News release from the Downtown Improvement District:
Here Come the Zombies… and Mummies!!!
(September 21, 2016) – 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 welcome Here 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
Fright Night 2016 Activities List:
Pumpkin Zone
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
1100 South Calhoun Street
10:00am-3:00pm
Adults $5 – Kids $3Enjoy an autumn celebration at the Botanical Conservatory! Children and their adults will explore the gardens for fall crafts, activities, and games. Test your observation skills with the Gnome Search, discover whether pumpkins float or sink, nibble on pumpkin seeds, and decorate your own mini pumpkin. Friends from the Allen County Farm Bureau will help us learn about pumpkins and how they grow. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-17, children 2 and under free. Sponsored by Fun 101.7.
(260) 427-6440 – www.BotanicalConservatory.org.
The Punkin’ Path
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
1100 South Calhoun Street
10:00am-5:00pm
Adults $5 – Kids $3
Visit our outdoor Punkin’ Path where you can enjoy the fall surroundings and take festive pictures with your little ones. The path will be decorated with pumpkins, gourds, bales of straw—and gnomes—to provide fun photo memories. Gnomes are caretakers of land and animals; they are industrious, enjoy all kinds of games, and, surprisingly, they love to travel! Watch for them along the Punkin’ Path. This exhibit is included in Conservatory admission and open during public hours. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 3-17, children 2 and under free. Sponsored by Fun 101.7.(260) 427-6440 – www.BotanicalConservatory.org.
Firebird
Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company
Auer Center for the Arts
300 East Main Street – Ballet Studio A
10:00am & 11:30am
$10Join Fort Wayne Ballet’s Youth Company for this creepy tale of Good vs Evil. You won’t want to miss this family-friendly performance including creepy, crawly creatures. Meet the dancers following the show & take a special craft home with you! Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes! Admission is $10 a ticket.
(260) 484-9646 – www.fortwayneballet.org.
Not-So-Frightening Fun
Children’s Department
Allen County Public Library
900 Library Plaza
12:00pm-4:00pm
FREETake part in the Fright Night frivolity and stop by Children’s Services to make some spooky (but not too spooky) crafts! Because we have many, many very young and easily frightened children in the Children’s Services department, this area of the library is “Zombie Free.” If you are heavily made-up in zombie attire and make up, we encourage you to enjoy every other part of Fright Night while little ones and their families enjoy “Not-So-Frightening Fun” in Children’s Services.
(260) 421-1200 – www.acpl.com.
Zombie Attack – Strike Back!
Teen Department
Allen County Public Library
900 Library Plaza
1:00pm-5:00pm
FREEZombies are taking over the library. Please, you and your team must help us defeat them! The game ends at 5:00pm. Complete as many challenges as you can before it’s too late. For families, teens, and adults.
(260) 421-1200 – www.acpl.com.
Halloween Haunt
Community Center
233 West Main Street
1:00pm – 4:00pm
FREE
Downtown Fort Wayne becomes a haven for monsters, ghosts, vampires and zombies on Saturday afternoon. Bring your little goblins to the Community Center for an afternoon of frightful fun. Admission is FREE, however, there will be a minimal charge for some of the games. Enjoy face painting and a performance by Fort Wayne Youtheatre at 2:00 pm. Concessions will be available for sale. It’s frightful fun for the whole family!(260) 427-6460 – www.fortwayneparks.org.
Zombie Walk
Allen County Public Library Plaza
900 Library Plaza
2:00pm – 5:30pm
FREE
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 starting at 5:30pm!(260) 420-3266 – www.FrightNightDowntown.com.
Additional Activities at the ACPL Library Plaza:
T.A.G. Zombie Machine
T.A.G. Art will be on the Library Plaza from 2:00pm-5:30pm with their Zombie Machine, helping turn Downtown Fort Wayne into the undead! Plan to arrive early to ensure enough time to complete your chilling make-over. All ages are welcome!
