A ‘Renegade’ Burning Man is Planned, Despite Cancellation, COVID, and Lack of Waste Services
A few large Facebook and Reddit groups are ignoring the cancellation of Burning Man and slapping together a large, unsanctioned event, but the Delta variant and lack of porta-potty service could turn this into Woodstock ‘99 on COVID.
You’ll recall that last year’s cancelled Burning Man resulted in an illegal bonfire party at Ocean Beach on Labor Day weekend that drew the wrath of Mayor London Breed. Over at Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, where Burning Man is typically held, a much larger renegade gathering came together in 2020, and the Reno Gazette Journal estimates that about 5,000 people attended that unsanctioned gathering.