NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Do you love doing the Chicken Dance? It’s time for the German celebration of Oktoberfest, as well as a festival devoted to the blues and bar-b-que, and a Halloween-themed hunt for zombies! Here are Where Y’at’s weekend picks! First, can you survive the zombie apocalypse? Through Halloween, NOLA Motorsports Park is hosting a hunt for zombies using paintballs. Participants ride on a battle bus driven through an interactive zombie horde. Tickets include a paint gun and 150 rounds of ammo. The Abita Fall Fest is this weekend, kicking off with Friday night’s, Oct. 11, After Dark Fest, which includes food trucks and Tab Benoit plus others. Then on Saturday, Oct. 12 the Abita Fall Fest presents The Mo’ Jelly Band, food from local vendors, and a wine garden. Next, get ready for the Chicken Dance! Oktoberfest starts Friday night, Oct. 11 at the Deutsches Haus and continues for the next two consecutive Fridays and Saturdays. Expect German food and beer, beer stein-holding competitions, a 6k race, and live German music. Finally, at Lafayette Square Park, the free Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest brings live blues and jazz performances, an art market, and of course, top BBQ vendors. Performers include Irma Thomas, Little Freddie King, and many more. VIP tickets are also available. Look out, this weekend, for the new Where Y’at Magazine at over 650 locations across Greater New Orleans. This October issue features a preview of Taylor Swift and a sneak peek to all the Halloween happenings…as well as our Fall Festivals Preview that profiles the best upcoming festival action. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts Where Y'at This Weekend: Zombie Paintball, Abita Fall Fest, Oktoberfest, Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest Man arrested following Seabrook-area standoff Harris accepts invite to CNN town hall as another Trump debate appears unlikely Bush man sentenced in sexual assault case involving young girls How to help the recovery from Milton, Helene