AFRIKABURN 2024. 29 April to 5 May 2024
Standby for ticket sales in August 2023(ish)
Frequently asked questions
24 to 30 April 2023
Quaggafontein, Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
Show me!The launch plan for AFRIKABURN 2023, and number of tickets available
All the different (2023) AfrikaBurn tickets:
Number of tickets available: 1000
Cost: R4999 (±USD/EUR 295)
Date of sale: 31 August 2022 12:00 pm SAST
Sales end: 9 March 2023 4:00 pm SAST (or until sold out)
Mayday Tickets are charged at a premium above the general AfrikaBurn ticket price. For those that have the ability to access AfrikaBurn tickets early, a generous donation is included that allows AfrikaBurn to facilitate the community who actualise the amazing creative projects you see at AfrikaBurn, as well as making tickets available to others who have less means, to also be able to attend AfrikaBurn.
It’s important to note that this ticket type does not come with any additional benefits to you as a ticket holder. The difference between the regular ticket price (R2499) and the Mayday Ticket price (R4999) is a direct donation of R2500 to AfrikaBurn. This ticket type is for those who want to support AfrikaBurn throughout the year as well as secure a ticket as soon as possible (which may help those who need to make travel arrangements well in advance).
Number of tickets available: 1000
Cost: R3499 (±USD/EUR 205)
Date of sale: 31 August 2022 12:00 pm SAST
Sales end: 9 March 2023 4:00 pm SAST (or until sold out)
Similarly to the Mayday Ticket, as AfrikaBurn has grown beyond the annual event, and in line with our mission to reinvent the world anew, a New Horizons Ticket lets you into the event as well as make a donation in support of our year-round programme of arts, social development initiatives, and new projects that are designed to facilitate the growth of our community and enable sustainable systems to be developed for our new home on Quaggafontein Farm. This is the ticket to choose if you’re unable to afford the Mayday Ticket, but still want to support the organisation beyond the event.
Whilst this ticket type does not come with any additional benefits to you as a ticket holder, you are guaranteed a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that your contribution will be enabling our organisation and our community to look toward New Horizons.
Number of tickets available: 6500
Cost: R2499 (±USD/EUR 145)
Date of sale: 2 November 2022 12:00 pm SAST
Sales end: 30 November 2022 4:00 pm SAST (or until sold out)
This cost-price ticket is priced at the amount that it costs to have you on site at the AfrikaBurn event. This is the ticket to choose if you are not in a position to buy the combined ticket + donation – New Horizons or Mayday Ticket type.
General Sales Tickets are sold online on a first come first served basis, with a maximum of two tickets per purchaser.
For AfrikaBurn 2022, General Sales Tickets sold out within a few minutes. However with AfrikaBurn 2023 still being smaller (only 8500 people) than in previous years we also expect these tickets to sell out very quickly. If you are determined to attend AfrikaBurn in 2023 then please consider buying the Mayday or New Horizons Ticket option ahead of the general sale.
Mayday Minor cost: R4999 (±USD/EUR 295)
New Horizons Minor cost: R3499 (±USD/EUR 205)
General Sale Minor cost: R2499 (±USD/EUR 145)
Minor tickets are full-priced tickets available to young adults between the ages of 15 and 17 and work the same as adult tickets. The difference is that these tickets can only be bought by parents/guardians over the age of 28.
PLEASE NOTE: all tickets scanned at the gate will alert the Box Office crew that the person being scanned in is either a Child or a Minor. The Guardian of that child/minor will need to identify themselves to the Box Office Crew so that they can verify that the Guardian is 28 years or older. Minors travelling with a guardian younger than 28 years old will not be allowed access to the event. Guardians (28 years and older) are only able to bring a maximum of 4 minors and kids to the Burn. This is to ensure that there is enough adult supervision of minors onsite.
To buy either a Kids or Minor ticket to AfrikaBurn, you’re required to fill out our Parent/Legal Guardian Indemnity form and upload it to your purchase upon check out.
