Asbury Park Zombie Walk: Join us on boardwalk, or watch our livestream

It's hard to believe we're back at it again. The 2025 Zombie Walk in Asbury Park is this weekend, when the dead will once again come alive in droves.

The 2025 Zombie Walk is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, rain or shine.

Zombies and makeup artists will begin gathering at 11 a.m. on the Boardwalk and the walk kicks off at 4 p.m.

Zombie Walk livestream

Last year was the first time I not only got to be there broadcasting live for the duration of the event, but also participated as an airbrushed zombie thanks to the amazing Zombie makeup artists on-site at the Asbury Park boardwalk. And I have to tell you, it was an incredible experience.

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Here's a look back at last year's zombie takeover, which will give you a good idea of what to expect this year, followed by why the world record hasn't been broken since 2013 (there's more to it than you may think).

No new world record?

For as large of a gathering that the 2024 Asbury Park Zombie Walk was, one might question why it only made the Guinness World Record in 2010 and 2013? Were those the only two years we managed to land in the record books?

Quite the opposite, actually. I can tell you firsthand that the 2024 Zombie Walk was HUGE! And, it is possible there were enough participants for another world record to have been set. So why wasn't there?

Well, it's not as easy as it seems to make the walk tally official. There's a lot of logistics that have to go into place in order to accurately record how many zombies actually turn out.

You also have to have the team from Guinness World Records on-site, plus security, on-site checkers to determine if every individual participating is deemed a zombie, and more. It's really quite involved to make these counts official, which is why it's not done every year.

A logistical hurdle

Despite that, I can fairly confidently say that if we were able to do this annually, we'd probably break our own Asbury record every few years. I especially believe this to be true if the weather is nice, like it was in 2024.

Even without the official record, the Asbury Park Zombie Walk is considered to be one of the largest gatherings of the Halloween season.

The above post reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host & content contributor Mike Brant. Any opinions expressed are his own.