Tickets & Volunteer Benefits
The 2026 burn season is officially underway! We are happy to share that ticket prices will remain steady this year at $75 for adults and $1 for children under 13.
Mark These Dates on Your Calendar
- February 21st – March 6th: Direct Ticket Offers sent via email.
- March 7th: The Main Sale begins.
- March 25th: Second round release (if the first 300 sell out).
Volunteer Rewards
You Earned This! Our burns don’t happen without you. Here is the breakdown for our 2025 volunteers:
- 4+ Hours: Qualified for a Direct Ticket Offer.
- 8+ Hours: $10 off your 2026 ticket.
- Leadership Roles: $20 off your 2026 ticket.
Bright IDEA’s Beacon Ticket Scholarship Program
This year, Bright IDEA is launching a program to invite more BiPoC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) individuals to experience our community. While we strive to keep our tickets affordable, we are offering a limited number of waived-cost (that means FREE) tickets as a show of good faith. We want to lower the barrier for entry and show that we are invested in having you join us for a weekend in the florescence.
If you have a friend who (or you yourself) fits the criteria and you’ve been trying to convince them to give us a chance, please have them fill out the form! This is a great opportunity to welcome new members into our family with fewer strings attached.
Cross-Regional Leadership Exchange
We are thrilled to announce that we are joining the Leadership Exchange Program focused on building bridges with our sibling burns outside of the Midwest region.
This isn’t just about training, it’s about exchanging knowledge and culture with other regional burns across the country. We are plugging into an existing national framework that allows our leads to travel and shadow at other burns, while inviting leads from other regions to bring their unique expertise to ours. By sharing our secret sauce with other communities (and learning theirs), we make the entire global burner network stronger.
More information on how to participate in these exchanges will be coming soon!
NOTE: Not applicable for leadership of any Midwest Burners Association Burn