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Friday March 8th
3:00pm – 8:00pm
ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent
Chipeta Park
- Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand
- Specialty Corpse Reviver and Grandpa’s Spirit drinks
- Live Music
- Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendors
Sponsored by: Avery and Lefthand Breweries & Roundhouse spirits
7:00pm
Frozen Dead Guy Days Opening Ceremony
Nederland’s Round About
Open Frozen Dead Guy Days with the famous Skeleton Dancers.
8:00pm – 2:00am
The Good the Bad and the Frozen Blue Ball
Black Forest Restaurant
This year’s Ball will feature:
- Ice Queen & Grandpa Look a Like costume contest helicopter tour prize from Colorado Heli-Ops
- *LIVE music with Billy’s Rock Billy, a fantastic fusion of Nederland’s finest with an acoustic, gypsy, blue-grass opening by Gipsy Moon. Special guest will be in tow for this truly one of a kind show.
Tickets $12
Frozen cowboys and cowgirls WANTED!
Located at the Black Forest Restaurant. Just south of the Shopping Center. No tickets issued, your receipt is your ticket.
10:00pm
LIVE MUSIC- area restaurants and bars
Saturday – March 9th
Saturday Events have been moved back 1 hour.
8:00am – 11:00am
Event Day Registration and Waiver Wristband pick up and Parade Line up
Teen Center – East end of First Street
- Register for the Polar Plunge & Coffin Races
- Waiver pick up for ALL FDGD events.
- Line up for the Parade
All event participants must sign a waiver and get waiver wristband. If you are planning on doing any events, this is a great place to get your waiver a head of time.
8:00am – 11:00am
FDGD Pancake Breakfast
Community Center – .5 mi North on HWY 72, or take the path up Jefferson Street
Pancakes and more! Eggs and sausage, coffee and juice and all you can eat pancakes. Warm your belly for your day outdoors!
$7 Adult, $5 Senior, $4 Under 12
Sponsored by and supporting the Nederland Area Seniors
10:00am, Noon, 2:00pm and 4:00pm
Grandpa’s Tuff Shed Tours cancelled… not rescheduled
- 90 minute tour of Grandpa Bredo’s Tuff Shed
- Each tour limited to 13 people
- Must register and pre-purchase ticket.
All event participants must sign a waiver and get waiver wristband. If you are planning on doing any events, this is a great place to get your waiver a head of time.
Departure from Sunnyside Barbershop on the Southside and upper level of the Shopping Center. Must check in 15 minutes prior to tour time.
11:00pm – 12:00pm
Cryogenic Work Shop
Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center in Caribou Shopping Center
Meet Professor Cryo, a wacky scientist and performing magic! Hammer nails with bananas, shatter beautiful flowers, and make ice cream with nitrogen! Come for the fun and enjoy the delicious treat and bid in the silent auction.
11:00am – 8:00pm
Brain Freezer Tent
Located on First Street
- Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand
- Specialty Corpse Reviver and Grandpa’s Spirit drinks
- Live Music
- Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendors.
Sponsored by: Avery and Lefthand Breweries and Roundhouse spirits
11:00am – 8:00pm
Grandpa’s Mall Crawl
Located on First Street east of the Visitor Center
Nederland’s First Street will be transformed into a pedestrian mall so revelers can enjoy music in the Brain Freezer tent, street performers and participate in brain freezing, frozen t-shirt contests, icy turkey bowling and more!
11:00am – 8:00pm
ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent
Chipeta Park
- Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand
- Specialty Corpse Reviver and Grandpa’s Spirit drinks
- Live Music
- Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendors
Sponsored by: Avery and Lefthand Breweries & Roundhouse spirits
11:00am – 4:00pm
Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed
Black Forest Restaurant just south of the shopping center
Watch the award-winning Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed short film at the Black Forest Restaurant. Shows approximately every 30 minutes.
Noon
Parade of Hearses MOVED TO SUNDAY
First Street
Parade starts at the Nederland Teen Center and goes up (west) First Street.
Parade Participants check in and line up at the Teen Center.

Noon – 5:00pm
Tiny Disco
Located at the Tuff Shed just east of the Round About on 2nd street
Put a little boogie in your butt at the Tiny Disco
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Costume Polar Plunge MOVED TO SUNDAY
Chipeta Park
Take the freezin’ plunge! RC Rental providing a warming tent & changing area.
Each Plunge $20
A portion of the proceeds go to the Nederland Food Pantry,
Register and download a waiver
1:00pm and 5:00pm
The Newly Dead Game & Funny Films Talk
Located at the Black Forest Restaurant
Funny Films for Funeral Planning is a collection of comedy movie and TV scenes about funerals, cremation, and cryonics! Gail Rubin, presents must-know-NOW details and hosts The Newly-Dead Game, quizzing couples on how well they know each others last wishes. Sign up to play
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Coffin Races
Located in Chipeta Park
Teams race with a coffin and ‘corpse’ in tow through a course full of obstacles, mud, snow, other racers.
CASH PRIZES FOR 1ST $420, 2ND $210 & 3RD $110
FUN STUFF FOR BEST COSTUME & MOST FDGD SPIRIT
3:00pm – 4:00pm
‘Iceman” Bo Schafer book signing
In the Brain Freezer Tent on First Street
4:00pm
Pioneer Inn’s Frozen Tip & Trip
Located on First Street
Team-building contest with frozen T-shrits and can-can dancing
$20/team entry fee (includes tshirt)
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Icy Turkey Bowling
Located on First Street across from Brain Freezer Tent
Test your poultry bowling skills in the Icy Turkey Bowling Contest…
$5 entry fee waiver must be signed to participate
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Brain Freeze Contest
Located in front of the Brain Freeze Tent on First Street
Be a Brain Freezer in front of the Brain Freezer Tent on First Street
Contestants race against each other downing ice cold treats for fabulous prizes.
$5 entry fee/ waiver must be signed to participate
5:00pm
Pioneer Inn’s Frozen T-shirt Contest
Located on First Street in front of the Pioneer Inn
Try and slip into something Frozen,,,,
$10 entry fee/ waiver must be signed to participate

