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UNDEAD: Just when we thought it was safe to walk the streets again, hordes of zombies rise from the dead for the 2009 Toronto Zombie Walk. Would-be corpses do the zombie shuffle from the pit of Trinity-Bellwoods park, east along Dundas, through Kensington Market, and up through the bowels of the Annex to Bloor and Bathurst streets. The Bloor Cinema hosts an accompanying "Cinema of the Dead" double bill (Zombie and Night of the Comet) following the brains-seeking mob's arrival, while Sneaky Dee’s hosts the Official Toronto Zombie Walk After Party, starring The Rock Ons. Trinity-Bellwoods Park, Saturday 3 p.m., FREE; Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor Street West), Saturday 7 p.m., $16 (zombies) or $20 (living).

FESTIVAL: Streets are for People celebrate the fifth PS Kensington—Blackout Anniversary Edition, making it six years since a giant power failure inspired huge community success. Needless to say, the schedule is full of all-acoustic music sets and attempts to re-create those off-the-cuff neighbourhood barbecues. Note that this also marks the midpoint for this year’s Pedestrian Sunday season—enjoy it while you still can. Kensington Market, 1–7 p.m., FREE.

PARADE: With rain in the forecast for most of the afternoon, this year’s Pride theme “Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop” will be heavily tested. We rally the pride community and pride supporters not to let the rain dampen their spirits, but rather to embrace opportunities for jokes about things like coming home wet. The Twenty-ninth Annual Pride Parade starts at Bloor and Church, travelling west to Yonge Street, and then south on Yonge to Gerrard Street for the finish. Judges will be watching for best costumes, art direction, special effects, sound design, and more. Church and Bloor streets to Yonge and Gerrard streets, 2 p.m., FREE.