Founded in 2013, Nest was the first full-length burn in the United Kingdom. About 500 people attend the annual counterculture gathering, held in a lush valley in South Wales.
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Australia's Burning Seed promises a transformative experience in Red Earth City, a pop-up destination in the Matong State Forest. About 3,300 people attend the annual event.
Spain's version of Burning Man is called Nowhere. Set in the Monegros Desert, the festival promotes self-reliance and cooperation to foster art, music, and having a great time.
Midburn and AfrikaBurn are by far the largest sister festivals in the Regional Network. But the spirit of Burning Man burns brightly at these other events around the world ...
Most festival-goers stay in tents they bring with them or camp in their cars.
The thing that perhaps most sets AfrikaBurn apart from Burning Man is its commitment to decommodification: the belief that the community is strongest when it's unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising.
At Burning Man, participants with funds to spare can pay up to thousands of dollars a night for luxury accommodations in RVs and "glamping" camp sites. These are known as "plug-and-play" camps — and they are banned from AfrikaBurn because their intent is to make money.
Music blasts from stages big and small across the grounds and through the night. Attendees can expect to hear a wide range of genres, from hip-hop to electronica.
Organizers say the most dangerous part of AfrikaBurn is getting there. The way to the tent city includes a pass on the longest road without cell service or roadside assistance in Africa.
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The festival draws over 13,000 people annually, making it the largest outpost of 130 regional Burning Man events around the world and the biggest arts festival in Africa.
Source: Africa News
Every year since 2007, a tent city rises on a private reserve known as Stonehenge. It's located in the Tankwa Karoo National Park, about a four hour's drive from Cape Town.
When the last embers from the bonfire burn out, attendees pack up their stuff and conduct a deep cleaning of the grounds. The goal is to leave no trace of their presence.
Israel's food, art, and culture give Midburn its distinct flavor. In 2017, theme camp Mizrimonim gave away cups of Arak and pomegranate juice, an Israeli cocktail.
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Midburn takes place in the Negev, a desert in southern Israel. Participants bring everything they need for the week, including food, water, and shelter. No money changes hands.
The festival has grown from 3,000 attendees in 2014 to an estimated 10,500 attendees in 2017.
Organizers believe events like Midburn, the Israeli version of Burning Man, play a key role in keeping the spirit of the festival alive year-round, as well as connecting like-minded people.
Source: Burning Man Regional Network
Larry Harvey, cofounder of Burning Man, actually wrote the principles 20 years after the first event on a beach in San Francisco, as guidelines for the new "Regional Network."
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These range from "radical inclusion" — the belief that anyone may be a part of Burning Man — to a ban on commercial sponsorships, transactions, and advertising on festival grounds.
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