Festival attendees will become active participants. They will reside in traditional yurts or tents, with electricity provided by generators. Yonar is entirely devoid of money and commerce, implying participants will self-sufficiently create all necessities for living and artistic expression.

The initiators of the festival were inspired by the renowned American Burning Man, which takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. It lasts for eight days, during which participants abandon consumer goods and money in favor of full creative immersion. Away with routine, welcome creativity in all its manifestations! In the finale of the grand event, a large wooden effigy is set ablaze, with this “burning man” symbolizing freedom, renewal, and the dissolution of conventional constraints.

Further synchronicity: the festival of electronic music, art, and science “Stihia” is a co-initiator of Yonar. Organizers pledge that the key outcome of the event will be five large-scale installations, created by the participants themselves.

This innovative tourism project for Uzbekistan will take place from September 11th to 13th, 2025.