Regional burns & burner communities in the United States

Ignite! is Virginia's first sanctioned regional burn, an all-ages, volunteer-run weekend with a family neighborhood called Kindleton. Its Learn 'n Burn…

A volunteer-run Boise nonprofit bringing art, science and technology opportunities to Idaho, based at the Xanadu Community Center and its bio dome.

Granite Burn is New Hampshire's official regional burn, run with the Granite State Burners community on 45 wooded acres in Chatham. It brings theme camps, art…

Georgia's burner regional holds meet-and-greets and gatherings through the year and welcomes burners from across the Southeast. It also connects people with…

St. Louis's burner nonprofit, which puts on the all-ages Gateway Burn each spring. Its burner-owned space on Chouteau Avenue hosts meet-and-greets every other…

Frostburn is a winter regional burn from the Pittsburgh burner community, running since 2008. It brings fire, art, music and cold-weather fun to a West…

A Gerlach nonprofit devoted to stewardship, education and responsible recreation across the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon lands that burners call home…

A volunteer-powered nonprofit that builds large-scale collaborative art, much of it for Black Rock City, on the belief that anyone can help build big art. It…

Flashpoint Artists Initiative is the Georgia nonprofit behind Alchemy, the state's October regional burn. Alchemy is pausing for 2026 to rebuild its footing,…

An Oakland artist collective and nonprofit known for playa landmarks such as the Raygun Gothic Rocketship and the Nautilus Submarine art car. It mentors…

Engulf is a Louisiana regional arts experience inspired by Burning Man, held each November on private land near Kentwood. It is run by the nonprofit Engulf…

Emergence is a small spring regional burn held just outside Charleston. It is an inclusive, cooperative community that builds the weekend together through…

Utah's only sanctioned Burning Man regional, a nonprofit that hosts a solstice-week desert gathering of art, fire and community each June.

An LA nonprofit that produces Venice Afterburn, the beachside regional event that brings art cars, theme camps and installations to Venice Beach.

The Colorado regional group that produces Denver DeCOmp, the state's official decompression, and runs the Denver Regional Fund for local art.

DC Burners is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) for the burner community of DC, Maryland and Virginia, founded in 2025 with open books and an elected board. It keeps a…

Coracle is North Carolina's November regional burn, named for a small woven round boat and run by volunteers with no vending or sponsors. It is a weekend of…

Connecticut's burner community draws people from New Haven, Hartford, Middletown, New London and towns in between. Members hold regular meetups in Middletown…

Chicago's all-volunteer costumed shopping cart race and food drive, a much-loved winter tradition in the local burner scene. Teams build wild carts and raise…

A volunteer-run, free, all-ages fire performance and drum gathering that has lit up Chicago parks and beaches on summer evenings for more than twenty years.…

Carolina Burners links the burner communities of the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) and coastal North Carolina. Members share local gatherings and…

Burnt Oranges is Central Florida's original burn community and the nonprofit behind Florida Afterburn, the state's official regional. It funds theme camps and…

The nonprofit behind Black Rock City and the global Regional Network, headquartered in San Francisco's Mission District. It also runs Fly Ranch, the art and…

Burning Man Project's Northern Nevada office in downtown Reno, the gateway city most burners pass through on the way to the playa.