The 2025 Burning Man guide urges participants to eschew competitive camping and the pressure to outdo, reinforcing a less-is-more ethos and a return to core principles including the no-spectators edict. The change responds to a social-media-fueled pre-pandemic boom that peaked at 78,850 participants in 2019 and follows a year when not all tickets sold. The theme is "Tomorrow Today," framed as a hopeful World's Fair vibe of sharing and innovation. Gates open 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 and the event ends 6 p.m. Labor Day, Sept. 1. Forecasts are mild with highs in the 90s and low wind. Tickets remain available with resale through Aug. 22 and the Black Rock City box office open until noon Aug. 30. New this year is a Wadsworth bypass connecting I-80 to Highway 447 to avoid the Wadsworth community.
The official 2025 guide urges participants to eschew "competitive camping" and "the pressure to outdo" at the weeklong art-and-culture gathering in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. The dialing-back is part of the organizers' ongoing response to the event's social-media-fueled pre-pandemic boom. Around the time participation peaked, with 78,850 participants in 2019, there was a concerted push to bring Burning Man back to core principles including the no-spectators edict.
Tickets are still available. The box office in Black Rock City will be open until noon on Aug. 30; the official ticket resale platform runs through Friday, Aug. 22. Pricing is tiered, with a "pay-your-way" price point of $750. Getting there. New this year is the Wadsworth bypass, which lets drivers get from Interstate 80 to Highway 447 without going through the community of Wadsworth. Look for the signs near the I-80 Smokeshop. Updates. Information streams went live on Thursday, Aug. 21:
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