2025 TICKET SALES AND PROGRAMS
- BLACK ROCK CITY 2025 TICKET PRICES
Building Black Rock City is a Communal Effort! Ticket price tiers enable gifting at the $3,000, $1,500, $950 price points, pay your way at $750, and receive the gift at the $550, $650 price points. Purchases of higher-priced tickets help more people experience the magic of Burning Man, fund Honoraria art grants, and underwrite Black Rock City operational costs. Thank you.
Ticket Price Description $3,000 You’re illuminating the playa with generosity — making really special generational magic happen! Your contribution lights the way for inclusive celebration today and into the future. $1,500 You’re embracing the Gifting principle — buying a ticket at full cost for yourself and making it possible for participants to access Black Rock City through the Renaissance, Ticket Aid and Resilience Ticket programs. $950 You’re making things happen in wildly inspired ways — buying a ticket at full cost and supporting art grants and Black Rock City operational costs. $750 You’re helping to bring this vibrant city to life — buying a ticket that covers all operational costs for one participant in Black Rock City — you! $650 You’re putting Communal Effort into practice — bringing yourself and your creativity to enrich and enliven Black Rock City. $550 You’re a creative soul destined for Black Rock City — this ticket makes it possible. - GENERAL TICKET SALE INFO
Ready to experience Black Rock City 2025? Before you buy a ticket, be sure to read our Ticket Terms and Conditions. You’ll find them unlike those for any other event, especially some critical agreements related to image use, risk of injury or death, the prohibition of commercial activities, and other fun tidbits. Sure, reading Terms and Conditions isn’t super exciting, but since the use of a ticket means you agree to these terms, we need to be sure that you know what they are.
- Each sale has a separate, dedicated sale period.
- Most sales require prior registration prior to the purchase process. You do not use a Burner Profile to enter a public ticket sale for 2025. However, a Burner Profile will be necessary to allocate Steward Sale tickets. Having one is a good idea in general.
- Registering for a sale does not guarantee you access to a ticket or vehicle pass.
- Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and tickets at lower price points are expected to sell more quickly than others.
- Unless otherwise stated, vehicle passes may only be purchased along with an event ticket.
- If you do not purchase a vehicle pass while purchasing your event ticket, you cannot participate in another sale to buy a vehicle pass on its own. If you don’t need a vehicle pass don’t buy one.
- Unless expressly stated, only one (1) order per person AND per credit/debit card is allowed. You may not use the same credit/debit card to purchase multiple orders.
- MasterCard and Visa are the only credit/debit cards accepted. We also accept Apple Pay and Google Pay if using MasterCard or Visa.
- Unless otherwise stated, all tickets bought through online sales are fully transferable and eligible for name changes.
- Tickets and vehicle passes may only be resold for face value, plus fees. Any tickets or vehicle passes being sold above face value plus fees will be canceled without notice or refund. See below for our FAQ section, which includes tips on fraud prevention and avoiding mark-up resellers.
- VEHICLE PASSES
- All vehicles driving into Black Rock City are required to have a current vehicle pass displayed in the windshield. Motorcycles and towed vehicles are exempt from the vehicle pass requirement.
- Vehicle passes do not allow a vehicle to drive within Black Rock City. When you reach your camp, you are expected to park your car for the duration.
- Vehicle passes will be available for $150 plus applicable fees in each of the ticket sales, but quantities are limited.
- In all sales, vehicle passes must be purchased in conjunction with event tickets and may not be purchased in excess of one (1) vehicle pass per two (2) tickets.
For more information about vehicle passes, please read through the FAQ.
- KIDS TICKETS
Kids and families have been part of Burning Man since the first burn in 1986 on Baker Beach. Children 12 and under still get in for free with their ticketed parents or legal guardians but need to have their own free print-at-home Kids’ Ticket. If you’re bringing multiple children 12 years old and younger, you’ll need a Kids’ Ticket for each of them.
A link for Kids’ tickets will be posted here once they become available.
- RENAISSANCE CHAMPION PROGRAM
The Renaissance Champion Program is a new program that taps connectors to invite networks, inspired groups, and collectives to bring their magic to Black Rock City. It allows individuals to participate in growing the Burning Man community by sharing tickets with their network. The Renaissance Champion Program offers access to tickets for individuals and access for individuals to distribute tickets to their network.
This program is designed specifically to invite groups — from international crews to creative collectives, friend groups to first-time Burners — particularly those who always felt the call to Burning Man but never thought it was possible for them.
For more information about the Renaissance Champion Program, fill out this form.
- RESILIENCE PROGRAM
Rolling Application Period Opens February 19, 2025 at 12pm (noon) PDT
The new Resilience Program provides access to Black Rock City 2025 for individuals who have been severely impacted either by a natural disaster or geopolitical conflict.
