FreezerBurn Texas is a Central Texas winter regional arts event and community experiment. FreezerBurn 2024 will be held on Jan. 12-15 at Valkyrie Ranch in Paige, and the theme is “The Eyes Have It.” See below for more details.
✨ ➡️ Tickets are currently on sale at https://qkt.io/fzb24 ⬅️ ✨
- Art Tickets ($200, including a $75 donation to ART!)
- General Tickets ($125)
- NEW THIS YEAR: Economy Tickets ($75) — See below for more information!
- As we test this out this year, Economy Tickets are limited to 100 tickets.
- They will be processed on a rolling basis.
- To apply, send 400 words in the body of an email about (1) why FreezerBurn is important to you and (2) how you will contribute–to tickets@fzbtx.com by Friday, Dec. 15. (Economy Tickets will close early if the number of tickets is exhausted before the previously mentioned deadline.)
- If you will also need Minor or Child Tickets, let us know that too. Economy Tickets must be purchased by Friday, Dec. 29.
- Do not include attachments; your whole application should be entirely in the body of your email.
December 1st
Economy Tickets are still available 🎫
Economy Tickets are $75. To apply, send 400 words in the body of an email about (1) why FreezerBurn is important to you and (2) how you will contribute–to tickets@fzbtx.com by Friday, Dec. 15.
- Do not include attachments; your whole application should be entirely in the body of your email.
- If you will also need Minor or Child Tickets, let us know that too.
They will be processed on a rolling basis, and must be purchased by Friday, Dec. 29.
And yes, Art and General Tickets are also still available! Mosey over to https://qkt.io/FZB24 to snag yours meow.
Sticker contest extended 🏆
You still have a chance to win THE ONE AND ONLY 🆓free ticket to FreezerBurn. Your design should be 2-3″ wide and 2-3″ tall at 300 dpi. A vector also works great. Include the text “FreezerBurn 2024” and “The Eyes Have It” somewhere in the design. Email your fantastic creation to comms@fzbtx.com by the new deadline of Sunday, Dec. 10.
Is photography your art? 📸
We need more photographers to capture the event! Email communications@fzbtx.com for more information.
Center Camp needs 2D art! 🖼
FreezerBurn’s new Center Camp needs your help to be beautiful. Plan now to bring ready-to-hang 2D art–or coordinate with art@fzbtx.com to deliver your contributions to Church Night at the Flipside Warehouse, so we can haul it for you. We will return all Center Camp art after the event, or you can pick it up during GTFO.
Hypothermia + Work Weekend 3 🥶
Hypothermia is this weekend, Dec. 1-3. The agenda, survival guide, and more are available at https://bit.ly/m/fzb-safety
Gate hours are Friday 3 pm to 10 am and Saturday 7 am to noon.
If you are attending the work weekend, you’ll be cleaning up the land that was cleared with powered equipment. Please bring gloves, hand tools, chainsaws, wheelbarrows/wagons, and chains and tow straps. 4×4 vehicles are particularly helpful for this task–and you can drop into the 4×4 workshop at Hypothermia too!
Volunteer! 👍
Shifts across all departments are open! See freezerburn.duplie.com to sign up!
November 15
Guardians Department spotlight 💂
Guardians perform the important functions of making sure trespassers do not get into the event, operating the gate, and making sure the animals do not leave the event. Shifts start at 4.5 hours, and you can even volunteer alongside a friend.
For more information regarding training and shifts, check out freezerburn.duplie.com, or email guardian-leads@fzbtx.com and ask Kerberus for more details!
NEW this year: Center Camp! ✨
Welcome to our latest experiment of the burner ethos: Center Camp! Located on the effigy field, Center Camp stands as a public social space for participants to unleash their passions, eccentric ideas, playful escapades, and experimental marvels.
Center Camp is YOUR canvas, an open invitation to express and encounter a spectrum of wonders!
