Black Rock Desert, with its cracked earth and searing heat, emphasizes the spirituality of the Burning Man experience. An air of inclusion and self-reliance pervades it, and festival-goers are not so much spectators as participants, encouraged to come together for a week (in Aug–Sep) to devise art installations, costumes, and performances around a central theme.
Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually in the western United States. Wikipedia