Save The Dates: February 5-8, 2026

Virginia Key Beaches, Miami, Florida

THEME: Island of Broken Toys

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Love Burn's Mission since 2014:

To grow a happy, prosperous community that encourages small to large-scale interactive art.

2026 Theme: Island of Broken Toys

Island of Broken Toys, Miami, Florida

February 5-8, 2026

Welcome, beautiful weirdos, to The Island of Broken Toys, where the discarded, the cracked, and the slightly malfunctioning come to life in all their imperfect glory. We’re not talking about your childhood toys that mysteriously vanished or are languishing at the bottom of the toy box— we mean us. You, me, and most of the folks we know and burn with — all of us slightly dented souls who’ve been through all the things of life and lived to tell the tale.

See, here’s the thing: we’re all a little broken. Maybe your heart’s been through a meat grinder, maybe your dreams took a wrong turn somewhere along the path and you are still trying to get your flat-tired 3-wheeled rusted bike of a body back on the proper trail, or maybe you’re just trying to remember where you left your dignity last night (again and again). But on this island, brokenness isn’t something to hide — it’s the whole damn point.

Cracks let the weird light shine through. Put the pieces back together with gold fill, and show all of us that we share fragility and dents. “Namas-toy” means “The broken toy in me sees and loves the broken toy in you.” Namastoy, indeed. 

Cracks let the weird light shine through. Put the pieces back together with gold fill, and show all of us that we share fragility and dents. “Namas-toy” means “The broken toy in me sees and loves the broken toy in you.” Namastoy, indeed. 

This year’s theme is an unapologetic embrace of our flaws, quirks, and beautifully janky edges. A gathering of all the black sheep, Uncle and Aunt Weirdos, those whose families still sit them at the kid’s table even as the grey hair begins to march up the hairline.

We are the music-makers, often of horrible music, and we are often the dreamers of nightmares too, but so be it. Stand tall on the Island, you are not alone. Think toys missing limbs, stuffed animals with pirate eye patches, wind-up robots that only walk backwards, and Barbie heads with marker tattoos — all having one magnificent burn together. This is where you duct tape your soul back together with flair and panache. So you have a Hulk arm with a Furbie head. So what. Join us and show us.

But the magic of the Island of Broken Toys isn’t just about celebrating our personal weirdness — it’s about what happens when we all pile our busted selves into this community blender called Love Burn. You add yourself, participate, volunteer, become. Burns have always been about community foremost, vast yearly celebrations of relationships, new skills and creativity. As we age, we grow old together, and more and more the discussions are about bad backs, twisted knees, blood tests, and MRI scans.

We become the result of all the scars and brokenness of our experiences, and gathering together helps us to lick the wounds and comfort each other - together. Because, let’s face it, none of us can fix all our cracks alone, but when you surround yourself with other misfits, you suddenly realize: holy crap, I’m not the only one missing a few screws. We heal by holding up a mirror and saying before all of us and yelling- “Damn, your broken parts are gorgeous.”

Envision a burn that looks like the fever dreams of a toy factory explosion, mutant toy processions parading across the sand, and disjointed dance floors where everyone is encouraged to shake it like their batteries are dying.

You might even find a repair shop — a place to sew your stuffed heart back together or swap out broken beliefs for shinier, more chaotic ones.

So, bring your broken bits, your unfinished stories, your hilarious malfunctions, and your freaky fabulous selves. On this Island, the broken toys don’t get thrown away — they become legends. Welcome home, you beautiful disaster. Come to Love Burn 2026, and get broke!

Don’t forget to connect with community creators on our Facebook Page: @TheLoveBurn

Tell me more...

The Love Burn is an annual beachfront camping event developed by Burners for Burners hosted in South Florida.

We welcome creators from the United States and the World to expand the limits of imagination through Interactive Art.

LOVE BURN’S MISSION:

Our mission is to grow a happy, prosperous community that encourages small to large-scale interactive art and music.

LOVE BURN IS A VOLUNTEER-RUN EVENT:

Our team is made up of amazing volunteers who contribute before, during and after the event.

Everyone is asked to VOLUNTEER at least 4 hours.

This is NOT a festival.

It is a community gathering of like-minded people.

TICKETS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO EVENT. Ticket sales open around October.

NO TICKETS SOLD AT DOOR.
NO REFUNDS.

There are NO VENDORS, NO ANIMALS, NO WHINERS.

Bring everything you need for camping the entire duration of your stay. That includes Reusable Cups, Food, Water, Costumes, Self-care items and everything YOU need.

What is Love Burn?

2025 Daily Event Recap Videos

Watch videos to discover the magic that this Community of Creators, Doers and Participants create.

1. Build Days at Love Burn 2025

2. The Event Begins at Love Burn 2025

3. Commuity in Action at Love Burn 2025

3. Commuity in Action at Love Burn 2025

Love Burn 2025

2024 Daily Event Recap Videos

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Pre-Event: Building the Art

Planet VirKey Rises

Citizens Arrive

Friday Sparkle Off!

The End....or the Beginning?

Love Burn 2023 Videos

Discover A History of Art Awarded

We Love You!

As a Volunteer-Based event, Volunteering is Greatly Appreciated. 

All volunteers must have ticket in hand before selecting volunteer shifts.

We are so grateful to everyone (that means you) volunteering in so many ways for our team of Ops, Rangers, Medic, ESD, DPW, FAPS, DMV, FAST, Kitchen, Placement, Porto crew, LNT, Leave No Trace, Gate, Fire Perimeter and many more.  We are NOT a festival. We are a community.

BIG THANKS TO ALL THE ARTISTS

Over the years, Love Burn has celebrated art of all shapes, sizes, styles and regions of the world.

Our Community seeks art that fulfills our Mission to grow a happy, prosperous community that encourages interactive art.  

  • Interactive:
    Can participants interact with the art?

  • Connect: 
    Is there an active team willing to help create the art?

  • Inspire: 
    Does the art offer innovative concepts inspires others?

Love Burn is no longer affiliated in any way with Burning Man Project as of 2024.

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