About Us
The Lost Penguin Cafe (TLP) was founded in 2001 by Nudey Man, and a small tribe of friends. We slowly grew from a dozen or so members, to a larger waddle. The Lost Penguin 2026 camp will have well over 100 members who converge from all around the world!
Many of our members come from California, British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Toronto, with a smattering of members from many other states, provinces, and countries.
We welcome new members from all walks of life! We embody the Burning Man principle of gifting – providing a refuge where Burners come to be entertained and pampered throughout the week. TLP enjoys a high profile not only with fellow Burners, but also with the Burning Man Organization. We take pride in providing our wonderful gifts, year after year.
A helpful Penguin is a happy Penguin! We get out what we put in – doing our best work to create this camp makes our camp more amazing for each other, and for our guests!
The camp needs all of its members to help with either Reno shopping/prep, build, and/or teardown/bitter end. TLP is a fairly large camp, and we appreciate everyone’s amazing efforts. Shopping in Reno, preparing our Reno gear at storage, and Early build (Alpha Team) all occur in the week before the event opens.
If you cannot help pre-event, you will automatically be part of the teardown and/or bitter end team. All Penguins will do on-playa shifts during the event to help prepare food, ice runs, keeping the camp clean, and hosting in the Cafe. The camaraderie and culture we build as a waddle, by working together, makes everyone’s Burn even better!
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Learn more about our camp, our volunteer duties, and our mission/vision/values by reading our 2026 BERG Guide.
