SPECIAL EVENTS
The SF Decompression
HEAT THE STREET FaIRE!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Noon SHARP till 12am
Public Entrance: 19th Street & Minnesota Street, SF
$10 donation in Black Rock Couture/Costume; $20 in streetwear
All ages outdoors; kids under 12 absolutely free!
Age 21+ inside Cocomo (club closes 1:30am)
Outdoor sound ends at Mariposa Stage at 11pm; 10pm other outside areas
Food available, and sales support the Black Rock Arts Foundation's public art and grants programs.
Playa Beignets and coffee also available!
Click for Complete SF Decom Event Information
Click for Stage Schedules
Click for Event Map (PDF)
See below for information on Decompression events in other regions!
Come at noon SHARP for a full twelve hours of art, performance, fire, dance, theme camps, circus arts, marching bands, DJs, Burning Man 2008 imagery, and more, more, MORE!!!
The entire street is mapped and it's looking EPIC! All six blocks, the park, and the stages will be PACKED with all the creative expression that is US! So, bring your dusty American Dream to share too!!! And please volunteer to help the event happen, by emailing firekitty (at) burningman (dot) com.
2008 DECOMPRESSION ROUND-UP
Here is a comprehensive list of other official Decompression events happening around the country, and around the world, as we know them right now. While there may be gatherings, parties and other such events happening, these are the official ones we know about that have requested a listing here. For more information about any of them, visit the website listed or email the regional contact at the email address provided.Gateway - Sept. 26-29, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri
There are no gate sales for this event, and pre-sales seem to have ended, but maybe you're already plugged in...they still wanted you to hear about the event...
http://www.gatewayburners.org
stlouis@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Alberta Decompression - Sept. 27, 2008
Alberta, Canada
Tix and info: http://www.
http://regionals.burningman.
Alchemy - Oct. 2-6, 2008
Cherokee Farms, Lafayette, Georgia
atlanta@burningman.com
http://www.alchemyfestival.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Arizona and El Paso joint Decompression - Oct. 3-5, 2008
Gateway Ranch, near Flagstaff, Arizona
arizona@burningman.com
elpaso@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Visit the Azburners or Border Burners regional website for more info http://www.azburners.org
http://www.borderburners.com
Wisconsin Decompression – Oct. 3rd, 2008
Milwaukee, WI
http://clevian.com
wisconsin@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
LA Decompression - Oct. 4, 2008
Los Angeles, California -
la@burningman.com
http://www.la-burningman.org
http://regionals.burningman.
(see below for full deets)
Playa del Fuego - Oct. 9-13, 2008
Odessa, Delaware
http://playadelfuego.org/
washingtondc@burningman.com
baltimore@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Myschevia (location TBA) - Oct. 9-13, 2008
North Texas
http://www.ntxb.org
denton@burningman.com
austin@burningman.com
houston@burningman.com
dallas@burningman.com
elpaso@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Afrika Burn 2008 - Oct. 16-19
South Africa
http://afrikaburn.com
southafrica@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Denver Decompression - October 18, 2008
Denver, Colorado
http://denverburningman.com/
denver@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Reno Decompression - October 18, 2008
Reno, NV
reno@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
SoCal/San Diego Decompression - Oct. 18 - 20
San Diego, California
http://www.socalde.com
sandiego@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
New York Decompression - Oct 25th
http://nycdecompression.org/
newyork@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Seacompression, Nov. 8
Seattle, WA
seattle@burningman.com
Event info: http://www.ignitionnw.
http://regionals.burningman.
Toronto Decompression, Nov. 15 – 8pm to 4am
Toronto, Canada
details at http://burnon.ca
toronto@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
Smokin' Craic! - November 15th, 2008
Dublin, Ireland
Ireland's Decompression event
Ireland@burningman.com
http://regionals.burningman.
M-pyre day at the beach - December 6, 2008
Monterey, California
monterey@burningman.com
http://www.mpyreburn.com
Long after the playa fires have died, the flame burns on inside us all. Special events year-round bring burners together to fan that flame in the same spirit of creativity, eccentricity, and community. The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of burner activity, and the events produced by Burning Man listed below are just the spark igniting the fire.
For the latest news about major burner happenings in the SF area, we invite you to join our SF Announce List by sending mail to: sanfrancisco-announce-subscribe (at) burningman (dot) com. You might also consider the Squid List for a broad range of burner-inspired and non-burner events. To communicate burner events worldwide, our calendars offer a community resource. Also, connect with your regional contact (many have active discussion or announce lists) or visit the appropriate regional bulletin board on the Eplaya. And of course, to pARTicipate on any Burning Man team, just fill out a volunteer questionnaire and we'll be in touch!
Pre-Compression and Decompression are just two ways the Burning Man organization is bringing the Black Rock to the Bay year-round. Everyone's invited, so come participate in the fun! To volunteer or support an event with art, performance, or other creative/logistical resources, please email flambe (at) burningman (dot) com.
2008 Burning Man Special Events
| 1/19 | Career Advice Workshop @ BMHQ |
| 1/25 | Art Lounge Mixer @ BMHQ |
| 3/8 | Burnal Equinox Flambé Lounge @ Whisper |
| 4/12 | Dream House/Open House @ BMHQ |
| 6/14 or 6/21 | BBQ-A-NEWBIE Picnic @ Golden Gate Park |
| 6/20 | Precompression Flambé Lounge |
| 7/17 | Desert Art Preview @ BMHQ |
| NO SPECTATORS WEEKEND - 3 Events | |
| 7/26 | Playafication Day: Bike and Costume Prep @ BMHQ |
| 7/27 | pARTiciPARADE! Radical Expression on the Haight + Fire Jam @ BMHQ |
| 7/31 | Burning Stories Night @ BMHQ |
| 10/12 | Decompression Heat The Street FaIRE! @ Indiana St. |
| 10/13 | Dogpatch Neighborhood Clean-up |
| 11/15 | Esprit Park Neighborhood Planting (date tentative) |
There will also be a number of workshops and smaller events throughout the year. Subscribe to sanfrancisco-announce-subscribe (at) burningman (dot) com to find out about those events as they are scheduled 
