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Frozen Dead Guy Days Kryogenic Karneval Freeze the Date

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Kryogenic Karneval, Frozen Dead Guy Days

Saturday, April 10, 2027 · Estes Park, Colorado

Frozen challenges. Oversized games. Beautiful nonsense.

Freeze the DateContest pre-sign-ups

Karneval admission included with your FDGD ticket.

Fire after dark at FDGD 2026.

On the stage

Step up. Freeze up.

Five ways to get on stage.

A Brain Freeze contestant holds up an ice cream cup in front of a packed, cheering crowd.
FDGD 2023 · John Berry

Brain Freeze Ice Cream Eating Contest

Eat fast, freeze faster.

Contestants wrestle frozen T-shirts open on the game stage.
FDGD 2024 · video

Frozen T‑Shirt Contest

The shirt comes frozen solid. Get it on first.

A pie lands on a man's face in the Frozen Dead Guy Days face-hole board.
FDGD 2025 · Visit Estes Park

Pie Throwing

A little aim. A lot of pie.

Costumed contestants cheer in a line-up on the festival stage.
FDGD 2025 · Visit Estes Park

Costume Contest

Your outfit gets its own moment.

A DJ in a top hat and skeleton jacket at a booth wrapped in gold foil, in front of a red backdrop.
FDGD 2026

Live DJs with interactive games

Name That Tune, Freeze Dance and more.

The midway

Big games. Bigger grins.

Aim, stack, roll and throw. Then get your face done.

A player reacts as a Giant Jenga tower tumbles toward her.
FDGD 2026

Giant Jenga

A towering test of a steady hand.

A player mid-throw at the FDGD cornhole boards, with a crowd watching.
FDGD 2025 · Visit Estes Park

Cornhole Tournament

Bring your competitive side to the boards.

A red ball crashes into giant checkered bowling pins between two inflatable skull-art hearses.
FDGD 2026 · aftermovie

Oversized Bowling

A familiar game, with the size turned up.

Festivalgoers play a giant Connect Four game.
FDGD 2025

Carnival Games

More midway mischief, from giant Connect Four on up.

An artist paints an icy blue design on a festivalgoer's face.
FDGD 2026

Face Painting

Ice blue, skeleton white or something stranger.

See it in motion

The games, live

From the official FDGD videos and the festival's own cameras.

Games reel Stage cornhole and hearse bowling (2026), Jenga, Brain Freeze, the mechanical bull and hay-bale bowling (2024). From the official FDGD videos · silent.
Brain Freeze Heat in progress on the Fire Stage. FDGD 2025 · silent.
Frozen T-Shirt Contest Contestants fight their way into frozen shirts. FDGD 2024 · silent.
Pie Throwing Stepping up to the pie stage. FDGD 2024 · silent.

More from the games

  • A skeleton-suited emcee calls a Brain Freeze heat at the red-draped table on the Fire Stage.
    Brain Freeze on the Fire Stage · 2025
  • A woman reacts as Giant Jenga blocks fall from her hands.
    Giant Jenga · 2026
  • A smiling couple holds up a red T-shirt they won.
    Winners · 2026 · Tucker Stapleton
  • An emcee with a microphone introduces costumed contestants, including an angel and a top-hatted skeleton.
    Costume contest · 2025
  • A festivalgoer with fresh half-skull face paint.
    Face painting · 2026
  • A table of whipped-cream pies ready under red stage light.
    Pies, ready · 2025
  • A fire performer spins a flaming hoop in front of giant white FDGD letters.
    Fire after dark · 2026

Kryogenic Karneval

Prizes, Giveaways and More

There's something to win at the Karneval. Prize details are on their way.

The stage

Where the games live

The games have had their own stage since 2024. Last year it was the Fire Stage in the Pavilion, with red light, a skeleton DJ and a live show from the Alcor Science Team, who are back for 2027.

A performer in a skeleton suit on the red-curtained Fire Stage beside a cornhole board.
The Fire Stage, FDGD 2026 · aftermovie.

Last year's Fire Stage

The 2026 line-up. 2027 times will be posted here when they're set.

  1. 12:45 PMFrozen T-Shirt Contest
  2. 1:00 PMName That Tune
  3. 1:15 PMBrain Freeze
  4. 2:15 PMBrain Freeze
  5. 2:30 PMFrozen Flavor Test
  6. 2:45 PMBrain Freeze
  7. 3:00 PMAlcor Science Seminar
  8. 3:30 PMFreeze Dance Competition
  9. 3:45 PMCornhole Competition
  10. 4:00 PMBrain Freeze
  11. 4:15 PMCold Stare Costume Contest
  12. 4:30 PMFrozen T-Shirt Contest
  13. 4:45 PMName That Tune
  14. 5:00 PMFinish the Lyric
  15. 5:15 PMAlcor Science Seminar

Plan your visit

Karneval admission included with your FDGD ticket.

FDGD festival dates
April 9–11, 2027 · ESTES PARK, CO
Karneval hours & location
Details to be announced.

Ticket InformationGetting HereAccessibility & accommodations

Is the Karneval included with my ticket?

Yes. Karneval admission is included with your FDGD ticket. Any activity fees will be announced separately.

Does the Karneval run all weekend?

Karneval days and hours haven't been announced yet. The festival dates shown here are for FDGD as a whole.

Frozen Dead Guy Days

Freeze the Date: April 9–11, 2027

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