AfrikaBurn takes place every year in the semi - arid Karoo north of Cape Town , South Africa . The week - long event is Africa 's most successful answer to the U.S . Burning Man festival . The event culminates in fiery spectacles as giant sculptures created for the event are burned .
AfrikaBurn takes place every April in the semi-desert Karoo north of Cape Town , South Africa . The week-long event is Africa 's most successful answer to the U.S . Burning Man festival . The event culminates in fiery spectacles as giant sculptures built for the event are torched .