Burning Man does not book any entertainment for the event, but instead encourages participants to perform for the community free of charge.
People wander around the camps on foot, bicycles, and scooters, cook together, dance, drink, make art, and generally just party, according to INSIDER reporter Aly Weisman, who attended the event in 2013 and 2016.
Because no money changes hands, you can participate in activities such as wine tastings, zip lining, and massages — all given out by various attendees for free.
"While drugs are technically illegal, they are easier to find than candy on Halloween," Nick Bilton wrote of Burning Man in The New York Times.
Many people even get married at Burning Man, Weisman reported.
The name "Burning Man" comes from the symbolic ritual burning of a large wooden sculpture ("the Man") that usually takes place on the Saturday evening of the event.