Reno, NV has many events throughout the year, varying from family friendly to adults only. One of my favorite events geared more towards adults is the Reno Zombie crawl. The Zombie crawl usually takes place a week before Halloween.
What is the Zombie Crawl? Basically an excuse to dress up and get drunk. There are more than 50 bars located in Downtown Reno that participate, and more than 100 drink specials when you buy your crawl cups in advance.
The cups cost only $5, and can be purchased at any of the participating bars, or event sponsors. There is no cost to participate other than your drink and cup purchases for the night, must be 21 to crawl.
Maps of participating bars are given with cup purchases. The goal is to visit as many bars as you can to cross them of your map, but lets face it the real goal is not to black out! The odds of going to more than 20 bars are not likely considering long wait times at bars, and pregame drinks.
Most people just really enjoy dressing up, and seeing all the cool costumes. This year I decided to dress up as Billy, the puppet for the Saw movies. I must say it was a popular choice, I must have seen at least 10 other Billy’s running around although none as cool as me, ha ha.
Every year the crawl starts with a flash mob of zombies who dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller underneath The Reno Arch. This usually takes place around 7pm, and your little ones can participate. However after that, its best to take the little ones home, as that’s when all the craziness begins.
Anyone can be part of the dance routine and it’s free. You can take classes in advance, or you can join in without really knowing what you’re doing. No one will really notice. If you want to look like a pro, dance studios put on free classes to prepare for the event. This year’s was put on by Heart and Sole Dance Academy.
To give you an idea of the crowd size and dance routine here is 2013’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3foH-bG7qRI
As with most crawls, large participation is expected. This year approximately 13,000 people showed up. Most hotels offer discounted price rates, starting at $50. The Taxi wait times are long during most crawls so its best to get a room downtown. If you aren’t planning on staying downtown, leave home early so you can find close parking.
Reno’s Zombie Crawl is always a blast that consists of awesome costumes, great drink specials, and great company. For more information click on the link here http://renozombiecrawl.com/thriller/.
If you participated in the Zombie Crawl what was your favorite part about it? Leave a comment below.
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