Tell us you want to host an event at Center Camp at: https://forms.gle/ySoxEmFqAek9eKG46
Volunteering! 🙌
Burning is a do-ocracy, and FreezerBurn is all volunteer run. There are shifts open for all types–from brainy to brawny, extroverted to introverted, artistic to spreadsheet-inclined–at freezerburn.duplie.com or email volunteerz@fzbtx.com. Sign up now to get the best shifts!
City Operations is still looking for shift leads for: Greeters, Zone Czars, Parking, and RV Placement. We are also recruiting volunteers for all teams! Shift schedules are available in Duplie.
Now open: Sticker contest! 🎨
The Sticker Contest is open, and the winner gets THE ONE AND ONLY free ticket to FreezerBurn. Your design should be 2-3″ wide and 2-3″ tall at 300 dpi. A vector file also works great. Include the text “FreezerBurn 2024” and “The Eyes Have It” somewhere in the design.
Email your fantastic design to comms@fzbtx.com by Dec. 1.
Work Weekends 💪
Work Weekend 2: Nov 17-19
Work Weekend 3: Dec 1-3
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
We’ll be working on land clearing, so bring your gloves, hand tools, loppers, chain saws, pole saws, and anything else you think might be useful. Trucks, particularly with 4×4, are needed to move cut debris to the burn pile.
Meals will be provided on Saturday. Register for more info!
Tell us you’re coming to work weekends here: https://forms.gle/NQdQNGG6iNt1yphi7
There is a special request from the Radio Department for anyone with climbing experience, to help scale an 80-foot tower and install a new antenna this weekend. Email quickfinger@fzbtx.com for more information.
Facebook events, if you’re into that kinda thing:
- Work Weekend 2: https://fb.me/e/68GMZJIin
- Work Weekend 3: https://fb.me/e/80bwzkWK0
Hypothermia (Safety training and more) 🦺
Hypothermia: Dec 1-3
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
This year, Hypothermia will include a whole host of trainings like 4×4 as well as the traditional Safety Team trainings. The full schedule will be released soon, so register now to get all the updates!
Tell us you’re coming to Hypothermia: http://bit.ly/m/fzb-safety
Please register by Friday, Nov. 17, to help us plan meals!
(Do not register if you’ve already registered for Work Weekend 3! We’ve already counted you.)
Hypothermia Facebook event, if you’re into that kinda thing: https://fb.me/e/5V9WDeFu2
Hypothermia needs volunteers to staff the Gate/check-in process. Gate volunteers will need to: Verify registration with photo ID, Ensure that these are FreezerBurn participants instead of Viking Fest people, Ensure wavers are signed, Distribute wristbands for meals, Provide information updates (Directions for parking). The shift schedule is available in Duplie.
Got something to say to us? 💬
From 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, Nov. 18, find us at The Little Darlin, 6507 Circle S Rd in South Austin, for a Come Chat with Leadership event!
Facebook event if you’re into that kinda thing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1083978529258302/1083978535924968
October 31
Do you have a ticket?
Art and General Tickets are still available at https://qkt.io/FZB24.
Plenty of Economy Tickets are left too; see the fzbtx.com for more info!
Volunteer shift signups
Shifts are starting to open! Get your choice of your favorite shift, before the rush starts. Visit http://freezerburn.duplie.com/ to choose your shift.
Communication Team needs you!
We need a Communications AF Lieutenant to assist the Communications AF in running the communications department.
Design/Swag Ordering Lead who helps departments design and order the volunteer swag.
Sticker Contest Lead runs the sticker contest to select the awesome sticker you get at Gate every year.
Kiosk and Porto Propaganda Lead Do you enjoy making porta potties art? If so, this is the job for you. It involves putting up porto etiquette flyers, and developing other material for the kiosks.
On-Site and Off-Site Lead On – site lead runs communication issues on site and the off-site lead monitors social media and is in touch with on-site communications personnel to amplify messages from on site.
Work weekends and Hypothermia!
…are a great time to socialize and volunteer with other burners.
There are 2 work weekends and Hypothermia in November and December, so check out the info below and sign up!
