Frozen Dead Guy Days

Frozen Dead Guy Days 2022

3/23/2022

Frozen Dead Guy Days returned with a more muddy than frozen welcome in Nederland, Colorado, this year. The mud didn’t stop the wild celebrations of Frozen Dead Guy Days from happening after a long two-year hiatus!

Frozen Dead Guy Days is one of Colorado’s most unique festivals. It celebrates the town of Nederland’s cryogenically frozen man known as Grandpa Bredo. 

Grandpa Bredo sits atop the town tucked away in the mountains in a Tuff Shed filled with dry ice hoping to one day be thawed and brought back to life. He has been frozen in Nederland since 1993 after being transported from his home country of Norway and has been waiting to come back ever since.

You can learn more about Grandpa Breed's story on The Frozen Dead Guy Days website, here!

Every year, nearly 30,000 people ascend to the town of Nederland to spend the weekend celebrating the fascinating story of Grandpa Bredo at this three-day festival. The celebrations of Frozen Dead Guy Days revolve around the themes of death and Winter. There is frozen turkey bowling, polar plunges, human foosball, and, of course, coffin racing.

Team Banana Hammock during the parade.

More coffins during the parade.

Lining up for the parade! This crowd was just the beginning.

The coffin races are the main event at Frozen Dead Guy Days. Teams construct coffins to carry a “corpse” teammate through a tough-mudder styled course. This year, almost 30 teams participated in the grueling race including our own team The Revenge of the Lobsters!

THE REVENGE OF THE LOBSTERS!

Sadly, our team didn’t quite make it to the final heat, but we did make it all the way to the semi-finals ending in third place. The Revenge of the Lobsters isn’t over yet, and we will be back next year to win the cup!

The winning team Feeling Nauti'.

The festivities didn’t end after the coffin races and polar plunges concluded. There were concerts into the night and festivities occurring all around town.

Events continued Sunday too with activities like frozen-hand fix-a-flat where competitors soaked their hands in ice water for 60 seconds then tried to change bike tires, frozen t-shirt contests, and many, many more concerts.

One of the concerts after the race.

The entire weekend really brings the small, mountain town of Nederland to life even though the celebrations are centered around death. It’s quite a funny thing when you think about how someone’s death brings so much joy year after year.

Our third place team!

The festival takes place in March every year and be sure to check out their website for the announcement of next year’s dates.

You won’t want to miss this!