Number of tickets available: Unlimited
Cost: R499 (±USD/EUR 30)
Date of sale: 31 August 2022 12:00 pm SAST
Kids tickets are for people up to (and including) the age of 14. To buy either a Kids or Minor ticket to AfrikaBurn, you’re required to fill out the Parent/Legal Guardian Indemnity form and upload it to your purchase upon check out. Kids tickets remain on sale even after General Sales close, and are available to purchase at the gate. Parents/guardians need to be over the age of 28 years and can each bring a maximum of 4 children and minors in order to ensure enough adult supervision at the event.
PLEASE NOTE: all tickets scanned at the gate will alert the Box Office crew that the person being scanned in is either a Child or a Minor. The Guardian of that child/minor will need to identify themselves to the Box Office Crew so that they can verify that the Guardian is 28 years or older. Minors travelling with a guardian younger than 28 years old will not be allowed access to the event. AfrikaBurn will make a plan to get any unaccompanied minor back to Cape Town. All costs associated with this will be for the account of the minors parent/legal guardians.
Number of tickets available: 300
Cost: R259 (±GH 159/±P 194/±ZK 247)
Applications Open: 2 November 2022 12:01 am SAST
Applications Close: 12 January 2023 11:59 pm SAST
Purchase before: 28 February 2023 11:59 pm SAST
These tickets are only available to people living in, or nationals of, African countries.
Anathi* Tickets are offered in recognition of the disparity within South Africa and acknowledges that many economically marginalised individuals don’t have the means to partake in AfrikaBurn. If this rings true for you, someone in your crew, or someone you know, it could be their inroad to participation.
Coupled with an opportunity to apply for an Access Grant (welfare and/or transport), Anathi Tickets are means-tested and require submission of a bank statement, payslip or affidavit for each person applying. Because they’re awarded to individuals on a case by case basis, Anathi Tickets cannot be transferred, or sold.
If you would like to apply for an Anathi Ticket or Access Grant, then please click here.
*’Anathi’ means ‘they are with us’ in isiXhosa.
Number of tickets available: 300
Cost: R999 (±EUR/USD 59)
Applications open 5 September 2022
Applications close: when we reach the limit of 300 applications or by 3 October 2022 11:59 pm SAST
These tickets are designed to make our event accessible to those who can’t afford the full ticket price but can afford a reduced-price ticket, subsidised by the community.
Applicant categories include students, single parents, individuals on a low income, and others who wouldn’t be able to participate without a little assistance. If you feel you match that description, you can motivate for a Subsidised Ticket.
PLEASE NOTE: These tickets cannot be transferred or sold, as they’re awarded on the basis of each applicant’s circumstances. These tickets are refundable.
All applicants will be informed of their application by 1 November 2022, so that should the application be unsuccessful, the applicant will still have a chance to buy a ticket in the General Sales which starts the next day. Successful applicants have until 2pm on Monday 17th April to purchase their Subsidised Ticket. Failure to purchase it by then will result in the applicant losing access to that ticket.
Application Restrictions:
One application per person, i.e. no couple or group applications. Feel free to reference each other in your applications if you wish.
You may not submit an application on someone else’s behalf unless the applicant has a disability that prevents them from submitting it themselves.
You must provide one calendar month’s bank statement of the bank account you actively transact out of. Applications without this documentation will not be considered.
We will not request additional documentation or clarification, please ensure your application is complete prior to submission.
Got all of that? Then click here to submit (NB: this system is automated, so if the form is closed, you’re too late, or there’s already that many submissions).
Vehicle Pass (Cars & Trucks): R299 (±EUR/USD 17)
Vehicle Pass (RV/Camper Van/People Carrier): R499 (±EUR/USD 29)
Available from: 2 November 2022 12:00 pm SAST
Vehicle Passes are available to purchase at the gate.
Vehicle Passes are designed to encourage ride-sharing, reduce the number of cars on our event site and on the R355 – the tyre eating and treacherous road to AfrikaBurn. One Vehicle Pass is required per motorised vehicle entering the event. Mutant Vehicles (on trailers), Caravans (that are being towed) and Trailers do not require a Vehicle Pass – but motorcycles & motorhomes do.
If you are part of a Collective with a registered creative project, you will be able to request a limited number of free Vehicles Passes that you can distribute amongst your Collective. Please inform your crew before they purchase a Vehicle Pass as AfrikaBurn will not refund Vehicle Passes bought erroneously.
