Theme Camps
Everyone is encouraged to give their single or multi-tent camp a theme. It's an exciting part of the culture and an excellent way to participate.
Theme Camps can be as simple as a massage table or as elaborate as a geodesic dome art gallery. The more interactive your Theme Camp, the better. Sound, music, games, art, sculpture, light - use your imagination!
Creating/running a Theme Camp is easy - and a lot of fun!
- Pick a theme and plan how you’re going to achieve it. Figure out how people can participate, then build or decorate accordingly. You will probably want to make a sign so people will know what's going on.
- Always keep the weather and elements in mind when planning a Theme Camp. How can you prevent your stuff from blowing away? Will it survive cold, heat or rain?
- It's also a good idea to educate the people who will be camping with you so they can continue the effort when you're away from your campsite.
- Every Theme Camp is different. There is no blueprint. Just do what you can and expect things to evolve as you go along. If you do the same Theme Camp in following years, learn from your successes and accidents from this year.
- Consider MOOP (Matter Out Of Place) when creating your camp. Are you using the least MOOPY materials? If you have a messy communal area, think about laying down a tarp or drop cloth that can be folded up when you break camp. That method could spare you picking up a lot of MOOP from the floor of your camp. Does your camp have a MOOP Plan and is everyone aware of it? Do you have plenty of trash bags available?
- In your mind, pretend that you're another camper and you've just found out about your Theme Camp. What do you expect? What do you want to know? Who will tell you, or are there signs? How can you participate? How could the camp be organized to help you participate and what materials would you need to do it?
Looking for Theme Camp ideas? You can't do any better than to browse Burning Man's Theme Camp listings from previous years:
- Theme Camps at Burning Man 2008
- Theme Camps at Burning Man 2007
- Theme Camps at Burning Man 2006
- Theme Camps at Burning Man 2005
Please feel free to set up your own Theme Camp lighting. Electricity will not be provided so you must make your own with generators, batteries, solar, etc.
NOTE: Ozark Avalon will be closed for InterFuse infrastructure preparation on Wednesday, April 28th. There is NO early camping this year!
Theme Camp Placement
Ozark Avalon requested that we limit Big Sound camps (Theme Camps with PA systems) to 4 to avoid noise complaints from the neighbors. We now have 4 Big Sound camps registered so Big Sound Theme Camp registration is now CLOSED. If you show up at InterFuse with a PA system and are not pre-registered as a Big Sound Theme Camp, you won't be able to use the system.
Contact Zay if this is a problem for your camp.
Theme Camps without huge sound systems don’t have to register, but it's highly suggested.
Space for Theme Camps cannot be reserved -- it's first come, first camp.
The Theme Camp registration form is at the bottom of this page.
If your Theme Camp is exceptionally large you should plan to set up on Thursday or Friday morning. Ozark Avalon is a large campground and ticket sales are managed to try to ensure there is plenty of space for everyone, but you are not guaranteed any spot at Ozark Avalon.
Event planners will reserve certain areas for infrastructure, fire art installations, and a limited number of big sound camps. It’s tough to balance everyone’s needs so please bear with us and be cool about the process. It may feel annoying to have to find a place for your Theme Camp AFTER sound camps are placed. The flipside is that you still have a lot of freedom to pick your Theme Camp location anywhere else at OA. If every Theme Camp were placed, then you would have no say over your location at all. The placed camps/installations are not necessarily getting "the better deal."
Related Links:
List Of Registered Theme Camps
Listed by order of registration date.
