World Zombie Day is an international event that grew from Pittsburgh’s first Zombie Walk at
Monroeville Mall in 2006. At the site where George Romero filmed Dawn of the Dead, this event
drew nearly 1000 people in zombie make-up and established a Guinness World Record® for “Largest
Gathering of Zombies.” The participants were encouraged to bring donations for the Greater
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and more than 2000 pounds of food were collected that day.
In 2008, Menold and The It’s Alive Show founded World Zombie Day in response to other cities’
attempts to beat Pittsburgh’s record. Instead of competing for a world record, all fans of
zombie culture can come together in an international effort to relieve world hunger.
Pittsburgh’s Zombie Walk has established three World Records over the years and has garnered
international press coverage, including a segment on The Discovery Channel’s “Wreckreation
Nation” and a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal. More than 50 cities worldwide have
participated in World Zombie Day, including New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
Expected to participate this year are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Dallas,
Seattle, London and many, many more.
http://www.pittsburghzombiefest.com/zf_schedule.htm