Are you ready to ignite the playa with us? It's time to gear up for another mind-blowing Burning Man experience with Spoonful of Friends!
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You will find plenty of information about Burning Man, Black Rock City, and the Black Rock Desert online, so I won't expand too much on that. In a nutshell, Burning Man is a unique social experiment, a huge temporary city, and a super fun party playground for adults.
If you are new to Burning Man, please make sure you read Burning Man Principles & Survival Guide (2024 version linked as 2025 has not yet been published).
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So, what exactly is Spoonful of Friends? We're an amazing Burning Man camp! We have been around since 2017 and our gift is a banquet-style dinner that we offer each of the 5 nights of the Burn Monday to Friday to complete strangers. Think communal table restaurant meets with summer banquet with ~65 friends (and ~35 camp mates). No reservation, first come first served. Our guests come for the food, but leave with new friends, amazing conversations, and long-lasting memories. It is truly a unique experience even by Burning Man standards. People start to line up ~1 hour before we open and so many tell us our dinner was one of the highlights of their Burn!
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Our dinner table with ~65 guests!
Our master of ceremony jumping on the table at the end of service for an epic send off.
Wonderful chef duo getting their main ready: chicken curry!
One of our chefs getting his appetizer ready: Indian chaat!
Who are the Spoonies, you ask? Well, you, maybe? We call ourselves the Spoonies. Over 130 have come and shared the magic of Burning Man with us and can certainly attest that we are the best camp on the Playa.
We're a group of ~30 people coming from all over the world to build the camp, experience Burning Man together, and give our dinner to strangers every weeknight. Some demographics stats for those who enjoy them: in the past, we've been ~45% Europeans, ~55% everything else, 1/3rd returning Spoonies, 2/3rd new Spoonies.
We start the week as a beautifully diverse group, often as strangers, but that's where the magic begins. In the midst of that initial unfamiliarity, we come together, forming bonds that last long after the Burn. Our group photo at sunrise from last year, taken after an unforgettable night of partying together as a camp (hi Diplo!), perfectly captures the spirit of connection of our camp.
The whole camp gathered together to watch the sunrise on Thursday morning after a night of partying.
The camp exploring the Playa together on the first night of the Burn.
Saturday morning, the camp brought up a cooking stove to Deep Playa to have breakfast together after watching the Rufus sunrise set.
Now, let's talk about our rules of engagement. Burning Man is a place of endless possibilities, where freedom reigns, but to ensure we can all thrive together, there are a few guidelines to follow. The most important are the 10 Principles, which every burner embraces, and you’ll need to live by them throughout the Burn. In addition to that, we have a few of our own, specifically designed to make sure you’re a perfect fit for our camp:
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