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Mixed reactions to second consecutive cancellation of Burning Man
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Some 4500 people gathered in the Black Rock Desert of Northern Nevada for the burning man celebration. People camped right out o the desert playa.
RENO, Nev. - The cancellation of Burning Man for the second year is drawing mixed reaction in northern Nevada, where some businesses and tourism officials say they’ll miss the economic boost from festival-goers but health officials are glad they won’t contribute to increasing the risk of spreading COVID-19.
The counter-culture festival in the Black Rock Desert about 100 miles north of Reno typically attracts nearly 80,000 people who spend an estimated $63 million in Nevada.
People-watching at the airport isn t going to be the same this year, again. What’s fun to watch is the reaction of other travelers (to Burners). A couple of times, I’ve watched someone wearing a navy or black suit and they see someone coming back from the playa covered in dust, said Brian Kulpin, spokesman for the Reno Tahoe International Airport. You can see the anxiety in their eyes of, Oh man, I hope I’m not sitting next to that person.
Burning Man Project announced Tuesday that, for the second year in a row, it was not moving forward with this year s event in Northern Nevada, which had been set for Aug. 26 to Sept. 3. The festival is set to return in 2022.