2009, Pyrosynthesis was the theme, with the effigy being a flowerpot that participants could fill with their own "flowers," individual works of art intended to burn. San Antonio Alma Burn Alma Burn began in 2017, with approximately 300 participants. Corpus Christi Beachside A volunteer driven beach clean up and burn that follows the 10 principles of Burning Man . We adopted a stretch of beach (6.7 miles) through the General Land Office in 2014 and have been doing four of these events a year since. This summer event is our largest of the year. Houston, Texas Unbroken Spring Each year, the Houston area burner community holds an all-volunteer run, camping experiment of temporary community inspired by Burning Man in celebration of art, music, creativity and radical self-expression. To attend the event you must be at least 21 years of age. Central Texas Freezer Burn (official site) – January Freezer Burn began in 2009. It is a local arts and music festival located in Flatonia, TX where art, music, food, self-expression and entertainment are brought by the participants, where volunteers come together to create art, performances and to experiment in temporary communities. It is a private camping event held on private property. Much like the Burning Man or any regional Burn, a theme is chosen each year around which participants can creatively interact. The theme for 2014 was Scorched Snowflakes, with a snowflake temple effigy. Utah Element 11 (official site) Element-11 is one of the many annual Regional Burningman Festivals conducted around the world. Element-11 is a Utah Regional and is held at Stargazer Ranch, in Utah (coordinates: 41.58075 -113.37162). Starting this year the Element-11 festival has increased from a three to four-day event, it begins on the Wednesday before the second weekend in July and ends on the Sunday of the same weekend. As of 2016 it is an all ages event and will continue to promote and teach Burningman's 10 Guiding Principles. It is a local community produced festival (Element-11 is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization) and encourages radical self-expression and participation and strictly adheres to its Leave No Trace policy (what is brought in, should be brought out). Vermont Firefly Arts Collective (official site) This is considered the Massachusetts/New England regional burn and has been organized by a group of Boston Burners (official site) since its inception in 2003. It has moved around over the years, its first year