Cost: Free, mahala, gratis, nada
Applications open: 31 August 2022 12:00 pm SAST
Applications & sales close: 17 April 2023 4:00 pm SAST
Pensioner Tickets are available to participants 70 years and older via direct distribution. To apply for a Pensioner Ticket please email a copy of your ID/Passport to: [email protected]
You will be required to redeem your ticket by 17 April 2023 4:00 pm SAST, after which point your ticket will expire and no longer be available to you.
A warning about getting scammed
Last year, the ticket touts and scammers came back with a vengeance. We discovered a number of scammers had been buying vehicle passes and selling them online as e-tickets via dodgy resale sites like Viagogo and GameDay etc. It was heartbreaking for us to have to tell people that their tickets were not valid for entry to the event.
After the tickets have sold out, there are also A LOT of people who post online that they all of a sudden can’t attend AfrikaBurn and have tickets to sell. All of these people turn out to be scammers because all our resales happen on Quicket, not Facebook.
Please think and look carefully before buying your tickets to AfrikaBurn. Please don’t buy or resell AfrikaBurn tickets on any other platform than the official Quicket one, where the transaction is secure and the original barcode canceled and a new barcode generated to ensure that no two people can check in with the same ticket. There are some very professional scammers out there trying to steal your hard earned money.
The private resale function on Quicket will be available once tickets go on sale. The public resale function on Quicket will only be available once the general sale has closed or once the event has sold out. For more information on how the resale function works – please CLICK HERE.
AfrikaBurn: The event
In 1986, some dude called Larry and his mate Jerry set fire to a wooden figure on a beach in San Francisco … Many years later, here we are in South Africa with AfrikaBurn, one of the largest regional Burning Man events outside of the USA.
AfrikaBurn takes place at Quaggafontein in the Tankwa Karoo, which is located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The event is a blank canvas on which participants project any creative endeavour that they desire to create, ranging from large-scale burning sculptures to small performances, and any kind of service that participants see fit to give or “gift” to the community. The spectacular result is the manifestation of a weeklong interdisciplinary cultural event that includes art, costume, performance, theme camps, music, mutant vehicles and so much more.
AfrikaBurn’s aim is to invent the world anew and gift its participants a space for creative expression, play, and be radically inclusive and accessible. The touchstone of value in our culture will always be immediacy: experience before theory, moral relationships before politics, survival before services, roles before jobs, ritual before symbolism, work before vested interest, participant support before sponsorship.
The guiding principles of AfrikaBurn:
AfrikaBurn is a Burning Man regional event, and our guiding principles are based on the Ten Principles of Burning Man, to which we have added an 11th, in 2011 – Each One Teach One – that encourages the sharing of knowledge.
These principles aren’t commandments, and they’re not rules – they’re ideals that offer guidelines to how we as a community can reinvent the world, and ourselves. In fact, we re-invented the principle of ‘Radical Inclusion’ to be more representative in the South African context.
Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey wrote the Ten Principles as guidelines for the newly-formed Regional Network, in 2004. They were crafted not as a dictate of how people should be and act, but as a reflection of the community’s ethos and culture as it had organically developed since the event’s inception.
The Man in the Hat – a tribute to Larry by the AfrikaBurn Art Committee
Illustrations by Gabi Brunhoso and Ilse Erasmus
Refunds:
Due to the hard work and year round costs it takes to make AfrikaBurn happen, AfrikaBurn have always had a no refund policy on tickets. This year, that policy remains the same, even in the event of a cancellation due to a Government imposed COVID-19 lock down or any other reason.
We acknowledge that the ticket price constitutes only a portion of the total costs in attending AfrikaBurn. As such, we recommend that you consider taking out personal insurance suited to your needs. This is particularly important for those travelling from overseas to attend AfrikaBurn.
It is your prerogative to obtain your own insurance cover to protect yourself in the event that you are unable to attend AfrikaBurn.
We do not recommend and therefore do not offer an opt-in insurance policy at point of sale.
Accessibility
Our aim is to make sure that AfrikaBurn is fully accessible to anyone who wants to attend. As an outdoor event in a desert environment there are some areas at Quaggafontein that are harder to access, especially in difficult weather – but we will do our utmost to help all participants access as much of AfrikaBurn as possible.
