SunBurn 2026 Update

Hello friends!

2025 has been an amazing year for SunBurn and our community, from grassroot Sparks events, to creative, fun art under the Neon Desert sky and more. As the year draws to a close the SunBurn Board of Directors expresses our appreciation for everyone, especially those who helped on- and off-site with shifts, and our leadership team who made the magic come to life. We are unendingly grateful to those who came before and all the work done to build our community. SunBurn is a 100% volunteer-run event, fuelled by the participation of each individual, theme camp, and artist.

For many years now the community has struggled to recruit a critical mass of leadership volunteers to make SunBurn run effectively. After too many years and too few new leaders stepping forward, this has led to an unsustainable cycle of burnout and the loss of previous leadership from our community.  Rather than continue in a cycle of scarcity, we need to take action to rebuild our foundation, expand participation, and, together, re-imagine SunBurn.

With those factors in mind and after careful consideration, the board unanimously decided that the next SunBurn regional event will be held in 2027. 

The Board’s vision for this fallow year is to dedicate our efforts to building a new foundation:

• Solidify our 501.c.3 status and improve organizational processes
• Research sustainable event logistics, such as timing, services, and land
• Engage the community with year-round events and creative outreach
• Improve existing documentation and guidebooks for volunteers
• Recruit and empower leaders
• Promote the 10 Principals

We appreciate your understanding of the difficult decision that has been reached by the Board of Directors in an effort to prioritize the longevity of our community. SunBurn the event is not the entirety of our activities; it is the climax and celebration of our community’s endeavors and after a year of investing in our local community SunBurn will emerge stronger, weirder and more creatively wild.

Interested in a leadership position, hosting an event, or engaging with the community?  Please reach out to us at sunburn@nmsunburn.com to start a discussion. 

NMSPF90 LLC (NM Board of Directors): llc@nmspf90.com
SunBurn Event Coordinator: sunburn@nmsunburn.com
Ticketing: ticketing@nmsunburn.com
Safety: safety@nmsunburn.com
Event Support: volunteers@nmsunburn.com
ART: art@nmsunburn.com
Placement: placement@nmsunburn.com