Burning Man has acted as a cultural center for those who oppose the status quo since its founding in 1986. Everyone becomes a participant. Burning Man is home to (and quite honestly necessitates) your true self-expression, from artisans to performers, composers to craftsmen.

Participants, commonly known as Burners, gather in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, annually for this week-long event. This journey is the centerpiece of the Burning Man schedule for the year.

Burning Man has acted as a cultural center for those who oppose the status quo since its founding in 1986. Everyone becomes a participant. Burning Man is home to (and quite honestly necessitates) your true self-expression, from artisans to performers, composers to craftsmen.

Participants, commonly known as Burners, gather in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, annually for this week-long event. This journey is the centerpiece of the Burning Man schedule for the year.

Burning Man is all about radical self-expression, so it only follows that the more outrageous the costume, the better! People leave social expectations behind as they sport everything from Cosplay and clothes made of LED lights to full-sized adult onesies.

Participants, commonly known as Burners, gather in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, annually for this week-long event. This journey is the centerpiece of the Burning Man schedule for the year.

An empty desert is transformed into a temporary metropolis, Black Rock City, through the course of several days. But as exciting as it may seem, it is not for the weak of heart to spend a week in this desert environment.