The Old National Photo Booooth!
Stop by the Old National Photo Booooth after a trip thru the ‘Zombie Machine’ for a FREE quick snapshot, or stumble in with family & friends to pose for a spook-tacular memory that will last a lifetime!
Magic 95.1 Zombie Hunt
Come join the Majic team at the ACPL Plaza and take part in our Zombie Hunt! Listen for all the information about all of the Fright Night events on Magic 95.1 from October 1st through October 15th!majic951.com.
Fun 101.7 Mummy Monkey
The Fun 101.7 team will be hanging out at the ACPL Plaza and joining them is the Mummy Monkey! Listen for all the information about all of the Fright Night events on Fun 101.7 from October 1st through October 15th!
WFFT Local Meet & Greet Booth
Meet the News Personalities from WFFT Local News, take your picture with them, and be sure to get your ghoulish hands on some awesome FREE merchandise!
Twilight Creations presents: ZOMBIES!!!
(INSIDE ACPL IN MEETING ROOM A)
Can you survive the Zombie Apocalypse? Fright Night Sponsor Twilight Creations and Alliance Game Distributors want to test your mettle. Come by their table in the Allen County Public Library for a demo of Twilight’s Award Winning board-game, ZOMBIES!!! Only the folks who make it to the chopper get out alive! Zombies!!! is recommended for ages 12 and up.
Car Show Spooktacular
Community Center
233 West Main Street
5:00pm – 8:00pm
FREECheck out all of the spooky rides cruising in at the Community Center! There is a $10 entry fee per car and Dash Plaques will be given to the first 50 entries. The top 6 Best Decorated Vehicles will receive awards. A Costume Contest for two age groups, Adult (13& up) and Child (12&under) will also be a part of the evening. Enjoy Trunk-or Treating, Pumpkin Decorating Contest, tunes from DJ Fast Eddie and lots of fun games and contests. This frightfully fun evening is brought to you by Krooz In’ Calendar. FREE ADMISSION!
(260) 427-6460 – www.fortwayneparks.org.
A Night in the Old City Jail
The History Center
302 East Berry Street
5:00pm – 9:00pm
$3.00Take a trip through the darker side of history with a visit to the History Center’s Old City Jail. Get goose bumps touring the iron cells that housed generations of inmates until 1971 and discover the artifacts of those who broke and upheld the law of historic Fort Wayne. $3 per person.
(260) 426-2882 – www.fwhistorycenter.com.
Scavenger Hunt
Parkview Field
1301 Ewing Street
5:00pm – 8:00pm
FREEOn the night of October 15, ghosts and pumpkins, large and small, will be hidden all over Parkview Field! Attendees can take as much time as they need during the hours of 5:30 to 7:30 pm 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!
(260) 482-6400 – www.parkviewfield.com.
Lantern Tours
The Old Fort
1201 Spy Run Avenue
5:00pm – 10:30pm
$3.00Tour 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. Perhaps you will be greeted by the ill-fated Lieutenant Philip Ostrander who lived and died in the Fort. Keep an eye out for the Headless Horseman! Refreshments available for purchase at the Bake Sale in the Modern Building. All proceeds benefit the Old Fort. Admission is $3.00, twelve and under admitted free.
(260) 437-2836 – www.oldfortwayne.org.
Bonfire at the Courtyard
Courtyard by Marriott
1150 South Harrison Street
6:00pm – 9:00pm
FREEBonfire with Fright Dogs, Blood Soup, Cider, & Hot Chocolate! All items $2 and proceeds to benefit the charity organization “Back on My Feet.”
(260) 490-3629 www.marriott.com.
