Burning Man 2023 took place in the Black Rock Desert in Pershing County, Nevada, U.S. The event was held from August 27 to September 4, 2023, at the site known as Black Rock City, a temporary city erected annually in the desert
. This location is about 100 miles north-northeast of Reno, Nevada
. The festival was attended by approximately 73,000 people in 2023 and was notably affected by heavy rains and flooding near its conclusion, which stranded many attendees and delayed the traditional burning of the wooden effigy known as the "Man"
