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List of gothic festivals

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The following is an incomplete list of gothic festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on gothic music. Goth festivals may feature genres such as gothic rock and gothic metal, as well as industrial music. The festivals also tend to feature aspects of the Goth subculture, such as fans and bands in goth fashion. Goth is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late-1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes.[1] The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from post-punk due to its darker music accompanied by introspective and romantic lyrics. Gothic rock then gave rise to a broader subculture that included clubs, fashion and publications in the 1980s.

List of gothic festivals

General Information
Related genresGothic rock, gothic metal, dark wave, industrial music, cybergoth
LocationWorldwide
Related eventsConcert tour, music festival, rock festival, heavy metal festival, electronic dance music festival, technoparade, teknival
Related topicsGoth subculture, goth fashion

Festivals edit

See also: Category:Goth festivals
NameYears activeLocationNotesPicture
Wave-Gotik-Treffen1987–presentLeipzig, GermanyOne of the largest Gothic festivals in the world. A four-day event covering most of the city of Leipzig, Germany.
Annual Gothic Cruise1989–presentFlorida, with one offsThis yearly weeklong event featuring bands across the many subcultures of the goth genre. Onboard dj parties & private events throughout the event. Must be 18 or over to attend private events. Food, drinks, and cabins included in base pricing.
Whitby Goth Weekend1994– presentWhitby, North Yorkshire, EnglandTwice-yearly goth music festival.
Castle Party1994–presentPolandAbove the town Bolków stand the ruins of Bolków Castle, built in the 13th century. Devastated in the Thirty Years' War it became a property of Grüssau Abbey in 1703, though restoration efforts did not begin until 1905. Since 1997 the ruin is the site of the annual "Castle Party" Gothic rock festival. First three editions were on Grodziec Castle.
Convergence1995–presentNorth AmericaAnnual net.goth party run by and for members of the alt.gothic and alt.gothic.fashion newsgroup, and other related Usenet newsgroups. Events at Convergence typically included live bands and club nights, bazaars, fashion, art shows, panels, and tours of goth-themed locales in the host city. In recent years, however, the festival aspects of this event have been stripped away leaving the event transformed into a meet-up for old friends from past Convergences to get-together.
Dark Storm Festival1997–presentGermanyOne day festival on Christmas Day, city hall of Chemnitz.[2]
Infest1998–presentBradford, EnglandAn annual festival featuring a mixture of electronic, industrial and gothic music. The festival features club/DJ events, live concerts from established international artists & new bands to the scene, both clothes & music stalls.
Bats Day in the Fun Park1999– presentAnaheim, United StatesStarted in August 1999 as a joint effort between the promoters of the goth/industrial and deathrock clubs Absynthe and Release the Bats. It has become an annual three-day event.
M'era Luna Festival2000–presentGermanyA festival of goth, metal and industrial music. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Germany.
Children of Night: Black Soviet2000–presentUkraineA festival of goth, metal and industrial music. The largest on Ukraine and in the CIS festival of gothic/dark/electro music and art. Now a journey on a festival became annual tradition of admirers of gothic/dark/electro aesthetics from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and other former Soviet Union countries. Annually passes in September in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Lumous Gothic Festival2001–2020FinlandCommonly known as Lumous, was the largest festival dedicated to the goth subculture in Finland and the northernmost Gothic festival in the world. covering musical genres such as gothic rock, deathrock, industrial, EBM and neofolk.
Reverence2003–2009Madison, United StatesAn electronic music festival. Featuring primarily aggrotech, electro-industrial and synthpop bands, it has also included other electronic dance music genres as well.
Summer Darkness2003–2013Utrecht, NetherlandsActs perform in various clubs throughout the city of Utrecht. The festival was a joint venture by Cybercase, Tivoli (Utrecht), EKKO and Mojo until EKKO made the decision in 2009 to quit.
Soul Noir:Festival of the Dark Arts2017 – presentDublin,IrelandA Dublin based festival founded to celebrate all things Gothic, underground and macabre.
Original Soul Noir poster by Shota Kotake
Eccentrik2004–2009Raleigh, United StatesA three-day industrial and goth music festival. Started in October 2004, Eccentrik features various musical styles including deathrock, gothabilly, industrial, gothic rock, psychobilly, post-punk, synthpop and other related genres.[3]
Lima Gothic Wave Festival2004–presentLima, PeruAn event that brings together the Peruvian and Latin American Gothic subculture.[4]
Amphi Festival2005–presentGermanyA two-day festival of dark music. It is held annually on the third weekend of July, in Cologne, Germany.
Blacksun Festival2005–2007New Haven, United StatesWas created in 2005 is a three-day industrial and goth music international festival.
Prague Gothic Treffen2006–presentPrague, Czech RepublicTwo-day festival of goth rock, EBM, darkwave, coldwave, synth and postpunk, DJs and picnic based in Prague clubs. PGT is held by a local goth webzine.