Paranormal Activity
(may not be suitable for all ages)
Cinema Center
437 East Berry Street
6:00pm – 9:00pm
FREEJoin us for our new annual Fright Night event, Paranormal Activity! In conjunction with Three Rivers Distillery there will be tons of paranormal activities happening! We will have Beyond the Scope of Reality Paranormal Group conducting investigations, Sweets So Geek hosting their brain eating contest, and Bravas will be serving up the food! This event is FREE! There will be a NSFW (Not Safe Fort Wayne) film screening to follow at standard pricing. This event is for the 18 & over crowd.
(260) 426-3456 – cinemacenter.org.
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Haunted Walking Tours
(may not be suitable for all ages)
ARCH, Inc
Anthony Wayne Ballroom in the Grand Wayne Center
120 West Jefferson Boulevard
6:00pm – 10:00pm : Tours starting at the top of the hour
$10ARCH’s Murder Mystery Mayhem walking tours take you through Downtown Fort Wayne to various sites and all the darker stories affiliated with them. Filled with new, true stories as well as some of our favorites from years past, you will not want to miss this year’s tours. Walking Tour is $10. Purchase tickets at archfw.org or at the ticket booth.
(260) 426-5117 – archfw.org.
Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Haunted Bus Tours
(may not be suitable for all ages)
ARCH, Inc
Anthony Wayne Ballroom in the Grand Wayne Center
120 West Jefferson Boulevard
6:00pm, 8:00pm and 10:00pm
$15.00Take a trip around Downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods on this year’s Murder, Mystery, Mayhem Bus Tours. Visit various sites ranging from North Side High School to the GE complex and all the chilling stories behind them. Bus Tour is $15. Purchase tickets at archfw.org or at the ticket booth.
(260) 426-5117 – archfw.org.
Ghostly Gala
Grand Wayne Convention Center
120 West Jefferson Boulevard
6:00pm – 8:00pm
FREEA 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 $1.00 treats from the Hilton Hotel.
(260) 426-4100 – www.grandwayne.com.
Run Fast and DON’T Look Back!
Fort Wayne Dance Collective
437 East Berry Street
7:00pm & 9:00pm
Adults $15 – Students $13Are there really ghosts floating down the hallways of North Side High School? Do the stairs at the old Byron Health Center really go on forever? Local choreographers have gathered some of the most chilling local tales of terror as creative source material for this years’ Halloween show. You may never drive by Devils Hollow, the historic Embassy Theatre, Bostwick Bridge, or Chapman Road ever again. Adults $15, Student $13.
(260) 424-6574 – fwdc.org.
Zombie Ball
(may not be suitable for all ages)
Pedal City Beer Garden
1215 West Main Street
7:00pmFeaturing a live DJ and Best Zombie Costume Contest with prizes!
(260) 415-6167 – pedalcityfw.com.
Here Come the Mummies
(may not be suitable for all ages)
Embassy Theatre
125 West Jefferson Boulevard
8:00pm
$25Here Come the Mummies is an eight-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. Since their discovery Here Come the Mummies has opened for P-Funk, Al Green, and Cheap Trick; rocked Super Bowl Village 2012; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Show; been invited to play Summer Camp Music Fest 2015/16, Common Ground 2015, Voodoo Fest 2015, Musikfest 2016, Summerfest, and Riverbend 2016; and sold tickets by the thousands across large swaths of North America. HCTM’s mysterious personas, cunning song-craft, and unrelenting live show will bend your brain, and melt your face. Presented by SHOUT! Productions. Sponsored by Jefferson Pointe and Fort Wayne CW.
(260) 424-6287 – fwembassytheatre.com.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
(may not be suitable for all ages)
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Consevatory
1100 South Calhoun Street
9:15pm/ Doors open at 8:00pm
$2 adultsLet’s do the time warp agaaaaaain! 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. Please do not bring outside food or beverage as there will be refreshments available for purchase. This movie is participatory in tradition and content may not be suitable for all/younger audiences. Rated R; children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. $2 for adult, $1 for age 17 and under. No reservations necessary. Sponsored by Majic 95.1.
(260) 427-6440 – BotanicalConservatory.org.
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