Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Most people in Black Rock City live together in placed camps (theme camps), the most unique aspect of this unique event. BRC has 1400 camps.
Smack dab in the middle of Communal Effort, Self-Expression, and Immediacy, theme camps gift a uniquely decommodified ‘third place’ of offerings and ambiance.

At this annual symposium, staff and volunteers share how they gift their interactive camps to the participants. It’s an art. It’s a science.

Andie Grace: Senior Producer, Philosophical Center
Andrew Lowe: Senior Software Developer, Burning Man Project
Bryant Tan (aka Level): Head of Placement for BRC
Christopher Breedlove: Director of Civic Engagement
Marian Goodell: CEO of Burning Man Project
Michael Vav: Technical Producer, Philosophical Center

and a keen crew
· Fowler of Gate
· Magpie of Gate
· Neon Glimmer of PEERS
· Papa Bear of Placement
· Razzmatazz of Placement
· Rex on the Radio of DMV
· T-Fire of Bureau of Erotic Discourse
· Vesper Bell of the Camp Support Team
· Wild Wes of Burners Without Borders

Hear about the seen and the unseen, from behind the scenes to the obscene.
Hear about the Burners who create and integrate these interactive passion projects that are the heart of Burning Man events.

This Saturday April 4th: The Participation Fair
burningman.org/global-events-groups/find-a-burning-man-event/the-burning-man-2026-participation-fair