August and early September for the main desert event, which dominates the year absolutely. April to September carries the regional burns, which are the multiplier the catalog identifies.

October to February for travel, but not for the community, which spends the winter planning, building, and fundraising. Engagement is year-round even though travel is not.

The ticket sales run in the spring with a directed sale for established camps earlier, which makes the camp roster the real unit of allocation. Preparation begins months out and the last mile is a gateway-town provisioning run that is famous for being chaotic, expensive, and underserved.

Run a camp as a year-round project, hold planning meetings for months, build and store infrastructure, fundraise, ship containers, and attend regional burns together in the intervening months. Camp organising groups that run all year, regional burn communities that are geographically dispersed and locally strong, and camp-specific communication channels that predate and outlast any single event.