IF you see a swarm of the undead shuffling through the CBD tonight, don’t stress — the apocalypse hasn’t arrived just yet.

Instead, it’s a dedicated group of local cosplay (costume play) and pop culture enthusiasts celebrating Halloween with Cairns’ first zombie shuffle.

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media_camera Cairns’ cosplay and pop culture community join together for Cairns’ first zombie shuffle. People will be dressing up as zombies, doing a parade up Lake St and the Esplande and having an after party at The Jungle Bar for Halloween tonight.

Originated at North American pop culture expos in the early part of the millennium, zombie shuffles are now common in major cities around the globe, with one of the biggest in the world held in Brisbane.

They typically are a charity event, with Cairns Zombie Shuffle raising money for The Brain Foundation.

media_camera Jasmine Kennell from Luigi's Video Games is one of the organisers of this year’s Cairns Zombie Shuffle.

If you’d like to take part in the Cairns Zombie Shuffle, simply register at The Jungle Bar, 25 Spence St, between 3pm-5.30pm today.

The walk then stars once everyone is registered.

The event is all ages, but there is an 18+ Zombie After Party at The Jungle Bar once the Shuffle finishes, with live entertainment from Rum, Forest, Rum!

For more information, check out the Cairns Zombie Shuffle Facebook page.