UK · Burning since 2013
Burning Nest
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Burning Nest is a week of art, play, and mischief in a Devon woodland. It’s a participatory event, meaning no spectators, no commerce – just curious humans co-creating magic together, one ridiculous idea at a time.
12
Editions
2013–2026
Years running
24
Theme camps
Every year this burn has run: its themes and crowds.
Previous editions
2025event occurred
26 May – 2 Jun · Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Theme: Beneath the Aether
2024event occurred
20 May – 27 May · Newton Abbot, Devon, England
2023event occurred
22 May – 29 May · Newton Abbot, Devon, England
2022event occurred
30 May – 6 Jun · Newton Abbot, Devon, England
2019event occurred
20 May – 27 May · Newton Abbot, Devon, England
2018event occurred
4 Jun – 10 Jun · Exeter, Devon, England
2017event occurred
23 Jun – 29 Jun · Exeter, Devon, England
2016event occurred
25 May – 31 May · Port Talbot, Wales
2015event occurred
21 May – 25 May · Port Talbot, Wales
2014event occurred
22 May – 26 May · Port Talbot, Wales
2013event occurred
23 May – 27 May · Port Talbot, Wales
First Burning Nest
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LBT
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Fire
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Gate & Greeters
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The camps that build this burn together.
Bangers & Mash
Mash food / queer / sing-along music
Big Thing Little String
Rope / spinning / comfort / workshops
Buildy McBuildface
Tool library / big builds / skill-shares
Camp Costume Camp (CCC)
Costume / fashion hub / catwalk
Camp Cream Teas(e)
Scones / clotted cream (ephemeral)
Camp Crumpet 🔞 🍆
Queer-led / music / play space
Camp Easy Peeler
Juice / playful
Consent Camp
Consent team services / cafe
Deadly White Shade
Shade / dive bar / singalongs / cheese
F.U.K.C. (Free Use Kitchen Camp)
Communal kitchen / food offerings
Flim Flam (Twitchhikers Guide)
Sci-fi birdwatching / giant nest / bar
Forest of Wild Love 🔞 🍆
Soberish / embodiment / sacred intimacy / ecstatic dance
Fusion Fantasies on Fire 🔞 🍆
Tantra / kink / ENM / sex-positive
Hot Mess
Fire art / flames-to-music
La Conejita Chiquititísima
Surreal / Spanglish / neurodiverse
Pampers Campers
Brunch / booze (in campsite)
Panravia
Conscious connection / tea / meditation / cacao
PermaCult
Off-grid / free-party rig / drag / chaos
Psychedellyfish
Dome / dancefloor / live music / squish space
SaunaLicious
Sauna / stretch / stories
The Antiquarian Speakeasy
Spoken word / liquor tasting / coffee / Wordle
The Flamin' Merkin
Margaritas / silliness / tunes
The Hearth
Cosy chill space
The Radical Exclusion
DPW 'petting zoo' / tea
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