Work weekend #1: Nov 3-5
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1xiBrjoXR
Work weekend #2: Nov 17-19 (BYO meals)
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/68GMZJIin
Meals: BYO Food
Hypothermia + Work weekend #3: Dec 1-3
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
NOTE: Please only register for 1 event for accurate headcount
Register by Nov. 17 to be included for meals.
The forms are required for registration. A facebook “going” is not registration.
Work weekends Registration form: https://forms.gle/NQdQNGG6iNt1yphi7
Hypothermia registration form: http://bit.ly/m/fzb-safety
Hypothermia Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/5V9WDeFu2
Work weekend #3 Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/80bwzkWK0
Mini-effigies are in the process of construction.
Eye See All is working on Wednesday at Lloyd the Warehouse.
WAFT is building the wee effigy on Thursday nights at Lloyd the Warehouse.
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/58OUc7xp4
Theme camp registration is open now…
and will continue through Dec. 6.
Do you lead a theme camp that’s offering something to the community? Want dedicated space and to get listed on the map? Complete this form by Dec. 6. (Warning: This form is long! Here’s a PDF of the questions so you can come prepared: 2024 PDF Theme Camp Sample Form.) Questions? Email cityplanning@fzbtx.com
Oct. 14 Update
COME CHAT WITH US
This Saturday, Oct 14, from 2-4 pm is a chance to meet your leads, who are there to listen to your questions and comments, and socialize with other burners. (Yes, that’s TOMORROW!)
Location: Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches, 3220 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723
Facebook event, if you’re into that kinda thing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1083978529258302/
This is also a good time to talk about being a lead for FreezerBurn!
We are current looking for the following:
SAFETY (safety@fzbtx.com)
Safety AF Lieutenant
Sound Marshalls Lead
Hypothermia Lead
SITE OPS (siteops@fzbtx.com)
Work Weekends Lead
Special Ops Yetis Lead
Site Signoff Lead
4×4 Crew Lead
Exodus Lead
CITY OPS (cityops@fzbtx.com)
Center Camp Lead
LOGISTICS (logistics@fzbtx.com)
Inventory and Storage Lead
Depot Lead
Carts Lead
COMMUNICATIONS (communications@fzbtx.com)
Communications AF Lieutenant
Design/Swag Ordering Lead
Sticker Contest Lead
Kiosk and Porto Propaganda Lead
On-Site and Off-Site Lead
VOLUNTEERZ (volunteers@fzbtx.com)
Pre-Event Recruitment Lead
Onboarding Lead
On-Site Recruitment Lead
Hospitality Lead
When you see a role that interests you, email the team. Or if you want to get involved but need help deciding where, email volunteers@fzbtx.com.
ART GRANTS ARE STILL OPEN!
There are three types of grants, the Mental Case Culinary Fund, The DRASH volunteer tent fund, and the open art grant, for up to $2500.
We still need mini-effigies proposals (up to $1800) also!.
Use the FZB Art Intake Form to submit all three types of grant proposals and mini-effigy proposals! Submissions are due by Nov. 5 at midnight. Checks will be disbursed by Nov. 19, so you can work on your project over Thanksgiving break!
NO TRICK, JUST TREAT: MORE TICKETS
Did you ghost the first round of tickets (or did they ghost you?). Ghoul (good) news! There will be a fire sale of tickets just in time to get your boo (which could be you) a ticket to FreezerBurn. Ticket sales will open on 10/22. The tickets are available at https://qkt.io/FZB24
Come see us Saturday for the Chat with FZB Leadership!
Oct. 4 Update
Hey y’all, mark your calendars. We have Work weekends, Hypothermia, and a Tools Training coming up, along with some opportunities to talk with Leadership.
What are these events? 🤷
Work Weekends: Get to know the land and prepare it for the event.
Hypothermia: Hypothermia is FreezerBurn’s official training weekend. Safety departments aren’t the only ones that can get useful training this weekend, so sign yourself up!
