Whitby Gothic Weekend, often abbreviated
to WGW or simply referred to by
attendees as Whitby, is a twice-yearly
festival for goths in the beautiful seaside town of Whitby North
Yorkshire.
The roots of the Whitby Goth Weekend rest with a group of around
forty pen-pals who had met through New Musical Express
Magazine.
The group of friends first came to Whitby in 1994. Whitby was the
choice venue because of
its Dracula connections.
In the following years the locals came to accept the event and the
goths were welcomed back on a yearly basis, before the event became
a twice a year weekend in more recent times.
Goth festival in Whitby, northern England. The Goth culture emerged
for the Punk scene in the 1980s, developing its own music and
fashion styles. The festival in Whitby is now in it's 19th year and
attracts around ten thousand people over the weekend.
