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Burning Man 2026

Aug 30th – Sept 7th — Black Rock City, NV

Teal flag on a silver pole shows a circular pink-yellow logo with the text 'NOBO HOUSE' waving in the wind, outdoors.

Nobo House Burning Man 2026

Nobo House is an international wellness and recovery camp at Burning Man, on playa since 2018. We are a recharge camp, not a party camp: a tightly organized home base for Dusty Donkeys who build hard, dance late, and know when to rest.

By eleven on Wednesday night, half of Nobo House is asleep. The other half is in the steam room, wrapped in cedar heat and eucalyptus. Rest is not an escape from the burn here; it is how we stay present for it.

Our rhythm is simple: Chill. Dance. Lift. Sweat. Campers build and run the desert gym, steam dome, sunrise yoga, dance classes, and tea lounge, then gift them to Black Rock City.

Mission

Our Mission is to help others learn how to better care for themselves and others.

Nobo House is the best Burning Man Theme Camp for people who value community and wellness.

The 10 Principles of Nobo House

Our guiding philosophy

The 10 Principles of Nobo House create a loving container where consent comes first, everyone gifts their energy freely without keeping score, we hold each other with both kindness and firmness, and we balance joyful intensity with the wisdom to chill the fuck out – all while figuring things out together and keeping our shared spaces vibrant.

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How camp holds itself

Camp Values

  • Respect

    Hands cup the clay heart, then settle back into stillness.

  • Growth

    Stem draws upward, leaves unfurl, and the clay mound holds the base.

  • Connection

    Two circles breathe toward each other and the shared center pulses.

  • Abundance

    The leaf drops in, then the basket settles as if filled.

  • Playfulness

    Kite lifts and loops while the tail sways with a clay bow.

What We Offer

The Nobo House cycle of rest and recovery moves through the: Chill · Dance · Lift · Sweat loop.

Play hard. Rest hard.

The Gift of Rest

Steam, sauna, dance, gym, yoga, sound bath: six rooms built and run by nobo campers so Black Rock City has a basecamp to come back to. We want to be the place you go to, to Unf*ck your Burn.

The mission: where givers learn to care for themselves, then give from a place of rejuvenation instead of emotional starvation. No bell-hop. No spectators. Just campers gifting effort and the city gifting it back.

See open camp roles How camp runs
Sweat

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Steam Room

The steam room is Nobo's reset valve: warm cedar, eucalyptus, towel rules, and a short window to come back into your body after the dust, music, and miles.

How it runs Attendants keep the room clean, timed, and consent-forward.

A wooden sauna interior with benches, bucket, ladle, and heater.
Heat

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Sauna

The sauna is the newer heat ritual: a simple wooden room built on playa, maintained by campers, and offered as a quiet place to slow down before returning to the city.

How it runs Built, repaired, fueled, and watched by the interactivity crew.

Move

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Dance Classes

Dance classes turn the shade into a low-pressure floor: bachata, playful movement, shared rhythm, and enough structure for strangers to become partners for a song.

How it runs Camper-led sessions, public-facing when the floor is open.

A makeshift gym with weight equipment under a large white shade structure.
Lift

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Gym

The playa gym is functional, dusty, and real: racks, benches, dumbbells, kettlebells, and people spotting each other under shade.

How it runs The gym works because members build it, clean it, and keep it safe.

A shaded yoga and breathwork class with campers seated on mats and cushions.
Breathe

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Yoga

Yoga and breathwork give the week a softer edge: mats in the shade, quiet instruction, and a way to regulate before the next stretch of playa intensity.

How it runs Camper-led sessions settle under shade with mats, blankets, and improvised comfort.

Listen

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Sound Bath

Sound bath turns a quiet corner of camp into a reset: bowls, breath, soft shade, and enough stillness to let the nervous system drop back in.

How it runs Facilitators bring the instruments; camp provides shade, mats, and a low-pressure container.

Nobo House infrastructure

Camp Features

Core camp systems are built, funded, and maintained by Nobo so campers can focus on participation, connection, and the Burn.

  • Meal Plan

    Breakfast, lunch, and dinner ingredients are covered in camp dues, with shared cooking shifts turning meals into a team effort.

  • Shower & Water

    Hot running showers and drinking water help campers reset, hydrate, and stay functional through the week.

  • Electricity

    Camp power supports lighting, charging, refrigeration, and essential infrastructure. High-draw personal appliances stay off the grid.

  • Kitchen

    A stocked communal kitchen gives campers stoves, grills, cookware, utensils, common seasonings, and prep space.

  • Delivery & Transport

    Nobo coordinates gear movement from Las Vegas so campers can travel lighter and keep bulky bins out of flights.

  • Private Porta Potty

    A camp-managed bathroom keeps the essentials close, cleaner, and more predictable than relying only on public banks.

