Tickets for Burning Man 2024 have yet to sell out, marking the first time the festival has opened ticket sales to non-registered buyers.
The week-long festival – which is located in the deserts of Nevada and focuses on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance – has been known to sell out of tickets months in advance, sometimes within 30 minutes of release. But this year, slow sales have led to tickets being readily available for purchase by those who have not pre-registered.
The festival is set to take place on August 25 through September 2 at its usual home of Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Dubbed the “OMG” sale, tickets begin at $575 (£410) plus taxes, with VIP options also available starting from $1,500 (£1,170) including drinks. Visit here to purchase tickets.
The sale will allow roughly 3,000 buyers who did not pre-register to purchase up to two tickets. An estimated 1,500 vehicle passes will also be available to buy. Tickets were initially released on April 17 and saw unexpectedly slow sales.
This year’s festival theme – Curiouser & Curiouser – is a nod to Lewis Carrol’s Alice In Wonderland and will celebrate the bizarre, absurd, and irrational.
“Experiencing the awe, inspiration, creativity, and community of Burning Man in Black Rock City is the antidote to today’s societal division and polarisation,” said Marian Goodell, CEO of Burning Man Project, in a press release.
He continued: “We are pleased to have fulfilled demand for our earlier sales and be in a position to offer greater access to more people as the event nears,” they added. “This ticket sale is an exciting opportunity to connect more people interested in Burning Man and the arts and culture.”
Last year’s edition of the festival saw thousands stranded in the Nevada desert due to torrential rain. At the time, local reports described the conditions at the festival as “treacherous” with “thick, slimy mud that clung to shoes and anything else it touched”.