Tools Training: 🎨🔨Creating art or effigies for “The Eyes Have It?” FEFT is excited to invite you to a special kickoff training for FreezerBurn 2023. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a newbie, this training is essential for everyone involved in FreezerBurn art projects.
What will the training cover?
- Tool & Workspace Etiquette: Learn the dos and don’ts to ensure a harmonious working environment.
- Introduction to the Tool Room: Get acquainted with our treasure trove of tools and materials.
- Basic Tool Use & Safety: Equip yourself with the knowledge to use tools safely and effectively.
Upcoming Event Schedule:
Tools Training: Oct 18, 8:00 PM (Wednesday Church Night)
Location: Flipside Warehouse, 3106 Industrial Terrace, Austin, TX 78758
Work weekend #1: Nov 3-5
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1xiBrjoXR
Register by Oct 21 to be included for meals.
Work weekend #2: Nov 17-19 (BYO meals)
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/68GMZJIin
Meals: BYO Food
Hypothermia + Work weekend #3: Dec 1-3
Location: Valkyrie Ranch, 2030 FM2104, Paige, TX 78659
NOTE: Please only register for 1 event for accurate headcount
Register by Nov 17 to be included for meals.
Hypothermia Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/5V9WDeFu2
Work weekend #3 Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/80bwzkWK0
Work weekends Registration form: https://forms.gle/NQdQNGG6iNt1yphi7
Hypothermia Registration form: http://bit.ly/m/fzb-safety
Come Chat with Leadership: Got questions, comments? We’re here to listen!
Location: Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches, 3220 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723
Oct 14, 2-4pm
Nov 18, 2-4pm
Dec 16, 2-4pmhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1083978529258302/
Sept. 23 Update
The General Ticket lottery opens tomorrow!
General Tickets are still $125. Our first General Ticket window will be a lottery, and signups will be open from Sunday, Sep. 24, through Saturday, Sept. 30, at https://bit.ly/FZB24lottery. More General Ticket windows may or may not follow.
Art Intake Form is now live! This is your one-stop shop for Art Registration, Effigy Proposals, and Art Grant Applications!
Art Grant requests due Nov. 5!
Grants up to $2,500 will be awarded for creative expression and thorough planning. Applications must include a detailed budget as well as plans for timeline, execution, safety, cleanup, and transportation.
We have two special grants available.
- The first is the Mentalcase Culinary Fund for feeding volunteers and participants.
- And the second is for muraling the DRASH tents that sit on HQ Hill and house essential volunteer teams. Your art can help make these structures and teams more approachable to participants! (We’re still working out the details of how this will work, but please shout if you’re interested.)
Use the FZB Art Intake Form to submit all three types of grant proposals. Submissions are due by Nov. 5 at midnight. Checks will be disbursed by Nov. 19, so you can work on your project over Thanksgiving break!
Contact the Art Team with questions, feelings, ideas, bids for encouragement, etc. Find Destiny or Party Cat on Wednesday evenings at Church Night, or email art@fzbtx.com.
Mini Effigy proposals due Oct. 5!
This year, we are doing things slightly differently–there will be up to five mini effigies. On Burn Night, everything will be combined into one big conflagration surrounding last year’s unburned effigy. Mini effigies will be built at the warehouse, in the spirit of community collaboration.
Mini effigy budgets must not exceed $1,800, including lighting. No experience with power tools or large construction required! If you have ideas and don’t know where to start, let’s talk.
Use the FZB Art Intake Form to submit effigy proposals. Proposals are due by Oct.10 and mini effigies will be selected and grants disbursed by Oct. 16.
For questions specifically about effigy design, build, or submission criteria, email Chuck at effigy@fzbtx.com.
Got something to talk to us about?
If you want to shoot an idea or discuss a sensitive matter with the all-volunteer Board that organizes FreezerBurn Texas, they can be reached at board@fzbtx.com. Our social media channels, while official extension of the organization, are primarily for community discussion and information dissemination, not where FreezerBurn Leadership will discuss/resolve specific issues or set event policies.
