Life rarely follows the path imagined. We discover new avenues, change direction and sometimes get a little lost.

But so often, when we arrive, we find the people, places and pieces of ourselves quietly waiting for us to arrive.

Thirteen detours and somehow you land exactly where you needed to be.

Sometimes, the best parts of a journey are the ones you never planned.

Sometimes, it’s about the journey rather than the end destination.

Blazing Swan 2027: “Side Quest” invites you to embrace the adventure, wander without a destination and find a familiar soul in an unfamiliar face. To deviate to find undiscovered art, or wander into the camp you hadn’t planned to visit. To immerse yourself in creativity, participate, play and perhaps…. say “YES” a little more often.

We encourage you to live our 11 Principles. To embrace your curiosity, release your self-expressions, share your gifts and pick up some MOOP along the way as you get wonderfully lost amongst the community. Meet friends you don’t know yet, welcome the stranger into your adventures, and stay up just long enough to welcome a sunrise.

Nothing planned, but something wholesome, unplanned and magical experienced.

Between the dust, dancing, creating, gifting and the people we meet along the way, you might find yourself wondering…

Is Blaze the Side Quest? Or is everyday life simply the Side Quest that brings us home to the paddock, one more time?

Every path leads somewhere, but when the Side Quest becomes part of our story that matters most….it transforms into the ultimate adventure

Blazing Swan 2027
Side Quest
~Take the Scenic Route

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The Blazing Swan annual event is dedicated to RADICAL SELF-EXPRESSION and RADICAL SELF-RELIANCE for seven days of community over the Easter Long Weekend, from Wednesday 24th 2027 (noon) to Tuesday 30th March 2027 (noon).

Blazing Swan is an official Burning Man Regional Event. We practice DECOMMODIFICATION, placing ourselves and our relationships at the centre of our own lives, GIVING and receiving openly, being IMMEDIATELY present, and acknowledging that everything we have ever accomplished, everything we will ever accomplish, only happens through COMMUNAL EFFORT. We will be RADICALLY EXPRESSIVE and RADICALLY INCLUSIVE and ask only of ourselves and others that we respect and value each other and practice kindness and caring.

Blazing Swan is not a spectator event. Every participant is a performer, every act is a performance. Find your best self, your creative self, and play it out on the stage that is Blazing Swan.

Blazing Swan gives absolute priority to CONSENT, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY and LEAVING NO TRACE. When you purchase a ticket you sign-up to say you understand what all these things mean, and you will follow our rules which are there to keep everyone safe. People do ask, “Why do you have so many rules? More than any other event I’ve ever been to!” It’s because we care. And a week in the Australian outback is not a naturally safe space. Be prepared.

Read the Ticket FAQ and the Event FAQ on the Website, read the Survival Guide, read about the Principles and our Statement of Inclusion. Get your head around our Blazing Swan Tickets and Event Attendance Terms and Conditions. PARTICIPATION and CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY starts here.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land where our event is held – the Njaki Njaki, Ballardong, and Wiilman Noongar peoples and their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect their continuing Culture and the contribution they make to the life of this country and region.

Much more information about Blazing Swan, our culture, our people and our art can be found on our Website https://www.blazingswan.com.au/