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 ...

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Whitby was chosen as the festival's host town due to its association with Dracula Thirty years since the seaside town hosted its first Goth Weekend, Whitby is still a "safe and accepting" place, say ...

Whitby's charm draws plenty of visitors to the northeast coast of England, but twice a year there is a change in the clientele. The Irish novelist Bram Stoker was inspired to write Dracula when he ...

Every October, the English seaside town of Whitby transforms into a page taken right out of a Bram Stoker novel. All types of subcultures—from goths clad in 19th-century corsets and bustles to ...

Whitby Goth Weekend will see thousands of revellers descend on the town this weekend. The alternative festival, which has been running since the 1990s and is one of the biggest goth gatherings in the ...

Hundreds of goths descended on Whitby in 2024 as the town’s popular biannual event returned. They were pictured wearing dark period dress over the two Goth Weekend events in April and November.

Thirty years since the seaside town hosted its first Goth Weekend, Whitby is still a "safe and accepting" place, say regular visitors to the festival. Held annually in April and October, the gothic ...

The seaside town of Whitby is set to be taken over by all things alternative once again as the famous Whitby Goth Weekend returns. Dates for the October event, which has become known the world over, ...