The 2012 Annual Toronto Zombie Walk -- 10th Anniversary!

Photo Credit: Christopher Brian (2011 Toronto Zombie Walk)

Saturday, October 20, 12 to 8 pm. 
Nathan Phillips Square

They’re back, they’re hungry and they’re celebrating their tenth march of the undead and they want you to join in.

It was on a dreary autumn day, 10 years ago, that an undead tradition was born! Like any looming zombie apocalypse, zombies walk were soon popping up around the world.

Ten years ago, in our fair city, the earth caved in and the dead crawled and lurched their way from their graves to walk the streets of Toronto!

On October 20th the Dead will rise once more for the 10th annual Toronto Zombie Walk!!

Thanks to our dedicated horde, we’ve outgrown our old location, and we will now be hosting our walk at the iconic Nathan Phillips Square just outside of Toronto City Hall.

We are so pleased to announce that our Grand Marshals for this year’s walk will be John A. Russo and Russ Streiner.

For the first time in the history of the Toronto Zombie Walk, we are proud to partner with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to help them carry out their mission of eliminating heart disease and stroke.

This year promises to be our biggest and goriest yet, with vendors, bands and more BLOOD!

Pre Walk Event and Activities
Heart and Stroke Booth
The Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) is running an advocacy campaign aimed at raising awareness about CPR through their ‘Undeading’ video available at www.undeading.ca.  HSF  will be on hand to sell tickets to their event at Canada’s Wonderland, in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most people trained in CPR at one time.

Kid’s Station
Help us in celebrating our 10th year by making your own party hat at the Make your own Party Hat booth by Centre 3. Use brains, eyeballs or bugs to decorate your very own hat!

Night of the Living Dead Booth
Meet John Russo and Russ Streiner of Night of the Living Dead infamy and have your zombie groans recorded at the "MOAN ZONE" for the upcoming stage production Night of the Living Dead Live!

Dead Market
For the first time ever, we will be selling our very own Toronto Zombie Walk Merch on site, and we’ve gathered up our favourite local fiends to sell some of their wares as well.

Vendors include:
Creeped Out Canada
Eyesore Cinema
Revenant FX
Power House of Terror
Dusk
Nictophobia Films
Night of the Living Dead Live
Living Dead Dolls
The Beguiling
Fee Fi Fo Fun
Depraved Clothing
Theatrix School of Makeup
Fashion Whore
Centre 3
Axecessory to Murder
Hooks & Stitches

Buy your Power House of Terror Tickets here. You will not only receive $5.00 off, but every ticket sold will pay $5.00 to the zombie walk. Let’s keep this event running.

The first 100 registered zombies to visit The Toronto Zombie Walk booth will receive a free copy of the novel Alice in Zombieland, courtesy of Harlequin.

Post Walk Events:
We will be having two bands play after the main walk is completed, Toronto’s own, Cadillacs and Cadavers will hit the main stage at 5 pm, followed by Montreal’s The Brains at 6 pm.

Event Outline 
What:        Toronto Zombie Walk     
When:       Saturday, October 20, 12 to 8 pm.

Key times include:

12:00pm    Zombie Market open for business

 2:30pm     Opening announcements and performances, including a special performance by Skin Tight Outta Sight and Great Canadian Burlesque.  Followed by our annual costume Contest judged  by our special Guests and Grand Marshals Russ Streiner and John Russo.

 3:00pm The Toronto Zombie Walk commences. Join the Undead in a 5 Kill-o_meter  stroll through the city while feasting on the flesh of the Toronto Living.

 4:30pm Get your chopping cart ready for a second stab at vendors, sponsors and guests.

 5:00pm Cadillacs and Cadavers hit the main stage!

 6:00pm Live performance by Montreal’s The Brains !!

The first documented zombie walk was held in Toronto in October of 2003 with 7 zombies.  In 2011, Toronto Zombie Walk drew an estimated 7,000 participants.  The non-participating public also gets involved in the event, by coming out to watch, photograph, and videotape the participants from start to finish.  The Walk was listed in June 2010 Issue of Toronto Life Magazine as one of the 50 reasons to love Toronto.

Media Contacts:
Thea Munster                          
Founder/Organizer                      
The Toronto Zombie Walk         
ghoulygal@yahoo.com               
416-830-1336                             
www.torontozombiewalk.ca       

Adele Lugosi
Organizer/Board Director
The Toronto Zombie Walk
416-528-8804
www.torontozombiewalk.ca


Krista Orendorff
Media Contact
Heart and Stroke Foundation