AZ Burn After Reading

News and updates from the Arizona Burnerverse, March 2026

In this issue:

Saguaro Man – April 22-26
Saguaro Man Playa Cleanup Day – March 28
IGNiGHT – October
AZ Burners Without Borders – Get Involved
Burner Adjacent Happenings – March 2026
Regional Contacts Search Status
Town Hall Recap
Burning Man – Black Rock City 2026
2026 AZ Burners Calendar

Read on for all of your AZ Burner news!

Saguaro Man 2026 – Succulent Dystopia

April 22-26, 2026 in Willcox, Arizona

Saguaro Man main sale is sold out! There will be a few dozen Final Countdown tickets available on March 15th.

In the meantime, our ticketing partner Humanitix has a secure second-hand marketplace for tickets. If you need a ticket or have an extra to sell, visit the ticket marketplace.

There is no Saguaro Man without your participation. Here’s how to contribute to the fun …

Volunteer! – YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU!
Non-funded Art Registration – by March 31st
Theme Camps Registration – by March 15th
Mutant Vehicle Registration– by March 15th
Flame Effect Registration – by March 31st
Drone Registration – by March 31st
Center Camp Event Registration – by March 31st
Who, What, Where, When – by March 15th for giant posters by April 23rd for DUST app only
Fire Performance Guild
Ticket Aid Program

Have questions? They’re probably answered on the Saguaro Man website or in the FAQ.

Saguaro Man Playa Cleanup Day

A group of burners picking up trash

Credit: AI Generated

Saturday, March 28th!

The City of Willcox is taking volunteers to come clean up! That gives you the opportunity to see the future playa and do your part in making it better than when we got there.

You do NOT have to sign up to show up. Our LNT team has already done that for us. Mama Squishee (our LNT Lead) will also have grabbers and trash bags to use. Please do the speed limit!

Meeting at Railroad Park at 7 am for a quick safety briefing and getting your trash bag. We will then go to the Saguaro Man Playa. If you need to come later, just meet us at the gate and someone will help.

Did you know you can enter “Saguaro Man Playa” into your navigation system or search engine and you will find the location of…..wait for it…. the 2026 Saguaro Man Playa! That’s right. Go read and leave a review!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Saturday, March 28th. Willcox. If you’re on Facebook, RSVP here and share/invite.

IGNiGHT News

Coming up next in October somewhere within the Phoenix Metro Area (venue research is currently underway)
Many thanks to everyone who attended Think Tanks #1 & 2! We had many great ideas that are now being turned into action items.
Want to be involved with planning and production? Want to meet the team? Join our Think Tank meetup #3 on Saturday, March 7th at 2pm. You can join in-person in downtown Phoenix or remotely via Zoom. Click here to RSVP and attend either in person or remotely.
Interested in volunteering with IGNiGHT, in general? Get on our volunteer list receive the location details: IGNiGHT Volunteer Signup
Are you passionate about coordinating volunteers and artists? Do you love being the person to make sure all of the ducks are in a row? Do you love working the social media circuit to promote local grass roots arts events as public outreach? Join the IGNiGHT Production Team! Email rene@azburners.org for details and let us know what you’d like to do to step up and help out.

Burners Without Borders

Burners Without Borders Arizona is our community-led hub for creating positive change in the Arizona Region through Volunteer Participation

Board Nominations Open! We’re seeking nominations for two open board seats for 2026. Ideal candidates have experience in nonprofit management and are active members of the Burning Man community. Critical needs: Treasurer and Secretary. Submit nominations online: NOMINATION FORM
AZ BwB is partnering with Walter Hive for four blood drives in 2026. Last year, 35 units were collected! Thanks to those who donated on March 9th. Upcoming dates: August 16, October 12, and December 29. Sign up to donate here: BLOOD DRIVE. Can’t donate? Encourage friends and family to participate.
Thrift Shop Bop: Join us on March 15th for a swap meet at the Civitan Foundation. Learn more HERE. Bring household goods, fashion, and fun items to swap or donate. Unsold items will support Flerish thrift shop (benefiting Civitan Foundation).
This year’s Idiotarod race raised over $5,135 for Circle the City! Thanks to all volunteers and donors. Join the AZBWB team or create your own for 2027—registration is open. Support the 2027 Phoenix Idiotarod or donate here: START YOUR FUNDRAISER PROFILE HERE.
Phoenix & Tucson Litter Burners
- Phoenix: Monthly cleanups of a Grand Canal Path stretch; next event March 14th, 9–11am (meet at Ascension Church of Phoenix, wear green!). RSVP on Facebook: Phoenix Litter Burners
- Tucson: Next Alvernon Wash cleanup March 22nd, 10am–Noon at Rillito Crossing Corporate Center. This month’s theme is CORN! RSVP on Facebook: Tucson Litter Burners

AZBWB funding comes from AZ Burner ticket sales, donors, and private trusts. Three grants were awarded this year: The Dreaded Barber, Salavision, and Sonoran Desert Dog Rescue. Got a community project? Apply for a grant: GRANT APPLICATION See you at upcoming events, and thank you for helping us bring Burner principles to our community!

Burner Adjacent Happenings

Brides of March

Cacophony Society is a Burner Adjacent group of shenanigan makers and culture shakers who organize public events (that also serve as charity donation events) such as the Idiotarod, Brides of March and Santarchy. Next up is Brides of March, which happens the afternoon of Saturday, March 14th. All the details are found at the AZ Cacophony website.

Feral Rose – Doomsday Disco

New non-profit, long-time event. The hottest burner-ish party of the spring, FERAL ROSE, returns to downtown Phoenix on Saturday, March 14th. Feral Rose is an invite-only private event, hosted by the Constellation Art Consortium, for members of the Arizona Burning Man community and like-minded friends. If you embrace concepts like consent, leave no trace, radical participation, etc., you are invited to participate. More info here: https://givebutter.com/q9ekTO

Burning Man Project: Regional Contacts Search

Burning Man Regional Representative's Application and Evaluation Timeline

Interviews were completed during the last week of February, and the interview team has provided Burning Man Project with their recommendations. Burning Man Project’s Regional Network Team is now in the process of making the final decision and communicating with the candidates. This will be followed by a month-long onboarding process. Once the onboarding is complete, which should be around the end of March/early April, Burning Man Project Regional Network Team will announce the new RC’s to our community. We do anticipate that at least some of the new RC’s will be at Saguaro Man, and are organizing a “Meet & Greet” time at Center Camp on Thursday, April 23rd, along with the AZ Burners Board and a community conversation about our land.

We are grateful for the 7 community members who raised their hand and the work done by the interview team. Thank you!

Town Hall Recap

Town Hall - Clipart showing people sitting together

Thanks to the Tucson Burners who showed up in person, to the members of our community who showed up on zoom, and to the owners of Poe’s for providing a cool venue for our March Town Hall! The Zoom recording is available on our website at https://azburners.org/town-hall/, and Lars Olsen’s in-person recording will be posted soon.

More ideas surfaced regarding what to do with the land we own in Willcox, and that conversation will continue at Saguaro Man Center Camp on Thursday, March 23rd, between noon and 1:50pm. Hope to see you there!

In the meantime, here are pics of the inputs from the group. One poster is gratitude that was shared and the other contains ideas people shared regarding what to do with Landy McLandface.

Our next Town Hall will be in Phoenix on November 15th.