In just a few hours, the 2012 BlobFest will be kicking off in Phoenixville at the Colonial Theatre. If you are heading there, you may want to first get a copy of the weekend’s schedule, downloadable from the Colonial Theatre’s website here.

The weather forecast, as supplied by weather.com, looks like this weekend should be a wonderful one for the street carnival on Saturday. Sure, there’s a slight chance of rain, but it seems like some light showers has become a BlobFest tradition all its own!

If you have been planning on attending the Friday night BlobFest festivities and participating in the traditional runout reenactment, I hope you already have your tickets because if you have waited, then you are out of luck as the Colonial Theater is reporting that the event is now sold out.

Of course, you can still see the runout outside the theater on Bridge St, as that is free and open to the public.

Back at the beginning of the month, we shared with you some reminisces about The Blob from Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson when he made an appearance at the Colonial Theatre. It was also during that show that Joel riffed on The Blob‘s classic trailer. In case you missed out on seeing it live, Joel and the Colonial have released the bit for your enjoyment.

If you’ve been thinking about entering the costume contest at this year’s BlobFest, you should probably know that they have announced that the theme for this year is “BlobFest 2012 It’s Tiki Time!”

The entry for the contest is just five bucks and registration will begin at noon on Saturday, July 14.

As always, the contest is judged on such factors as creativity, execution, originality, authenticity, and showmanship. If you’ve seen the costume contest before than you know that there is always lots of each of those five categories on display so good luck!

The moment you have been waiting for has arrived. The tickets for this year’s BlobFest are one sale! Head on over to the Colonial Theatre’s website to place your order on line. They’ve sold out quickly in the past, so I would recommend that you hurry!

Last year’s BlobFest Re-enactment runout at the Colonial Theater was a runner-up in this year’s Rondo Awards for Best Fan Event. The Vincentenial, a celebration of Vincent Price’s 100th birthday held last May, won the category. The Women in Horror Month and Scares That Care also received runners-up status.

The Runout Re-enactment was one of two categories that last year’s BlobFest was nominated in.

Congratulations!

Just a quick reminder that there’s just a few days left until the April 1 deadline for getting your votes in for this year’s Rondo Awards for classic horror film fandom. The Colonial Theater’s annual BlobFest is nominated in two categories again this year – Best Convention and Best Fan Event. And while you’re at it, how about filing in Wes Shank’s name for induction into the Monster Kids Hall Of Fame?

You can vote for this year’s Rondo Awards here.