The Birmingham Zombie Walk returns to the city on Saturday 13th June. (Photograph: Kris Askey)
Birmingham’s seventh annual Zombie Walk will take place on Saturday 13 June, organisers have announced today.
Back by popular demand, over two thousand ‘walking dead’ are expected to take to the city’s streets to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
The cadaverous crowd will gather, on ‘judgement day’, at Centenary Square before weaving in and out of the backstreets of Birmingham making eerie groans and showing off their best zombie slow walks.
Last year over 1,200 terrifying zombies ‘rose from the dead’ to raise £11,900 to support children and young people treated at the hospital.
The Zombie Walk in Birmingham’s Centenary Square last year (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
Fundraising ‘zombies’ at last year’s charity walk in Birmingham city centre (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
Make-up artists will also be on-hand on the day, equipped with morbid make-up and litres of fake blood, to ensure participants are looking as ghoulish as possible. Three different make-up packages are available and need to be pre-booked via the website, starting from an additional £5 per person.
The annual charity Zombie Walk returns to Birmingham in June (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
The Birmingham Zombie Walk raises money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
The first Zombie Walk took place in Birmingham in 2009 and was the brainchild of Jamie Chapman, who last year won the Birmingham Inspire Young Fundraiser of the Year award.
Vikki Calcutt, Deputy Director of Fundraising at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, said: “Every year the Zombie Walk just gets bigger and better.
“Since it started seven years ago the event has raised over £26,000 for our hospital, which has made a huge difference to the lives of our brave children and their families.
“This year we want to see over two thousand participants dressed in their scariest of attires and wearing their most blood-curdling make-up to help us raise even more valuable funds.”
BCH patient Rafe Walker discusses last year’s Zombie Walk Birmingham
Organiser Jamie Chapman, said: “It’s been fantastic to watch the Zombie Walk grow over the last seven years.
“The public’s reaction is always incredibly inspiring and seeing thousands of zombies stumbling through the city centre is definitely not something to be missed.
Jamie Chapman, bottom left, founded the Birmingham Zombie Walk in 2009 (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
The Zombie Walk Birmingham is supported by Hollywood Monster and local organisations (Photograph: Adam Yosef)
“This year we want even more zombies than ever-before to take part, so sign up with your friends, family or colleagues and help to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
This year’s event will once again be supported by Hollywood Monster and local partners.
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For further information and to purchase tickets (£5 per person), visit www.birminghamzombies.com.
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