- Registered disabled participants can apply for an Anathi ticket for their carer should it be required to enable them to participate.
- Disabled toilets can be provided to specific attendees. These are exclusively for those with disabilities.
Please contact [email protected] to discuss either or both of the accessibility options, once you have confirmed your own ticket.
For more information:
AfrikaBurn 2023 entry policy:
The gate crew will be checking your photo ID against your ticket details in the system. ID/Passport or Drivers’ Licenses will be accepted, so please ensure that your ID/Passport number is correct on the ticket of every person who’s travelling with you. When purchasing your tickets, please ensure you have the correct emergency contact details for someone off and onsite at AfrikaBurn as the Box Office crew link your uniquely numbered wristband to your details in the system. This is to assist the team in case of an emergency.
The vehicle you are travelling in will need a vehicle pass too, these passes will be available to purchase online (or at the gate) right up until the event gates close.
For the Best Gate Experience™ – come prepared! Print your ticket out, or make sure your smart device has enough battery! Gate can be pretty unforgiving especially when there’s hundreds of other, better prepared, more organised and less frustrated folk clamouring to get in. Again, make sure the details on your ID/Passport match the details on your ticket. If they don’t, please check the edit details & transfer ticket information in the Ticketing FAQ’s.
Please take note of the AfrikaBurn 2023 gate opening & closing times:
Monday 24 April 2023: 09:00 – 01:00
Tuesday 25 April 2023: 09:00 – 01:00
Wednesday 26 April 2023: 09:00 – 01:00
Thursday 27 April 2023: 09:00 – 01:00
Friday 28 April 2023: 09:00 – 19:00
Saturday 29 April 2023: GATE CLOSED/EXIT ONLY (re-entry only if you have already been issued a wristband)
Sunday 30 April 2023: GATE CLOSED/EXIT ONLY (re-entry only if you have already been issued a wristband)
Frequently asked questions:
You already know all the gory details about AfrikaBurn, supported by our ticketing partner, taking a case to the Financial Ombudsman in the UK (being where the event insurance policy was held). A UK Supreme Court ruling in January triggered the Ombudsman to review cases that might be impacted. But much like renewing a passport, we’ve been told we’re in the queue, we were assigned an investigator, but still have no concrete further information where, what and when, in fact the person we were dealing with has resigned her position and someone else is taking on the case.
Just like you, we are sick of waiting, so we have decided to enable coupons to be redeemed during ticket sales for AfrikaBurn 2023. Those coupon holders who attended AfrikaBurn 2022, and are unable to redeem their coupon for AfrikaBurn 2023 have the option to request a R500 refund if you don’t think you’ll attend another main AfrikaBurn event in the next 3 years.
That said, what happens if you redeem your coupon, our claim is successful, and your AfrikaBurn 2020 ticket money is paid back to you?
If this happens, consider it a gift for supporting the AfrikaBurn community through the hard times – we fought the bureaucratic fight together, and we all won.
Look out for an email from Quicket before 31 August 2022 (when Mayday tickets go on sale) informing you how to go about redeeming your coupon.
To buy a ticket, it’s as simple as clicking the large button on the top of the page here.
You can purchase up to two tickets, however it will make life easier if you insert the second person’s details at the purchase point. Please be prepared with the details of the second ticket holder, as you will need to insert these before concluding your purchase.
concluding your purchase.
The details you’ll need on hand during ticket sales are:
Name & surname, email address, mobile number, ID/passport number, emergency contact details of someone not at AfrikaBurn as well as the name of any camp or creative project they may be affiliated to.
PLEASE NOTE: the ID/passport number that you enter on Quicket must match the ID/passport number that you present at the Gate. No exceptions.
You will be expected to run through some acculturation questions before being able to purchase your tickets.
Although we normally require a Burner Bio profile to purchase a ticket or attend the event, due to reduced capacity and resources, Burner Bios are not compulsory for the 2023 event tickets.
That said, they’re still required if you want to apply for any grants or register any projects. They’re also handy to use to communicate with your team, and to access community portals such as the Join a Project Page.
If you find that the details on your ticket do not match the details on the ticket holder’s ID/passport, or your circumstances have changed (e.g. your partner is no longer coming to the Burn, but your daughter is) then you can edit the details on the ticket.
