City of Lexington: We want zombies!

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A post on the City of Lexington’s Facebook page says it’s not too late to register for this year’s Thriller and Halloween Parade.

Both children and adults can participate as zombies in the Thriller re-enactment event.  All participants must register online or in-person at a scheduled rehearsal. All participating zombies are required to attend at least one regular rehearsal and one staging rehearsal.

Rehearsals are being held at Artworks at the Carver School, located at 522 Patterson Street.  Regular rehearsals begin Friday, Sept. 30 and run through Friday, Oct. 21. Staging rehearsals begin Saturday, Oct. 22 and run through Friday, Oct. 28.  The rehearsal schedule is as follows:

• Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 6 – 7 p.m. (registration and check-in: 5:30 – 6 p.m.)
• Saturdays, 2 – 3 p.m. (registration and check-in: 1:30 – 2 p.m.)

On October 22nd there will be a zombie makeup tutorial following rehearsal.

Auditions for the main roles of Michael and Ola in the Thriller re-enactment will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 from 2 – 3 p.m. also at the Artworks at the Carver School.

Prior to the Thriller re-enactment, there will be a Halloween parade featuring ghosts, ghouls, superheroes, villains and costumed characters of all kinds.

To participate in the parade, groups must submit a completed parade entry form, entry fee and waiver to:

Lexington Parks & Recreation
Attention: Sarah Flora/Halloween Parade
522 Patterson St.

The deadline for entry in the parade is Monday, October 17.

A new feature of this year’s Halloween festivities is the Wicked Wonders Market at Cheapside Park, featuring ghoulish wares designed to thrill, chill and delight.  It’s is a day-long singularly bizarre bazaar, an excellently eerie venue for sellers to showcase their goods, be they wild or weird, sinister or spooky!

For the vendor application and details on booth sizes, entry fees, setup and more download the 2016 Wicked Wonders Market form.

All applications must be postmarked by Friday, Sept. 30