  • Shade Structure

    Large shared shade creates cooler daytime gathering space with seating, tables, music, and room to decompress.

  • Storage

    Shared year-round storage keeps dusty burner gear out of apartments and ready to return to playa next season.

  • Emergency Wifi

    A limited emergency connection helps campers handle urgent logistics and critical messages when they cannot wait until after the Burn.

  • Exodus Bus

    Coordinated exodus transport gives campers a clearer path out of Black Rock City when the week winds down.

  • Camping Equipment Share

    A shared gear pool helps campers borrow or offer camp essentials, reducing duplicate purchases and making first-year prep easier.

  • Family Sized

    Nobo House stays intentionally sized and vetted so campers know each other and contribute to a cohesive camp culture.

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We believe in being active participants at Burning Man and NOT spectators and encourage camp members to give back to the community in their own way and help decide upon the camp gift.

The camp is built by all of us, not just some of us. Everyone is expected to help out with the various camp roles to help create a high quality and fun experience for the whole camp.

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You don't pay for service. You pay for the right to make it run.

How cost-sharing works

Dues fund shared camp systems — food, water, shade, power, showers, the gym and steam room. They don’t buy a staffed service experience. Every camper takes at least one real operating commitment: build, burn-week service, or strike.

See What Your Contribution Funds

How we run

A Camp Run by Its Campers

Nobo House has no staff. The people who camp here build it, run it, and strike it. Everyone takes at least one real operating commitment — we are not a hotel.

  1. Before the Burn planning

    Recruiting, onboarding, budgets, procurement, layouts, timelines, and team plans. This is where most camp work happens.

  2. On the Playa build + run

    Build camp, operate shifts, support teams, and most importantly having fun despite whatever chaos comes up.

  3. After strike + learn

    Tear down the camp, clean up, leave and hang out with the new life-long friends you just made.

Distributed leadership, clear handoffs

  1. Camp Lead oversees all camp operations across teams and phases
  2. Co-Organizers coordinate multiple groups of teams
  3. Chief of Staff helps campers find where they can most be helpful and plans shifts
  4. Team Leads own Planning, On-Playa, or Strike outcomes for their specific team
  5. Mayor of the Day manages and routes communication and issues for a specific day
  6. Role Lead owns a specific role, briefs campers, and makes sure the work gets done
  7. Pod Captains manage ground-level build, strike, and work pods
  8. Spirit Guide supports camper culture, care, rituals, and camp tone
  9. Campers take on real operating commitments and help build, run, and strike the camp

How we stay this organized

We Built Software Like Art, It’s the Beauty of being Organized

Instead of using a zillion different tools and chats, Nobo developed custom software to run everything from our kitchen, inventory, shifts, camper directory, layout planning, ride sharing and more. We keep our group chat for jokes and bonding instead of managing chaos, we let the robots handle that while we explore our hearts together.

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The teams that run camp

  • Administration

    Plans structure and organization of membership, onboarding, teams, and outcomes for the burn.

  • Build & Infrastructure

    Physical setup and teardown: shade, structures, and layout.

  • Culture & Interactivity

    Events, workshops, the bar, steam room, and gym.

  • Community & Communications

    Camp comms, acculturation, photography, and newsletters.

  • Design & Interiors

    The camp's visual style, signage, and communal spaces.

  • Environment & Sustainability

    MOOP sweeps, burn barrels, recycling, and leave-no-trace.

  • Kitchen

    Every meal, Reno prep cooking, shifts, and food safety.

  • Logistics & Inventory

    Transport, rentals, trucks, containers, and supply.

  • On-Playa Ops

    Daily playa ops, Mayor of the Day, Ranger liaison, ice runs.

One week on the playa. Eight months to plan for it.

Your effort on playa matters, and we rely on your help to co-create our home. We welcome Dusty Donkeys — Sparkle Ponies can meet us back in the default world.

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Camp Capacity

Camp Spots Filled 42%

Camp Spots Filled 42% full

Nobo House is Planning for Burning Man 2026

We’re seeking passionate individuals eager to contribute to our vibrant camp with their unique skills and energy. If you’re ready to immerse yourself in a collaborative adventure, where art, expression, and connection flourish, apply now to become part of our dynamic family. Let’s create unforgettable memories together on the playa!

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Year 8 · Burn 2026

2026 applications are open.

Nobo receives twice as many applications as we have spaces. Apply early — and pull your friends in fast.

Applications received
Highest in camp history
Applications surge in July and August and elevated cost shares kick in.

  • What we weight

    Hands that move camp: lead carpenters, kitchen leads, medical, drivers, sound, comms, electrical, water. The people who keep gates and meals running through dust and heat.

  • How to stand out

    Name the skill and shift you want. Tell us what you've shipped before, on playa or in the default world. Vague applications don't make it past the first read.