Please note: You have ONE CHANCE to edit the details on this ticket so make sure you insert the correct details, as you can’t go back and change it again.
> Log into Quicket, and click on your username (at upper right)
> Locate and click on “My Tickets”
> Find your AfrikaBurn 2023 ticket
> Alongside Options, click “Edit Details”
> Change the details of the ticket, and click “Save”
Please ensure that the details on the ticket match the details of the person presenting that ticket at the event Gate.
Transferring a ticket can happen any time right up until the last day the gates to the Burn are open. Here’s how:
> Log into Quicket, and click ‘My Tickets’ under your username in the upper right hand corner.
> Click “My Tickets” on the left hand side of the page
> Find your AfrikaBurn 2023 ticket
> Alongside Options, click “Transfer Tickets”
> Use the option to transfer the ticket to a new recipient
Once you transfer your ticket to the new owner, the barcode will be cancelled and a new barcode will be issued to the new recipient. Please ensure that you enter the correct email address (both times) as the transfer cannot be reversed.
If you’re purchasing a ticket from a friend, let them know to transfer the ticket to you, as above.
Quicket has enabled a re-sale system to support our community selling or buying tickets outside of the main sales. Their system is tied directly into the usual event page, and the system works with the original barcoded ticket being resold, cancelling the original barcode and generating a new barcode for the tickets new recipient. That way, no two people can check in with the same ticket which will limit any nasty surprises at the event gate.
If you’re looking to re-sell your ticket, please check out this help document.
Private resales will open when Mayday tickets go on sale and public resales will open after the General sale ends or sells out – latest 1 December 2022.
Has the event sold out and you are looking for a resale ticket? Head on over to the AfrikaBurn event page on Quicket, click on the tickets section where you’ll find what’s available for re-sale.
With the limited number of tickets available to the 2023 event, AfrikaBurn is limiting the amount of tickets you are able to purchase to two per purchaser. This is to ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to access a ticket, as well as ensuring that as many people register, answer the acculturation questions and provide accurate details (as they will be used in the AfrikaBurn Operations Centre in case of an emergency).
It’s not possible to make group bookings or book advance tickets for AfrikaBurn. Tickets will go on sale on 31 August 2022 and, are limited to 2 per person, and are likely to and sell out quickly. This also applies to large groups coming from outside South Africa.
It’s important to note that no companies or individuals are able to promote or sell package tours to the event, or set up & run camps for others. AfrikaBurn is completely unlike commercial events, where a catered or packaged experience is often available.
AfrikaBurn is informed by a set of 11 principles, among which are concepts like Participation, Radical Self Reliance and Decommodification. These mean that everyone who comes to the event is expected to buy their own tickets, erect their own camps and contribute to the event in some way. It’s not a space where ‘somebody else’ does the work: the community creates the event. In line with that, no paid labour is permitted on site at the event to set up camps, clean them, cook in them and so on.
For info on how our event works, and also as a way to understand how camping works or to understand how the many other aspects of AfrikaBurn are different, take a look at our Quaggapedia Page.
In order to find a safe midpoint between a large event and a safe environment for our community, we’re limiting numbers for 2023.
The AfrikaBurn team is still recovering and refilling positions which we lost during the COVID pandemic, as well as discovering new and exciting challenges at our new home, Quaggafontein. It is with this in mind that we are growing the event gradually, ensuring that the operations team has the capacity to manage the event site properly which will ensure the safety and the enjoyment of our community.
To make an event of this size happen, there are many costs to cover – many of which are ‘invisible’ in the sense of not being immediately apparent. Among these are site upkeep and development, insurance, emergency services, art funding, security, printed programs, survival guides, toilet construction (and rental), signage, transport, street lighting, equipment hire & purchase, site office, tents and many, many more – too many to list here. For a useful price comparison, consider that camping at a national park costs around R200 per person per night, for which you get toilets and a piece of ground to pitch your tent.
Vehicle Passes are designed to encourage ride-sharing, reduce the number of cars on our event site and on the R355 – the tyre eating and treacherous road to AfrikaBurn. One Vehicle Pass is required per motorised vehicle entering the event. Mutant Vehicles (on trailers), caravans being pulled by a vehicle, and trailers do not require a Vehicle Pass – but motorcycles & motorhomes do.
