Big Freeze

What is Big Freeze?

Each year, Australians rally behind the iconic Big Freeze Beanie, community fundraisers and the unforgettable Big Freeze at the MCG. The stadium becomes a sea of blue as Big Freeze Sliders take the plunge into icy waters, spotlighting the fight against MND, while State Freeze events unite communities across Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.

This year, you joined the fight against MND in a whole new way with the Digital Beanie, helping fill the MCG, one seat at a time, and bringing even more people into the fight against MND.

Looking for Big Freeze 12 Beanies, caps or pair of socks?

Every community has a part to play in the fight against the Beast, and this year every Big Freeze 12 Beanie counts.

Buy a Beanie from Coles, Bunnings, Reddy Express stores and online.

We also have Big Freeze 12 caps and socks!

This year, choose Fight and use your head towards a world free from MND.

Host a DIY Big Freeze

Bring the magic of Big Freeze to your community

Bring the magic of the Big Freeze at the MCG to your community with DIY Big Freeze. Host a fundraiser, sell merchandise or hold a community round and help raise funds for FightMND.

Don’t wait! Be the first to register your interest for 2027 and get support for planning early.

About FightMND

FightMND was established in 2014 by Neale Daniher AO, Pat Cunningham and the late Dr Ian Davis.

Our vision is a world free from motor neurone disease (MND), or as we call it, the Beast.

We work towards this vision by raising awareness and funding vital research to improve the quality of life and find treatments and, one day, a cure for those living with MND.

Since 2014, FightMND has strived to be disruptors in Australia’s MND landscape. Today, it is one of the world’s largest independent funders of MND research.