So we decided to give it whirl. It is nigh impossible to give a description that conveys the experience of going to Burning Man. But I'll try to convey my understanding of it. I would highly recommend that you check out the official Burning Man web page . At it's simplest, Burning Man is an annual art festival out on the Black Rock desert in Nevada.
People converge at the appointed place and perform and set up the art they have conceived.
They set up a tent city for the duration and everything you need must be packed in and packed out again when they leave. The culmination of the festival is Sunday night when a 4 story wooden man is set ablaze. That's the basic description. But it is more than just that. It is a place apart from the everyday world.