Burning Man cancels 2021 festival in northern Nevada desert
The organizers said there are too many uncertainties to resolve in time to hold the event as scheduled in August.
Credit: AP
The Man, a stick figured symbol of the Burning Man art festival, is silhouetted against a morning sunrise Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 (AP Photo/Ron Lewis) Author: SCOTT SONNER Associated Press Published: 5:16 PM CDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 5:16 PM CDT April 27, 2021
RENO, Nev Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The San Francisco-based group posted a video on its website that said there are too many uncertainties to resolve in time to hold the event as scheduled Aug. 26 to Sept. 3 in the Black Rock Desert 100 miles north of Reno.