2026 edition: 7–12 July, Monegros Desert, Spain
Elsewhere 2026 — the Spanish Regional Burn (Burning Man Spain)
Elsewhere 2026 has happened! Strike has finished successfully — the site is Left No Trace. Thank you to everyone who stayed to make it happen!
Between events, stay connected: join the mailing list for confirmed news, or explore the 2026 archive.
Community Calls
Community calls are back! Weekly calls to coordinate Elsewhere — everyone is welcome, especially orga leads and those shaping the event. Every Thursday at 8:00 PM (Madrid time) on Google Meet.
Your Temporary
Desert City
So, what is Elsewhere? Skip the corporate press release talk: it’s a participatory gathering built together by its community. The 2026 edition took place in the Monegros desert, Spain.
Let's be clear: this is not a show you attend. We roll up to an empty piece of land, and over about two weeks, we build a whole temporary city from scratch. Then, we make it all vanish, leaving zero trace behind. That's the whole drill.
This Is How We Do It
(The Do-It-Ourselves Vibe)
Forget VIP areas, stages run by companies, or people paid to manage your good time. If you see a structure, a dance floor, or a meal, that only exists because one of our friends decided to create it.
You don't 'attend' to consume; you commit to co-creating it. Everyone contributes.
We don't use cash on site. The whole place runs on gifting, mutual support, and effort. You bring what you need to survive the desert (water, food, shelter, tools, toys, gifts), and share what you can.
This whole thing is run by volunteers, people like you. The dream is to be totally community-owned and shaped by the people who show up.
At its core, Elsewhere is a giant social experiment. It's where art and chaos bubble up from the collective. It's creativity, connection, and collective effort, guided by our shared principles (think Gifting, Self-Reliance, Leave No Trace... the good stuff).
Curious what that actually means in practice?
Go read the principles.
Principles of Elsewhere
Our principles aren't rules imposed from above. They're commitments we hold together. They come from years of building a temporary city in the desert and are inspired by the original Burning Man principles.
Elsewhere is an official regional event recognized by Burning Man Project in alignment with Burning Man's 10 guiding principles and official event criteria.
Radical Inclusion
Anyone may be a part of our community. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Decommodification
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
Gifting
Our community is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
Radical Self-reliance
Our community encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on their inner resources.
Communal Effort
Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction.
Radical Self-expression
Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Civic Responsibility
We value civil society. Community members who organise events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local and national laws.
Leaving No Trace
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them.
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.
2026 Tickets — Archive
How-To-Get-In Guide
Elsewhere is built on two things: your ticket money and your sweat equity.
The cash covers the boring-but-necessary stuff like toilets, safety, site infrastructure, and art grants. This isn’t an event run by “The Man” — it’s us. Every single ticket holder is expected to volunteer. Nobody gets paid, and nobody gets in free. Welcome to the team. Read the Volunteering Guide →
Historical 2026 prices — all sales closed
The prices below applied only to the completed 2026 edition. They are not offers for a future event.
2026 ticket sales are closed. The prices and policies below are historical, not offers for another edition. Explore the 2026 archive or join the mailing list for confirmed future news.
2026 Ticket Policies — Archive
These were the ticket paths for the completed 2026 edition. Applications, sales and code-redemption periods have ended.
Carers & Accessibility
The 2026 edition provided a contact for companions assisting participants with accessibility needs. For accessibility questions, contact:
Volunteer Codes (The NCA Crew)
Approved NCA volunteers received ticket-code instructions by email for 2026. Those sales have ended.
2026 ENTRY RULES — ARCHIVE
The “Don’t Skip This Unless You Enjoy Problems” Section
We know. Not fun. Still very necessary.
- Limit: A maximum of two (2) tickets per person applied.
- ID Check: The ticket name had to match the participant’s government-issued photo ID (Passport or European ID).
- Buses: Bus tickets were sold separately. View the archived 2026 bus schedule; booking is closed.
Need a Human?
Join Elsewhere
Between events?
Stay part of the community.
(Explore the completed 2026 edition)
You don’t need a ticket to stay in touch.
Share memories, meet people, and exchange ideas.
Confirmed opportunities will be announced through our community channels.
Join the community
Come hang out on Discord.
This is where things are already happening.
People meeting, ideas forming, plans getting slightly out of hand.
Learn about barrios
Barrios are participant-run camps: places to live, share and create together. Freecamping was also an option in 2026.
2026 camp applications are closed. Explore the edition’s archive rather than applying to an old listing.
2026 archive
Connect with the community
Want to help shape what this becomes?
Meet the people behind Elsewhere, ask questions and share ideas between events. Check community announcements for confirmed ways to get involved.
Join the conversation Read the Volunteering Guide
How volunteering worked
Gate, bar, info, build, strike… the 2026 edition ran because people stepped in.
2026 shifts have finished. The volunteering guide explains how to stay connected for the next event; future roles and benefits will be confirmed separately.
Read the Volunteering Guide
Art at Elsewhere
Got something strange, beautiful, loud, or unexpected?
Explore how the 2026 art programme supported participant-created work. That grant round is closed.
2026 art programme
The 2026 journey
The 2026 edition took place in the Monegros desert. Its travel information and coach schedules are retained as historical references, not current travel arrangements.
2026 travel information 2026 bus archiveNobodies Collective Association
Elsewhere is organized by Nobodies Collective, a Spanish non-profit governed by its members through democratic processes. Here's how our community is structured:
Useful links
Links, portals, entry points. Choose your own mess.
