Frozen Dead Guy Days Will Rise Again This Weekend

Tonight starts off a three-day world renowned Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival in Nederland. The festival, which includes events like a coffin race and a frozen T-shirt contest, 34 bands and a silent disco, has been running for 20 years. The New York Times called it one of the top 10 winter festivals in the country next to Mardis Gras in New Orleans.

KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon talked with event organizer Amanda McDonald, who owns the festival, and Annemarie Jacar, the communications and music coordinator, about this year’s festival.

For more information or to buy tickets to the Frozen Dad Guy Festival, visit their website here.

Frozen Dead Guy Days Will Rise Again This Weekend Alexis Kenyon

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Alexis Kenyon

Alexis Kenyon is an experienced radio reporter with more than 15 years of experience creating compelling, sound-rich radio stories for news outlets across the country. Kenyon has master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism in radio broadcast and photojournalism. She has worked in KGNU's news department since 2021 as a reporter, editor, and daily news producer. In all her work, she strives to produce thought-provoking, trustworthy journalism that makes other people's stories feel personal. In addition to audio production, Kenyon runs KGNU's news internship program and oversees the department's digital engagement.