An attendee gets into the spirit of the Whitby Goth Weekend (Image: Simon Abbott) Goths were also seen relaxing in the town’s cafes and pubs, where Stoker sourced ideas for his vampire book ...

This was the second Whitby Goth Weekend of the year – with the first taking place in April – and the streets were packed with people wearing all manner of ghoulish outfits in what has become ...

Goths descended on a North Yorkshire seaside town as a popular biannual event returned. Wet weather failed to stop hundreds of people from heading to Whitby for the town’s Goth festival.

Share by Miriam Goodman, Deborah Hall 16:41, 30 Oct 2023 A couple in Gothic themed clothing with their doll in a pram at Whitby Goth Weekend(Image: Getty Images) ...

That's it. The first Whitby Goth Weekend of 2019 is over. Men, women, children and even pets flocked to the seaside town over the past few days for what is one of the world’s premier goth events.

Whitby has long been a focal point for people who have a love for the slightly unusual. As well as its famous Goth Weekends, the town also hosts a number of steampunk events too. It sees people from ...

It was the traditional Whitby Goth Weekend - an event which has come under threat after the creation of a rival festival called Tomorrow's Ghosts, which will take place in former WGW venue Whitby ...

The Whitby Goth Weekend began in 1994, when a group of mates sitting in the back room of the Elsinore pub discussed getting a few bands together to play. Jo Hampshire was the original founder, and ...

Whitby was transformed into a weird wonderland this weekend as hordes of people donned Gothic, Steampunk and downright macabre costumes to celebrate the town’s Goth Weekend. This was the second ...

Whitby Goth Weekend attracted fans from far and wide for a festival packed with Gothic greatness. Hundreds of people flocked to the seaside resort for the second such outing of the year – the ...