Brisbane Zombie Walk Is Back! | 21st October 2012 | In Support Of The Brain Foundation of Australia
Welcome
The Brisbane Zombie Walk is an annual event which was first introduced to Queensland in 2006.
In 2009, The Brisbane Zombie Walk became affiliated with The Brain Foundation of Australia to raise awareness and funds whilst offering the public a unique and entertaining charity event.
Over 5,000 participants were recorded as being involved in The Brisbane Zombie Walk in 2009 – an unofficial world record.
In 2010, the Brisbane Zombie Walk attracted a staggering 10,000 participants to actively join in the walk and raised $13,000 for the Brain Foundation, $3,000 above the target amount.
In 2011 the aim was to continue to raise in excess of $10,000 for the Brain Foundation and to officially break the Guinness World Record for the largest Zombie Walk attendance. We were delighted to announce that we raised in excess of $24,000 for the Brain Foundation and had between 15 to 20,000 participants.
The aim for 2012 is to continue raising as many funds for the Brain Foundation and to beat the amount raised in 2011 of $24,000.
This year we have taken the event in a new direction and will be doing a Zombie “Festival” at South Bank Cultural Forecourt which will take place on Sunday 21st October 2012.
Donations and Registrations
We are extremely proud to announce that we raised over $24,000 for the Brain Foundation of Australia last year.
This year, the event will be ticketed and proceeds will go towards the running cost of the walk and the Brain Foundation. You can help us reach our target by purchasing merchandise on our e-shop or you can donate directly to the Brain Foundation through MyCause.com.au
We are also offering corporate sponsorship packages for businesses who wish to affiliate their organisation with our charity event. All donations are tax deductible.
You can purchase tickets to this year’s Brisbane Zombie Walk: ‘The Apocalypse Undead Festival’ through MOSHTIX
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Brisbane Zombie Walk Sunday Oct 21st, 2012 South Bank Cultural Forecourt
Designed By: Aaron Williams
“Just to clear a few misconceptions regarding this year’s format. The Brisbane Zombie Walk is still an event for everyone to experience and enjoy for free. We do however ask that you donate a gold coin to our collectors on the day. The Apocalypse Undead Festival however, is a Festival/Fair format which brings together the whole Brisbane Zombie Walk community and gives everyone the opportunity to mingle with our sponsors, local businesses, dance to music, support local bands/artists, get zombified at our make up booths and just celebrate the whole day with your friends and families.
The ticket pricing was carefully considered and will in the end help cover overhead costings and therefore increase the donation margins for The Brain Foundation, which we can all agree on is the most important outcome. We thank you for your wonderful support and we’re looking forward to seeing you at South Bank Parklands on Oct 21st.”
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The APOCALYPSE IS COMING! Brisbane Zombie Walk Sunday Oct 21, 2012 South Bank Cultural Forecourt. A fundraising event for the Brain Foundation of Australia.
Z day is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate the end of the Mayan calendar than by throwing the Biggest Zombie Party the world has ever seen. Brisbane Zombie Walk and the Brain Foundation proudly presents THE APOCALYPSE UNDEAD FESTIVAL
Set at the scenic South Bank Cultural Forecourt, the festival boast a huge day of entertainment and events. The festivities include MUSIC, MAKE UP, MARKETS, MOVIES and many more.
MUSIC:
The Undead Festival will play host to 3 music stages covering a wide range of musical genres.
Stage 1: The Rot and Roll Main Stage will be hosting Live bands and performers ( The Vampers, Danny McCrae, The Green Whistle, Bertie Page Clinic, and many more to be added on the line up. We will also be announcing our headliners closer to the date so stay tuned because it’s a big one.
Stage 2: The Monster Mash Stage. Will host RnB, Hip hop, Urban Dance music.
Stage 3: Will host Drum and Bass, Dubstep, Breaks, Trance music
MAKE UP SESSION:
“Maybe she’s born with. Maybe she’s just un-dead” If you want to add spectacle to your costumes then drop by one of our Make up Booths. We also have a Splatterhouse Marquee, (sponsored by Gore-geous Portraits) for those wanting some extra fake blood splattered on them for the cost of a gold coin donation. Save yourself the hassle of making fake blood and let our professionals gore you up. No Blood containers are allowed in the venue and you will be asked by security to dispose of them upon entry.
MARKET MAYHEM:
Take a stroll down ‘DIE-gon Alley’ and check out our markets stalls. Get yourself a souvenir or a present for your un-dead loved ones. Stalls by Crazy Contacts, Beserk Clothing, Solitude magazine, Clayton Guns, Trash Street, Little Lala, Ace Comics and many more.
MOVIES:
“There’s no business like Gore Business: The State Library of QLD in conjunction with the BZW proudly brings to you a weekend of Zombie Movie Classics. (List of Movies) Ticket holders gets first priority seating. This event is open to all Brisbane Zombie Walk participants only.
