

For instance, a Burner from Berlin whom we met on our flight to the U.S. Volunteering – If you volunteer to work for Burning Man for a certain amount of time (60 hours, I think) you get a free ticket.īlack Market – Some people who have no intention of going, buy tickets to sell them on the black market. Low Income Tickets – There is a discount ticket program to include people from different income levels. Even if you have proof of purchase, you won’t be able to enter without the actual tickets. Make sure they are sent to an address where it is unlikely for the tickets to be stolen/lost.

IMPORTANT: You buy the tickets online, but unfortunately they don’t send them to you digitally they send them to you via mail. Those looking for tickets enter their credit card information in the BM system and the system automatically matchs them with returned tickets on a first-come first-served basis. People who bought tickets but aren’t able to go can return their tickets to Burning Man. If you miss the registration period you can not attend the sale. Last BM, the registration period was between July 24-26 and the sale took place on July 31. Those who wish enroll in the OMG sale first have to register for the sale on Burning Man’s website. The OMG SaleĪ bunch of additional tickets are released in July. Of course this doesn’t guarantee a ticket but at least you are increasing your chances. IMPORTANT: Be online & already logged in the minute sales open. – Around 23,000 tickets are sold at this stage. – In addition, you can only pay once using the same credit card. – If you plan to arrive by car, you also need to buy a $100 vehicle pass. – Each person can buy two tickets at most. You can’t buy a ticket if you don’t have a Burner account. – First you need to open a Burner profile on Burning Man’s website. Apparently, 50,000 tickets are sold at this stage, for $425 per ticket + service fees, which adds up to roughly $480. Before opening sales to the public, camps were offered priority access to the tickets in order to ensure they weren’t left out. Some of them have unbelievably big investments such as art cars, facilities, decorations, etc. This is done to give priority to the groups who enrich and give life to this place. Directed Group Saleįirst, tickets were sold directly to the camps at Burning Man. Here is how it worked this year–please note that this may be subject to change in the years to come: 1.

They try to improve the ticketing system every year, so these stages may vary. The tickets go on sale in multiple stages. In terms of Burning Man preparations, our first order of business was to follow the dates for ticket sales. Let’s start with the most basic question: How do we find tickets? 1.
