In a brand new twist this yr, tickets to Burning Man can be found for buy on a whim without having to pre-register.

For this yr’s burn, which returns to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert from August 25 to September 2, organizers have opened the pageant’s OMG ticket sale to most people lower than three weeks earlier than the occasion is scheduled to start.

Historically, tickets to the unique occasion have been onerous to come back by this near its begin. Initially requiring registration—like all different Burning Man ticket gross sales—when it launched on July 31, the OMG ticket sale can now be accessed by anybody, in response to the Burning Man web site. Tickets begin at $575 earlier than taxes and charges.

“Experiencing the awe, inspiration, creativity, and group of Burning Man in Black Rock Metropolis is the antidote to right this moment’s societal division and polarization,” Burning Man Mission CEO Marian Goodell stated in a press launch.

“We’re happy to have fulfilled demand for our earlier gross sales and be able to supply better entry to extra folks because the occasion nears,” she continued. “This ticket sale is an thrilling alternative to attach extra folks occupied with Burning Man and the humanities and tradition.”

Although it’s doable that difficulties eventually yr’s burn, together with heavy rain, flooding, and blocked roads, slowed 2024 ticket gross sales and led to the general public sale, organizers have referred to as consideration to how the sale “encourages immediacy and makes it straightforward for extra folks to take part within the nonprofit’s signature annual gathering.”

These on the lookout for a last-minute journey to the playa should buy remaining tickets right here.

Featured picture from the Burning Man Mission. Credit score: Jamen Percy.