |url=https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/BURNING-MAN-PROJECT-2019-990-PDC.pdf |access-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801012326/https://burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/BURNING-MAN-PROJECT-2019-990-PDC.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|1}}

In 2022, an additional restriction on the total number of attendees for the entirety of the event was introduced. "The cumulative maximum authorized population for the 2022 event is 87,000 total attendees." The maximum number of attendees on the playa at any one time remained as it was in 2019 at 80,000.{{r|SRP 2022|p=1|q=The cumulative maximum authorized population for the 2022 event is 87,000 total attendees, including Event participants, Burning Man Project (BMP) staff, and BMP volunteers. The population cap and the cumulative maximum population does not include government personnel or government contractors.}}