It's the first time in the festival's 35 year history that it won't take place Burning Man Festival has cancelled its 2020 edition due to the coronavirus.
It’s the first time in the Nevada event’s 35-year history that it won’t place. Instead, the organisers of the legendary festival will host a virtual equivalent to be streamed online. “Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is the right thing to do,” the festival’s organisers announced in a statement shared yesterday (April 10). “Yes, we are heartbroken.
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