If you are part of a Collective with a registered creative project, you will be able to request a limited number of free Vehicles Passes that you can distribute amongst your Collective. If you are the creative lead on a project, please ensure that you inform your crew of these free passes as AfrikaBurn cannot refund Vehicle Passes bought erroneously.
If you get this error message it could be because the purchase process was interrupted. If this is the problem, just wait 15 minutes, and try again – this is in place to prevent fraud.
If you still don’t come right, please call Quicket at: 021 424 9308 and they will happily help you.
The gate crew will be checking photo ID against your ticket details in the system. ID/Passport or Drivers’ Licences will be accepted, so please ensure that your ID/Passport number is correct on the ticket of every person who’s travelling with you.
The vehicle you are travelling in will need a vehicle pass too, these passes will be available to purchase online (or at the gate) right up until the event gates close.
For the Best Gate Experience™ – come prepared! Print your ticket out, or make sure your smart device has enough battery! Gate can be pretty unforgiving especially when there’s hundreds of other, better prepared folk clamouring to get in. Again, make sure the details on your ID/Passport match the details on your ticket. If they don’t, please check the edit details & transfer ticket information above.
Please take note of the gate opening & closing times:
Monday 24th April: 09h00 – 01h00
Tuesday 25th April: 09h00 – 01h00
Wednesday 26th April: 09h00 – 01h00
Thursday 27th April: 09h00 – 01h00
Friday 28th April: 09h00 – 19h00
Saturday 29th April: GATE CLOSED/EXIT ONLY
(Re-entry only if you have already been issued a wristband)
Sunday 30th April: GATE CLOSED/EXIT ONLY
(Re-entry only if you have already been issued a wristband)
Tickets for kids are unlimited and are available to kids 14 yrs and younger. These tickets can only be bought by parents/guardians over the age of 28 who are only able to bring a maximum of 4 minors and kids to the Burn. This is to ensure that there is enough adult supervision onsite.
If you’re planning to bring your children to the event, please think very seriously about it – taking kids to what is essentially an adult playground is a very serious responsibility.
Please note: Kids over 15 need to buy a Minor Ticket which is priced at the Mayday, New Horizon or General Sales Ticket price.
Their guardians need to download and complete the Parental Consent form here.
Subsidised Tickets are designed to make our event accessible to those who can’t afford the full ticket price but can afford a reduced-price ticket, subsidised by the community. Generally this includes people like students, single parents, folk on a low income, and others who really can’t afford to attend on their own steam, but should be able to participate.
If you feel you match that description, you can submit a motivation for a Subsidised Ticket. Applications will open on Monday 5 September at 12h00 (SAST), and will remain open until 3 October 2022 or when the limit of 300 successful applicants is reached. All applicants will be notified if their application was successful or not by 1 November, so that if their application was not successful, there is still the opportunity to purchase a General Sales ticket in the sale which starts the next day – 2 November 2022.
We would love everyone to have an opportunity to participate in AfrikaBurn.
Applications for Anathi tickets and grants open on 2 November. More information on this process can be found under Anathi Tickets in the Tickets section of the homepage.
AfrikaBurn no longer sells physical tickets at outlets as this increases the risk of scalping, which will only cause issues for you (and us) at the gate. Tickets to AfrikaBurn are only available online, from our ticket provider Quicket.
Click the link at the top of the homepage to purchase.
If you are struggling with 3D secure and your payment fails, you’ll be taken back to the checkout page.
To avoid issues, from here, select the ‘Bank Transfer’ payment option, and click ‘Complete Purchase’ button at the bottom of the page. Your ticket/s will then be booked for 72 hours and alternative payment instructions will be sent to you.
Either you need to wait for the next round of sales to happen (if there is one), or you need to take advantage of the Quicket re-sale program.
We do not recommend you purchase a ticket privately from someone you don’t know and trust. Scalping has become a problem for events around the world and the amount of people who arrived at the AfrikaBurn 2022 gate with fake tickets was heartbreaking.
