Attendees of the Downtown Hoedown, a free Downtown First Thursdays event, learn a line dance in San Francisco, on June 5, 2025. Wild West emcees the Downtown Hoedown in San Francisco, on June 5, 2025.

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For years, Elevation XR has made annual pilgrimages to Burning Man, where the company would set up its domes in the Nevada desert alongside other large-scale artworks. Cirque du Soleil billionaire Guy Laliberté even DJed at the domes for his birthday in 2017.

The protest remained overwhelmingly peaceful, with music filling the air as people marched and danced down Dolores and Market streets.