Sept. 18 Update
Hey, folks!
We’d like to kick things off by introducing the current FreezerBurn Leadership Team!
The Board is made up of Quickfinger, Renegade, and Pitter Patter. You can always reach us at board@fzbtx.com if you have something to discuss… And one of the things we’re most eager to talk about is that we need more Board Understudies– apply within!
Our Leadership Team would not be complete without the tireless efforts of our AFs!
- Wulff, who takes the award for “most likely to be mistaken for a Board member,” leads the Safety Team.
- Bacon has returned from his time abroad to head up the Site Ops Team. (And he’s actively recruiting all sorts of Leads!)
- The incomparable Megaphone continues to lead the City Ops Team, and she’s joined by a new Lt, Jackal.
- Sodium has returned for his second year wrangling the Logistics Team.
- Destiny and Party Cat continue to keep things weird and wonderful as Art Team co-AFs.
- The tireless Caitlin continues to corral and push out all public-facing media as Communications Team AF. (And she needs Lts!)
- And last, but certainly not least, Kael is back to rock the Volunteerz Team, now with two new Lts, Brettany and Bethany.
So now that we have that all sorted, we just want to say: Hey, we survived some really tough years–for the community and for the sustainability of the event–and we successfully had an event! Thanks to all of y’all who helped support the event and the community in so very many ways– your time, your donations, your volunteering, your art, your snark, your earnestness. We love y’all and we couldn’t do any of this without y’all.
So now we’re in a place where we’re rebuilding. Cautiously, optimistically rebuilding.
And rebuilding years are a good time to reevaluate.
We’re trying to be more intentional about what we spend time and energy on. To work smart as an org and combine functions and roles and shifts that make sense. To think really critically about what we do and don’t need to do, and to collapse or drop things we don’t need. Can we collapse shifts across teams and departments? Or can we better collaborate across teams and departments in ways that mean fewer overall shifts
What else can we do? Or more to the point, NOT do? Y’all are some of our core volunteers, so we want to flag this for y’all. Please be thinking about how we can help be intentional and work smart. How can we prevent burnout and become a more sustainable org?
As we return to burns in earnest, another conversation we’re having is about our principles. The world has changed pretty significantly over the past few years. We find ourselves in a situation where the California-based, comparatively homogenous Burning Man “founders” of four decades ago don’t ring as true in our modern Texas community.
We evolve. The “burning experiment” should change and shift over time. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be internalizing our experience, would we?
We realize that this is all tricky, but it’s important to FreezerBurn Leadership that we have this conversation. That it is a conversation. And that it is ongoing. This is an important conversation, and we want to hear from as many of y’all as possible. We’re looking forward to the robust discussion that we’re sure will ensue. If that’s something that resonates with you, come talk to any of us.
But enough of the philosophy and big picture, let’s get into the nitty gritty info you’re really here for. 🙂
TICKETS!
Art Tickets (still $200, including a $75 donation to ART!) are available first come, first serve starting Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 10am! Find them at https://qkt.io/FZB24
General Tickets are still $125. Our first General Ticket window will be a lottery, and signups are open Sep. 24-30. More General Ticket windows may or may not follow.
NEW THIS YEAR are Economy Tickets ($75), because we realize that we live in challenging economic times and that there are some big disparities in our community. Here’s how this will work:
- As we test this out this year, Economy Tickets are limited to 100 tickets.
- They will be processed on a rolling basis.
- To apply, send 400 words in the body of an email about (1) why FreezerBurn is important to you and (2) how you will contribute–to tickets@fzbtx.com by Friday, Dec. 15. (Economy Tickets will close early if the number of tickets is exhausted before the previously mentioned deadline.)
- Do not include attachments; your whole application should be entirely in the body of your email.
- If you will also need Minor or Child Tickets, let us know that too. Economy Tickets must be purchased by Friday, Dec. 29.
