The annual Zombie Walk fundraiser will be held Oct. 14 in downtown Wilmington.

The Walking Dead will roam downtown Wilmington on Saturday.

The 10th annual Zombie Walk and related events will be going on much of Saturday afternoon, with events centered around The Calico Room at 107 S. Front St.

Organizer Denny Best estimates that 200 to 250 people could turn out.

The event is a fundraiser for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Zombies who want to stagger are asked to pay a $5 entry fee or contribute five items of non-perishable food.

If you want to get made up as one of the Undead, show up early. Makeup rates are $5 for the standard treatment, $10 for latex additions.

The fun gets under way at 1 p.m. at The Calico Room. Folks who want makeup treatments should show up early; the service closes at 3:45 p.m.

For youngsters, a number of fun, zombie-related art projects are planned from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Art Hive gallery, 122 S. Front St., across the street from the Calico Room.

The annual costume contest begins at 4 p.m., with prizes in the men's, women's, boys' and girls' categories. A number of raffles are also planned.

The formal walk to the downtown post office begins about 5 p.m. The annual group photo will be taken about 5:15.

An annual "Rave to the Grave" after-party begins at 9 p.m. at The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

Best emphasized that the Zombie Walk is planned as a family-friendly event.

"I just like zombies and zombie movies," he said, "and I think everyone else does, too. And it's a way to help fight hunger."

Organizers say they have raised enough money and donations in kind to provide 40,000 meals over the past decade.