by a nice cozy fire and everyone hangs out and warms up while the effigy melts down. Ohio Scorched Nuts (official site) Started in 2007, this Official Burning Man Regional is held at "Reclaim" outside Rutland (remote, private location in southern Ohio) annually over Memorial Day weekend. The site is a restored strip mine that provides a large, flat green space on the man-made plateau surrounded by beautiful woodland. The site is completely primitive but for a large stage open for performance and community. Mosaic Experiment (official site) Mosaic Experiment brings the artistry and energy of Black Rock City to the Midwestern region. Held in October at Reclaim, a repurposed strip-mine near Rutland, Ohio, Mosaic is a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday) of collaborative expression on a backdrop of brisk evenings and changing leaves. Participants from 13 different US states attended the first event in October 2013. It is the first and only Ohio regional burn to be all-ages, and is Ohio's second regional burn officially sanctioned by the Burning Man Project. Oregon BurnOut (official site) Presented by Precipitation NorthWest, Portland. Indoor and outdoor. SOAK (official site) Started in 2005, the official Burning Man Portland Regional is held at various sites in northwestern Oregon. In 2015, the burn moved to Tygh Valley, OR. SOAK incorporates various theme camps from Oregon and the region and typically includes an effigy burn and a Temple burn. The name comes from the wet climate in Oregon, and it has rained during the event in more than one year. The 2015 event was capped at 1300 people. See () for more information about the 2015 event, and () for information about the 2016 event. Pennsylvania Playa del Fuego, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, held in May (Memorial Day). (official site) The East Coast's first sanctioned Regional, and one of the oldest in the US. Formerly in Delaware. Summerisle Burn, Bedford, PA. Held over the week of the summer solstice (June 21–24) (official site ) Guided and inspired by Burningman's 10 principles, Summerisle is a creative expression of collaborative community building held in the several hundred-acre wooded foothills of Fort Royale Farm. No ticket cap as of 2019. Registered PA nonprofit. Artemas Wickerman (official site) Held each June at a secluded campground on Sideling Hill Creek South Carolina Emergence (official site) April 2023 on a nature reserve near Charleston, SC. 2023 Attendance will be capped about 700. Guided and