6:30pm – 1:00am
Grandpa’s Pub Crawl
Live Music at local pubs and bars.
Sunday March 10th
(daylight savings – spring forward!!)
8:00am – 11:00am
FDGD Pancake Breakfast
Community Center – .5 mi North on HWY 72, or take the path up Jefferson Street
Pancakes and more! Eggs and sausage, coffee and juice and all you can eat pancakes. Warm your belly for your day outdoors!
$7 Adult, $5 Senior, $4 Under 12
Sponsored by and supporting the Nederland Area Seniors
8:00am – 11:00am
Event Day Registration and Waiver Wristband pick up and Parade Line up
LOCATION – Teen Center.
- Register for the Polar Plunge & Coffin Races
- Waiver pick up for ALL FDGD events.
- Line up for the Parade
All event participants must sign a waiver and get waiver wristband. If you are planning on doing any events, this is a great place to get your waiver a head of time.
11:00am – 6:00pm
Brain Freezer Tent
First Street
- Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand
- Specialty Corpse Reviver and Grandpa’s Spirit drinks
- Live Music
- Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendors.
Sponsored by: Avery and Lefthand Breweries and Roundhouse spirits
11:00am – 8:00pm
Grandpa’s Mall Crawl
First Street
Nederland’s First Street will be transformed into a pedestrian mall so revelers can enjoy music in the Brain Freezer tent, street performers and participate in brain freezing, frozen t-shirt contests, icy turkey bowling and more!
Located Downtown Nederland (First Street east of the Visitor Center)
11:00am – 6:00pm
ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent
Located in Chipeta Park
- Microbrew beer from Avery and Left Hand
- Specialty Corpse Reviver and Grandpa’s Spirit drinks
- Live Music
- Grandpa’s Gift Shop & food vendors
Sponsored by: Avery and Lefthand Breweries & Roundhouse spirits
11:00am – 2:00pm
Salmon Toss & Sunday Brunch
Located 1 mile South of Nederland on HWY 119 at the Sundance Cafe
Farthest flung fish wins the prize.
Come by anytime!
$5 entry fee, waiver must be signed to participate
11:00am – 2:00pm
Snowy Beach Volleyball
Located in Chipeta Park
Speed tournament, first come, first serve!
Winning team of 4 get a helicopter tour with Colorado Heli-Ops
Register and download a waiver
$20/team
11:00am – 4:00pm
Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed
Located at the Black Forest Restaurant just south of Caribou Shopping Center
Watch the award-winning Grandpa’s in the Tuff Shed short film. Shows approximately every 30 minutes.
12:00pm-1:00pm
Sasquatch Investigations of the Rockies
Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center in Caribou Shopping Center
Come hear the Sasquatch Investigations speak at Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center
Located at at the Shopping Center.
Noon
Parade of Hearses
First Street
Parade starts at the Nederland Teen Center and goes up (west) First Street.
Parade Participants check in TBD

1:00pm-2:00pm
Pioneer Inn’s Frozen T-shirt Contest
On First Street
How fast can you “get it on” for frosty booty!
$10 entry fee waiver must be signed to participate
Located at The Pioneer Inn 15 E. 1st Street
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Ice Carving with Bongo Love
In Chipeta Park
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Icy Turkey Bowling
On First Street across from Brain Freezer Tent
Test your poultry bowling skills in the Icy Turkey Bowling Contest…
$5 entry fee, waiver must be signed to participate
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Coffin Races
Located in Chipeta Park
Teams race with a coffin and ‘corpse’ in tow through a course full of obstacles, mud, snow, other racers.
CASH PRIZES FOR 1ST $420, 2ND $210 & 3RD $110
FUN STUFF FOR BEST COSTUME & MOST FDGD SPIRIT

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Brain Freeze Contest
Located in front of the Brain Freezer Tent on First Street
Be a Brain Freezer in front of the Brain Freezer Tent on First Street
Contestants race against each other downing ice cold treats for fabulous prizes.
$5 entry fee, waiver must be signed to participate
2:00 pm
The Newly Dead Game & Funny Films Talk
Located at the Black Forest Restaurant just south of Caribou Shopping Center
Funny Films for Funeral Planning is a collection of comedy movie and TV scenes about funerals, cremation, and cryonics! Gail Rubin, presents must-know-NOW details and hosts The Newly-Dead Game, quizzing couples on how well they know each others last wishes. Sign up to play
3:00pm
Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Contest
First Street Pub & Grill
Located on First Street
Race to eat as many rocky mountain oysters as possible.
$5 entry fee, waiver must be signed to participate
5:00pm
Closing Ceremony
2013 Frozen Dead Guy Days closing Ceremony in Nederland’s roundabout.
MAP
Path from Community Center to Downtown Nederland starts at the SouthEast corner or the lower level parking lot.