A limited number of $550 and gift tickets have been put aside for this purpose.
You can read more details on the Resilience Program information page and by visiting FAQ page.
- SECURE TICKET EXCHANGE PROGRAM (STEP)
STEP facilitates the safe return and resale of face-value tickets that have been purchased directly from Burning Man Project. STEP provides a secure way of buying and selling tickets while avoiding scammers, counterfeits and mark-up resellers, and keeps tickets circulating within the community.
Dates for STEP will be published soon.
- TICKET DELIVERY, FEES, AND TAXES
- The 9% Nevada Live Entertainment Tax will be added to the price of all tickets.
- All tickets and vehicle passes are subject to a $4.50 fee per item.
- All orders are subject to a 4% credit card processing fee of the purchase subtotal.
- The methods of delivery available are as follows:
- Will Call: Pick up at the Black Rock City Box Office – $30
- USA:
- UPS 2nd Day Air – $30
- Mail Innovations (USA – PO Boxes) – $20
- Canada:
- Mail Innovations (Canada) – $30
- UPS Worldwide – $65
- Delivery to Andores, Australia, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Madeira, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Vietnam:
- UPS Worldwide – $65
- All other international orders must be held for Will Call
- Orders will begin shipping early June 2025.
- TICKET INSURANCE
Participants will have the option to purchase ticket insurance for an additional fee during the checkout process. Coverage is available for the tickets and vehicle pass for your 2025 order via FanShield powered by Protecht, a third-party insurance provider. If your ticket and vehicle pass are protected by insurance and you are unable to join us in Black Rock City because of one of nearly twenty life events covered by the policy for participants in your area, FanShield will reimburse you for the full cost of your ticket and vehicle pass (including any taxes and fees). Premium costs vary by location but are roughly 8.1% of the face value of all items in your order and are non-refundable. FanShield has a dedicated support team to guide you through the claims process. For more information about what is covered by Protecht’s FanShield ticket insurance please see this FAQ. The FanShield terms and conditions and ticket protection policy apply to the ticket insurance for the items in your order, so please read them carefully.
- FRAUD PREVENTION AND THIRD PARTY BUYER INFO
We understand that for some people, buying tickets second-hand is their most realistic option. To help people do this more confidently, we have created a section of our FAQ with tips on buying tickets more safely.
Before buying a third-party ticket or vehicle pass, check to make sure the ticket, vehicle pass and/or order number isn’t listed on our voided ticket and order list. Tickets, vehicle passes, and orders can be voided for numerous reasons, including being reported as stolen, lost by the postal service, being sold for above their face value, or other breach of the Ticket Terms and Conditions. The voided ticket list will continually be updated as we have new information, but please note that this list may not be complete at the time you purchase a ticket or vehicle pass from a third party and you do so at your own risk. Any ticket or vehicle pass that has been voided is not valid for entry to Black Rock City 2025.
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Not finding the answer to your question here? Visit our extensive Ticket Support page to find the answers to (hopefully) all of your questions!
Additionally, you can email us at participantsupport@burningman.org and we’ll be happy to answer any ticket-related questions.
IMPORTANT BLACK ROCK CITY 2025 TICKET SALE DATES
All of our ticket sales and programs open and close at 12pm (noon) Pacific Time. Not sure when that is in your area? Use this handy timezone converter.
| Date | What is Happening |
|---|---|
| Saturday, February 1 | Renaissance Program opens |
| Monday, February 3 - Tuesday, February 11 | ‘Today” Sale registration open |
| Wednesday, February 12 | ‘Today’ Sale starts |
| Wednesday, February 19 | Ticket Aid Application opens |
| Wednesday, February 19 | Resilience Program Application opens |
| Friday, February 21 | Stewards Sale form opens |
| Wednesday, March 5 - Wednesday, March 12 | Stewards Sale purchase period |
| Monday, April 21 - Tuesday, April 29 | ‘Tomorrow’ Sale registration open |
| Wednesday, April 30 | ‘Tomorrow’ Sale starts |
| TBD | STEP opens |
| Early June | Ticket delivery begins |
| Wednesday, July 16 | Kids tickets available |
| Sunday, July 20 - Friday, August 1 | STEP pauses |
| Monday, July 21 - Tuesday, July 29 | OMG Sale registration open |
| Wednesday, July 30 | OMG Sale starts |
| Monday, August 18 | Box Office in BRC opens for those with valid Setup Access Pass (SAP) |
| Friday, August 22 | STEP closes |
| Saturday, August 30 | Box Office in BRC closes at 12pm (noon) |
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