20 - 22 November 2026
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At Re:Gen, we're building more than a festival. We're growing a gathering rooted in kotahitanga (unity), bringing people, art, and nature together, and leaving the whenua (land) a little better than we found it.
We believe in aroha (love), in manaakitanga (generosity and care for one another), and in kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the land). That's why we're here: to connect our community in a celebration of love, environmental care, and shared purpose, while planting the seeds for a greener, more compassionate future.
Our gathering is for the whole whānau. We welcome tamariki (children) of all ages, and we're committed to creating a safe, inclusive space where every generation can take part.
Through the experiences we create together, the art, the connection, the learning, we're empowering each other, as one whānau, to leave a lasting, positive mark on the world.
We do it by honouring the principles of Burning Man, and by nurturing the heartbeat of Papatūānuku, one gathering at a time.
Re:Gen draws its spirit from the ten principles of Burning Man, with our own twist: a deep commitment to sustainability and kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the land).
Here's what we stand for:
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Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
03
Decommodification
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
05
Radical Self-Expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
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Civic Responsibility
We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws.
09
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
02
Gifting
Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
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Radical Self-Reliance
Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources.
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Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
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Leave a Better Trace
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.
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Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.