SURVIVAL FEST 2027
DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR 2027 HOSTS:
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COME JOIN US AT SURVIVAL FEST 2027 FOR OUR
COMMUNITY EXPO AND 3 DAYS OF CAMPUS-STYLE
HUMANS VS. ZOMBIES GAMEPLAY!
COUNTDOWN TO SURVIVAL FEST 2027: TO BE ANNOUNCED
FIRST OFF...
WHAT IS HUMANS VS ZOMBIES?
Founded on October 25th, 2005 by a small group of students at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD, Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ) at it's core is a hybrid between foam flinging games and tag.
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The game consists of two teams:
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The Humans whose goal is to complete various mission objectives and tasks.
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​The Zombies whose goal is to tag Humans and convert them over to the ever increasing horde.
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The twist: Humans can defend themselves with foam dart blasters and throwables.
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For over 20 years since, HvZ has spread worldwide primarily through U.S. college and university student life.​
NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT HVZ IS...
WHAT IS SURVIVAL FEST?
Survival Fest originally began as an idea in early Fall 2022 amongst a small group of veteran HvZ players and friends who often traveled to and participated in invitationals together. Their vision: to create a high-quality Humans vs. Zombies event for the community to gather around and enjoy.
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After another month of discussion and the addition of more friends they had made in the community, PA Survival Fest was born.
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Starting with the 2024 event, we rebranded as simply Survival Fest with the idea in mind of bringing the event to other states outside of Pennsylvania.
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Now in 2026, Survival Fest is proud to call itself a recognized 501c(4) non-profit organization. ​​​