Burning Man canceled for a second year due to pandemic By (0) The iconic countercultural Burning Man festival has been canceled for this year due to the pandemic. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo The festival, founded in 1986, attracts tens of thousands each summer to Black Rock City, Nev., for the nine-day event. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo A double rainbow arches over the camp at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada on August 31, 2007. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Residents protect themselves from dust as they make their way through camp during a dust storm at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nev., on August 31, 2007. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo