IN PICTURES: KEY WEST’S ZOMBIE ZONE 

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Mandy Miles
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a group of people riding bikes down a street
Key West’s Zombie Bike Ride, a festival of the ‘undead,’ sponsored and organized by We Cycle, was alive and well on Oct. 19, when thousands of participants pedaled from Smathers Beach to Duval Street. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly

The parade of the ‘undead’ is alive and well in Key West, where the Zombie Bike Ride tradition continued on Oct. 19.

Sponsored and organized by We Cycle, the wildly popular event started as usual at East Martello Museum on South Roosevelt with a zombie-themed festival, featuring food, music and face-painting.

Then came the bikes, so many bikes, carrying thousands of friends, families, locals and visitors along Smathers Beach, down Atlantic Boulevard and South Street to the north end of Duval Street, where the parade culminated in a huge zombie street party. 

a group of people riding bikes down a street
a group of people riding bikes down a street
a person in a costume riding a bike down a street
a man in a costume with a skeleton behind him
a group of people riding bikes down a street
a group of people riding bikes down a street
Key West’s Zombie Bike Ride, a festival of the ‘undead,’ sponsored and organized by We Cycle, was alive and well on Oct. 19, when thousands of participants pedaled from Smathers Beach to Duval Street. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly
a group of people riding bikes down a street
a group of people riding bikes down a street
a couple of people riding bikes down a street
Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles
Mandy Miles drops stuff, breaks things and falls down more than any adult should. An award-winning writer, reporter and columnist, she's been stringing words together in Key West since 1998. "Local news is crucial," she says. "It informs and connects a community. It prompts conversation. It gets people involved, holds people accountable. The Keys Weekly takes its responsibility seriously. Our owners are raising families in Key West & Marathon. Our writers live in the communities we cover - Key West, Marathon & the Upper Keys. We respect our readers. We question our leaders. We believe in the Florida Keys community. And we like to have a good time." Mandy's married to a saintly — and handy — fishing captain, and can't imagine living anywhere else.

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