JRS: 🔥 Participation Fair + MOOP Map Preview
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Volume 30, Issue #14 | March 11, 2026 
Burning Man is not something you idly appreciate or watch from the sidelines. It's an experience you actively co-create with your friends and crew. The magic and awe people speak about? YOU make that when you plug in and add your heart and soul to the mix. Before you know it, you are building Burning Man, in the dust and everywhere. Seize the day! YOU are invited to the Burning Man 2026 Participation Fair. Curious about how to make this your best year yet? This online event will provide resources and tips to activate your engagement. We’re helping you to mark the moment and kick off a universe of connection and creativity. Details below. Whether you are interested in open camping or a theme camp, tune into this Saturday's Camp Symposium for a sneak peek at the Black Rock City 2025 MOOP Map. Be first to know which camps left no trace and picked up every last zip tie. Eager to help your dusty pals? The Black Rock Rangers are recruiting. Bay Area folks, time to choose your lewk for Burnal Equinox on March 21. Scroll for the goods. On the Burning Man LIVE podcast, hear the Regional Network origin story from its instigator, George Papp. Temple of the Moon just rolled out its crowdfunding campaign. Want moar things to do? At Monday's Burners Without Borders Worldwide Call, you'll hear from five projects with innovative approaches to working with the unhoused. It's all here. Gather your friends and start making plans. It's time to make Black Rock City happen. The next ticket sale is coming in April. Watch this space. 
The Burning Man 2026 Participation Fair — Saturday, April 4 — Online 
Where: Online (find the Zoom link here April 3) We build Black Rock City together! Curious about where or how to get involved? Join the fair to:
You’ll learn about these ways to plug in, and get tips from next-gen Burning Man leaders about how you and your friends can help build and create on playa! Also on tap: get updates on April’s Main Sale for BRC tickets, hear from Burning Man Project CEO Marian Goodell, and have the chance to help shape the experience (including lowering Gate wait times). Can’t make it to BRC this year? Stick around for info on how you can bring Burning Man to life in your hometown, all around the world. Don’t miss being a part of it all. 
Get a Sneak Peek at the MOOP Map — March 14 — Camp Symposium 
Where: Online The Black Rock City 2025 MOOP Map will be revealed first at this Saturday's Camp Symposium before it’s released to the wider community. The MOOP Map tells the story of how Black Rock City cleaned up after itself — the good, the bad, and the dusty (but mostly the good!). It reflects the leave no trace efforts of BRC’s citizens, and what the Playa Restoration team discovered and removed during their post-event sweep. Come see:
If you care about Leaving No Trace, camp stewardship, and building a better city together, this is one session you won’t want to miss. (Photo by Nick Cahill) 
Listen to "From Flipside to the Future " on the Burning Man LIVE Podcast 
George Paap founded Burning Flipside, the first-ever Burning Man sanctioned event beyond the Black Rock Desert. What inspired him to bring Burning Man to Texas? Black Rock City 1997. He found freedom there, and it sparked a lifelong mission. In this episode, we hear about George's adventures building a culture from scratch, and why, as a futurist, he believes Burners are steady and ready to handle the societal shifts ahead. 
Be the Spark for More Burning Man! 
When you contribute to Burning Man Project, you support Honoraria art, make Black Rock City tickets accessible to more people, and help communities bring audacious visions to life — in Black Rock City, and everywhere Burning Man sparks imaginations. Please consider making a donation to Burning Man Project in support of our year-round work helping people ignite more connection and creativity. Art: "Rose Wonders" by Thomas Dambo, 2025 (Photo by Scott London) 
Support the Temple of the Moon on its Journey to Black Rock City 
Designed by James Gwertzman and architected by Annie-Locke Scherer, the Temple of the Moon will rise from the playa like a desert flower, serving as a sacred space for reflection, remembrance, grief, and rebirth. Black Rock City's Temple receives the majority of its financial support from the community — people like YOU. They've just kicked off their crowdfunding campaign. Wherever you are and however you burn, here's one way you can help the Temple come to life.
Want to Ranger in BRC? Black Rock Ranger Applications are Open Now 
The Black Rock Rangers are putting out a call for applicants! Black Rock Rangers are Burners who choose to participate in Black Rock City as non-confrontational mediators, information resources, and problem-solvers for the community. If you’re interested, the Black Rock Rangers are accepting applications now through May 10, 2026 (or when they hit the maximum number of applications, whichever happens first). To apply, fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire in your Burner Profile. You must be over 18 and have participated in Burning Man once during the last 10 events. Send your questions to ranger-...@burningman.org. (Photo by Gurpreet Chawla) 
Join Art, Placement, and Department of Mutant Vehicles Office Hours 
Planning to bring your vision to life in Black Rock City 2026? You probably have questions about how it all works. Monthly virtual office hours for the Art department, Department of Mutant Vehicles, and Placement are up and running. All are invited to drop in and ask anything. Art Office Hours Department of Mutant Vehicles Office Hours Placement Office Hours Art: "Arise" by Dreams Unlimited, 2025 (Photo by Amir Amiri) 
2026 Camp Symposium — March 14 — Online 
Where: Online Are you a theme camp organizer, placed camp participant, open camper, or simply a curious human wanting to learn about being part of a Black Rock City camp? Interested to know how you can start your own? Mark your calendars and register for the 2026 Camp Symposium. Held every spring, the event helps kick off camp planning for the year and provides camp organizers and participants with useful information and new connections. Participate in inspiring breakouts, in-depth spotlight sessions, and a plenary that promises to spark excitement for Black Rock City 2026.
BWB Worldwide Call — March 16 — Online 
Where: Online Across the network, Burners are responding to unhousing not as a problem to fix, but as a call to relationship, creativity, and long-term resilience. On this Worldwide Call, you'll hear from five projects: gear redistribution in Reno, art therapy in Placer County, street outreach in San Diego and Detroit, and an innovative companionship model in San Antonio — each offering an approach to working with our unhoused neighbors.
SF Burnal Equinox: The Cosmic Treehouse — March 21 — San Francisco 
Where: San Francisco Whether you’re planning your next journey to Black Rock City, or curious about Bay Area creative culture, SF Burnal Equinox awaits you and your wild ideas. Presented by Burning Man Project, SF Burnal Equinox 2026: The Cosmic Treehouse marks the “midpoint between Burns,” offering a myriad of opportunities to connect and revel in the creative fire that ignites this community.
We were listening to... Cotton Dandy @ SF Burnal Equinox 2024 | Listen on Soundcloud 
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