Along with the flooded desert area, a plague of tarantulas has descended upon Black Rock City as the arachnids are in mating season

Tens of thousands are expected to flood Black Rock City for the festival

Just days before Burning Man kicks off in Nevada, the park's gates will reopen to the public after heavy flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary

Burning Man's site in the Nevada desert reopened to visitors on Wednesday after flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary and amid a tarantula plague in the region.

On Tuesday, representatives for the event shared that the gates would finally open after guests were turned away due to the weather-related damage.

Some 80,000 people are expected to descend upon the Black Rock Desert to create the temporary Black Rock City (BRC) for the week-long festival.

The annual event is being held this year from August 27 to September 4.

As if the flooding from the hurricane and the hurricane itself were not enough, the area is currently caught in the middle of tarantula season.

Burning Man's site in the Nevada desert reopened to visitors on Wednesday after flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary and amid a tarantula plague in the region

Some 80,000 people are expected to descend upon the Black Rock Desert to create the temporary Black Rock City (BRC) for the week-long festival

On Tuesday, representatives for the event shared that the gates would finally open after guests were turned away due to the weather-related damage

In a tweet sent out Tuesday evening, festival organizers shared the site would finally reopen to the public on Wednesday after two days closed.

'Weather permitting, we're preparing to open the Gate tomorrow (Wednesday 8/23),' Burning Man Traffic wrote in a tweet.

'8/21, 8/22, and 8/32 Work Access Pass holders will be assigned entry windows. More info will arrive via email to WAP holders at 9am PT tomorrow,' the tweet stated.

A TikTok posted early Wednesday morning by someone in the area showed the landscape mostly recovered following the storm.

The texture of the ground appeared to be almost fully back to its desert nature after going through a period of low flooding and muddy areas.

In one shocking photo from after the storm, an eventgoer in the desert was seen navigating the landscape in a kayak.

The closing of the gates stunted the flow of traffic into the temporary city as event-goers often arrive at the site early to set up camp.

Attendees were told to not even attempt to drive into the area due to the flooding.

'DO NOT drive to Gerlach, you will be turned around — there are no rooms available.'

A man kayaks around the Burning Man site in Nevada on Monday

Tens of thousands of people are expected to show up to the festival in the coming days for the open-air, anti-capitalist art fair.

The hurricane and subsequent flooding were just the latest round of issues facing the festival which attracts people from around the world.

Black Rock Desert's tarantula mating season is underway and will continue through October, scientists say.

TikTok users lamented the arrival of the animals on top of the weather damage in videos posted on the social media app over the weekend.

Even earlier than that, however, the festival was facing angry customers after 2022's festivals was marred by tech layoffs and bad weather.

Because of that, the typically hard to get festival tickets have been posted online for a fraction of the normal cost.

Passes normally cost $575, on top of the $150 parking pass.

As of mid-August, resellers were offering tickets as cheap as $139, with parking passes marked down to $105.

According to SFGate, its not unusual to see a flurry of tickets appear on resale channels in the days leading up to Burning Man -- but the steep discounts on offer this year appear unusual.

Last year a dust storm hit the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, where Burning Man has been held since the early 1990s

A huge line of cars is seen following last year's festival, when some Burners said they had to wait up to 12 hours to exit the event

According to the San Francisco Standard, Burners who are selling their tickets also cited financial concerns as a reason for backing out this year.

Burning Man has longstanding ties to the Bay Area and its tech industry -- in fact, the event was first held on a San Francisco beach in the 1980s, when it originated as a small bonfire ceremony for the summer solstice.

Other Burner complaints include an influx of social media influencers at the event, which some might argue goes against Burning Man's 'no spectators' mandate, which requires all who attend to participate and contribute in some way.

As well, some are annoyed with the proliferation of loud, pulsating electronic music at Burning Man, turning the experiential art encounter into something more like a rave.

Still, Burners have lamented for decades that the festival has lost its soul and isn't what it used to be.