Blazing Swan is an annual regional Burning Man event held adjacent to Jilakin Lake near the town of Kulin, Western Australia. It is promoted as an experiment in temporary community and artistic expression, guided by eleven main principles, including radical inclusion, gifting and radical self-reliance.
The event occurs around Easter each year, usually over a period of seven days. The event location is on bushland adjacent to Jilakin Lake, and is referred to as Jilakin Rock City. A wooden effigy is built and burned at the culmination of the event.
History A collective of artists/producers who had attended the Burning Man Festival in the US, organized the official regional event in Western Australia.
Year Theme Date Location Participants Ticket price Notes 2013 Ignite 2 June Bickley ~150 2013 Syncronicity 1 September Mosman Park ~250 $15-$30 2014 Inception 24–28 April Kulin 1400 $145–$195 2015 Inspiration 1–7 April Kulin 1900 $145–$255 2016 Illumination 23–29 March Kulin 2500 $150–$250 2017 Elemental 12–18 April Kulin 2700 $150–$250 2018 Beyond the Black Stump 28 March – 3 April Kulin 3200 $200–$300 2019Happy as Larry17 - 23 April Kulin3000$200–$3002020Perception8 - 14 AprilN/A$200–$300Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021Phoenix1 April - 6 April Kulin1500$250–350 2022Poseidon's Flame13 - 19 AprilN/A$250–350Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2023Poseidon's Flame II5 April - 11 April Kulin3000$290–3502024Neon Caravan27 March - 2 April Kulin3000$400–4752025Cosmic Coincidence16 April - 22 AprilKulin30002026Takes A Village1 April - 7 AprilKulin~3000$450-5xx
Blazing Swan, Inc. Blazing Swan, Inc. is the not-for-profit incorporated association dedicated to organizing the annual Blazing Swan event. Community Involvement Blazing Swan Inc has been involved with a number of community art projects and philanthropic activities in Western Australia. Some examples are:
Providing significant art grants to the community to encourage creative expression. Donating $10 from each ticket sold at the 2015 event towards funding a full-time age care nurse to the Shire of Kulin. Partnership with the Australian Government's 'Work for the Dole' program, to help job seekers gain skills and experience that give back to the community and can help them find a job. Donating a metal sculpture created by Matt Bray to the Shire of Kulin, as a permanent public art offering.
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