Regional burns & playas in the United States

Minnesota's midwinter regional burn, held in the snowy woods of north-central Minnesota every February. It is a hardy, cozy, community-built weekend for…

A beachfront park on Monterey Bay that MPYRE calls its usual haunt for its free decompression on the sand.

Wichita's burner community and the team behind Resonance, a regional burn held on the prairie southeast of the city. They support local artists with grants and…

Virginia's burner network spans Richmond, Tidewater and beyond, with First Fridays meetups, a monthly workshop series and an annual New Year's fundraiser in…

A ranch in the Central Texas countryside near Paige that hosts large outdoor gatherings. It is the new home of FreezerBurn, Texas's winter regional burn, for…

To The Moon is Tennessee's official all-ages regional burn, held under a full moon on the Cumberland Plateau. It draws burners from Nashville, Knoxville,…

The Middle East is a long-running Central Square music venue that hosts the Boston Burning Man Decompression. Its Sonia room becomes a night of costumes,…

A historic brick industrial campus in Oakland with event halls, art studios and workshops. It is the home of Burning Man Project's Bay Area Decompression, now…

A downtown Kansas City event venue that hosted Ignition, the Midwest Burners season kickoff with workshops, auctions and performances. It is all ages in the…

A Westside spot on Motor Avenue where the Culver City burner meetup gathers on the third Tuesday of each month.

West Oakland's big nonprofit industrial arts school, teaching welding, blacksmithing, glass, fire arts and more in a 56,000 square foot warehouse. Its iron…

Tennessee Burners ties together local groups in Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. They host picnics, meetups, clothing drives and bonfires all…

Sunburn is an independent, volunteer-run summer gathering between Lancaster and Reading, inspired by burner principles. It mixes music, art and dancing in…

Summerisle is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) burn in south-central Pennsylvania, built around theme camps that gift experiences to everyone. Even the board buys…

The grassy, river-canyon camping grounds in Tygh Valley where more than 2,000 people gather for SOAK, Portland's regional burn, every Memorial Day weekend.

Shakori Hills is a community arts center and festival ground in Chatham County that has hosted the Coracle regional burn. It also runs a year-round calendar of…

A Mojave Desert ranch near California City that hosts BEquinox, the Los Angeles regional burn, an all-ages camping event with art, fire and music.

A Georgetown design hub and event venue that hosts SeaCompression, Seattle's official decompression, with all-ages daytime fun and a late-night adult party.

A nonprofit community makerspace and art build warehouse in Mission Valley with a woodshop, laser lab and classroom. It is where much of YOUtopia's art and…

The regional Burning Man nonprofit for the Santa Cruz area and the producer of unSCruz, its spring regional burn.

The 501(c)(3) behind YOUtopia, San Diego's official regional burn, and the CoLab build space. It also supports community art like the burner Pride float and…

A member-driven Sacramento nonprofit inspired by the Ten Principles, behind Afterglow, the Playa Academy Makers Camp and local art projects. It was named…

A small regional burn in northeast Iowa, held at Turkey River Cabin Concerts near Elkader. The 2026 gathering was its sixth.

A quirky North Hollywood bar with a hidden dance hall and a long calendar of themed nights. It hosts the monthly Valley Burning Man Meetup on the third Sunday.