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Burning Man festival cancelled due to Covid-19 – again

Organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling the annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year

Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The San Francisco-based group posted a video on its website that said there are too many uncertainties to resolve in time to hold the event as scheduled 26 August to 3 September in the Black Rock Desert 100 miles (160km) north of Reno.

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