AfrikaBurn 2027 — The Big Question
South Africa’s Burning Man regional: a week building Tankwa Town in the Karoo. Not a music festival.
- Dates
- 26 Apr – 2 May 2027
- Where
- Quaggafontein, Tankwa Karoo, South Africa
- Hosted by
- AfrikaBurn
- Capacity
- 10,000+
About
Thousands of participants build a temporary city from scratch on a remote patch of the Tankwa Karoo: experimental art, theme camps, workshops and performances, mutant vehicles and unexpected encounters. There are no headline acts, no food stalls and nothing for sale except ice — and no programme telling you where to be. The 2027 theme is a question in itself: The Big Question.
Why now
2027 tickets are on sale on Quicket: Ground Up R3,499 (7,500 available) and New Horizon R5,499 with a R2,000 donation (2,500). Subsidised and Anathi applications close 4 December 2026.
Programme
- Arrival — Tankwa Town: Camps and artworks go up.
- All week — Art and gifting: Theme camps, workshops, performances and mutant vehicles.
- Close — The burns: Artworks burn towards the end of the week.
Included
- Entry to Tankwa Town — no extra vehicle or service fees
- Gift economy (only ice is sold)
- Art and theme camps
Stay
Self-sufficient camping.
Getting there
Fly into Cape Town (CPT), then about five hours by road — the last part on gravel.