A Short History
Blazing Swan was set up by a group of Australians who had visited Burning Man in the USA. In 2013 they created the first Blazing Swan Event. Over the years we have been supported and grown with the help of Burning Man in the USA, our volunteers and event participants each year, and the welcoming Kulin community.
Blazing Swan is an experiment in temporary community and art, influenced by Blazing Swan’s 11 principles of Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-reliance, Radical Self-expression, Communal Effort, Civic Responsibility, Leaving No Trace, Participation, Immediacy and Consent.
What is Blazing Swan, and what it’s not
Blazing Swan (or just Blaze) is the name of the annual arts event held at Kulin, while Blazing Swan Incorporated is the name of the Not-for-profit Association that produces the event. Each year the Association Members elect a Committee which undertakes the day to day management of the Association. The Committee in turn appoints around 60 volunteers to undertake year round work for the Association, and up to 400 volunteers to assist with the Event.
Blazing Swan is also a community that includes our Members, all of our volunteers, all of our event participants, and all of the people who are sympathetic to the aims of our Association and the principles of Blazing Swan and Burning Man. This community is renewed and strengthened each year through its participation in the Blazing Swan Event.
Blazing Swan is not a rave or a doof. You won’t see advertising and there’s nothing for sale. You won’t find any tolerance for disrespect or violations of consent, or for anything that harms our environment or each other.
Blaze is a ticketed event. No ticket, no entry, no exceptions.
The sale of the tickets funds the cost of the event - including all our legal and safety requirements, and helping Theme Camps and Artists with grants.
All the details are on the website and please read the Event Attendance and Ticket Terms & Conditions There are no single day tickets (except for Kulin residents) and no discounts if you turn up late or leave early. Beware scams! Use our official ticket vendor and ticket reseller. Check our website for details.
What do you do at Blazing Swan?
Participate. At Blazing Swan you are not an attendee or a spectator, you participant
Be Radically Expressive. Be your most unique self
Share. Your effort, your joy, your compassion, your strength, your vulnerability and your best self
Be Open. Receive without complication, welcome change
Live the Blazing Swan 11 Principles and Values and our Statement of Inclusion and Tolerance.
