Texas - Central Texas

Regional Community

Austin is home to the very first Burning Man Regional Event, Burning Man Texas, that took place in June, 1998. In 1999, the event was renamed Burning Flipside and the date moved to Memorial Day (which is the traditional beginning of summer, the “flipside” of Labor Day). The first event had 30 people, whereas 2490 tickets were sold for the 2024 event. Burning Flipside is the only official Burning Man Regional event in Texas and has been held almost every year since its inception, excluding 2020 and 2021.

The theme for Burning Flipside 2025 is "Deep in the Art of Texas." The ticket window will be open from January 6-27th. Please keep an eye on official channels for updates and information: https://www.burningflipside.com/

Central Texas has a very active year-round community. Burning Flipside runs a warehouse in central Austin that hosts weekly social gatherings (“Church Night”), and is often home to art nights, workshops, fundraisers, donation drives, art shows, classes, and other community nourishing events. The warehouse (affectionately named “Lloyd”) is open to the community, regardless of “event” affiliation- through the fall and spring, effigy teams from several events can be found planning and building several times a week. If you are looking for a way to get involved and meet local folk. To view the calendar: https://www.burningflipside.com/24-7-360
New here? Check out: https://www.burningflipside.com/about/flipside-for-newcomers 

In addition to numerous theme camps and art projects on playa every year, the Austin community contributed the Blind Tiger (2016-2018) project, Wooden Nickel Carnival (2015), Souk (2014), Temple of Times (2013 CORE project), The Ouroborous (2011 CORE project), the Temple of Fire (2009) and the 1000 Hands (2023 Burning Man Honorarium Artwork).

Unofficial events

There are a number of unofficial local events in Central Texas, including Freezerburn and Alma Burn.

Come join our very active burner community!