| Description & Details | |
The G-Spot Village |
Where: between Frog Bog and the Main Effigy Gate Greeters Unite! The G-Spot is comprised of camps and Theme Camps that have participants who've volunteered to be Gate Greeters. There will be a Social Hour, Saturday at 5:00 PM for all Gate Greeters (even those not camped with us). |
Ambassadors of Sodom |
Organizer: Rae Prepare yourselves to be lifted, transformed, mutated, and just plain outer-worldly violated... so tempting and exciting that you'll come back for seconds or thirds - better yet, never leave! YES, Ambassadors will be one sexy audio/visual kaleidoscopic bitch this year bestowing entertainment and many gifts for our Burner family, new and old. Encounter our orifice at the bend and journey through our cosmos adaptation! As always we feed off participation so stay tuned to the Schedule of Events and join AOS' activities! |
Kokopelli's Time Warp Coffee House and Pancake Cafe |
Organizers: Bittersweet & Mad Hatter & Friends Kokopelli's is back! We try to locate near the front end, by the Frog Bog, and will have plenty of shelter and coffee. Did I mention COFFEE? We make coffee (and other hot drinks) most of the time and offer a theme-oriented place to chill and shoot the bull. Our model is the old-fashioned Coffee House of the 60's & 70's, where everyone is welcome - a place to get a fix of caffeine and a friendly spot to spend a little time recuperating from the general bedlam that is IF! Look for the midget Kokopelli out front... We usually have some cool tunes on, but what you might hear isn't guaranteed - our eclectic mix of music is selected from Big Band, Country, Rock-N-Roll, Movies, Girl/Boy Bands, Classical and other less well-defined genres. Our aim is to have some kind of music for everyone to hate... Koko's also acts as a 'Northern Outpost' for the Rangers, Medics and Crisis Intervention crews - if you are in the area and you have a problem, we can probably help - whether you just need a bandaid or a hug, or serious help from the experts, we are a contact point and can help you get you what you need. For a few hours on Saturday morning, Kokopelli's morphs into a crazy and wonderful place where the Pancakes are Art! To start off your Burn-day, we create monster pancakes filled with all sorts of delicacies - our specialty is the Heart-Attack-on-a-Plate with bits of bacon and M&Ms. You've never tried that? Ask anyone who has, it's a Multi-Dimensional experience, even if you don't survive it...! We also welcome anything you bring that could fit in a pancake - we've done strawberries, pears, bannanas, candy, etc. They're all good! Check the events page for the time and place... Of course, this isn't a one-horse job, and Volunteers are always welcome, especially for setup, the Pancakes are Art event, and teardown. If you're looking for an opportunity to contribute to IF, but haven't found your niche, Koko's has a place for you! We'll have some cool Koko swag for our loyal helpers, too! Just pop a note up on the Midwest Burners Yahoo Group and we'll find you... Remember- "Coffee is Life, Pancakes are Art!" |
Burn Circus |
Organizers: Burn Circus Fire Troupe Burn Circus heats up InterFuse 2010 with a fire play Theme Camp! If you spin fire, bring your toys and your fuel and come join Burn Circus at IF. |
Sporgasm |
Organizers: flea, iRONic, Aqua Pussy, Anam Cara, The Steves, Bundanca Come together at the Sporgasm! Get your clothes off and your paint on – fully body and detail. Chill in the Shroom Dome, dance on our stage, transform yourself at the Spordrobe or explore your primal connections in the Intergalactic Monkey Sphere. |
Color Me Crazy! |
Organizers: Mouse, Mr. of Mist Come join Color Me Crazy as we break loose and embrace the creativity of our inner child, while blinding you with colors in the process! Paint, color, and draw to your heart's content, and then either bring your creation home, or leave it to be displayed (and burned!) with us. We will also have a bar (hopefully!) with brightly colored drinks to please all palates. BYOC! Anyone interested in joining/camping with/helping out with Color Me Crazy should shoot me an email |
Analog Camp |
Organizers: Sparro with the assistance of Dr. Carny's Emporium of Marvels and Oddities alongside several others perhaps even YOU! In the Spirit of Center Camp (minus the fancy coffee bar). Analog Camp is an InterFuse break away from the rain. Sit and relax, play the song you just wrote, start a drum circle, get the band back together, teach a seminar energy recycling, yodel, host a read a loud, teach a class on contact juggling or poi spinning, have a yoga class at 6am, salute the sun, play yer fiddle, read every piece of poetry you've ever written, perform for whoever is listening, and even those who aren't Theme Camp... show us what you can do! It is no one's camp and it is everyone's camp. Email the Mistress of Ceremonies for Brainstorming and Scheduling! |
