The finishing touches are in motion to make sure that Newquay’s infamous Zombie Crawl is more than ready for all the ghosts and ghouls on the afternoon of Saturday 29th October.
With the scary buzz around the event hitting its peak, organisers from Newquay Business Improvement District (BID) are excited to announce a number of new additions.
After a long rest for the dead, 2022 sees the resurrection of the highly popular Zombie Crawl, the last edition of which happened back in 2019.
For this reason, Newquay BID is looking to give the spook-tacular spectacle a fresh rejuvenation, with some new additions and creepy change-ups that will make sure that this year’s instalment is one to remember.
One non-BID organisation that has gone above and beyond is the Morrisons Community Funding group, who have donated 100 pumpkins ready to be shaped by participants on the day, at the Royal British Legion.
The day of the Zombie Crawl itself kicks off from 12 midday on 29th October, when local group Blystra Arts will be running pumpkin carving sessions at the Royal British Legion.
Also, from midday Scary Storytelling Sessions and face painting and wound making make-up artists will be available at Newquay Library.
Weather permitting, dance group Bounce will be running a Thriller dance lesson with group routines happening every hour on Newquay Piazza, next to the cinema.
If necessary due to weather challenges, this part of the event will move to the Royal British Legion.
Then, at 3pm sharp, the Zombie Crawl itself begins, starting at the Fore St. carpark and working its way through the wicked wasteland of zombie-filled Newquay.
As with the previous instalments of the Zombie Crawl, this year’s trail will end at The Griffin Inn for an after-party ‘Spooky Silent Disco’ starting from 4pm and lasting until 6pm.
The prizes, all sourced from other local BID businesses, will be awarded by Deputy Mayor, Kevin Towill.
BID Manager Mark Warren (aka the Zombie Leader) said: "Newquay BID is delighted to announce that the final preparations are underway for the resurrection of the Zombie Crawl in 2022.
"It is truly impressive how much effort everyone is putting into making Newquay as spooky as it possibly can be this year.
"As well as the businesses, I imagine that the restless undead far and wide can barely contain their collective excitement to be back, wandering the streets of Newquay on Saturday the 29th.”
"We are almost there now, and since this is the first year that the Zombie Crawl has been held since 2019, and with our town footfall being the highest reported of any BID towns this summer, we are expecting this year’s edition to be the best and most freakishly fantastic yet.
"This, accompanied with the kind donation of 100 plump pumpkins from the Morrisons Community Fund and the RNLI with their own lifeguarding zombies, means that this year’s Newquay Zombie Crawl is not one to be missed!"
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