AfterBurn report: MicroBurn 2024

Written by John Woods (Co Director and Site Liaison)

Name of event – MicroBurn
Event website address – microburn.org
The first year this event took place – 2014
Start date of this year’s event – 12th September 2024
Duration of this year’s event (in days) – 5 days
Type of event – Campout
Number of years at the current location – 9
State or Province event takes place in – Powys
Country event takes place in – Wales

Name of event entity – (legal entity or individual(s) who hold the bank account and sign the
contracts) MicroBurn
Type of entity (Non-Profit, LLC, S-Corp, Individual, Other) – Limited by Guarantee company

ATTENDEES & TICKETS

Total attendees this year – 195
Minors (under 18 years of age) in attendance for any part of the event – Yes
Ticket tiers offered – Full Price, Low Income and Childrens
Directed tickets offered – Yes for Leads and Directors

PARTICIPATION

Number of team leads on the event production team – 38
Approximate number of production volunteers – 150
Total estimated volunteer hours – 1730
Number of theme camps – 6
Number of art projects – 7
Estimated number of performing artists – 20
Total number of mutant vehicles – 0
Total number of burns – Two (Temple and Effigy burns)
Total Number of Scheduled Events – 31

TECHNOLOGY

Tools used for pre event planning- Google Docs, Zoom, Mattermost

Ticketing system- Quickets

GRANTS AND FINANCIAL REPORT

How funds raised from the event were used to benefit the community  – Art Grants and Supporting attendance at ELS

Gross ticket sales for this year – £15220

Total cash art grants and décor spend – £258

Total number of art grants given this year – 4
Link to publicly posted fully detailed 2023 MicroBurn financial report – here

What are the top three challenges your event faces?

Popularity, weather, having enough volunteers to cover shifts.