  • On a no

    Most declines come down to fit and timing. The right year is the one that has room for what you bring. Keep applying.

Capacity above tracks spots filled, not applications submitted. View live application status

Aerial Playa Plane Photo vs. Camp Design Plans

Drawn in CAD, built in dust. Our crew lands the camp within feet of the render — every burn, ready before gates open.

Nobo House Layout Rendering

Nobo House Burning Man Phases

  1. 2024

  2. Reno Prep

  3. Early Build

    Early Access Build Tues-Fri

  4. Reno Cooking Prep

    Reno Prep Cooking

  5. Sunday Build

    Saturday-Sunday Build

  6. Monday – Thursday Shifts

    Nobo House 2023 Burning Man (2)
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  7. Breakdown: Sunday

    Friday – Sunday Camp Breakdown

  8. Final Breakdown & MOOP Sweep

    Final Packing & MOOP Sweep

Since 2017

Seven burns built. Year eight in motion.

We return home to our people. The joy, laughter, and hard parts all become easier because of the quality of the people in Nobo House.

We left no trace in the desert. The desert left a trace in us.

Reflections, 2025 burn
  1. Nobo House on the playa, 2017
    2017 Year 1 · Radical Ritual

    Adventurous nomads from around the world, across borders, come together as No Boundaries.

  2. Nobo House on the playa, 2018
    2018 Year 2 · I, Robot

    The camp finds its new beginnings in open camping.

  3. Nobo House on the playa, 2019
    2019 Year 3 · Metamorphoses

    Our offerings evolved to Laser Mazes and Mystery Dinners, creating surprising delights.

  4. 2020 + 2021

    Paused by the world.

  5. Nobo House on the playa, 2022
    2022 Year 4 · Waking Dreams

    Came back. Rebuilt from memory. Renamed Nobo House.

  6. Nobo House on the playa, 2023
    2023 Year 5 · Animalia

    Rain held the playa. We learned to slow down, share what we had, and stay.

  7. Nobo House on the playa, 2024
    2024 Year 6 · Curiouser & Curiouser

    Steam Dream took root. Wellness, not party.

  8. Nobo House on the playa, 2025
    2025 Year 7 · Tomorrow Today

    Storms came. Soft Chaos held. A love letter to people trying their best.

  9. 2026 Year 8 · Axis Mundi

    Smaller, slower, kinder. A refuge for people trying their best.

Rest at this house

What rests here rises together.

Strength, family, soul, builders, and a shelter that keeps holding through weather.

  1. A woman holding a glowing staff at night on the playa.
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    Strong Women Rest at This House

  2. Nobo House campers gathered together at sunset on the playa.
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    Family Rests at This House

  3. A musician playing piano under glowing jellyfish decor in camp.
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    Soul Rests at This House

  4. Camp builders sitting together on top of a shipping container.
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    Builders Rest at This House

  5. Camp shade being built in a dust storm on the playa.
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    Storms Can't Blow This House Down

  6. Four Nobo House campers in illuminated burner attire posing together at night on the playa.
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    Mentors Rest at This House

  7. A cozy, playful peek inside a decorated camp tent at Nobo House.
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    Surprises Rest at This House

  8. Two Nobo House campers in white raising a bouquet together at sunset on the playa.
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    Love Rests at This House

  9. A camper with bright pink hair resting in a chair beneath a wide blue sky on the playa.
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    Angels Rested at This House

The camp family, year by year

Camp Group Photos

Every season the whole camp lines up for one photo before the dust settles. Here is Nobo House across the camp years we gathered.

  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2017
    2017 Radical Ritual
  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2018
    2018 I, Robot
  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2019
    2019 Metamorphoses
  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2022
    2022 Waking Dreams
  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2023
    2023 Animalia
  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2024
    2024 Curiouser & Curiouser
  • Nobo House camp group photo, 2025
    2025 Tomorrow Today
  • 2026 We're waiting for you

By the numbers

A Camp From Everywhere

Different cities, different stories, the same stretch of desert. Here is who shows up — and who keeps coming back.

500
Campers since 2018
20
Countries
47
Women
14 74
Age range, youngest to oldest
42
Average camper age
Campers per season, 2018–2025
  • 2018: 37 campers
  • 2019: 80 campers
  • 2020: 19 campers
  • 2021: 1 campers
  • 2022: 77 campers
  • 2023: 81 campers
  • 2024: 88 campers
  • 2025: 124 campers
I felt like I belonged here.
the reason Nobos return home

Every Road to the Playa

From Everywhere to Here

Every Nobo camper takes a different path to the same stretch of desert. This is where our camp begins: the cities, regions, and countries we call home before we meet in Black Rock City.

Cities & regions
31
Countries
22
Where we meet
40.7864° N

Many starting points, one shared home on playa.

  • United States
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • France
  • Canada
  • Poland

Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap