World Zombie Day is coming up again and this year it is happening on Oct. 11, 2009.  There is so much going on this weekend to celebrate World Zombie Day.

So here is my list of things to do to celebrate World Zombie Day.

If you are attending any of the World Zombie Day celebrations please send me photos by clicking here along with your photo send me a report of the event and I will post it on Zombie-Popcorn.com (giving you full credit, of course.) and  we will talk about it on Zombie Popcorn Radio.

In the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area;

• MonsterFest 09 -  I will be attending this event personally, along with Josh and Paul.  We have the OK to interview several of the guest for Zombie Popcorn Radio, so of course, I am really excited about this event.  If you don’t know about MonsterFest here is a blurb.

Monster Fest is an annual celebration of monsters, horror and the macabre in film and literature. The event is held every October, just in time for Halloween. With a strong focus on the gothic horror films of the classic era, Monster Fest provides a fun,  carnival-like environment for monster enthusiasts and the whole family.

•  World Zombie Day Zombie Mall Crawl.  This is the very first Zombie Mall Crawl ever in Norfolk, VA and it is to help promote Evil Dead: The Musical.  The first thing you think of  when you think of Zombies, is the mall.  So of course, it is perfect to have a Zombie crawl inside a mall.  So as the poster says, ‘Join the Army of Darkness’ in this awesome mall take over.   There are also rumors about an un-official zombie critical mass happening after the mall crawl – so don’t forget your bike. Zombie Popcorn will be on the scene talking to people and will broadcast the event on Zombie Popcorn Radio.

World Zombie Day event in other locations.

• In Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s first ever outdoor Zombie Fest will set the stage for the fourth annual Walk of the Dead on October 11.  The event will take place at the Monroeville Mall, where director George Romero filmed the original Dawn of the Dead in 1977.  The festivities are part of World Zombie Day, a charity event designed to generate donations for food bank charities and raise awareness of world hunger.

Zombie Fest will begin at 2 PM in the upper level parking lot near the mall annex and includes:

• Live bands and entertainment
• Celebrity appearances
• Zombie Olympics
• Brain eating contest
• Ugly pageant

From 2 PM to 6 PM, zombies may register for the Guinness World Record attempt.  Pittsburgh set the initial record for World’s Largest Zombie Walk and has successfully defended that record for three consecutive years.  Registration is free and open to all ages; zombies are asked to bring non-perishable food donations to benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.  Last year’s walk brought in more than one ton of food donations.

The Walk of the Dead will begin at 6 PM, when walkers enter the mall and begin reenacting scenes from their favorite zombie films.  Professor Emcee Square (aka Mark Menold), host of Pittsburgh’s The It’s Alive Show, will lead the crowd to their destination, where the official photo will be taken to submit to Guinness

Following the walk, all zombies age 21 and over are invited to the Zombie Ball at Houlihan’s inside the mall.  The undead party will feature a DJ and drink specials with no cover charge.

Actor Ken Foree, who starred as Peter Washington in the original Dawn film, will be on hand to meet and greet zombies and take part in the walk.  Mr. Foree serves as Zombie Ambassador for World Zombie Day, assisting with promotion of the charitable event.

For information on World Zombie Day, please visit www.myspace.com/worldzombieday

• In Michigan
  Zombie Walk Detroit is ready for a walk next Saturday in Royal Oak.  Find out more about this walk from Zombie Walk Detroit
• In the UK
  Reports just came in that London will have a zombie crawl – London Zombie Walk
• In Baltimore
  WHEN: October 11th, 2009 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
  WHERE: The walk (or shamble, as the case may be) will begin at the Inner Harbor’s Barnes & Noble Booksellers at: 601 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD. It will end at the Geppi Entertainment Museum at Camden Yards.  - Baltimore Zombie Walk
• In Jacksonville, FL
  Where: Downtown Jacksonville – Begins at Twisted Martini in the Jacksonville Landing
  When: October 11, 2009 – 2 pm – Jacksonvill, FL Zombie Walk
• In Seattle, Washington
  Where: Space Needle 400 Broad St Seattle, WA 98109
  When: October 10th, Walk starts at 3pm – Seattle Washington Zombie Walk
• In Manitou Springs, Colorado
  Saturday, October 10th, 2009
  Meet 3 pm for costume help (Soda Springs Park)
  promptly 4 pm for crawl down Manitou Ave
  5 pm – Zombie Social and Party – Manitou Springs, Colorado Zombie Crawl

The current list is over 85 zombie walks and crawls happening this weekend with more added every moment.  So the chances are you will have one happening near you — if not, organize one.

Don’t forget to send me your photos and reports of your World Zombie Day experience!

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