The Hate Dome presents: Cocksuckers |
Organizers: Qatie, Andrew Chinnici, Jim Malina, Joe, Scuba Steve, etc. Get ready to drink your patooter off at Cocksuckers, the western themed bar presented by The Hate Dome. Want a cosmo? Too fucking bad. You're getting whiskey. Want a beer? Tough shit. Have a whiskey. Want a glass of chilled chardonnay? Just get the fuck out. |
All's Well Coffee and Photo Booth |
Organizer: Mrs. Folgers Need a pick me up? We got slap your face, wake the fuck up coffee. Need a calm me down? We got wine. Need a portrait to memorialize your InterFuse experience? We can handle that with our stellar and cosmic backdrop. Check us out at the psychedelic flag displayed at our camp. Approximate times will be posted on our board at our camp. |
Bounce Baby Bounce |
Organizers: Bekah Lekah + Just Joni Everything that bounces, bitches. |
The Yacht |
Organizers: Cearaah, Rune Once again The Yacht sails in to dock at IF! We're a small Theme Camp but growing every year. Stop by on Friday at 5:00 PM for our Martini Party (black tie optional). And, make sure to drop in sometime Saturday for your "get it all started" shot of Quervo! We're also working on a participative art project entitled "Come and Get Bent" - Curious? You'll have to wait for this one... |
InterFuse Drive-In |
Organizer: Creepy Old Projectionist Rest easy, tormented souls. The InterFuse Drive-In opens again in 2010! We've searched the deepest bowels of the internets and have many naughty and downright troubling additions to this year's line-up. Here is a sneak peek:
- Albino porn From dusk to dawn, you'll experience it all at the InterFuse Drive-In. Tell your friends. (Warning: The InterFuse Drive-In contains adult language, adult content and psychological nudity. Parental discretion is advised.) |
Your Theme Camp Here |
Where: Description... |
Groovitational Pull |
Where: south of Redbud Circle Let the Groovitational Pull lead you back to the end of the road where phat beats, crunkness, and debauchery ensue. We will have many events going on throughout the weekend, so be sure to check the schedule and join us for some fun filled shenanigans! Get ready to get down and get groovy! www.urbandictionary.com |
The Portal to the Desecrated Temple of Eris |
Where: Hidden Meadow Deep within your consciousness, beneath even the layers of memory that create your identity, rages the chaotic frequency to which all things pulse. The Portal to the Desecrated Temple of Eris will be harnessing this ritualistic Goa trance to facilitate the unlocking of the higher circuits of our ecstatic membership. Non-initiates welcome, but warned. |
Camp Bottoms Up |
Where: Maypole Hill Camp Bottoms Up is back and that means sleep is out of the question and for this year's sub theme were going George Jetson on your ass. Think Daughter Judy, sky walking the dingy alleys looking for her intergalactic space disco fix and you might have an idea of what were going to do. Don't be boring and come ready to dance and drink until you see a break dancing Dalmatian! |
Dub Side of the Moon |
Where: the mouth of Community Meadow This side of the moon is dedicated to the whomp and wobble so if you love bass, bass, and more bass come down and party with the likes of Phaded, Nmezee, Ruckus, Hoodnasty and more! So if you want to boogie among the cosmos or just satisfy your primal urge to be vibrated just follow the bass to the moon! |
Register Your Theme Camp
Registering gets your Theme Camp listed here and in the InterFuse Front Gate Handout for all to see and read about!
Ozark Avalon requested that we limit Big Sound camps (Theme Camps with PA systems) to 4 to avoid noise complaints from the campground's neighbors. We now have 4 Big Sound camps registered so Big Sound Theme Camp registration is now CLOSED. If you show up at InterFuse with a PA system and are not pre-registered as a Big Sound Theme Camp, you won't be able to use the system.
Contact Zay if this is a problem for your camp.
Theme Camps without huge sound systems don’t have to register, but it's highly suggested.
When typing in your Theme Camp description below, please mention if it relates to our Spacial Oddity theme. Also, Include any activities or events in which people can expect to participate.
Fill out the form below and press the send button. You will contacted by an Event Planner via email.
Theme Camps with big sound systems who want to give their DJs and musical artists recognition can list them via the form at the bottom of the Art & Artists page.
If your Theme Camp has some cool art that people should come and see, you can get that art listed using the form on the Art & Artists page.
Questions About Theme Camps?
Use web-based email to Contact The Event Planners.
"If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply
a tract illustrating an idea."