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The largest post-apocalyptic festival in the world, Wasteland Weekend, takes place annually in the Mojave Desert in California. It’s filled with cool cars, intricate costumes, bartering and bounty hunters. Come one, come all, but no jeans or tortoise shell glasses allowed.

A wedding in the Thunderdome

Remnants of a pre-apocalyptic world for sale including porn, Coca-Cola, and comics

Wasteland Elvis

Cannibal burlesque by Pangaea, a queer cabaret from LA

Nuclear Bombshells Burlesque troop performing by firelight

Last Chance Casino, a 21+ area for bottle top gambling and drinks if you can impress the bartenders with entertainment.

A fight in the Thunderdome

Gladiatorial combat
There was a swimwear contest on a ship built from pieces of the one used in Waterworld…
Followed by a wet t-shirt contest…
What happens in the wasteland stays in the wasteland.
WAIT WHAT AM I LOOKING AT THIS IS AMAZING
Beautiful
Sooooo coooooool!
I never would have thought that a genderswapped Immortan Joe could be so hot.
I really like Molly’s stuff
How did I not know this was a thing?
Is this a thing that exists? What. Americans are weird/awesome.
True
There’s 350 million people in this country, and they all have to be doing something.
This is amazing.
So cool! I had no idea this was a thing. Gorgeous photos as always!
Two things … firstly, if educators are supposed to be providing students with an all-round education, I want to know how I can work this in to the yearly plan … because, boy will my kids need some scaffolding about this.
Secondly, wow, I like how this article was referenced in the same page as an article about ‘you like who you like’. Really, you should do you, because there is an endless variety in the spectrum.
Gorgeous photos!
Why isn’t this my life
The bizarre steampunk post-apocalyptic party I never knew I needed.
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THERE WERE STRADDLERS AT WASTELAND?!
Any of you coming next year, come by and say “hi” to the Dukes of the Nuke! I am Hot Shot out there and I ref all the jugger matches/help run the Dukes.
Creeping into the archives after I saw your photos in the Dinah shots, and holy! this is amazing. I’d be terrified, because I’m a wuss, but this is just amazing!!!