Fort Wayne's Downtown Improvement District Weekly Newsletter
Newsletter Date: October 20, 2017 - Newsletter Issue 400

Fright Night 2017: Zombie Walk

Join us at the ACPL Plaza to get your zombie makeover! T.A.G. Art will be on site with their Zombie Machine to help turn you into the undead. Make sure to swing by one of the great restaurants Downtown or check out the food trucks which will be on hand to help curb your ghoulish appetite, as well as live entertainment from various performers. And of course, thousands of zombies will flood the streets of Fort Wayne during the annual Zombie Walk.



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Survival Guide
Fright Night News, Activities, and Maps

Before you join the ranks of the undead in this year's special edition of the "Zombie Walk" don't forget to check out the pre-parade activities all around Downtown. The Fright Night 2017 Survival Guide is now available!

Here Come the Mummies
Embassy Theatre

Here Come the Mummies is an 8-piece funk-rock band of 5000-year-old Egyptian mummies with a one-track mind. Their "terrifying funk from beyond the grave" is sure to get you into them and possibly vice versa.  Presented by SHOUT! Promotions.

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Hotel Hysteria
Fort Wayne Dance Collective

Fort Wayne Dance Collective's annual Halloween Show is back! This year we invite you to check in to Hotel Hysteria! As a hotel guest, you will see spectacular, spooky performances performed by both professional and student dancers. Each vignette will tell a story that takes place in a different room inside Hotel Hysteria.

Fright Night Lantern Tours
Old Fort

Tour the Old Fort at night. Your path lit only by a candle, you will be guided by a historic interpreter who will present the Old Fort as it was in the early 1800's and share tales of encounters with the Fort's resident ghosts.

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Dia Fort Wayne
USF Performing Arts Center

There will be live music, taco vendors, beer garden, face painting, games, lucha libre wrestlers and altar's with ofrendas. Artists will be onsite to help turn you and your kids into a Calaca (Spanish word for skeleton).

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Ghostly Gala
Grand Wayne Convention Center

A not-too-scary, family-friendly party for the little ones (8 years and under)! Show off your costume on the big stage, enjoy a Halloween movie and get the wiggles out on the dance floor with DJ La-La. Enjoy $1 treats from the Hilton Hotel. New this year, T.A.G. Art face painting and "Nightmare" photo op memories.

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2017 Scavenger Hunt
Parkview Field

On the night of October 21, ghosts and pumpkins, large and small, will be hidden all around Parkview Field! Attendees can take as much time as they need during the hours of 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to count up how many total ghosts, and how many total pumpkins are hidden around the ballpark. The fan who guesses the correct number, or closest to that, will win a special prize pack from the TinCaps! 


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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory

Let's do the time warp agaaaaain! The Conservatory will once again spin the tale of Brad and Janet on a rainy night sheltered by the bizarre Dr. Frank N. Furter. This cult classic movie will be shown outside on the Terrace, weather permitting; please dress accordingly. 
A Night in the Old City Jail
History Center


Bonfire at The Courtyard
Courtyard by Marriott

Zombunni Ice SCREAM Social
Yummi Bunni

Follow the ZomBunni to Main Street for spooky treats and Zombie thrills. Take a photo with our ZomBunni and enter to win a $200 cash prize for Best Zombie Costume. The winner will be announced at 10 p.m. All ages welcome.

Downtown Gateway Feature

Pedal City Beer Garden
Fright Night

Enjoy a costume party with prizes, drinks, and food specials. Event will be 21+.



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