Afrika Burns - Burning Man in South Africa

Time is moving along and Afrika Burns is getting closer and closer, which is super exciting and super exhausting...but mostly super exciting


Burning Man South Africa.....Afrika Burns.....

An ART festival inspired by BURNING MAN...

A 100% participant created and sponsored event...

Involving radical self-expression and self-reliance...

An experiment in temporary community building...

Exploring concepts related to ART outside gallery and museum institutions...

Expanding and bridging the concepts of Art Biennales and BURNING MAN...

Encouraging a culture of environmental mindfulness...

The location of this amazing event will be at Tankwa-Karoo, 3.5 hours drive out of Cape Town. Location of Africa Burns - Burning Man in Google Earth. Directions follow.

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Don your kilts, swish some whisky and celebrate Scotland's Robert Burns at Cape Town Burns Night.

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