Entertainment Stations

Community Park fills with more than 35 entertainment stations by the 2026 festival, a mix of local performers, clubs and demonstrations that has grown almost every year since 2019. Regulars include Noise Violation, a 20-plus-piece "pirate-meets-Halloween" rally band; Davis Fencing Academy's "Zombie Swords & Lasers," led by Simon Pitfield; Citrus Circuits' "Rotting Robots"; Davis Rave Co.'s giant inflatable octopus DJ setup; and Bike City Theatre Company's recurring "Groana Lisa" performance piece.

Also expect zombies on stilts and the Community Park Bike Pump Track, which opened in 2023 through a partnership between Ken's Bike-Ski-Board and the Davis Bike Parks Alliance.

How the lineup grows

Almost none of these stations are generic Halloween vendors. Each one is a real Davis organization, a robotics team, a fencing school, a dance studio, a music store, that already existed before the festival asked it to set up a table. Organizers add one or two new attractions most years rather than replacing what already works, which is why a first-time visitor and a seven-year veteran can walk the same park and both find something they have never seen before.

Tips

• Pick up a Zombie Kingdom Quest sheet at Zombie Headquarters to turn a station walk into a scavenger hunt.
• No two years repeat the exact same lineup; check the current schedule for what is running this year.
• Stations are spread across the whole park, so budget extra time if you want to see all of them.