Darkland Fire2008–presentRakvere, EstoniaThe Neofolk/Dark folk /Industrial Music Festival DARKLAND FIRE.[5]
Sinner's Day festival2009–presentBelgiumSinner's Day festival is one of Europe's New Wave/EBM/Goth festivals and consists of both a Summer and a Winter edition. The Summer edition is held annually during the last weekend of June in Ostend, Belgium, the Winter edition is held annually during the last weekend of October, Belgium. https://sinnersday.com/
Dark Bombastic Evening2009–presentRomaniaFestival spanning several days in Ryma, Alba Iulia, Romania.[6]
ENTREMURALHAS2010–presentPortugalIt's Portugal's biggest goth and industrial music festival. It is held annually on the last weekend of every August, in Leiria, Portugal.
Castrum Nigra2011–presentBrodenbach, GermanyOne day festival within the complete castle Ehrenburg (Brodenbach) featuring a mixture of electronic, industrial and gothic music. The festival features DJ and club events, artists and performances.[7]
Dark Munich Festival2012–2015Munich, GermanyInsolvent.[8]
Runes & Men2012–2016Leipzig, GermanyTwo day neofolk festival.[9]
San La Muerte Festival2012, 2015–presentAustin, United StatesTexas-based music festival for goth, deathrock, and dark punk musicians from across the world.[10]
Alt-Fest2014EnglandA crowd-sourced alternative music and lifestyle festival, intended to run from 2014 onwards at Boughton Estate, Kettering, England.[11] The inaugural festival promised six stages and 180 bands, but instead, the event was cancelled due to lack of funding, with the controlling company consequently going into liquidation.[12]
Autumn Moon Festival2015–presentHamelin, GermanyTwo day Gothic festival in October.[13]
SPECIES2015–presentCounty Leitrim, IrelandAnnual Gothic arts and culture gathering, a grass roots collaborative festival run by its creative contributors.[14] Music from a diverse array of Ireland's dark, Gothic and Industrial DJs with live bands and Performances, Gothic Décor, Art Installations, Live painting, Gothic market and camping over a span of two nights and three days.
Goth City2016–2023Leeds, EnglandA Leeds-based Goth festival over two weeks from 11 – 26 November.
Subkultfestivalen2016–presentTrollhättan, SwedenTwo-day culture festival with a focus on subcultures like goth, synth, postpunk, indie, metal, punk, emo, lolita, industrial & electronica.
Dark Side of the Con2017 – presentNew York Metro, United StatesA Celebration of the Darker Side of Popular Culture: Villains, Goth, Horror, Halloween Parsippany, NJ.[15]
Gothic Dark Wave Festival2017Tilloloy Castle, FranceA two-day festival with 22 bands, at a castle in the north of France. It took place on 19 and 20 August 2017.[16] The festival is unlikely to have a second edition.[17]
Darkside of Belgrade2017–presentBelgrade, SerbiaOne day festival featuring a mixture of electronic, industrial and gothic music. The festival features club/DJ events,live bands and performances
Deepland Festival2017–presentSão Paulo, BrazilGoth music event held by Brazilian alternative record label Deepland Records.[18]
Dark Malta Festival2018–presentGianpula, MaltaTwo-day festival featuring a mixture of EBM, industrial, gothic & Metal music. The festival features live bands, dj- & club-events.
The Unconvention2021–presentNew York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia Area, United StatesThe Unconvention is a 3-day festival. Iselin, NJ.[19]
The Menagerie Oddities Market World Goth Day Festival2021–presentSan Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaCalifornia's first World Goth Day Festival. Held in different cities around the Bay Area, this annual event features a curated dark art & oddities market, international bands and DJ's, performers, exhibits, and fashion.
Michael Garcia of The Reptile House performing on stage at The Menagerie's 2nd Annual World Goth Festival on the USS Hornet in Alameda, CA 2022

Gallery edit

  • Fans at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in 2004
  • Apocalyptica
  • Castle Party 2007
  • Castle Party 2007
  • Location Species Festival, Leitrim, Ireland
  • Control Freak at Species 2016, Ireland
  • Kraven Brainz live at Species 2016, Leitrim, Ireland
  • Felin, performing at Subkultfestivalen 2019
  • Michael Garcia of The Reptile House performing at The Menagerie's 2nd annual World Goth Festival on the USS Hornet. Alameda, CA 2022.

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References edit

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  3. ^ Eccentrik Festival Archived 18 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "facebook Darkland Fire". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
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  9. ^ "facebook Runes & Men". Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  10. ^ "San La Muerte Fest Imports Acts". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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  12. ^ "Facebook cancellation statement". Facebook. 2014-08-01. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  13. ^ "Autumn Moon Festival". Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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  15. ^ "Dark Side of the Con: Un-convention for Freaks, Geeks, Goths and the Dark Aesthetic | Dark Side of the Con". darksideofthecon.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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  19. ^ "The Unconvention: A 3-day festival bringing creatures of the dark together for a 3-day festival. | The Unconvention". theunconventionnj.com.

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