NJ Zombie Walk and Undead Festival 2011

Our friends at Bad Zombie and the New Jersey Zombie Walk are planning the “World’s Largest Gathering of Zombies” a 3-DAY EVENT called THE UNDEAD FESTIVAL! They are pulling out all the stops developing a full-scale horrorfest for you featuring vendors, special guests, musical acts, performances, special presentations, film screenings AND MUCH MUCH MORE! You’re not going to want to miss a single moment of it! THE NEW JERSEY ZOMBIE WALK IS OCTOBER 22ND  The Zombie Walk is on Saturday and is ...(as always) TOTALLY FREE! We’ll have a Base Camp in the Grand Arcade of Convention Hall which will open at 10am with the Undead Festival. Our team of professional artists will once again be offering Zombie Makeovers for a nominal ticket fee, or you can get bloody in the DIY makeup area and Blood Bath on the beach. The walk will begin at 5:00PM this year, no Guinness count.. this time we head straight for the city! THE UNDEAD FESTIVAL IS ALL WEEKEND LONG!  Asbury Park Convention Hall will be transformed into a post-apocalyptic wonderland October 21st, 22nd and 23rd as the Undead Festival takes over the building! We’re working on a final schedule for the event that will include over fifty vendors, zombie costume & cosplay contests, a horrific fashion show, haunting music.. zombiefied cake.. after parties and theatrical performances.. special screenings and sneak peeks at some of the hottest new zombie films, shows and video games.. LIVE panel discussions and meet and greets with famous artists and actors from your favorite horror titles and MUCH MORE. FIRST WAVE OF SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED!  We’re VERY excited to welcome “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD” stars Bill Hinzmann, Kyra Schon, Judith Ridley, John Russo, Russ Streiner, George Kosana, & Gary Streiner as they come together to tell stories about the ORIGINAL Zombie film that started it all! The KING of the “MARVEL ZOMBIES” is also coming to Asbury Park! Award winning comic creator, writer and artist Arthur Suydam will be at the convention all three days! And we’re just getting started! We’ll be announcing MANY MORE GUESTS over the next few weeks so stay tuned! We’re taking over the building and developing an amazing schedule of events! You’re not going to want to miss a single moment of the mayhem! Guests will be meeting fans and signing autographs all three days unless otherwise noted. The festival will also be host to more than 75 vendors selling all kinds of incredible horror and genre goodies including posters, shirts, toys, movies, collectibles, edible zombie treats and original art! Convention Hall hours are: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST - 4:00pm - 10:00pm with after-parties TBA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND - 10:00am - 6:00pm with after-parties TBA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - 11:00am - 5:00pm Discount tickets are available for pre-sale online! Admission prices are: 1 DAY PASS* - $10 each individual day FULL WEEKEND PASS* - $20 for the whole festival! CHILDREN 10 years and under - FREE! Visit http://www.njzombiewalk.com/ to purchase tickets! * Undead Festival passes are good for entry into Convention Hall only and do not include admission to after parties or other events coinciding on the Boardwalk.  All proceeds from ticket sales will help fund the Zombie Walk and Undead Festival.  More guests, event lineup and detail TBA SOON!