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Mexico City’s 2026 Zombie March will run from the Monument to the Revolution to the Zócalo
Mexico City’s Marcha Zombie is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, marking the event’s 19th anniversary.
Participants will gather from 10 a.m.
at the Monument to the Revolution, but the parade itself is due to start at 4 p.m.
The free route will pass along Paseo de la Reforma, Avenida Juárez, Eje Central and 5 de Mayo before ending at the Zócalo.
Organizers also plan costume contests, a themed runway and symbolic zombie weddings, though details for these activities are still pending.
People joining the parade must wear a Halloween-related costume, while parents and guardians may accompany children without dressing up.
The event is expected to affect traffic near the route, but authorities have not yet confirmed closure times or detours.
A voluntary food collection will support families in need, with donations accepted only at the collection point by the Monument to the Revolution.
Mexico City’s 2026 Zombie March is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, marking the event’s 19th anniversary.
The march will start at the Monument to the Revolution and end at the Zócalo.
Participants are scheduled to gather from 10:00 a.m., while the route is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.
The event is free and will include costume activities and a voluntary food collection.
Donations of non-perishable food will be delivered to Alimento para Todos I.A.P.
- Who
- Organizers and people taking part in or watching the Zombie March.
- What
- The 19th-anniversary Zombie March, with a procession, themed activities and a voluntary food collection.
- When
- Sunday, October 18, 2026. Participants are scheduled to gather from 10:00 a.m., and the march begins at 4:00 p.m.
- Where
- Mexico City, from the Monument to the Revolution to the Zócalo.
- Why
- To mark the march’s 19th anniversary and collect food for families in need.
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Participants are scheduled to gather on Avenida de la República, in front of the Monument to the Revolution.
Official makeup artists are scheduled to begin offering costume services for a fee.
The march is scheduled to set off from the Monument to the Revolution.
- Anniversary
- 19th
- Date
- October 18, 2026
- Starting point
- Monument to the Revolution
- Destination
- Zócalo
- Gathering time
- 10:00 a.m.
- March start
- 4:00 p.m.