Gates open at 10 am so be there early to avoid the line up.
The Walk itself begins at 3 p.m. which will be lead by The Horizontal Limosuine Club Hearses
This is an ALL AGES event. People over 18 years of age must bring a photo I.D. to enter the licenced areas. Pets are also allowed
Purchase your tickets at MOSHTIX: www.moshtix.com.au/
Post Walk Statement 2011
First of all a BIG thank you to everyone who participated and donated last Sunday. We had an amazing turn out and so far have been delighted by how much we made by gold coin donations alone. This year we tried to maximise the donations by limiting the entry points to Wickham Park, and our efforts definitely paid off. While we are still collecting money from fundraising groups, we are proud to announce we managed to raise over $24,000 for the Brain Foundation of Australia this year!
We would also like to thank the Queensland Police Service for their hard work and continued support of the walk. This year they have estimated the total number of participants of the walk (including photographers and the tourists who met us in King George Square and along Adelaide Street) at 15,000 – 20,000. The best bit though, is that there were no incidents reported and they have told us that this was the most well behaved walk yet. Congratulations guys, you’re the most well-mannered zombies in the world!
We are in the middle of the long and complex process of gaining the Guinness World Record of “Largest gathering of Zombies”. The current record is 4,093 participants set at the New Jersey Zombie Walk (USA). We can confirm we had approximately 10,000 in Wickham Park during the official countdown period. While we did have many more than 8000 people participating, a vast number of people did not turn up until just before 3pm and therefore were unable to be counted. This is one of the reasons why we ask people to come early so that we can have everyone safely into the park before the walk commences. Anyone who turned up after 2.45pm were not included in the official tally.
We also wish to thank all of our sponsors Crazy Contacts, Bifrost Studios, Beserk Clothing, 24 Hour Wristbands and TUH, as well as the venues around the Valley who sponsored us to become zombie-friendly venues: RGs/Ric’s/Bank, Birdee Num Num’s and Kaliber. We are also extremely grateful to the Tempo Hotel for hosting the official After Party again this year and for allowing us to have an all-ages section for our younger fans.
Also a very special thanks to: 123SEO.com, Generator Place, Lady Lex, The Horizontal Limousine Club, UBCS Umbrella Corp Security, mX, City News, Channel Ten, 4BC Radio, ABC Radio Steve Boyle, Samantha Lyttle, MyCause fundraising teams (Pickled Brains, Decay High, Eat Pray Zombie, Zombie Wedding Team, Nom NOM Brainz , The X-rayted Zombies, Dead on Arrival, Parklake Zombies, Team Zombie, Cerebrum Seekers), all other individual fundraisers, all the DJs and bands who played at the after party and all our tireless and wonderful volunteers.
While the walk this year was overwhelmingly positive, the Brisbane Zombie Walk has grown to a point where it has become increasingly expensive and time consuming to organise, a fact we feel needs to be passed on to everyone who took part in this years walk. Our usual expenses, such a Public Liability Insurance and police presence, increased significantly this year and we now need to obtain a special Entertainment Event from the Brisbane City Council which also means we must conform to a number of strict requirements which are also costly. We can only assume our expenses will continue to rise next year which means we have a lot of work ahead of us to cover these costs, on top of trying to raise money for the Brain Foundation.
The QLD Police have also advised that we will need to change the route of the walk next year due to the length of the walk. Many motorists found themselves stuck for over 45 minutes at some intersections which many found very upsetting, and understandably so. So while we love walking right through the Brisbane CBD and attracting thousands of tourists and photographers along the way, it has become apparent that we need to find a quieter route where traffic and public transport can be easily diverted. We may also need to find larger parks for the start/end points are we are getting much too big for either Wickham Park or Centenary Place. We will keep everyone posted on any changes as they are decided and will endeavour to keep the walk as close to the CBD as possible.
We will not be making any announcements about the 2012 walk until approximately March next year. Our next public event will be Supanova in April 2012 where we will have a stall for you to pre-register and grab any leftover merch. In the meantime don’t forget to buy a t-shirt from our e-shop, as we have quite a few left over and all of the proceeds will help cover the rising costs of next years walk.
Donations and Registrations 2011
We are extremely proud to announce that we raised over $24,000 for the Brain Foundation of Australia this year. This was through coin collecting on the day of the walk, corporate sponsorship (see left sidebar for sponsor links), fundraising groups on MyCause.com.au and from sales on our e-shop.
Brisbane Zombie Walk 2011
Welcome to the Brisbane Zombie Walk website! The 2011 walk took place on Sunday 23rd October, starting at Wickham Park and ambling its way through to Centenary Place in Fortitude Valley. This was our 6th year and we’re now the biggest zombie walk in the world with over 15,000 participants in total. We are currently in the process of getting the Guinness World Record for “Largest Gathering of Zombies”, with our entry number being 8000 people (the amount of zombies present during the official gathering countdown).
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