Event History
"Burning Man Texas" was held in June 1998 by George Paap. It had 30 attendees, and featured the burning of a straw man built on site. Burning Flipside (named by Melody Byrd in Prost's backyard) began in 1999.
From 1998 through 2005, the event was held at Recreation Plantation (30°07′08″N 98°10′50″W / 30.118830°N 98.180544°W / 30.118830; -98.180544), a private campground in neighboring Dripping Springs, Texas. Having outgrown that space, the event moved to a larger property in 2006, Flat Creek Crossing (30°17′00″N 98°12′20″W / 30.283342°N 98.205479°W / 30.283342; -98.205479). While this location allowed for potential future growth, the land is also more primitive, lacking in amenities such as flush toilets, although showers were built by participants prior to the 2007 event. Due to the presence of large cliffs, scorpions, mountain lions, and other hazards, some believe that the land is more dangerous than even the Black Rock Desert. In 2010 the event moved to Apache Pastures near San Gabriel, Texas and Rockdale, Texas. The endemic pecan trees offered shade and participant created trails provided access to the San Gabriel River, a larger body of water than was present at Flat Creek Crossing.
| Year | Location | Theme | Effigy | Participants | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Recreation Plantation | Countdown to Armageddon | HA | |||
| 2000 | Recreation Plantation | Pyropolis | The City | 300 | ||
| 2001 | Recreation Plantation | Home on the Strange | The Stranger | >500 | ||
| 2002 | Recreation Plantation | Down the Rabbit Hole | The Joker (House of Cards) | 750 | effigy dismantled and burned in Charlie Smith's art piece, Synapse Naust | |
| 2003 | Recreation Plantation | Dreams of Chromatic Distraction | The Sandman | 950 | ||
| 2004 | Recreation Plantation | Glitter Monkey Rodeo | Hanuman | 1200 (max. tickets) | The first year the event sold all available tickets pre-event. | |
| 2005 | Recreation Plantation | Innergalactic Circus | Rocket | 1500 (max. tickets) | ||
| 2006 | Flat Creek | Fall from Grace | Chalice | 1800 (max. tickets) | First year at Flat Creek | |
| 2007 | Flat Creek | Symphony of Construction | The Conductor | 2007 (max. tickets) | ||
| 2008 | Flat Creek | Dr Tiki's Combustible Medicine Show | The Hula Girl | 2345 (max. tickets) | ||
| 2009 | Flat Creek | Freakalicious Safari | The Freak | 2468 (max. tickets) | Effigy did not burn at Flat Creek. Dismantled and relocated to North Texas for the burn at Myschievia. | |
| 2010 | Apache Pastures | Post Apocalyptic Prom | The Texas Tango | 2469 (max. tickets) | First year at Apache Pastures (adjacent to Apache Pass River Theatre) | |
| 2011 | Apache Pastures | Bad Idea | Burning Bridges | 2470 (max. tickets) | ||
| 2012 | Apache Pastures | Freaky Deeky Time Machine | Time Machine | 2483 (max. tickets) | First year a sell-out of tickets spun off an event named Burning Otherside at Recreation Plantation |
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