Guns, fireworks, and dogs, are not allowed. It can only be used to buy ice, to buy coffee and other drinks, to pay for recreational vehicle services, to pay for emergency services like an auto mechanic or a locksmith, and a few other things. Money is only allowed for a few things at Burning Man. Because there have been many car accidents in the past, cars are only allowed to go 5 miles per hour. Most cars can only be used for entering or leaving the festival. Tickets must be bought before the festival starts.īurning Man is designed for pedestrians and people on bicycles. Įveryone who goes to Burning Man must have a ticket.
He started a group named the Black Rock Rangers to help keep people safe, and to help break up conflicts. He was worried about people getting lost in the desert, which can be very dangerous. One of the members of the Cacophony Society is named Michael Mikel, who uses the name “Danger Ranger”.
John Law knew how to make neon signs, so starting in 1991 neon lights have been added to the Man. Since that time the festival has happened in the desert. Harvey decided to take the sculpture, which had been taken apart, to the desert to be burned.
They were members of a group of Dadaists named the Cacophony Society. In 1990, the police stopped Harvey from burning the Man because Harvey did not have a permit.Īround the same time, two people named Kevin Evans and John Law were planning a group trip to a dry lake, called The Playa, in the Black Rock Desert. In 1987 “the Man” was almost 15 feet (4.6 m) tall, and in 1989 it was almost 40 feet (12 m) tall. It was a success, so he did it again at the beach the next year, and then again a couple years after that. An artist named Larry Harvey made a 9-foot tall (2.7 m) wooden sculpture of a man, and decided to burn it at a nearby beach as a bonfire for Summer Solstice. Burning Man started in 1986 in San Francisco.