"Yet in this day and age, it doesn't seem to matter when Burning Man tickets go on sale or how early you buy them, because tickets have been incredibly easy to score at the last minute as much because you can always buy them at the last minute, oftentimes at prices well below face value, because Burning Man simply does not sell out anymore."
"The Burning Man Project announced this week the first Burning Man ticket sale of 2026 is coming up on February 4. While the Main Sale is still a ways off on April 29, 2026, this early-bird "Sunrise Sale is where Burning Man will try to sell tickets at higher-tier prices of $975, $1,500, and $3,000, hoping that those more expensive tickets might subsidize people who are unable to pay that amount and who will need more affordable tickets."
"Last year's base-price ticket was $750, this year the base price is $775. But this structure still does not address a main gripe that Burners have with these more expensive tiered tickets, which is that nobody really buys tickets at the higher price, even if they are financially able. No one takes the higher prices out of a sense of Burner altruism, everyone just grabs the lowest price available because it's sitting there, because why wouldn't you."
Burning Man 2026 ticketing includes a slight base-price increase from $750 to $775 and introduces payment-plan options allowing partial payment now with the remainder due later. The first ticket sale is scheduled for February 4, 2026, with a Main Sale set for April 29, 2026. An early-bird "Sunrise Sale" will offer higher-tier tickets priced at $975, $1,500, and $3,000 intended to subsidize more affordable tickets for others. Tickets have been easy to obtain at the last minute and often resell below face value. The higher-tier pricing strategy faces criticism because few buyers actually choose the expensive options.
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