If you find someone (you don’t know or trust) selling their ticket privately, request that they load their ticket onto the Quicket resale platform, and complete the exchange and transaction from there (if they are not keen on this option they are likely trying to scam you). Alternatively wait until 2 December 2022 when the public resale option will become available on the Quicket resale platform. Head on over to the event page on Quicket and check to see if any tickets have been put up for resale. Check back daily if you aren’t successful the first time.
Do not buy tickets off Viagogo or Gameday and the like, they are almost always a scam. Trust us on this one!
No. Everyone that comes to AfrikaBurn makes AfrikaBurn happen – no one gets a freebie.
Afraid not – all participants, including accredited media representatives of any kind, are required to buy a ticket.
You’ll need the following details:
> Name & surname
> ID/passport number (NB: this ID/passport number must match the ID/passport number presented at the Gate)
> Email address
> Mobile phone number
> On and off site emergency contact details
> Tankwa Town address (if known)
Unfortunately we don’t offer refunds on tickets, however, we’re able to give you a quick and easy way to re-sell your tickets, using the new re-sale system on Quicket. Their re-sale system enables you to put your tickets back up for sale to people who are looking for them.
Check here for more details, and contact Quicket if you are having any issues with re-sales
Although our mailing servers are configured correctly, and have all the correct elements in place, our domain (afrikaburn.com) is blocked by a few of the major German email providers, as well as anyone registered with Microsoft mail addresses. We have no idea why this is the case, and after repeated attempts to resolve the issue, it remains a problem.
Please contact the support team with an alternative email address, and we’ll replace it for you.
You should also sign up for our newsletter with your alternative address – you can do that here.
Due to increased load on the email servers, some mails are not being delivered, and others are being marked as SPAM.
It’s an easy fix for now though – just get in touch with our [email protected] team, and they’ll help you with a manual password.
Project registrations are open for AfrikaBurn 2023. You can register your project here: https://tribe.afrikaburn.com/
If you’re no longer able to access your account, please get in touch with the [email protected] team.
If you are able to access your Burner Bio, and need to change your address:
Although our mailing servers are configured correctly, and have all the correct elements in place, our domain (afrikaburn.com) is blocked by a few of the major German email providers. We have no idea why this is the case, and after repeated attempts to resolve the issue, it remains a problem.
Please contact the support team with an alternative email address, and we’ll replace it for you.
You should also sign up for our newsletter with your alternative address – you can do that here.
First check out our Participation page here.
Second, we have a Community Directory over here.
Meet people in the main AfrikaBurn Facebook Group and the AfrikaBurn International Group.
If you want to secure a ticket immediately, you should purchase a Mayday Ticket as soon as possible. They’re priced higher with a donation portion built in to that subsidise additional projects and activities at AfrikaBurn.
If you’ve not been to the event before, it can be quite daunting. However with good preparation and planning it can be a lot easier. Below are some steps that will get you started on your journey to attend and participate meaningfully:
Firstly, check out our guiding principles, this will inform you about the culture of the event and the community.
Then read all the info (and links) on the ‘Preparation’ page of our site.
Go check out 2019’s Survival Guide here. Then go check out Quaggapedia.
Then, maybe have a look at these pages for a bit more info: What is AfrikaBurn? How do I get to Tankwa Town? How do I ‘participate’ in AfrikaBurn?
Check out our community spaces – the Q & A Group and the AfrikaBurn Group are a good place to start.
Make sure you like the Facebook page or follow us on Instagram to keep updated.
Sign up for the Baardskeerder Newsletter and any updates by filling out this form.
Optionally, you can sign up on our website which unlocks project registrations and the community directory.
AfrikaBurn is a regional event of Burning Man, but is not owned or organisationally managed by Burning Man. Culturally and creatively, it reflects much of the community spirit, art, expression and creativity that Burning Man and Burner culture in general are known for. Whilst similar to Burning Man, by virtue of being in South Africa, it’s also different in many ways.
The best place to start is our ‘Getting There’ page.
In addition, there’s the ‘Catch a Bus to AfrikaBurn’ page that operates as a gift to the community. We’re not sure on their status for 2023, but they’re cost-effective, efficient, and worth trying.
Alternatively to the bus, you can join the Tankwa Town Ride and Share – a group of ride sharing people (this group picks up closer to the event period).
