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Saguaro Man is the Arizona Regional Burning Man event.

Saguaro Man 2027

~ Honey, We Shrunk the Playa ~

Save the dates: April 21st through 25th

Widely spread across our planet, tiny particles of Burning Man stardust shower down in Cochise County. Our home away from home in playa country where the sun shines, the wind blows, and the desert sparkles in the darkness of night. We find refuge in this land of open arms and acceptance for who we are, how we are, and an invitation to change the world together.

From the tiny to the towering, in a space we carve out of time, a temporary city reverberates from within. It’s a small world after all. How might You play?

We build this city. You and Me.

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Saguaro Man is a multi-day desert campout where you bring your own food, water, shelter, and supplies—and step into a temporary world of art, music, workshops, and experiences you didn’t know you were looking for.

• Survival Guide & FAQ
• Tickets
• Volunteering
• Leave No Trace (LNT)
• About the Playa
  • Directions
  • Water
• WWWW (Guide & DUST App)
• DPW
• Theme Camps
• Dept of Mutant Vehicles (DMV)
• Fire Performance
• Flame Effects Registration
• Drones
• Policies (Fire, Sound, etc)

Saguaro Man will be held on a playa just south of the town of Willcox, AZ. The layout is changing but the playa affords us many of the opportunities that were not available on Landy McLandface.

• Check out the new Playa location
• Learn about LNT and Water on the new land

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Saguaro Man Survival Guide/FAQ

Participation

• Volunteer Sign Up Schedule (Open)
  • Learn more about volunteering and how to earn credits toward future discounted tickets
  • Browse the Departments page to find areas that are of interest to you and your skills
• Grant Funded Art Form – (closed) was open Nov 18th – January 18th
• Non-funded Art Registration – open Nov 18th – March 31st
• Sticker Contest Voting – (closed) March 25th
• Theme Camps Registration – (closed) was open Jan 1st – March 15th
• Mutant Vehicle Registration- (closed) was open Jan 1st – March 15th
• Flame Effect Registration – open Nov 18 – March 31st
• Drone Registration – open Jan 1st – March 31st
• Fire Performance
  • Join the fire guild onsite!
• Ticket Aid Program – (closed) was open until March 14th
• Center Camp Event Registration – Jan 10th until March 31st
• Who, What, Where, When –
  • Jan 2nd until March 31th – to make it into the giant posters (updated!)
  • March 16th until April 23rd – online only in DUST
• The Info Center contains all forms along with supporting guidelines and other good info

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Saguaro Man 2026

April 22-26 ~ Succulent Dystopia (concluded)

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Saguaro Man and Decompression – past themes

Saguaro Man:
2011 Saguaro Man
2012 The Underworld
2013 Superstition
2014 Illusion
2015 Fractal Vision
2016 Reverberation
2017 RADiculoCity!
2018 Blossom
2019 It’s Space Time
2022 Dream within a Dream within a Dream
2023 Emergence
2024 Magical Chaos
2025 Parallel Universe
2026 Succulent Dystopia

Decompression:
2011 Through The Looking Glass
2012 Resurrection
2013 Juxtapose
2014 Revelry
2015 Dancing the Twin Flame
2016 Mis(s)Communication
2017 Reverse Cowgirl
2018 Pataphysical World
(we quit doing themes for Decompression)

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Saguaro Man is an annual collaborative celebration of large scale art, music, performance art, and interactive participation. This event is created by AZ Burners for AZ Burners to bring the culture of Burning Man and Black Rock City to the great state of Arizona. 

| SM24: Afterburn Report | Framed at SM |

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