Past Events

Held in the Tankwa Karoo since 2007, AfrikaBurn is a prolific community of creative individuals who come together each year to create pure magic. Here’s the basic info of each past year – for more info, check out the AfrikaBurn wiki.

2007

• Dates: 22 – 25 November
• Theme: Tribe
• No. of Participants: ~1,000
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2008

• Dates: 16 – 19 October
• Theme: Power
• No. of Participants: ~1,200
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2009

• Dates: 9 – 13 September
• Theme: Time
• No. of Participants: ~1,600
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2010

• Dates: 22 – 27 April
• Theme: Dream
• No. of Participants: ~2,200
• Visit Gallery

2011

• Dates: 27 April – 2 May
• Theme: Stof: the Primal Mud
• No. of Participants: ~4,000
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2012

• Dates: 25 – 30 April
• Theme: Mirage
• No. of Participants: 5,700
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2015

• Dates: 27 April – 3 May
• Theme: The Gift
• No. of Participants: 9,800
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2016

• Dates: 25 April – 1 May
• Theme: X
• No. of Participants: 11,800

2017

• Dates: 24 – 30 April
• Theme: Play
• No. of Participants: 13,000

2018

• Dates: 23 – 29 April
• Theme: Working Title_____
• No. of Participants: 11,000

2019

• Dates: 29 April – 5 May
• Theme: Ephemeropolis
• No. of Participants: 11,500

2020 (event cancelled)

• Dates: 27 April – 3 May
• Theme: Afroboratory
• No. of Participants: 0

To view event guides, maps and Survival Guides from years gone by, head here.