Frozen Assets Week

media release: Frozen Assets – Madison’s most fashionable fundraiser, is back at The Edgewater on Saturday, January 27, for the first time in four years!

The 2024 fundraiser theme is Mendota From the Montaintop. Step on the gondola at The Edgewater and transform yourself to a Madison you’ve never seen. You’re high in the mountains at the exclusive Mendota Moonlight Club with breathtaking views of the most studied lake in the world below. Get ready for an unforgettable night of drinks, dancing, and vibrant decor.

High above the capital city, this club will light up the sky with its energy and excitement. Join the elite crowd in the mountains of Madison for a night you’ll never forget!

$135 Regular Ticket: through Monday, Jan 1, 2024; $150 Last Chance Ticket: Starting Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.

Want an elevated Frozen Assets experience? Then purchase a VIP ticket. For $350, your VIP experience includes:

• 6 – 8 p.m. private pre-event at Augie’s Tavern and The Statehouse (7th floor) 
• Gourmet food stations with passed hors d’oeuvres
• Hosted bar with curated wines, beer, and specialty cocktails
• 8 – 11 p.m. access to an exclusive lounge in The Statehouse (7th floor) with hosted bar and elevated late night snacks
• One (1) entry to the Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk the following weekend (Saturday, February 3rd, 2024)

The Frozen Assets Fundraiser is part of a 10-day, community-wide event. Frozen Assets is a FUNraiser, FRIENDraiser, and FUNDraiser which highlights the year-round value of our lakes, while raising money to protect our waters through lake improvement projects, educational programming, and our volunteer water quality monitoring program. 

More events:

Monday, January 29, 4 p.m. – “Frozen Lakes” 101 Science Café and networking event: This in-person “Frozen Lakes” 101 Science Café will be held in The Edgewater‘s Grand Ballroom (1001 Wisconsin Pl, Madison, WI 53703, Level 5). Doors open at 3:30 p.m. A Q/A session will follow the presentation as time allows. Participants are then invited to join the Ice Happy Hour and enjoy a complimentary drink in The Edgewater’s Boathouse from 5 – 6.

Tuesday, January 30, 4-6 pm – Clean Lakes Alliance Donor Social: Join us at The Edgewater for a donor social. Meet board members, Clean Lakes Alliance staff, and other lake enthusiasts.

Wednesday, January 31, 3-7 pm – Frozen Assets 5K Early Packet Pickup: Beat the rush on race day and pick up your packet early on 5^th floor of The Edgewater (immediately off entrance from parking garage); A Very Frozen Skate, 6-8 pm (tickets here).

Weekend schedule:

Friday, February 2 at Dusk: Kites on Mendota Night Fly is CANCELED due to ice conditions; Night Ice with DJ Nick Nice 7-9 pm (tickets here).

Saturday, February 3, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. THE FESTIVAL

All Day Events:

• Free hot chocolate, Grand Plaza
• Free ice skating and skate rental, The Edgewater Ice Rink and Skate Shop
• Slapshot inflatable game, courtesy of the Madison Capitols Hockey Team, The Langdon Landing
• Explore how UW-Madison Center for Limnology monitors our lakes in the winter months, Grand Plaza
• Winter craft stations, The Grand Ballroom
• Modern 21' dugout canoe made by Ho-Chunk Youth Services and Ho-Chunk Nation Culture Resources Division

Scheduled Activities:

• 8 – 9:30 a.m. Check in for Frozen Assets - Madison's Largest Winter Workout, 5th Floor Registration Tables
• 10 a.m. Frozen Assets - Madison's Largest Winter Workout begins, Grand Plaza
• 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. What’s Colder Than Ice? – UW-Madison Physics Department demonstrations with liquid nitrogen, Grand Plaza
• 11 a.m. Dance demonstration with Central Midwest Ballet, The Grand Ballroom Stage
• 11:30 a.m. Movie showing, March of the Penguins, The Grand Ballroom Theatre
• 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Come learn about IceCube which uses ice to help look for signals from almost invisible comic messengers known as neutrinos, Grand Plaza
• 12 p.m. Mad Science: Up, Up and Away, The Grand Ballroom Stage
• 1 p.m. Figure skating demonstrations with Figure Skating Club of Madison, The Edgewater Ice Rink
• 1:30 p.m. Movie showing, Disney Nature: Oceans, The Grand Ballroom Theatre
• 2 p.m. Mad Science: Fire & Ice, The Grand Ballroom Stage

Sunday, February 4, 11 am-2 pm– Kites on Mendota IS CANCELED