Camp Fiasco 2025 — The Final Fiasco

in short

Come home to Fiasco.

Your nest to recharge. A launchpad for your nighttime adventures. A soft-floored, fan-cooled, water-misted shade fortress where workshops happen, naps happen, and bullshit principles are made up at 4am.

We celebrate failure of all types. We aim high. If we miss — well, it's a Fiasco.

when our camp sign gets borrowed, we will make up another one.

the full story

What is Fiasco all about?

Come home to Camp Fiasco. We will be your nest to recharge after wild adventures in the desert, a space to host workshops, a great place to relax in the shade when it's hot, and an amazing launchpad for your nighttime adventures.

At Fiasco we celebrate failure of all types. We encourage creativity and a spirit of YES, let's do it!!! And if it fails miserably, we say YES, we failed! We aim high — and if we don't get there, well, it's a Fiasco.

Our most popular workshops have included the Epic Speech Platform and the Jesus Convention, but we've also hosted Stretch-adelics, talks, and installations (including the famous Electric Lazy) plus the Nowhere 23 Art Project of the Year: Acqua Gallo.

We like comfort. We bring electricity & lighting, tent shade, a soft-flooring chill space (with fans & misters), limitless water, our own shower, a stocked kitchen, and a sound system. The kind of people we want to camp with are self-reliant, funny and low-drama.

the theme this year:

The People's Democratic Republic of Fiascostan. A newly independent statelet, a semi-benevolent dictatorship, a Complaints Department and a thriving Resistance Movement. Frequent coups and law changes. Join the Resistance for your chance to become the next Supreme Leader.
The kind of stuff you'll never shut up about in your retirement home.

soft-floor siestas & workshops

when we bought Berghain to the playa and at first nobody could get in, then you could get guestlist, and eventually you could actually go to Berghain.

Acqua Gallo — Natural Mineral Cock Water

here we create some absolutely outstanding moments of magic & awe

rarely open, but we had the best café of the burn

A theme camp is not a service.

it's shared work.

Everyone arrives no later than Monday 6th of July to finish build together. Early Crew (6-8 people) lands Fri/Sat 3/4 July. We strike all together on Sunday 12th July — plan to leave as late as possible.

YAY

· Helping out in the kitchen
· Going to make yourself something to eat
· 3 camp shifts during the week
· Quick Moops (5-min cleanups, daily)

NAY

· "Why is food not ready yet?"
· Complaining to the camp lead
· Showing up after the build party
· Ghosting the group chat

the rulebook (kind of)

10 Principles + 1

The bones of Burning Man, plus the one we hold sacred at Fiasco.

Radical Inclusion

Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger.

Gifting

Devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional.

Decommodification

We seek to create social environments unmediated by commercial sponsorships.

Radical Self-Reliance

Encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on their inner resources.

Radical Self-Expression

Arises from the unique gifts of the individual. Offered as a gift to others.

Communal Effort

We value creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect.

Civic Responsibility

We value civil society. Community members assume responsibility for public welfare.

Leaving No Trace

Our community respects the environment. We clean up after ourselves.

Participation

Radically participatory ethic. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.

Immediacy

Immediate experience is the most important touchstone of value in our culture.

Consent

Always ask. Always listen. A clear, enthusiastic YES — anything else is a no. The Fiasco amendment.