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Here Come The Zombies… And The Mummies!!

Fort Wayne’s most anticipated Halloween event full of frightful family fun is back! The 9th annual Fright Night Downtown is Saturday, October 15th. With 26 ghoulishly great activities for people to enjoy throughout the day and evening, Fright Night has something for everyone!

Events begin at 10:00am with activities going all the way until 11:00pm leaving even the hungriest zombie full!

Before you join the ranks of the undead in the “Zombie Walk” don’t forget to check out the pre-parade activities all around Downtown. Then head to ACPL Plaza to get “zombified” in the “Zombie Machine,” strike a memorable pose in the Zombie Photo Booooth, and enjoy entertainment by local performance groups, including Halloween-themed performances by “K. Monique’s Dance Studio”, “Cougar Hunter” and “The Snarks”. Then at 5:30pm we kick off the Zombie Walk— your chance to be part of the biggest zombie parade around as it crawls through the streets of Downtown Fort Wayne!

New This Year:

Here Come the Mummies!: The Historic Embassy Theatre is excited to welcomeHere Come the Mummies for a special Fright Night Concert. This eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies will bend your brain with their "Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave". HCTM’s mysterious personas, cunning song-craft, and unrelenting live show is sure to be a Fright Night Hit!

Fright Night is brought to you by the Downtown Improvement District, Fort Wayne Newspapers, Majic 95.1/Fun 101.7/Alt 99.5, Old National Bank, WFFT Local, Catalyst Marketing, Do It Best, Hanning & Bean Enterprises, Twilight Creations, T.A.G. Art Company, and the Allen County Public Library.

For More Information: www.FrightNightDowntown.com