Burning Man 2025 closed after nine days with exit wait times averaging under four hours, an improvement from past record delays. Early dust storms and intense rains closed the entrance, injured several people and destroyed multiple camps, including the widely publicized Orgy Dome. Many attendees in private vehicles endured long waits and slept in cars, while Burner Express riders bypassed lines. Midweek highlights included an unexpected baby birth evacuated to a Reno neonatal ICU, sunny days showcasing global art installations, long desert bike rides and neon-lit night parties. The Pershing County Sheriff's Office investigated a grisly killing after the burning of the Man.
As the nine-day desert event closed Monday, wait times to leave Nevada's Black Rock Desert averaged less than four hours, a far cry from record delays in years prior. But there still had been plenty of drama: Dust storms and bouts of intense rain threatened Burning Man 2025's opening days, closing the entrance gate, injuring several people and destroying a number of camps, including the widely publicized Orgy Dome.
Wednesday morning brought the birth of a baby girl to parents who weren't expecting her (the newborn was safely airlifted from the playa to a neonatal intensive care unit in Reno). And the sun came out, bringing with it the opportunity to enjoy Burning Man's best: incomparable installations by artists from across the world, long bike rides in the desert and parties that lit up in the night with neon - on both people and their "art cars" - into the wee hours.
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