Burning Man is set to return to Black Rock City for yet another edition of the world's most unique arts festival and fans will be delighted to hear this year's theme. The annual event, scheduled from August 25 through September 2 , will mark its 38th year of celebration, as tens of thousands of festival goers come together for a themed event announced as "Curiouser & Curiouser." Despite the festival being riddled with issues like slow ticket sales , fans will be dazzled by what arts bring as they draw inspiration from the whimsical and mysterious.
'Dangerous' Donald Trump blamed for causing Burning Man chaos by furious The View co-host Burning Man is just the beginning: Climate scientist warns more festival chaos is coming According to Marca , this theme "encourages participants to explore the unexpected and embrace the unknown," like the story of Alice in Wonderland. "It's a call to delve into the surreal, question the ordinary, and push the boundaries of imagination," the publication writes. "The 2024 Burning Man theme celebrates puzzles without answers, embraces the irrational and the absurd, and invites the unknown over for tea," reads the official website.
"Because it's in those timeless moments of not knowing, when we're consumed entirely by curiosity, that we experience our most profound learning, growth, and creativity. "All great journeys of discovery begin with a question; without that spark of curiosity no movement is possible. "Staring into the void of unreason, we experience the wonderfulness of wonder, and the staggering awesomeness of awe.
Which leads inexorably to the asking of better questions. Which is, after all, what makes us better than the robots. "One of the beautiful things about Burning Man is that you can so easily find yourself in situations where you have zero clues as to what is going on.
Or who that person is doing that thing, or why. And it's okay. DON'T MISS: Jennifer Lopez caught 'setting up weird paparazzi shot' amid Ben Affleck divorce rumors [INSIGHT] Taylor Swift ‘horrified’ over ISIS terror attack plot as she makes huge promise to fans [REPORT] Taylor Swift ISIS terror attack suspect poses with huge knives in bone-chilling image [LATEST] "In fact it's a kind of magic.
As much as we value preparedness, and plan out our chaos with an ironic degree of precision, it is these moments of random WTF that bring the serious joy, and keep us coming back for more." Burning Man resembles a festival, but it can better be described as a countercultural arts event. The event is known for its eccentric displays of art.
In a break from tradition, Burning Man organizers have announced that for the first time, tickets will be sold in advance of the festival. This year, hopeful attendees can snag their passes through the OMG Ticket Sale without pre-registration, a departure from past practices. According to the organizers' site, approximately 4,000 tickets will be available: 1,000 at $2,500 each and 3,000 at $1,500 each.
The FOMO sale limits orders to two passes and one vehicle pass. Approximately 15,000 tickets at $575 each, and approximately 5,000 vehicle passes are available at $150 each, plus applicable fees and taxes. "Experiencing the awe, inspiration, creativity, and community of Burning Man in Black Rock City is the antidote to today's societal division and polarization," Marian Goodell, CEO of the Burning Man Project, expressed in a press release.
Resale websites like Vivid Seats and StubHub have an abundance of ticket listings for the event. At the end of July, the cheapest General Admission listings on Vivid Seats started at $454, and the cheapest listings on StubHub started at $462..
