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For Immediate Release
Date of Latest Press Release : April 3, 2025
From the team behind The Zombie Opera, newly formed Jersey City-based nonprofit, Undead Arts, will throw their inaugural Halfway-to-Halloween gala on April 11th at Grace Church Van Vorst on Erie Street from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite at a cost of $75 each.
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“Didn’t think opera singing and Halloween were a match? Think again!
What began as impromptu performances during the pandemic lockdown has grown into a destination affair during Halloween weekend in Jersey City.”
— from Gothamist’s 2022 article “7 spooky NY & NJ destinations for spirited Halloween weekend fun”
“One of Jersey City’s most unique Halloween events”
— Jim Testa, in his 2024 article “‘Tis the season for scary good live music”
“It has since grown into an annual event, pulling in audiences of more than 2,500 people at the 2021 concert and almost 4,000 people at the 2022 concert in Hamilton Park.”
— David Mosca, in his 2023 article “The dead walk the streets when Zombie Opera returns to Jersey City”
“Classical music might not seem a natural fit with Halloween, but the Jersey City Zombie Opera is about to electrify concertgoers.”
— Jim Testa, in his 2022 article “Killing it this Halloween season: Zombie Opera in Jersey City”
“Hoboken and Jersey City host so many fun and exciting events during the Halloween season each year…that locals look forward to.”
— from Hoboken Girl’s 2024 article “Zombie Opera Returning to Jersey City on 10/26”
“A unique event”
— from Hoboken Girl’s 2023 article “Jersey City’s Zombie Opera is Back for 2023”
“Star-studded, limb-ripping performance…Who can resist glam opera diva zombies?”
— from Hoboken Girl’s 2022 article “These New Jersey Zombie Events Are to Die For”
“Annual Halloween Event Was A Spectacle In Jersey City”
— from TapInto’s 2024 article “Zombie Opera ‘From Outer Space’ Rocks Hamilton Park”
“What started as a modest Halloween celebration on the stoops of Jersey Avenue… has now grown into the must-see event of the year.”
— from TapInto’s 2023 article “Jersey City's Zombie Opera is Back on October 28”
“One more [Halloween] tradition that is on its third year of being and already our favorite, for the sheer scope of the talent and creativity involved”
— from their October 2022 post “Zombie Opera Returns!”
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