also i've had fun are pre-burning man parties in San Francisco that were enjoyable, since it made up a lot of people who wanted to go but can't afford or make it. I mean if you're not into techno and other types of electronic music it's probably not your scene though, but i've never been able to afford or get a ticket back when I thought it was worth going to, and those were the next best thing. I don't really know how easy it is to find these events anymore cause I've completely dropped out of that type of scene, but they use to rent out big warehouses around the city and throw some good parties with some decently popular artists and that was pretty cool.