Theme Camps
2019

Asgard Dome by Hearts Collective
Asgard Dome by Hearts Collective
The Hearts Collective is an artistic conclave that thrives on cultivating a sense of community through musical and artistic experimentation. Our focus/mandate is providing opportunities to showcase original talent while engaging the neighborhood around us to join in our celebration of individuality. Our diverse community of artists seeks to unlock the creative potential of DC by harmonizing their brand of expression into the Hearts Collective.

Camp Beemore
Camp Beemore
Camp Beemore is a Baltimore-Based Burner Collective who has been involved in East Coast Regional Burns and aims to empower the creative communities of Baltimore, MD and beyond through curating artful entertainment experiences, knowledge exchange, and community-building opportunities. This year, Camp Beemore brings the cuddle puddle tent for burners to rest in our Hive, the Baltimore Stoop Wall that will feature stories and testimonies from activists and mothers in Baltimore, and the back-lit lightboard sign for burners to share their messages.

Camp Contact
Camp Contact
Camp Contact is a co-creating tribe of dancers, movers, yogis, acroyogis, and people committed to authentic relating. We create Ontological Spaces and workshops in our quest to allow everyone to become more embodied however that resonates within their personal journey of transformation.

DanceSafe PartySafer
DanceSafe PartySafer
The DanceSafe PartySafer Theme Camp provides a safe space to learn about harm reduction and how to party responsibly. During the day, soak in a variety of educational, interactive, and wellness based workshops from a variety of speakers, teachers, and experts in their respective fields. In the evening, you can dance the night away to a variety of bass heavy music on a custom built sound system. Don’t forget to play with our human-sized Lite Brite wall. We can’t wait to play with you (responsibly).

Dia de los Muertos – The Land of the Remembered
Dia de los Muertos – The Land of the Remembered
Come out and share in the true meaning and traditions of the Dia de los Muertos holiday on the National Mall at the Dia de los Muertos – “Land of the Remembered” Theme Camp. Bring pictures, belongings, and the favorite foods of your loved ones to lay on one of the vibrantly-decorated altars that will be constructed on location. This camp will be geared towards guests of all ages and backgrounds.

Extinction Rebellion – Tell the Truth
Extinction Rebellion – Tell the Truth
The Extinction Rebellion is built to act as a spearhead for the movement to reverse the effects of climate change and get out of the current existential crises we face as a species. And make no mistake, calling it a crisis is an understatement. This understanding can be scary and traumatic for some to think about.
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FAFF Lounge
FAFF Lounge
The FAFF Lounge is a space designed to ritually unravel your expectations in a deeply therapeutic decompression space, the perfect space for burnt-out Type A Washingtonians to faff!

FREE DC Community Liberty Pole
FREE DC Community Liberty Pole
DCMJ will host a gathering place for intellectual exchange and explore and open platform for people to give an oral history of DC.

Ginger Camp
Ginger Camp
Only a Ginger, can call another Ginger, Ginger! Come find healing through Ginger, whether it's learning ways to take care of your body and soul, eating Ginger infused everything, or becoming who you are by finding your inner Ginger. Gingers express laughter, self-care, and radical self love ...so are YOU a Ginger?

Makers’ Camp
Makers’ Camp
By curating meaningful, fulfilling and interactive events that inspire healthy living, we are inspiring the world to live sustainably & further our collective social-impact. We harness the power of art, culture & creativity to connect a diverse, environmentally-conscious community in an incredibly fun and engaging atmosphere. Naturally, this leads to the creation of genuine, long-lasting relationships, around our values
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Master Creatives Sanctuary
Master Creatives Sanctuary
VISION: Our vision is to create a creative, safe, interdimensional space for the local community to build and create art projects and collaborations as a community that values contribution. ACTION: To intentionally send high vibrations, balance and rippling effects by creating so that we may elevate the directive of those that we encounter and engage with through actualizing and enabling the Creator in everyone.

Meso Creso
Meso Creso
Meso Creso is a Washington DC-based, cross-cultural arts collective that cultivates creativity without boundaries. Named for Mesopotamia's Fertile Crescent - often considered the cradle of civilization - Meso Creso fuses the whimsy of the burner culture with DC's cultural diversity and social consciousness. We are known for our roving lounge, highly crafted art installations, joyful whistles and hand claps, and a DJ lineup that represents the rich cultural mix of our global community. Read More

Pie Pedals
Pie Pedals
Pie Pedals has been burning since 2012, and our mission is to serve delicious wood-fired pizza out of our oven setup at the most unexpected spacetimes. At the Big Burn (in BRC) our setup is portable, with the ovens usually on wheels and towed by a bicycle. At regionals, the ovens remain stationary and are set up as an art installation in and of itself, and definitely a spectacle when pizza-making is in full swing.

Radical Matriarchy
Radical Matriarchy
New York and DC based women and female identifying multidisciplinary artist collective, the Radical Matriarchy, returns to Catharsis on the Mall to birth and breathe life to the 50+ designs for a safe, joyous world drafted by attendees of their Living Womb installation. After collecting and incubating these visions, the Matriarchs bring you their culmination through their installation Womb World. Coming soon, to a lawn near you!

Radical Sovereign Self Reliance
Radical Sovereign Self Reliance
Join us in our interactive multi verse of music and theatrical performance, primitive and future earth skills, plant and mycology fueled healing arts safe play space from the Blue Ridge Mountains with Love!

Rhizome X The Art Rising
Rhizome X The Art Rising
The Art Rising x Rhizome Art Activism Camp: Immersive installations, sculptures, art exhibits and workshops supporting humanitarian and environmental projects around the world.

Starbase GOP
Starbase GOP
Beam on over to the Starbase GOP lounge where we're excited about two things: Star Trek and Republican politics. Is President Trump's new U.S. Space Force initiative the beginnings of a long awaited Starfleet prophesized by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry? We hope so. We are looking forward to a future where skin color isn't much of an issue. We are all humans and with our allies in the United Federation of Planets we can all serve in Starfleet together exploring the galaxy.

Tatami
Tatami
Camp Tatami is a mat space and, as such, is the perfect place to roll around on the National Mall. We offer Yoga and Jiu-Jitsu classes, a late night cuddle puddle, and various movement based workshops.