Whitby, Yorkshire, UK 2nd October, 2013. Miss Daley at the UK'S Biggest Goth & Alternative Weekend. Whitby. Goths, romantics and macabre fans at Whitby Goth Weekend, which has become their spiritual home. As well as Goths, there are Punks, Steampunks, Emos, Bikers, Metallers and all manner of weird and wonderful characters, The Halloween Special was founded by Jo Hampshire in 1994, this twice-yearly event now held in Spring and late Autumn. Credit: Mar Photographics/Alamy Live News


Thousands of steam-punks goths, Victoriana, Cybergoth and Romanticism flocked to the North Yorkshire seaside town to attend gigs and events and to take part in celebrating Gothic culture."The 19-year-old festival has ballooned since its beginnings as a gathering of penpals who met via NME magazine. The organisers chose Whitby as home of the biannual event because of its links with Bram Stoker's Dracula.


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