Very few. In the spirit of radical self reliance, basic infrastructure in the form of toilets, roads, signage, medics, health and safety officers and an airstrip are provided. All other requirements are created by the participants themselves.
Whatever form your participation takes is up to you. The important thing to remember is that AfrikaBurn is created by active participation – and that can take any form.
No pets are allowed, due to the extreme environment and in the interests of maintaining the biological integrity of the site. The only exception to this would be guide dogs for the blind.
Everything.
Simply put: “no”.
This query falls squarely under the “self-reliance” area of our event. You need to be responsible for yourselves and your food and water.
That said, you could try chatting to some people in the AfrikaBurn Main Group or the AfrikaBurn Resources Group – you could find someone there to help share the load, or a team to team up with.
There’s a great camp that provides bikes, and offers a delivery and collection service on site. They use the project to provide bicycles to people in need in the local communities. They are Pedals for Peace, and can be found here.
The other option is to try pick up a second-hand bike before you come. There’s a lot of sites for that but you’ll have to practice radical self-reliance for that.
Ultimately, yes, your car will be fine on the road provided you are as careful and prepared as possible, drive responsibly, and pack two spare tires.
That said, a sturdier car, pickup or 4×4 would make your journey feel easier, less stressful and far quicker. Check out the ‘Getting There’ page on our site for more info.
You are most welcome to join for as long as you can participate. However the event is a deeply immersive experience, and you may not be able to fully appreciate it or be able to be truly involved if you’re pushed for time.
Perhaps take a look at these links for more details:
What is AfrikaBurn?
Getting to AfrikaBurn.
Participating at AfrikaBurn.
Check out the Community Directory page on our site (you’ll need to register a Burner Bio). It’s where you can view all projects that are open to new members joining them.
You can also post on the AfrikaBurn Group, which is a very active community space, and where you’ll probably get responses from projects who still have some space.
First check out our Participation page here.
Second, we have a Community Directory over here.
And lastly, find people to team up with in the AfrikaBurn Facebook Group.
Shifts for the 2023 AfrikaBurn event have not yet opened, however you can mail the volunteer team directly on: [email protected]
You can also check out the ‘Participation‘ page for more info.
We’re sorry you are experiencing challenges on our platforms. We’re happy to help you work out how to get everything working again.
Mail [email protected] and let the team know exactly what your issue is. Please try and include screenshots and links to the pages that are an issue. Additionally, if you could let us know what browser you are using, or what mobile device you are using, that would help a lot.
We welcome participation by media representatives at our events, provided there’s some guidelines in place.
If you have plans to publish your content, you need to follow our accreditation process, which you can find on the Press, Film & Photo page of our site.
If you’re simply planning to capture the magic of our event for personal purposes then you wouldn’t need to apply for accreditation (unless you wish to anyway).
Please note that applications for accreditation are free, but you would still need to purchase an event ticket to attend.
That’s simply not a possibility since AfrikaBurn is built on a totally different set of values than other events and festivals. For one, there’s no branding, marketing or promotion allowed, as it dilutes the experience, and destroys the spirit of gifting that makes our gatherings so special. And, as a gift economy, consumerist culture is completely nullified, making it a rare escape in our world.
Of course, if you’d still like to come, you’re completely welcome but you’d have to take all the lables and branding off your products and hand them out for free.
That would be a strict ‘no’.
AfrikaBurn is built on a set of principles, one of which is ‘Decommodification’. This ensures that we remain a non-commercial enterprise, and keeps our gatherings free of consumerist culture.
We don’t perform or enable advertising or marketing in any form, in any of our spaces. Neither will we ever partner, or collaborate with a commercial entity for any reason.
Due to the participatory nature and ethos of our event, all the performers and artists are either arranged by the participants themselves or are attending on a personal level.
AfrikaBurn does no booking or hiring of artists or performers – we don’t even have any line-ups.
We love feedback and suggestions. Please email them to [email protected] and our members, directors and operational team will investigate them during our post-event debrief period.
Thank you for taking the time to improve the experience for everyone.
No, there are no telephone services, no mobile signal, nor Wi-Fi zones at the AfrikaBurn event.
If you absolutely have to stay in touch, you may find that you can send and receive text messages on the MTN network, however this is super patchy and varies across the site.
Quaggafontein, Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
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