OAKLAND — Burning Man Decompression 2025 is a celebration of the arts, bringing elements of Black Rock City to the local Bay Area community. Burning Man art installations, mutant vehicles and performances will grace the streets of Oakland in an event that is meant to help participants transition back to daily life and share the spirit of self-expression and community found at the Burn. The celebration will start at 2 p.m. with family-friendly programs and continue into the evening with more performances, maker and technology demos, speakers, workshops, a mini film-festival, food and drinks, and much more. The festival goes till midnight with bonus indoor festivities till 3:00 a.m.
A person walks past ‘NewClear Neural,’ an art project by artist Gazelle Dasti, featured as one of the installations for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Artists unload a segment of a steel and stained glass sculpture ‘Orbs’ as one of the installation projects for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
‘NewClear Neural,’ an art project by artist Gazelle Dasti, featured as one of the installations for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
A person walks past “Un Nuevo Camino,” an art project by Mark Rivera, featured as one of the installations for Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Artist David Oliver, of Ventura, works on his steel and stained glass sculpture ‘Orbs’ as one of the installation projects for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
‘Missing Link,’ a collaboration of 10 local artists, is set up in the installation for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Sculptures by artist Gaele Warner are displayed for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
‘Whispers of Waste’ sculpture by artist Zulu Heru is displayed for the Burning Man’s Decompression event at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Thousands of artists, performers, and community members are expected to attend the event on Saturday, which has moved from San Francisco to Oakland for the first time since the late 1990s. Interactive art, live performances, music stages, and community installations will be on display during this one-day civic celebration. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)