Minor Tickets ($60) and Child Tickets ($0): Everyone entering FreezerBurn must be ticketed. Want to bring your kid to FreezerBurn? If you have adult tickets, you can add Minor Tickets (age 5-17) or Child Tickets (age 0-4) by emailing tickets@fzbtx.com by Friday, Jan. 5.
RV Passes ($25): Vehicles (and trailers, etc.) over 25 feet still need an RV Pass to enter the event.
IMPORTANT CHANGE: All self-powered vehicles (read: RVs, campervans, basically anything but trailers) MUST be parked in RV parking. If you do not park your vehicle of this type in RV parking and you get stuck, you will be expected to PAY FOR TOWING. Because our land is awesome and drains well, but it’s still mostly sand.
Donations: Your generous contributions are always welcome–and can be made as part of the ticket checkout process. <3.
EFFIGY
The other thing worth flagging is that we have some unfinished business from FreezerBurn 2023. We didn’t burn the effigy. So we will spruce up the existing effigy AND also fund five mini-effigies. Mini effigy builds will utilize the Flipside Warehouse. We want to demystify this process and help make the whole thing more approachable, so bring on any and all ideas! Stay tuned for more information on how to throw your hat into the ring.
THEME
Narrator’s note: At this point, we opened it up to theme presentations and voting. Big props to Druid, Kerberus, and Guru for presenting themes. Ultimately, the community voted and there was a winner. The theme of FreezerBurn 2024 will be… The whole crowd participated in a drum roll… The Eyes Have It!
Thanks for being part of the community! We couldn’t do any of this without ALL of y’all. <3
September 17 Update
TODAY IS THE DAY! FreezerBurn Town Hall!
Where:
The pavilion in Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park
Exact location: https://goo.gl/maps/fdTyrNrsmaph6cSj9
(A virtual option is also available: meet.google.com/ria-txxk-qyc)
August 25 Update
We’re back! Town Hall and more!
Mark your calendar for the FreezerBurn Town Hall! We’ll again have tables set up to chat with FreezerBurn Leadership. Come get ticket info, discuss pre-event dates, help pick a theme, and learn about volunteering!
When: Sunday, September 17, noon to 3pmWhere: (Virtual maybe* and definitely) in Austin at the pavilion in Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park
Participants: BYO whatever you want. NO: glass, smoking, fundraising, sales of any sort.
When: Sunday, September 17
- setup at 11am
- official start at noon
- talking on a microphone around 1pm
- start to scatter by around 3pm
- All times are tentative and subject to change (Burner time, man!)
Where:
- The pavilion in Roy Guerrero Metropolitan Park
- Exact location: https://goo.gl/maps/fdTyrNrsmaph6cSj9
- *We’re also contemplating making this a hybrid event with a virtual element, so hit reply and let us know if you’d tune in online.
How can I participate?
- Present a theme! Suggest a theme here to help us plan. Or just show up with a pitch; it can be as simple or involved as you like. The group will vote on their favorite options.
- Volunteers are needed for setup. Just show up after 11am and before noon–and ask how you can help!
- Theme Camps and Art Projects: If you want to table for your group, feel free! BYO table and anything else.
While you’re at it, put this other event on your calendar too: Join the FreezerBurn Effigy Fabrication Team (FEFT) at The Little Darlin’! When: Saturday, September 9, 11am to 2pmCalling all creative minds, passionate builders, and art enthusiasts. You’re invited to be a part of something extraordinary–the 2024 effigy build team! Whether you’re a seasoned sculptor or just eager to learn, FEFT is open to everyone. Join us at The Little Darlin’ to dive into the creative process, exchange ideas, and be a part of the magic that makes FreezerBurn unforgettable. Tell us you’re coming on the Facebook event if you’re into that sort of thing.
Contact us: board@fzbtx.com
Facebook: FreezerBurn Texas
Twitter: @fzbtx_news
Oh, and if you happen to be looking for the FreezerBurn Alberta, a Canadian Regional Burn: Their website is at http://www.freezerburn.org. We are not associated with that event, but we have common values and names. It’s a small world, after all.